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Oceanside council workshop sets direction for CIP priorities, proposes annual fall check‑in
Summary
Consultants and staff presented a proposed framework for prioritizing the city’s capital improvement projects, emphasizing public safety, coastal resilience and staffing constraints; council directed staff to develop clearer, less subjective criteria and to return with a fall CIP workshop for earlier budget input.
Oceanside City Council convened a workshop on capital improvement program (CIP) priorities where consultant Baker Tilly and city staff reviewed common themes from interviews, funding rules and project delivery constraints and sought council guidance on ranking projects for the FY26/27 budget and a five‑year CIP.
City Manager Jonathan Borrego told the council that the evening’s purpose was not to adopt a final CIP for FY26/27 but to reconfirm priorities and improve timing for budget decisions. Borrego and facilitator Al Zalinka urged the council to endorse a new practice: an annual CIP check‑in in the fall to give staff earlier direction before the April and June budget meetings.
City Engineer Brian Thomas outlined the legal and…
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