Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Infrastructure Cip topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
San Marcos staff previews proposed FY2026 Capital Improvements Program totaling about $115 million
Summary
City staff presented the draft FY2026 Capital Improvements Program to the City Council, describing a planning horizon for 10 years with Year 1 funding subject to the budget adoption process and listing major projects, funding sources and a potential bond package to be considered later in the process.
San Marcos city staff presented a draft of the fiscal year 2026 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) to the City Council on June 3.
Sean Condor, director of engineering/CIP, explained the CIP is a planning tool with a 10-year horizon; only year 1 is funded in the annual budget. Condor provided the draft FY2026 funding picture that staff listed as roughly $115 million in proposed projects, with an approximate fund breakdown of $11.2 million from the general fund, $6.8 million from the stormwater fund, about $86.9 million for water and wastewater projects, and $10 million in electric projects. He noted that stormwater will cover up to $5 million of stormwater needs and anything above that might fall to the general fund.
Condor outlined typical project timelines (simple projects two to four years, complex projects five to seven years, very complex projects eight to 10+ years) and explained that the utility-related portion of the CIP largely reflects a developer agreement for a second wastewater treatment facility referenced in the presentation. Recent completions cited included Blanco Gardens neighborhood and Cecil Creek stabilization; future projects listed included Sunset Acres subdivision improvements, Bishop Belvin improvements, a shared-use path connection and the water reclamation facility (referred to in presentation materials by a facility identifier).
Staff described tools for public transparency: a printed CIP booklet and an interactive online map with filters to see bond projects, year, or fund. Condor said staff estimate a future bond election potential of roughly $200 million (about $175 million general-funded items and $20'$25 million stormwater) and outlined a bond timeline that would include further design and cost updates, a bond committee formation if the council directs it during future visioning, and a bond election target in 2029 if approved.
Condor said the draft had been reviewed by Planning & Zoning and recommended to council with no amendments; staff will carry the draft into the budget policy workshops, return in August with a final CIP for any last adjustments, and formally adopt the CIP with the FY2026 budget in September.
Ending: Staff left the CIP draft and interactive tools available for public review and planned to return with the final CIP in August prior to formal budget adoption in September.
