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City presents $24.3 million parks capital program; pickleball courts and Promenade lighting among FY26 requests
Summary
CIP manager Javi Luna presented 19 parks and open‑space capital projects for FY2025–26, including new requests for pickleball courts at El Cerrito Park, lighting at Promenade Park, and additional Skyline Trail amenities; staff said Victoria Park splash pad construction is on schedule for completion in August.
Javi Luna, CIP manager and assistant city engineer, presented the proposed parks and open‑space capital improvement program for fiscal year 2025–26, proposing a total FY26 budget of about $24.3 million and 19 projects carried and proposed across the park system.
Luna said five projects are new proposed requests for FY26, one existing project requires additional funding, and 13 projects are carryovers from prior years. He listed several active projects in design and construction: the City Park revitalization (60% design received, advancing to 90% plans), Sheridan Park improvements (project to be awarded at council to start construction), Griffin Park enhancements (design kickoff complete) and Victoria Park splash pad (construction underway).
On the splash pad at Victoria Park, Parks and Trails staff Moses Cortez said the project passed a county health inspection, that lighted jets and major equipment were installed and that staff anticipate an on‑schedule completion in August.
New FY26 funding requests highlighted in the presentation included: $750,000 for Zone 20 landscape enhancements (design and construction), $300,000 for Montana Ranch slope repairs (design only), roughly $1.0 million+ to build 10–12 pickleball courts at El Cerrito Park, $475,000 to add lighting at Promenade Park sports fields, $550,000 for River Road Park improvements, and a $470,000 Phase 2 request for Skyline Trail amenities (trailhead and a restroom).
Luna also noted the Skyline Trail Access Bridge design quotes came in substantially over budget; staff said they will revisit scope and alternative options before returning with a recommendation.
Commissioners asked about project prioritization and how the new projects were selected. Staff said the Parks and Recreation Master Plan guided prioritization using a park condition and amenities scoring approach and that projects were categorized as short‑, mid‑ and long‑term implementation items. Commissioners discussed ADA upgrades to older restrooms; staff said older facilities (some pre‑1990) were sometimes more cost‑effective to replace than to retrofit.
Luna summarized that the FY26 new request subtotal was about $3.6 million, supporting the broader FY26 parks capital program totaling approximately $24.3 million.
