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Seal Beach lays out $45M five-year CIP, eyes billboards, grants and OCTA funds to shore up roads and utilities
Summary
City staff presented a roughly $45 million five-year capital improvement program with water projects making up about 36% of the plan; staff flagged federal and state grants, OCTA allocations, and an Olympic-related billboard revenue idea as strategies to help close funding gaps.
At a study session on April 13, Public Works Director Lee presented the draft FY 2026-27 capital improvement program, saying the plan adds roughly $21 million in new projects for a total near $45 million including carryovers and that more than half the plan is funded from restricted or enterprise funds.
Lee highlighted funding sources such as general fund tidelands, restricted roadway funds (gas tax, SB1, RMRA, OCTA M2), and grants. He identified two flagged appropriations: approximately $2,000,000 in congressional directed spending for San Gabriel River trash mitigation and about $1,100,000 from the Surface Transportation Block Grant through SCAG.…
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