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Aliso Viejo staff reports $7 million in pending grant requests, modest cost savings in quarterly goals update

Aliso Viejo City Council · November 5, 2025
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Summary

City Manager Mitsy presented a quarterly update on the council's strategic plan, reporting about $7 million in pending grant applications (including a $4.4M street rehabilitation request), cost-savings measures of roughly $140K'$148K and plans to revise the master fee schedule and evaluate Aliso Viejo Ranch operations.

City Manager Mitsy presented the city council with a quarterly status update on the strategic plan adopted earlier in the year, saying staff has submitted roughly $7,000,000 in grant applications and has identified near-term cost-saving measures.

"We do have some grant applications, submitted and pending that total approximately $7,000,000," Mitsy said, listing a $4,400,000 street rehabilitation project, a $2,400,000 arterial slurry seal and bike-lane improvement project, and a $78,000 PLHA allocation among the pending requests. She also told the council the city is pursuing a cybersecurity grant that could award up to $200,000 and a HCD Regional Early Action Planning grant for about $150,000 to support housing element code amendments and consultant services.

Mitsy described six priorities tied to the…

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