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Elm Road design request highlighted; $1.2 million stormwater grant at risk if project is delayed
Summary
City staff asked the finance committee for 2026 design funding for Elm Road (about a half-mile reconstruction, estimated at $9 million) and warned a $1.2 million green infrastructure grant for stormwater solutions expires in 2028 if the city does not advance design and procurement.
During the finance committee meeting, staff presented a request to begin design work on Elm Road to ready the project for later construction and preserve a green infrastructure grant.
Staff said Elm Road — roughly a half-mile stretch — is a complicated reconstruction that will likely take two to three years for design and build. Construction in current dollars was estimated at about $9,000,000. “We applied and received green infrastructure solutions money … there's about a $1,200,000 fund for stormwater solutions for that project, and that does expire at the '28,” staff said, urging design funding now so the city can obligate the grant.
Committee members discussed placing a design request in the 2026 budget rather than delaying to preserve eligibility for the GI funds; staff said they are not requesting construction dollars yet, only design to get the timeline rolling. Members also discussed how the Elm Road project ties to prospective development and TID capacity, and that design work in 2026 would allow the city to revisit full construction funding in the 2027 budget cycle.
No formal funding decision was made at the meeting; staff will return with specific budget scenarios and schedule options.
