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Finance committee presses staff to trim or reprioritize capital projects as infrastructure reserve dips
Summary
Staff presented the five‑year capital improvement plan and showed the infrastructure reserve falling below the $3 million target in FY2026; the committee asked staff to identify 5–10 percent reductions and clarified use of Measure K and Measure B funds for rail grade separations.
The finance committee took a detailed look at the city’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) on May 6, with staff presenting a five‑year portfolio and warning officials the infrastructure reserve is projected to fall below the city’s $3 million target in fiscal 2026.
Public Works and budget staff said the proposed five‑year CIP programs about $316 million in capital spending (enterprise and non‑enterprise projects combined) and that the capital improvement fund (the city’s principal general‑fund capital account) is heavily dependent on transfers from the General Fund and a mix of grant and other revenue.
Staff noted two related problems: reappropriations of prior‑year project funding inflating the FY2026 spending line and cost increases or scope shifts on several projects. Paul Harper (budget manager) and Holly Boyd (Assistant Director, Public Works) identified projects that were moved out of FY2026 during development — for example, elements of Mitchell Park were…
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