Capital Improvement Program FY2026 to FY2030
approvedStatus set at City Council Special Meeting on May 6, 2025 · ▶ watch the moment
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- Proposed
- Under reviewNov 25, 2024
- approvedJan 27, 2025
Summary
The Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for Fiscal Years 2026–2030 is a multi-year municipal infrastructure and investment plan adopted as part of the City's FY 2026 budget package. The process began in November 2024 when City Manager Laszlo Palko presented the proposed CIP to the Planning Commission (November 25, 2024), followed by a City Council work session introduction on December 3, 2024. Planning Division Chief Paul Nabti led continued Planning Commission discussions in December 2024 and January 2025. On January 27, 2025, the Planning Commission unanimously adopted Resolution PC-25-01 (6-0), recommending City Council approval of the CIP subject to stated considerations and minor typographical corrections. A February 4, 2025 City Council work session featured further discussion with no formal action. Final adoption came on May 6, 2025, at a City Council Special Meeting, where the FY 2026–2030 CIP was approved unanimously 6-0 as part of the broader FY 2026 budget package (main budget motion), with accompanying appropriation resolutions R-25-10 through R-25-19 also passing 6-0. Notably, three amendments proposed by members McQuillen, Hall, and Peterson — including deferring the Willard-Sherwood community center expansion to FY 2027, a reduced real estate tax rate, and a split pay study implementation — were each defeated 3-4 before the final unanimous vote.
What members have said
At the May 6, 2025 Special Meeting, McQuillen voted in favor of deferring budget consideration to May 13, reducing the real estate tax rate to $1.75, deferring the Willard-Sherwood community center expansion to FY 2027, and splitting pay study implementation across FY 2026 and FY 2027 — all of which failed. McQuillen also voted against incorporating the Budget Change Document. McQuillen ultimately voted yes on the final unanimous adoption of the FY 2026–2030 CIP and budget.
At the May 6, 2025 Special Meeting, Hall joined McQuillen and Peterson in supporting the deferral motion and the three failed amendments, and voted against the Budget Change Document amendment. Hall ultimately voted yes on the final unanimous adoption of the FY 2026–2030 CIP and budget.
At the May 6, 2025 Special Meeting, Peterson voted with McQuillen and Hall in favor of the deferral motion and all three failed amendments, and voted against the Budget Change Document amendment. Peterson ultimately voted yes on the final unanimous adoption of the FY 2026–2030 CIP and budget.
At the May 6, 2025 Special Meeting, Read voted against deferral to May 13 and voted in favor of incorporating the Budget Change Document into the main budget motion.
At the May 6, 2025 Special Meeting, Bates voted against deferral, against all three failed amendments, and in favor of the Budget Change Document amendment.
At the May 6, 2025 Special Meeting, Hardy-Chandler voted against deferral, against all three failed amendments, and in favor of the Budget Change Document amendment.
At the May 6, 2025 Special Meeting, Amos voted against deferral, against all three failed amendments, and in favor of the Budget Change Document amendment.
Positions as recorded in meeting minutes; votes without recorded comment aren’t summarized.
Full history
[8b] City Manager Laszlo Palko presented the proposed FY2026–FY2030 CIP to the Planning Commission during the work session; formal introduction to City Council was noted as upcoming on December 3, 2024.
[5e] The proposed FY2026-2030 Capital Improvement Program was presented and discussed during the work session; no formal action was taken.
[8a] Planning Division Chief Paul Nabti presented the staff report on the proposed FY2026–FY2030 Capital Improvement Program; discussion continued with no final action taken at this meeting.
[8c] Continued work session discussion on the proposed FY2026–FY2030 Capital Improvement Program was held; staff report presented by Paul Nabti and incorporated into the record. A public hearing on the CIP was noted as scheduled for the January 27, 2025 Planning Commission meeting.
[6a] The Planning Commission recommended City Council approval of the CIP FY2026–FY2030 via Resolution PC-25-01, subject to stated considerations and minor typographical corrections.
passedAdopt Resolution PC-25-01 recommending City Council approve the Capital Improvement Program FY2026 to FY2030, subject to delineated considerations and minor typographical changes discussed at the meeting.[1a] The Planning Commission presented and discussed the proposed FY 26-30 CIP with the City Council at this work session. No formal action was taken.
[3e] The FY 2026–2030 Capital Improvement Program was adopted as part of the FY 2026 budget package, approved unanimously 6-0.
failedMotion to defer consideration and appropriation of the FY 2026 budget to a date certain of May 13, 2025.✓ McQuillen✓ Hall✓ Peterson✕ Read✕ Bates✕ Hardy-Chandler✕ AmosfailedAmendment to set the real estate tax rate at $1.75 (resulting in reductions of approximately $500,000 for pay study implementation, $188,000 for merit increase, and ~$100,000 in nonprofit funding).✓ McQuillen✓ Hall✓ Peterson✕ Bates✕ Amos✕ Hardy-ChandlerfailedAmendment to defer the Willard-Sherwood community center expansion to the FY 2027 budget.✓ McQuillen✓ Hall✓ Peterson✕ Bates✕ Amos✕ Hardy-ChandlerfailedAmendment to implement 50% of the pay study in FY 2026 and 50% in FY 2027.✓ McQuillen✓ Hall✓ Peterson✕ Bates✕ Amos✕ Hardy-ChandlerpassedAmendment to incorporate all changes included in the Budget Change Document (Attachment I, previously published) into the main budget motion.✓ Read✓ Amos✓ Bates✓ Hardy-Chandler✕ Hall✕ McQuillen✕ PetersonfailedMotion to set the real estate tax rate at $1.0550 per $100 of assessed value, personal property and machinery and tools tax rate at $4.13 per $100 of assessed value, and personal property tax rate at $0.01 per $100 for qualifying volunteer fire/rescue members, effective January 1, 2025 (first vote).✓ Bates✓ Amos✓ Hardy-Chandler✕ McQuillen✕ Hall✕ PetersonpassedMotion to set the real estate tax rate at $1.0550 per $100 of assessed value, personal property and machinery and tools tax rate at $4.13 per $100 of assessed value, and personal property tax rate at $0.01 per $100 for qualifying volunteer fire/rescue members, effective January 1, 2025 (second vote).✓ Amos✓ Bates✓ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ PetersonpassedMain motion to adopt the FY 2026 Budget (all funds), FY 2026 Schedule of Rates and Levies, FY 2026–2030 Capital Improvement Program, FY 2026 health benefit contribution rates, 2.0% merit increase effective January 1, 2026 for eligible general scale employees, and programmed annual step increase for public safety employees, as amended by the Budget Change Document.✓ Amos✓ Bates✓ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ PetersonpassedMotion to approve appropriation resolutions R-25-10 (General), R-25-11 (Capital), R-25-12 (Wastewater), R-25-13 (Transit), R-25-14 (Stormwater Utility), R-25-15 (Cable), R-25-16 (Old Town), R-25-17 (Transportation Tax), R-25-18 (ARPA), and R-25-19 (Debt Service) for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025.✓ Amos✓ Bates✓ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ Peterson
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