Oxnard staff present mid‑cycle updates to five‑year capital improvement program

City of Oxnard staff presented a mid‑cycle update to the city’s five‑year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for fiscal years 2025–2029 and recommended that the City Council approve a series of budget appropriations, transfers and funding requests.

Monica Pizan, presenting the item on behalf of Morgan, the city engineer, told the council staff’s recommendation includes adopting the updated CIP and approving project budget appropriations and interfund transfers for the current fiscal year.

The staff presentation said the recommended FY2024–25 appropriations total $2,310,599 and listed funding sources and target projects as read in the staff report: $250,000 from the Circulation System Improvement Fee Fund (Fund 350, Subfund 8040) for the 5 Points Intersection Improvements project (C2208); an amount read in the presentation for the Elevator Modernization project (C2602) from the Facilities Maintenance Internal Fees Fund (Fund 735); an amount read for the Southwinds project area in the Tax Allocation Bond (TAB) fund (Fund 315) for trash enclosures (C2330); and an amount read from the TAB Fund, Ormond project area (Fund 315) for the Arterial Street resurfacing project (C2205). The staff presentation provided the total but some itemized amounts were read unclearly in the transcript; those per‑line amounts are recorded in clarifying details below.

Separately, staff recommended approving a $201,375 appropriation transfer from the Cultural and Community Services general fund (Fund 101) operating budget to the Elevator Modernization project (C2602), with a corresponding capital outlay appropriation (Fund 301).

Staff also requested authorization for the public works director or designee to submit a budget modification request to accept $4,488,171.50 in grant funds from the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services for the Central Trunk Sewer Pipe Replacement project (C2029), and to make necessary budget accommodations if the grant award is approved.

The presentation further recommended an interfund reimbursement of $341,960.14 from the TAB Fund, Ormond project area (Fund 315) to the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA, Fund 185) for FY2023–24 street repairs related to the Hueneme Road resurfacing project (C2205), and additional project budget appropriations and updates as detailed in the staff report.

According to the presentation, the council previously approved the 2025–2029 CIP on June 4, 2024 with initial two‑year funding for FY2024–25 and FY2025–26; the CIP currently lists approximately 27 funded projects and a combined five‑year project value of about $1.1 billion, including prior appropriations. Staff said the mid‑cycle update would add 11 projects — eight with identified funding and three without. The presentation noted the Planning Commission had not yet completed its conformity review and that review was scheduled for June 5, 2025; staff said they would update council after the Planning Commission’s action if needed.

The staff presentation closed with a summary of projects awarded and completed since the CIP was adopted and a note that several appropriation changes for FY2025–26 would be handled through the upcoming budget process. The transcript of this agenda item records the staff recommendation and the budget details presented; the transcript does not record any City Council vote or formal action on the recommendation.

Ending: Staff said they were available to answer questions; no council action is recorded in the transcript provided.