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Commission recommends five‑year capital improvement program to council; $2.3 billion in projects noted
Summary
Public works staff presented a five‑year CIP summary; the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended the CIP to City Council. The plan lists about 18 projects totaling approximately $2.3 billion and adds a SCADA/fiber network project.
The Pflugerville Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that City Council consider the city’s proposed five‑year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) covering fiscal years 2026–2030 after a staff presentation on May 6.
Abby Morrison, public works services director, told the commission the CIP lists roughly 18 projects over five years totaling about $2,300,000,000 in investment. Morrison said changes since the commission last reviewed the program were minimal but included the addition of a SCADA/fiber network project for city facilities and adjustments to project descriptions, cost allocations and inflation assumptions for ongoing programs.
Morrison said the drainage program lists 12 projects, seven of which are intended to remove homes from the floodplain; the facilities program added one SCADA/fiber project so the facilities program rose from seven to eight projects. Utilities projects included timing changes (for example, pushing a reclaimed water line along Wise Lane from FY25 to FY26) and updated opinions of probable construction cost for wastewater projects, including the Boulder Ridge Lift Station force main.
Commissioners asked for clarification about the SCADA fiber work, and Brandon (utility director) explained the intent is to create dedicated conduit and fiber between major infrastructure facilities (wastewater treatment, reclaimed water and major transmission corridors) so facilities can communicate on a resilient local network.
Staff said the CIP will be presented at a joint council/PNC work session on May 13 and that formal adoption is expected Sept. 9 as part of the annual budget process. After discussion a commissioner moved to recommend the CIP to council and the commission approved the recommendation by voice vote with no recorded opposition.
What’s next: the CIP recommendation will be transmitted to City Council at the scheduled joint work session; formal adoption will occur during the budget process later in the year.
