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Capitola outlines major infrastructure projects including Cliff Drive resiliency and 41st Avenue construction
Summary
Public Works Director Jessica Khan presented a slate of capital projects: a $10M Street Park package, a construction‑ready 41st Avenue pavement and bike/ped project, Cliff Drive resiliency design funded partially by federal aid, and other ongoing efforts including the Wharf master plan and Stockton Bridge study.
Public Works Director Jessica Khan summarized Capitola’s capital improvements pipeline at the Nov. 20 meeting, highlighting projects that will affect coastal access, streets and parks.
Khan said the largest current package is roughly $10 million in work at Street Park—community center renovation, restrooms and Treasure Cove playground—mostly funded by outside grants and expected to be complete by early summer. She described an annual pavement‑maintenance program and a construction project on 41st Avenue that will rehabilitate pavement from Claire Street to the city limits, add bike and pedestrian improvements and is partially funded by an RTC grant.
Khan also briefed attendees on long‑range and resiliency work. The Cliff Drive resiliency project is treated as federal‑aid eligible after the 2022–23 storms; the city currently has design funding covering roughly 25% of the scope and anticipates a design and permitting process that could lead to construction as early as 2027, pending federal funding disbursement. Khan noted grant work required for a local coastal plan update.
Other items covered: the Capitola Wharf master‑plan work led by Fuse Architecture with council direction toward a hybrid concept; a Stockton Bridge structural study and debris‑mitigation analysis funded in part by a state senator’s sponsorship; an Esplanade Park resiliency grant the city expects to be awarded by the Coastal Conservancy in February; and the Richland Mansion park now at punch‑list stage with an anticipated early‑December opening.
Khan stressed that many transportation and resiliency projects depend on external grant funding (RTC, Caltrans, FHWA, Coastal Conservancy) and on multijurisdictional coordination, and encouraged public outreach participation as designs move forward.
