Measure K panel accepts quarterlies; staff outlines nearly $3 million roadway package

The Measure K Oversight Committee on Oct. 27 voted to accept the committee’s first-quarter FY2025-26 revenue, expenditure and fund-balance report and received an informational update from staff on a City Council-approved roadway improvement package.

Staff told the committee the council on Oct. 21 approved a modified version of an option to complete year-one pavement and related work that staff estimated at $2,997,000. "It exceeded the $2.5 million that this committee recommended," a staff member said, and added the difference would be covered with general-fund reserves and available roadway impact fees.

Why it matters: the funding choice changes the scope of work staff expects to advertise to contractors in January and could influence which road segments receive reconstruction or repairs in the coming construction season. Staff said it also plans to bundle some speed-control measures and other pre-budgeted improvements to make a cost-effective package.

During the committee’s review of the quarter report, finance director Jen joined remotely to answer questions about accruals and sales-tax allocations. Jen explained that sales-tax receipts are received with a lag and that "as of 06/30/2025, we only received July's allocation of the sales tax, which is $110,049.03," and she described how receivables from May and June were reversed and replaced in the current accounting period.

Staff summarized the accounting entries and the net balances: the earlier $333,249 in May–June receivables was reversed and, with subsequent allocations, the recorded debits for the period totaled $443,298.15, which is reflected in the trial-balance report staff presented. After questions and clarification from the finance director, the committee voted to receive and accept the report.

Committee members asked several policy and technical questions about the upcoming roadway work. One commissioner asked why proposed improvements on Airport Road would not extend all the way to Church Street; staff responded that extending the project to Church Street would raise costs beyond the approved budget and that the council sought to distribute improvements across multiple streets. On utilities, staff said water and sewer line replacements on Church Street are not scheduled within the next five years and offered to consult the public-works director and follow up by email with a precise classification (reconstruct vs. other) for that section.

Staff said it expects to put the package out to bid in January so contractors can price work before the busy summer season and that construction is anticipated to begin in the spring. The committee adjourned at 6:13 p.m.; its next regular meeting is scheduled for Jan. 26, 2026, at 6 p.m.