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Council hears $43M capital spending recap and proposed CIP reappropriations
Summary
Finance staff reported roughly $43 million in FY25 capital spending, 116 active CIP projects, and proposed budget amendments that reallocate older perpetual CIP balances into active projects, add $150,000 to emergency pool repairs, and appropriate new federal grants for airport apron projects.
Justin Sorensen, finance and CIP staff, presented the fourth-quarter capital improvement report and a first-quarter preview for fiscal year 2026. He said the CIP fund had nearly $31 million appropriated in FY25, the water utility showed $92 million in appropriations (largely a water-line project), and total spending for FY25 was about $43 million. Sorensen noted that ARPA-funded portions of the water-line work are tracked in grant accounts, which explains lower-looking utility spending in the quarterly snapshot.
Sorensen reported 116 projects on the quarterly list in various stages (planning, design, construction) and highlighted several completed items: the Marshall White Center work and the Valley Drive/20th Street reconstruction. On FY26 early spending he said only modest amounts had been recorded in the first quarter while larger projects ramp up.
The administration proposed budget amendments that shuffle older, underused CIP balances into active projects (examples include moving funds into the Centennial Trail CIP), use $150,000 of fiscal-year 25 contingency to address emergency repairs at the Lauren Farr pool, and reappropriate airport project funds after the airport secured additional federal grants for the south and cargo aprons and baggage-carousel costs. Sorensen explained a terminal-seating procurement saved money and would free roughly $104,008.50 to reallocate to airport restroom repairs.
Council members asked follow-ups about the Centennial Trail scope, the accounting for a $8 million allocation (some already used for a jail purchase), and whether perpetual CIP accounts would be closed. Sorensen said staff would provide scope details and noted some long-sitting CIP lines (funds from 2005) are being consolidated into active trail work. No formal motion or vote was recorded during the work session; staff said the amendments will be on the Dec. 9 agenda for council action.
