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Camarillo presents FY26–27 project prioritization; Pleasant Valley bike lane and adaptive signals cited with grant offsets
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Summary
Budget and Purchasing Manager Reina Robertson told council staff received 25 major project submissions and recommended 13 new projects for consideration in FY26–27; notable items include an adaptive traffic signal program (~$3.7M) and a Pleasant Valley Road bike lane project (total near $8.5M) that staff say are largely grant‑funded.
Camarillo — Reina Robertson, the city’s budget and purchasing manager, presented the city’s formal project prioritization model on Jan. 28 as staff prepare the FY2026–27 budget. The model limits major project submissions to: (1) projects whose total cost exceeds $100,000, (2) new projects proposed to begin in FY26–27, or (3) existing projects with material cost increases. Robertson said 25 projects were submitted and 13 new projects are recommended for council consideration.
Robertson outlined recommendations and notable cost changes across categories. In facilities, a proposed $275,000 seal‑coat for municipal parking lots and a courthouse property demolition were not recommended for approval at this time; however, a $150,000 scope increase for the ranch house restroom was recommended for consideration. Robertson said existing facilities projects — City Hall renovation and library HVAC/equipment replacement — totaling $450,000 are recommended.
In transportation, Robertson described significant cost increases for two projects: an adaptive traffic signal project with a total estimated cost of about $3.7 million and the Pleasant Valley Road bike lane, which included a recent additional request of roughly $4.8 million for a combined project total around $8.5 million. Robertson said both projects have significant grant offsets already received and approved, and "therefore there will be no direct fiscal impact to the city's FY26–27 budget" if grant awards hold.
Sanitary district and water items were also discussed. Robertson said sanitary submittals included updates related to the Dawson Drive/Metrolink station and a Pleasant Valley force main; figures in the transcript for some sanitary totals are unclear and were treated as not fully specified in the presentation. Robertson summarized water project requests including SCADA updates, water security and standards with an incremental cost to the water fund of about $325,000; she noted the reservoir replacement is contingent on a pending grant application and would proceed only if full grant funding is secured.
Robertson also identified technology investments: five new recommended technology projects with an FY26–27 budget impact of $1.9 million and a total projected cost of $3.4 million over five years. She said the enterprise asset management (EAM) system will replace manual processes and integrate with 16 system integrations to modernize operations.
Council members confirmed that tonight's materials were for direction and not formal approval, and staff reiterated that the full proposals and cost details will be brought forward in the budget study session. Mayor David Tennyson and several council members expressed comfort with the prioritization approach and the plan to review the projects during the formal budget process.
Next steps: items recommended for consideration will be incorporated into the FY26–27 budget materials and reviewed in upcoming budget study sessions; projects contingent on grant awards will only proceed if the grants are received.
Provenance: presentation and project details provided by Reina Robertson during the major project prioritization segment.
