Capital Improvement Program FY2026 to FY2030

The Capital Improvement Program FY2026–FY2030 (CIP) is a multi-year municipal capital planning document covering city infrastructure and project investments from fiscal year 2026 through 2030. The process began with a presentation to the Planning Commission on November 25, 2024, by City Manager Laszlo Palko, followed by a City Council work session 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 subject to stated considerations and minor typographical corrections. The Planning Commission then presented the CIP to City Council at a February 4, 2025 work session. Final adoption came on May 6, 2025, at a City Council Special Meeting, where the CIP was approved unanimously 6-0 as part of the broader FY2026 budget package, including all fund appropriation resolutions (R-25-10 through R-25-19). Prior to final adoption, motions to defer the full budget, reduce the real estate tax rate, defer the Willard-Sherwood community center expansion to FY2027, and split the pay study implementation across two years all failed on 3-3 votes; a Budget Change Document amendment passed 4-3 and was incorporated into the final budget.

In this wiki

• Meeting history — every action, vote, and update, with links to the moment in the meeting video
• Positions & open questions

2024-11-25 — Planning Commission Regular Meeting/Work Session

Agenda item 8b: Presentation and Discussion on the Proposed FY2026–FY2030 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) (watch the moment)

• Outcome: Presentation and discussion held during work session. City Manager Laszlo Palko presented the staff report, incorporated into the record by reference.
• [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.
• Status after: in_progress

2024-12-03 — City Council Work Session

Agenda item 5e: Presentation and Discussion on the Proposed FY2026-2030 Capital Improvement Program (watch the moment)

• Outcome: Presentation and discussion held. No formal action taken.
• [5e] The proposed FY2026-2030 Capital Improvement Program was presented and discussed during the work session; no formal action was taken.

2024-12-09 — Planning Commission Regular Meeting/Work Session

Agenda item 8a: Continued Discussion of the Proposed FY2026–FY2030 Capital Improvement Program (watch the moment)

• Outcome: Staff presentation by Paul Nabti was incorporated into the record. Discussion continued; no vote 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.
• Status after: in_progress

2025-01-13 — Planning Commission Regular Meeting/Work Session

Agenda item 8c: Continued discussion – Proposed FY2026–FY2030 Capital Improvement Program (watch the moment)

• Outcome: Work session held; staff report presented by Paul Nabti and incorporated into the record. No vote taken.
• [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.
• Status after: in_progress

2025-01-27 — Planning Commission Regular Meeting/Work Session

Agenda item 6a: Consideration of a recommendation to City Council on the Proposed Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Year 2026 to Fiscal Year 2030 (watch the moment)

• Outcome: Resolution PC-25-01 adopted 6:0, recommending City Council approve the Capital Improvement Program FY2026–FY2030 subject to the delineated considerations and minor typographical changes discussed at the meeting.
• Vote (passed): Adopt 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.
• [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.
• Status after: approved

2025-02-04 — City Council Work Session

Agenda item 1a: Presentation and discussion by the Planning Commission regarding the proposed FY 26-30 Capital Improvement Program (CIP), Annual Planning Commission Report, and Implementation Guides

• Outcome: Presented and discussed per the agenda. No formal action taken; this was a work session discussion only.
• [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.

2025-05-06 — City Council Special Meeting

Agenda item 3e: Consideration and appropriation of the FY 2026 Budget, Schedule of Rates and Levies, FY 2026–2030 Capital Improvement Program, and establishment of Real Estate and Personal Property Tax Rates (watch the moment)

• Outcome: After a failed motion to defer to May 13 and three failed amendments, the FY 2026 Budget was adopted unanimously 6-0. The Budget Change Document was incorporated 4-3. Tax rates were set unanimously 6-0. All FY26 fund appropriation resolutions (R-25-10 through R-25-19) were approved unanimously 6-0.
• Vote (failed): Motion to defer consideration and appropriation of the FY 2026 budget to a date certain of May 13, 2025. — McQuillen: yes, Hall: yes, Peterson: yes, Read: no, Bates: no, Hardy-Chandler: no, Amos: no
• Vote (failed): Amendment 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: yes, Hall: yes, Peterson: yes, Bates: no, Amos: no, Hardy-Chandler: no
• Vote (failed): Amendment to defer the Willard-Sherwood community center expansion to the FY 2027 budget. — McQuillen: yes, Hall: yes, Peterson: yes, Bates: no, Amos: no, Hardy-Chandler: no
• Vote (failed): Amendment to implement 50% of the pay study in FY 2026 and 50% in FY 2027. — McQuillen: yes, Hall: yes, Peterson: yes, Bates: no, Amos: no, Hardy-Chandler: no
• Vote (passed): Amendment to incorporate all changes included in the Budget Change Document (Attachment I, previously published) into the main budget motion. — Read: yes, Amos: yes, Bates: yes, Hardy-Chandler: yes, Hall: no, McQuillen: no, Peterson: no
• Vote (failed): Motion 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: yes, Amos: yes, Hardy-Chandler: yes, McQuillen: no, Hall: no, Peterson: no
• Vote (passed): Motion 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: yes, Bates: yes, Hall: yes, Hardy-Chandler: yes, McQuillen: yes, Peterson: yes
• Vote (passed): Main 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: yes, Bates: yes, Hall: yes, Hardy-Chandler: yes, McQuillen: yes, Peterson: yes
• Vote (passed): Motion 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: yes, Bates: yes, Hall: yes, Hardy-Chandler: yes, McQuillen: yes, Peterson: yes
• [3e] The FY 2026–2030 Capital Improvement Program was adopted as part of the FY 2026 budget package, approved unanimously 6-0.
• Status after: approved

Open questions

No unresolved questions recorded.

Member commentary

• McQuillen — On May 6, 2025, 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 FY2027, and splitting pay study implementation 50/50 across FY2026–FY2027; voted against incorporating the Budget Change Document. Ultimately voted yes on the final budget and CIP adoption.
• Hall — On May 6, 2025, 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, and splitting pay study implementation; voted against the Budget Change Document amendment. Ultimately voted yes on final budget and CIP adoption.
• Peterson — On May 6, 2025, 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, and splitting pay study implementation; voted against the Budget Change Document amendment. Ultimately voted yes on final budget and CIP adoption.
• Read — On May 6, 2025, voted against deferring budget consideration to May 13, and voted in favor of incorporating the Budget Change Document into the main budget motion.
• Bates — On May 6, 2025, voted against deferring the budget, against the $1.75 tax rate amendment, against deferring the Willard-Sherwood expansion, and against the split pay study amendment; voted in favor of the Budget Change Document amendment. Voted yes on final budget and CIP adoption.
• Hardy-Chandler — On May 6, 2025, voted against deferring the budget, against the $1.75 tax rate amendment, against deferring the Willard-Sherwood expansion, and against the split pay study amendment; voted in favor of the Budget Change Document amendment. Voted yes on final budget and CIP adoption.
• Amos — On May 6, 2025, voted against deferring the budget, against the $1.75 tax rate amendment, against deferring the Willard-Sherwood expansion, and against the split pay study amendment; voted in favor of the Budget Change Document amendment. Voted yes on final budget and CIP adoption.