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Parks and Recreation presents $1.06 million CIP for 2026, seeks updated impact fees and will show facility‑condition assessment this fall
Summary
Parks and Recreation staff said the department's FY26 capital request is $1.06 million (about $80,000 from the general fund); the department is conducting a facility condition assessment and intends to propose higher Quimby/park facilities impact fees this fall.
Tony Elliott and parks staff told the Council the parks and recreation capital investment request for fiscal 2025–26 is about $1.06 million, with roughly $80,000 of that coming from the general fund for the Pogonip clubhouse. The remainder is drawn from impact fees and other dedicated park funds.
Elliott said the department has a five‑year CIP “hope” total of roughly $15.7 million but cautioned that after FY26 the picture becomes less certain. To improve planning, the department is conducting its first facility condition assessment — a Bureau Veritas study of parks, trails, facilities, the wharf and the golf course — to inventory asset condition, estimate remaining useful life and prioritize projects by criticality and equity. Staff said they will bring the assessment to council this fall and use it to inform funding choices.
Elliott also said parks and recreation leverages private donor investment and local philanthropy; staff estimated roughly $30 million in donor commitments or project‑level investment that do not all appear in the city CIP. He said staff are exploring how to better reflect that community investment in city budgeting documents.
On impact fees, staff noted the Quimby and park facilities tax both charge $3 per square foot for new residential development and said the city intends to return this fall with a proposal to update those rates. Elliott said harder‑to‑fund maintenance items (for example, septic systems at some parks) are unlikely to attract donor funding and will require public funding choices.
Council members asked about pool opening and Civic Auditorium planning; staff said the pool is expected to open in June and that prior feasibility work has estimated a modernization cost in the mid‑tens of millions depending on scope. Elliott said parks staff will continue to refine priorities based on the facility condition assessment and the city’s broader capital planning discussions.
