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Seal Beach council directs $9.3 million toward lifeguard headquarters; seeks more CIP detail before budget adoption
Summary
The council instructed staff to move $9.3 million into a dedicated lifeguard headquarters CIP in the proposed FY 2026–27 budget while asking for a detailed line‑by‑line CIP breakdown before final adoption; some councilmembers urged finding an additional $700,000 to reach a $10 million target.
The Seal Beach City Council on May 2026 directed staff to show $9.3 million in the proposed FY 2026–27 budget for a new lifeguard headquarters and asked for more detailed capital improvement program (CIP) documentation before adopting the budget.
Councilmember Patty Senecal pressed the council to “find the additional money and fund $10,000,000” for the project, arguing that a fully funded start would slow runaway cost escalation. Senecal recommended reallocating identified CIP dollars, pausing a $250,000 facility assessment and placing the lifeguard sums in a dedicated account that would earn and retain interest for the project.
Staff said the city pools investments centrally and that interest is earned…
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