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Scotts Valley highlights public works and advances five‑year capital improvement plan
Summary
Council recognized National Public Works Week, reviewed a public‑works video and discussed a draft five‑year Capital Improvement Plan that prioritizes transportation, wastewater and parks projects including the Granite Creek overcrossing and synchronized signal work on Mount Hermon Road.
Scotts Valley designated May 18–24 as National Public Works Week and viewed a city video outlining public‑works operations before hearing a detailed presentation on the draft five‑year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for fiscal years 2025–26 through 2029–30.
Public Works Director Rodolfo Anji presented the video and spoke to staffing and system statistics featured in it, noting maintenance crews of six full‑time staff who manage more than 80 lane miles of streets and nine parks, and a wastewater division that handles more than 60 miles of sewer lines and a treatment facility that processed roughly 221 million gallons of wastewater last year and reclaimed about 51 million gallons for irrigation.
Anji then presented a draft CIP that programs about $28.9 million in projects for FY25‑26 and ranks projects by priority: A (essential, health/safety/legal), B (important), and C (deferrable). He said transportation, wastewater and parks receive the most funding and that public‑works staff intends to design many projects in‑house to reduce contracted design costs. Projects highlighted for imminent work include an 18 lane‑mile pavement maintenance program, Mount Hermon Road signal coordination and bicycle/pedestrian improvements, and several ADA and parks upgrades.
Council and staff discussed the long‑running Granny (Granite) Creek overcrossing project. Anji said the project remains in design and the city currently has sufficient funds for design but not construction; staff is pursuing additional funding and has applied for a congressional earmark routed through Congressman Jimmy Panetta’s office for construction costs. He said construction will require temporary pedestrian accommodations and limited short‑duration daytime closures for specific activities, and that staff is coordinating with the local water district because recent water‑line work may affect pavement restoration timing and responsibility.
City Manager Molly Legault and council members emphasized the CIP’s ambition and the city’s intent to deliver projects rather than defer them. Council members asked for continued outreach to businesses on road‑geometry changes along Scotts Valley Drive (buffered bike lanes) and to coordinate with the chamber of commerce. The council provided staff direction to finalize the CIP for inclusion in the June budget adoption process; no final adoption vote on the CIP was taken at the meeting.
The presentation included a city map of planned work and a note that project timing and scope can shift based on funding availability and council direction. Staff said the city will continue outreach and update council as design milestones and funding outcomes evolve.
