City staff presented a proposed FY2027–FY2031 Capital Improvement Plan that lists roughly $525 million in capital projects across utilities, transportation, airport, parks and public safety. Staff highlighted major projects such as the landfill Cell 6 expansion, airport runway and road projects, the South Park Pool design and a Fire Station 1 remodel, and noted projected rate impacts for street maintenance and pipe replacement.

Council debated priorities, grant readiness and maintenance obligations. After discussion, councilors took three notable votes:

- 20 First Street underpass: Council voted to remove the 20 First Street underpass project from the five‑year CIP. Staff and councilors discussed multiple design options and high cost estimates (staff presented figures in the low‑ to mid‑$10 millions). The motion to remove the underpass passed. The record shows a mix of concern about cost and grant path and dissent from members who preferred to retain a placeholder for future grant pursuit.

- Evidence‑facility lot expansion: Council voted to keep the evidence‑facility lot expansion project in the CIP but to change its funding source away from South TIF (Tax Increment Financing) funds. That motion passed after members said using TIF would preempt other redevelopment priorities in the district; staff indicated the project could be phased and funded from general fund or other sources with additional planning.

- Cottonwood Park phase 1: A motion to add phase‑1 of Cottonwood Park (parking, rough trails, two small bridges) to FY2027 and fund it with cash‑in‑lieu and donations failed. Councilors cited insufficient maintenance funding and uncertainty about construction estimates.

- Fifth Avenue Corridor: Council voted to remove the Fifth Avenue Corridor project from the CIP, citing right‑of‑way uncertainty and lack of railroad cooperation; the motion passed 7–4.

Staff emphasized that the CIP is a planning document that does not itself authorize construction or bonding; it is used to prioritize future budgets and establish grant eligibility. Council asked staff to return with revised CIP materials, more detailed cost breakdowns and timing options for large expenditures, and to present more information on how maintenance obligations will be funded for constructed projects.