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Council delays 2026 bond election after questioning scale and cost; staff to revisit timing
Summary
After reviewing a $59.1M bond package for drainage, sidewalks, streets, parks, a community center and city facilities, council voiced concerns about scope, construction inflation and an estimated $150,000 election cost for November; council signaled preference to postpone and re-evaluate timing and packaging.
City staff presented a revised bond package of roughly $59.1 million, refined from the bond ad-hoc committee’s recommendation to emphasize sidewalks, streets, parks, a community center and public-safety facilities. Murad Kabir summarized the proposed propositions and answers to council questions about project scope and phasing, noting the financial and staffing constraints of delivering a large slate of capital projects in a single issuance.
Council pushed back on the timing and packaging. Concerns included rapidly rising construction costs, the estimated $150,000 cost for a November special election and uncertainty about partnerships (for example, potential county participation on Bay Area Boulevard projects). One council member said, “I don't think it’s prudent for a city to contribute to that problem by selling bonds in an inflationary cycle,” and the mayor and several members indicated they were not prepared to call a November bond election. Staff will revisit the scope, consider delaying to a regular election cycle and return with revised options.
