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City rolls out proposed $47.85 million FY2025-26 CIP, highlights animal shelter, generator grant match and large lift-station project
Summary
Staff presented a proposed FY2025-26 capital improvement plan totaling about $47.85 million, reviewed general-fund and utility projects, discussed a FEMA/TDEM generator grant match, the new animal-control kennels, meter replacement and a $20 million Lift Station 1 and force-main project now 95% designed.
City staff on June 2 presented a proposed FY2025-26 capital improvement plan (CIP) totaling $47,850,000 and reviewed priorities and proposed funding sources.
Finance staff summarized the overall package and broke available funds into general-fund projects, utility projects and voter-approved bond items. The general-fund CIP line for the coming year was shown as $1,205,000 (after a $500,000 reserve target). Notable general projects listed included city facility maintenance ($40,000 proposed in FY26 with a goal to grow the allocation in future years), annual street joint sealant, building air-conditioning replacements, and repairs to the service-center office roof.
Staff identified a set of high-priority projects tied to other city work: the new animal-control facility will need kennels and outfitting (staff listed $560,000, including $460,000 for kennels and $100,000 for furniture/fixtures/equipment), and emergency-management fencing and CNG fuel-post installations were also proposed. The presentation included a proposed $700,000 budget to meet a local match for a hazard-mitigation/generator grant (staff said the city will secure the grant before finalizing scope and that the state/federal contracting timeline is lengthy).
On utilities, the staff recommended $1.575 million for water/wastewater CIP in FY26 items shown in the package: lift-station evaluation and rehabilitation ($400,000), a $500,000 water-meter replacement tranche (to continue an automated-metering initiative and replace older meters), a $200,000 project to add water-quality analyzers at intake points, and a $200,000 emergency repair contingency. Staff noted Lift Station 1 and the forcemain remain the largest single utility commitment, with a $20,000,000 budget; design was reported as 95% complete and staff anticipated bids late summer.
Council and staff discussed sequencing, grant timing and the merits of moving sidewalk/trail work to an alternate side of Lake Road to reduce demolition of recently placed sidewalks. Staff said some items will appear in the budget workshop for more detailed review and asked council for feedback on priorities.
No formal council action was taken at the presentation; staff stated the CIP will be incorporated into the proposed budget and revisited at the budget workshop and subsequent meetings.
