Jordan Pastoreas, assistant manager of the Office of Community Development, presented the CRA's fourth‑quarter (FY2025 Q4) report covering July through September and briefed the board on neighborhood projects, permitting activity and construction progress.

Pastoreas said Golden Gate's septic‑to‑sewer project is continuing and that 72 percent of properties in the target area have connected to sewer. The El Camino project is under construction and currently in an underground phase; Joy Puerta, program manager, said drainage structures and subsurface work are being installed and that above‑ground changes should be visible as the season dries.

Pastoreas reviewed permit statistics for Q4: the CRA area issued 394 permits in Q4 2025 with a total valuation the presentation listed as about $32.5 million for the quarter. He highlighted that residential permit counts and valuations increased, driven in part by 24 new single‑family construction permits in Golden Gate. He also noted large commercial valuations in the quarter driven by two Pine School tenant improvements and two new commercial building permits.

On capital projects, Pastoreas said New Monrovia Park had been put out to bid and neighborhood improvements and unpaved roads work in New Monrovia had reached 90 percent design. The Cornell Avenue streetscape project reached 30 percent design and was presented to its NAC. Port Salerno projects include neighborhood improvements and successful grant funding for septic‑to‑sewer work in New Monrovia. Staff said they are working on easements for infill sewer on certain private roads in Rio.

Joy Puerta gave a construction‑level update on El Camino: clearing and grading were largely complete where required, drainage installation is progressing, and some rework of swales may be needed after recent heavy rains. She said the contractor is proceeding with drainage and rock placement where possible and that alternative sections (Indian Street to Del Mar) will begin drainage work as weather allows.

Board members and residents asked project‑specific questions: timing for sewer projects, ballot results for traffic calming (noted as approved by the neighborhood), and engineering clarifications on the Field/40th project. Staff said traffic‑calming elements had been approved by ballots and that some drainage plan tweaks were in progress for Field and 40th Streets that did not stop the project.

During meeting housekeeping the board motioned and voted to move and combine the November CRA and Art in Public Places meetings into a single December 1 meeting (with the caveat that December might still be used if a significant item arises). Staff also announced that Palm City Place and Patio and the CRA annual report have won state planning awards.

Public comment included a Port Salerno resident who urged caution about removing right‑turn lanes after observing problems in other local projects and another resident who asked staff to clarify a proposed shared driveway for a new development. Staff acknowledged those concerns and said they would share results of traffic studies and follow up with NAC meetings.

Evidence for this article was taken from the FY2025 Q4 presentation and the capital projects updates presented to the CRA meeting.