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Cibolo staff seek council direction on preliminary five‑year CIP; Wiener Road design moved earlier, parks funding outlined
Summary
Staff presented a preliminary five‑year capital improvement program that includes FM 1103 participation, $750,000 for parks in FY26 and a plan to design Wiener Road in FY26 and construct in FY27. Council asked for further alignment to the city's master thoroughfare plan and asked staff to return with detailed schedules and funding sources.
Cibolo staff presented a preliminary five‑year capital improvement program (CIP) and sought council direction on priorities, design timing and funding. The CIP shown in workshop materials includes participation on FM 1103, park improvements, neighborhood projects and a proposition to do design work for some major road projects one year ahead of construction.
Lede: Staff said the FY26 preliminary CIP includes a $750,000 parks allocation, an FM 1103 participation contribution and a proposal to perform design work for Wiener Road in FY26 so construction could begin in FY27; the CIP list is a work‑in‑progress and staff asked council for guidance on sequencing and funding.
Nut graf: The CIP balances immediate maintenance needs with larger design and construction projects that are dependent on external schedules (for example, TxDOT work on FM 1103) and on securing funding; council asked staff to bring back a master‑thoroughfare alignment and more detailed phasing so the timing of Hakerville extension and potential realignment can be coordinated.
Major projects and timing highlighted in staff materials
- FY25–FY26: Parks: staff proposed repurposing previously allocated parks grant funds toward Nimitz Park and Veterans Park design/Improvements; a parks line of $750,000 appears in FY26 materials.
- Wiener Road: staff proposed doing design in FY26 and construction in FY27; staff said doing design a year ahead would help ensure projects start on time instead of delaying construction to later in the fiscal year.
- FM 1103 and utilities: materials reflect a projected FY26 funding balance that includes a participation contribution to TxDOT for FM 1103; staff cautioned that utility relocations tied to FM 1103 are a dependency for the Cibolo South neighborhood improvements and that timing adjustments could be required.
- Hakerville extension and North‑South connector: staff noted prior master‑thoroughfare concepts and said they will return with the Master Thoroughfare Plan (MTP) to show how Hakerville and other corridors fit with the five‑year sequence; council members asked staff to consider aligning Hakerville realignment design and construction to avoid rework.
- Lift‑station decommissioning and wastewater projects: staff moved wastewater‑related lift‑station decommissioning projects into the utility fund (not the general fund CIP) and flagged wastewater planning for the South Cibolo CCN as a future capital need.
Council direction and next steps
- Council generally supported moving the proposed FY26 CIP list forward as a work‑in‑progress, with the caveat that staff return with timing details, funding sources and a map tying the CIP line items to the city’s Master Thoroughfare Plan.
- Staff said they will pursue a street condition survey, further outreach on park plans (dot‑survey feedback at community events and online), and more detailed cost estimates; they also noted some projects are contingent on external schedules and grants.
Ending
Staff will return with more detailed phasing and cost estimates, a thoroughfare map that shows how Hakerville and FM 1103 projects align, and recommendations from the CIP subcommittee on prioritization and funding.
