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Council reviews draft FY2026 Capital Improvement Plan covering water, airport, streets and meter replacements
Summary
Staff presented the draft FY26–30 CIP (~$89.8M), highlighting major program shares for water, airport and streets, a recurring $1M-per-year meter-replacement program, grant-dependent projects, and project prioritization and funding sources.
City staff presented the draft FY2026–2030 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), describing funding sources, project prioritization and notable projects across departments.
Staff said the five-year draft totals about $89.8 million with roughly $46.7 million carried over from prior years, and program distribution concentrated in water (33%), airport (15%), general government (12%) and streets (12%). Several large projects depend on grants or loans; staff highlighted an East Valley Sanchez Road water project tied to USDA loans and grant funding, and airport runway and hanger projects that are largely grant-funded with typical 10% local match.
Staff emphasized a long-running meter replacement program: roughly $1 million per year to replace aging water, electric and gas meters on a 10-year cyclical plan to avoid mass simultaneous failures. The city said utility funds rather than the general fund pay the replacements. Other notable items included parks projects (including the newly named Jason Couts Park), a proposed fire-station master-plan/design study, and wastewater treatment plant upgrades recommended by consultants.
Council asked for clearer project prioritization, design-ready plans to be shelf-ready for grant opportunities, and more regular financial reporting on department budgets and project carryover. Staff said they will refine priorities, add missing projects to future drafts, and work to provide quarterly financial and project-status reports to Council.
