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NCIP committee backs staff'recommended project list, freezes lower-ranked projects to meet city directive
Summary
The Neighborhood and Community Improvement Program committee voted to recommend staff'ranked projects (1—4) with a contingency holdback and to freeze lower-ranked items after a lengthy public backlash over possible cuts to an undergrounding utility program and other safety projects.
The Neighborhood and Community Improvement Program (NCIP) committee voted Thursday to forward staff'recommended funding for the top-ranked projects for fiscal 2025'26 while holding back lower-ranked items to help the city close a budget gap.
City staff summarized the status of roughly 40 prior-year, not-started or inactive projects and presented a ranked list of projects with estimated costs and a funding table. "In the last three cycles the NCIP committee has recommended and we've added 105 projects; we've completed 43 projects," staff said during the presentation, noting a recommended holdback that left about $6.07 million available after accounting for committed projects and…
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