Committee reviews FY26–27 capital plan, from art‑building addition to golf course irrigation
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Summary
Staff presented the proposed FY26–27 capital improvement plan including RH Johnson Art Building Phase 3 (club‑funded design), stadium and facility replacements (pools, ADA lifts, theater curtains), softball outfield work, pickleball resurfacing and phased golf irrigation and turf conversions; master planning dollars were also requested.
Carl Wilhelm, project lead, presented the proposed FY26–27 capital improvement program to the Budget & Finance Committee on Dec. 18, describing new requests, asset replacements from the reserve study and planning funds to support master planning.
Carl said new items include a Phase 3 addition for the R. H. Johnson Art Building with the art club self‑funding design work in the near term and a general‑manager request for planning and design funds tied to master planning and the website/member portal redesign. He outlined numerous facility projects identified through the asset‑management tool: pool and fitness flooring and shower tile replacements, ADA lift replacements, theater curtain and door replacements (including moving doors outward to expand lobby space), roof recertification at RH Johnson and multiple pool, pump and HVAC replacements.
In golf and landscape, Todd reviewed replacements of heavy equipment and rental carts, planned irrigation replacement at Stardust (phase 2; roughly 22 acres of turf removal at Stardust) and shoreline/fountain repairs, and noted all items align with the reserve study schedule. He also described planned work completed at Echo Mesa and Grandview earlier and said the projects seek to reduce long‑term maintenance costs.
Committee members asked clarifying questions about timing, whether prior purchases of golf carts would affect the current replacement plan (staff said earlier advance buys did not eliminate this year’s purchases but smoothed replacement timing over the fleet lifecycle), whether RH Johnson social‑hall ceiling work would remain in CIP or move to master planning, and how trees lost to past storms are handled. Staff said large tree losses in a prior storm had been covered by insurance and that tree replacements are funded through capital projects and operating lines as appropriate, noting that mature trees can’t be replaced one‑for‑one.
What’s next: Staff will finalize cost estimates and present the detailed CIP and associated costs to the general manager and to committees in January for incorporation into the FY26–27 budget.