It is recommended that the City Council receive and file the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) project status update.

A Capital Improvement Program (CIP) is a plan, usually four to ten years, which identifies capital projects and equipment purchases, provides a planning schedule and identifies options for financing the plan. The plan provides a link to the annual budget. State planning law requires that the City Planning Commission review the CIP to ensure that it is consistent with the General Plan.

Project delivery is the key. As part of the process, the majority of the CIP projects that are fully funded are required to go through complex and often lengthy steps leading into their implementation and construction phase. The steps include: project planning, scope of improvements, preliminary cost estimating, design phase, which often requires issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for design consultant selection, preparation of bid documents which comprises construction plans, specifications and cost estimates, authorization to bid, bidding, bid evaluation, recommendation for award of construction contract, and finally construction.

The purpose of this report is to provide an update on the Capital Improvement Projects for the City including work completed in 2026 as well as projects underway as a part of the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Capital Improvement Program (CIP).

The City Attorney’s Office has reviewed this staff report.