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Carlsbad subcommittee moves 2026 state and federal priorities to full council
Summary
The subcommittee approved forwarding a prioritized list of state and federal funding requests — including Tier 1 shovel-ready projects and Tier 2 items such as a water recycling facility and Leo Carrillo Ranch Park Phase 3B — to the full City Council for discussion and submission to representatives.
The Carlsbad Legislative Subcommittee voted unanimously to send a revised list of 2026 state and federal funding priorities to the full City Council for consideration.
Staff presented a revised exhibit that added two Tier 2 projects in District 3: water recycling facility improvements (planning through 2027) and Leo Carrillo Ranch Park Phase 3B. Mr. Haber said the city has already appropriated about $6,000,000 toward the water-recycling project and anticipates an additional $5,000,000 will be needed beyond 2027; Leo Carrillo Ranch Phase 3B has $700,000 appropriated and an anticipated need of roughly $3,000,000.
Federal lobbying staff noted an $850,000 community project request for the city's trenching project is included in the House Transportation-HUD appropriations bill being discussed in Congress; they cautioned that federal funding decisions are tied to the appropriations process and the current short-term continuing resolution that funds the government through Jan. 30.
Councilmember Burkholder moved to forward the list to the full council for discussion; the motion was seconded and passed by keypad vote with unanimous support. Mr. Haber said staff will prioritize Tier 1 projects in outreach to representatives while retaining Tier 2 items to alert members to near-term needs.
What to watch: staff and the city's federal lobbyists will track the Transportation-HUD package and any minibus that may include the trenching community project request. The subcommittee will review any substantive movement before the next subcommittee meeting and report back to council.
