District outlines 2026 priorities: water-system reconstructions, West Shore Trail, ERP and ViewWorks upgrades

Staff presented a comprehensive review of 2025 achievements and an outline of priorities and projects for 2026 across governance, utilities, parks and recreation, engineering and finance. Speaker 2 (Sean) framed the session as the final year of the current five-year strategic plan and said the district will seek board engagement during a strategic-plan update expected for possible adoption by September. Key capital projects highlighted included the Tile Cedar water system reconstruction (progressive design-build awarded), Madden Creek Phase 4 advancing toward construction, and West Shore Trail Segment 1 slated for grant-funded reconstruction and anticipated bidding in 2026. Finance and operations updates described an ERP RFP/selection targeted for completion by end of June 2026 and a decision to update, not replace, ViewWorks with a cloud-based version to enable mobile workforce tools.

Staff also flagged policy and program priorities: completing a greenhouse-gas emissions inventory (grant-funded), implementing a cross-connection control management plan, initiating an EV charging policy and facility master plan, and continued succession and leadership development programs. Sean summarized the presentation as "really quite an exceptional year on behalf of the entire district," and staff committed to engaging the board in a focused strategic-planning workshop in June or July to set the next five-year plan.