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Staff proposes 2027–2031 draft CIP emphasizing roads, safety and park improvements
Summary
Budget manager Chris Johnson presented a draft 2027–2031 Capital Investment Program prioritizing preventative maintenance (tier 1A), highway safety work, Colorado Boulevard design work, and Bison Ridge Park improvements; staff identified funding sources and said further design and funding steps will come through the budget process.
City budget staff presented the first‑year recommendation for the 2027–2031 draft Capital Investment Program (CIP), focusing on preventative maintenance, road safety projects and park improvements.
Chris Johnson, the budget manager, described the CIP team process for scoring and prioritizing projects and said the tier‑1 preventative maintenance list totals about $10.6 million funded by CIP‑designated sources (reserves, highway user tax, county shared revenues and other funds). Johnson said the draft includes transportation safety projects such as Chambers Road and Colorado Boulevard design work; the city expects a county contribution of $500,000 toward the Colorado Boulevard design and estimated the full design cost at about $1 million.
On parks, Johnson noted that the Bison Ridge Park project includes design this year (using park impact fees for $500,000 of initial design) with later construction phases; that full park project was described as an $8.1 million horizon project with phased funding. Council members asked whether the Bison Ridge scope included an outdoor pool or indoor options; City Manager Rogers said staff prioritized immediate community needs (pickleball/tennis courts) while acknowledging future outdoor pool needs as the city grows.
Councilmembers pressed staff on a drainage/watershed study for Adams Heights; Rogers confirmed a contract was being finalized and the study should begin in the coming weeks. Johnson and Rogers said project details and a CIP dashboard will be available on the city website and that CIP priorities will be folded into the budget planning process this fall.
The presentation did not require a council vote; staff will return with a completed five‑year CIP, budget documents and public‑hearing materials for the fall budget process.
