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Council approves carryforward of FY24–25 capital projects; finance director cites largely CIP-driven requests
Summary
Finance Director Sydney Harris presented carryforward requests—described as approximately $17.12 million in capital carryforward amounts—and the council unanimously approved the updated FY24–25 capital expenditure budget and project acceptance items.
The Barstow City Council unanimously approved an updated FY 2024–25 capital expenditure budget that incorporates carryforward amounts staff said are primarily for capital improvement projects.
Finance Director Sydney Harris told the council the carryforwards represent the value of work still in progress at the end of the fiscal year and need to be moved into the current year to complete those projects. Harris described the total as approximately $17.12 million (stated on the record as an approximate figure). She said the police department building improvements project is roughly 90% complete and that remaining spending is expected to be limited, largely staff time and small remaining materials; outside contractors were used for specialty work such as flooring, plumbing and bulletproof glass.
Council questions focused on the status of individual projects and whether further contractor work would be required; the finance director and staff answered that most expense delays were timing issues (invoices arriving after year-end) rather than unplanned scope changes. The motion to approve the carryforwards and acceptance items passed unanimously.
The approval authorized staff to file notices of completion for accepted projects and to reallocate remaining CDBG program funds as recommended in the staff report. No additional appropriations were made beyond moving previously budgeted carryforward amounts into the current fiscal year.
