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City staff outline 2026 general‑obligation bond framework and department scoring matrices
Summary
Capital Delivery Services and city departments described a front‑loaded bond development process, citywide guiding principles used to score candidate projects, and an early needs list that staff are vetting for eligibility and deliverability before summer community engagement.
Capital Delivery Services (CDS) Assistant Director Marcus Hammer and Deputy Director Eric Bailey briefed the Public Safety Commission on the framework for the 2026 general‑obligation bond program, explaining a process shift that front‑loads project planning to shorten delivery timelines if voters approve proposals.
Hammer said CDS has convened more than 40 meetings with 20+ departments since last year, asked asset‑owning departments to submit needs, and produced technical criteria and scoring matrices tied to the citywide strategic plan. "What we're doing now is ... reshifting all of this work ... to the front end of this instead of on the back end," Hammer said, adding the aim is to begin design and in some cases construction sooner if bonds pass.
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