Capital Improvement Program
Summary
The Capital Improvement Program (CIP) is a multi-year plan governing the city's major capital projects across general government, stormwater, wastewater, and other funds. The CIP was first listed as a subtopic during the FY2026 Forecast presentation at the November 9, 2024 City Council Retreat, and was again featured at the January 11, 2025 Council Retreat as a standalone agenda item on the budget and CIP process — neither retreat produced recorded minutes or outcomes. The five-year CIP (FY2027–2031) encompasses approximately $637.3 million in total, with an FY2027 appropriation of $83.1 million across 84 projects, including roughly $208 million for school renovations; the general fund (tax-supported) component includes approximately $22 million for general government capital projects. At the March 24, 2026 City Council work session, staff from the city's finance office and Davenport and Company presented the CIP alongside the Stormwater Utility Fund and Wastewater Fund; Council reached consensus directing staff to prepare a budget memo on the potential use of a referendum for capital improvement projects. On May 5, 2026, the City Council moved to adopt the full FY2027 budget package, which explicitly included the FY2027–2031 Capital Improvement Program; the motion was made by Council Member Hardy Chandler and seconded by Council Member Peterson, and the motion passed unanimously.
Open questions & options on the table
- The budget memo on the potential use of a referendum for capital improvement projects, directed by Council consensus on March 24, 2026, has not yet been reported as completed or acted upon in the available record.
- Whether the April 27 Planning Commission meeting was ultimately canceled, and what CIP-related items (if any) were affected, is not resolved in the record.
- Policy and code updates stemming from the Urban Forest Master Plan — noted as likely to affect future CIP-related decisions — have not yet been fully specified or acted upon.
What members have said
On May 5, 2026, Council Member Hardy Chandler made the motion to adopt the general fund, capital fund, wastewater fund, stormwater utility fund, and other funds, explicitly including the FY2027–2031 Capital Improvement Program as part of the full FY2027 budget adoption package.
On May 5, 2026, Council Member Peterson seconded the motion to adopt the FY2027 budget package including the FY2027–2031 Capital Improvement Program.
Positions as recorded in meeting minutes; votes without recorded comment aren’t summarized.
Discussion time
Minutes of named discussion per transcribed meeting.
Full history
[4] The Capital Improvement Program was listed as a subtopic of the FY2026 Forecast presentation scheduled for this retreat. No outcome recorded.
[2] A presentation on the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) process was scheduled for the Council retreat; no outcome recorded as no minutes or actions report exist.
[11a] The Capital Improvement Program was reviewed during the work session; Council reached consensus for staff to prepare a budget memo regarding potential use of a referendum for capital improvement projects.