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Bureau of Engineering outlines Willits obligations, sidewalk rebates and limited hillside funding
Summary
The Bureau of Engineering told the committee its no-growth FY 2026–27 request depends on special funds; the Willits settlement requires a minimum annual commitment (years 6–10: $35.7M) and the bureau said it will meet the curb-ramp $5M obligation while confirming ramp counts (about 120 last year, projecting 111 this year).
Alfred Mata, interim city engineer, told the Public Works Committee the Bureau of Engineering is operating under a no-growth instruction from the mayor's office and only requested new staff when grant or special funds could pay for them. Mata said permit-fee changes helped stabilize the bureau and may generate roughly $7 million in additional revenue.
On sidewalks and the Willits settlement, BOE staff…
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