Tualatin council reviews $211 million, five-year capital improvement plan

City staff presented a proposed five-year Capital Improvement Plan that lists $211,185,954 in projects for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 and identified next steps before formal council action.

Cody, a city staff member, described the CIP as “a planning document that the city uses to identify and prioritize funding for all capital projects over the course of a five-year period.” He told council the draft will be refined for minor formatting edits and one outstanding project map and that the final draft will be placed on the June 23 consent agenda for adoption.

The nut graf: The CIP provides an adopted, up-to-date project list that the city uses to coordinate work across departments, prioritize limited funding, support system development charge (SDC) requests and position projects for grant applications. Adoption does not itself appropriate all funds but creates the approved project list staff use for budgeting and grant submittals.

Most important details - Total, FY2026–2030: $211,185,954. - Category totals listed in the draft: Facilities and equipment $9,300,000; Parks and recreation about $112,500,000; Technology about $1,700,000; Transportation $21,750,000; Utilities (water, sewer, storm) about $66,000,000.

Project highlights cited by staff include: - Facilities: Juanita Pohl Center facility enhancements, $335,000 (includes $220,000 in Community Development Block Grant funding); library teen light sculpture, $30,000; police station interior updates, $200,000. - Parks: Basalt Creek Linear Park, $485,000 (ARPA-funded half-acre development); Zion Bridge deck replacement, $111,550 (General Fund parks maintenance); Las Casitas Park renovation, $750,000 (ARPA). - Technology: camera NVR server replacement and 24 IP cameras, $22,000 in FY26 (with a second upgrade planned in FY30); library patron computer replacement, $30,000; badge access expansion, $700,000 in FY27 to extend secure access to city facilities and six critical water sites. - Transportation: intersection improvement at 60th and Borland/Sagert (listed as 60 Fifth Avenue, Borland and Sagart in the draft) budgeted at $2,000,000 in FY26; neighborhood transportation safety program (small-scale bike/ped improvements) at $150,000 per year; a Boones Ferry railroad/Boones Ferry grade separation feasibility study starting at $200,000 for conceptual design in FY26 with higher costs if a federal feasibility study follows. - Utilities: Martinazzi (sewer) project (priorities 3 and 4) totaling about $2,400,000 for FY26–27 to upsize the south trunk; Nyberg Creek stormwater improvements, two phases totaling $5,000,000 to reduce localized flooding near Boones Ferry Road and Martinazzi Avenue; a reservoir at the ASR (aquifer storage and recovery) site, $9,500,000 to add short-term storage and west-side system capacity.

Staff emphasized how the CIP groups projects by category and by funding source and includes worksheets for each project with scope, funding breakdowns and maps where applicable. The draft also contains an appendix of unfunded projects that staff track beyond the five-year window.

Council questions and next steps Councilors asked about public access to the CIP and how residents can find projects that affect specific neighborhoods; staff said the CIP lives on the engineering/master plans page of the city website and that staff will post the updated draft and share a link once it is available before the June 23 meeting. Councilors also asked about contingency if a federal grant request succeeds for a project: staff said the budgeted amounts would remain available and would be reallocated only if a project did not move forward into the larger federal study.

The draft CIP will be finalized with minor edits, one missing project map and any feedback from the council, and staff will present the final draft on the consent agenda at the June 23 council meeting for adoption.