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Council reviews draft five‑year CIP and FY2025‑26 priorities; roads and drainage top the list
Summary
Public works staff previewed a roughly $12 million FY2025‑26 capital request and a five‑year program that prioritizes pavement rehab, active transportation, stormwater fixes and park/facilities upgrades; council asked for clearer objective prioritization of street work and coordination with utilities and TRPA for longer projects.
The City Council reviewed a draft five‑year capital improvement program and a proposed FY2025‑26 CIP allocation on June 3. Public Works Director Anush Nehad said staff recommends approximately $12 million of capital work in FY2025‑26, including pavement rehabilitation, active‑transportation elements (Tahoe Valley Greenbelt lighting), permitting and design for beach revetment repairs at El Dorado Beach, and a proposed new parks maintenance facility.
Nehad told council that the city currently has approximately $120 million of capital projects in construction and that staff is prioritizing safety and asset‑condition work. The draft request included an annual pavement rehabilitation line (about $3 million) and a new annual pavement‑maintenance budget to pay for chip‑seals, pothole repair and short‑term treatments between full‑rehab projects. Staff also recommended funding for drainage master‑plan updates and for targeted pipe replacements in known problem areas.
Councilors pressed for objective prioritization criteria for street projects. Several members asked staff to focus on routes and multimodal corridors that serve pedestrians, cyclists and transit, not just individual blocks. Council Member Jenkins and others asked for better coordination with utility timelines (so roads are not repaved and then cut by utility trenching) and with TRPA and regional partners for large corridor projects on US‑50 that will require multi‑jurisdictional funding.
Nehad said large corridor recommendations (a study of US‑50 multimodal redesign and a potential mobility‑hub strategy) could require $19 million for full implementation and would rely on state and federal grants and matched local funds; the city will seek grant support and staged implementation. The council directed staff to return a formal FY2025‑26 CIP and budget recommendation to the August 26 budget meeting and asked public works to bring a prioritized, objective list of pavement projects keyed to usage — pedestrian and bicycle routes as well as vehicle counts.
What’s next: Staff will prepare a formal FY2025‑26 CIP and operating budget proposal for council adoption on Aug. 26 and will return in the interim with a prioritized street list tying pavement actions to usage, utility schedules and available grant opportunities.
Attribution: summary based on the June 3 presentation by Anush Nehad, with council discussion and public comment.
