Meeting Date: Dec. 2, 2025
To: Legislative Subcommittee
From: Jason Haber, Intergovernmental Affairs Director
Staff Contact: Jason Haber, Intergovernmental Affairs Director [email protected], 442-339-2958
Subject: 2026 State and Federal Budget Priorities
District: All
Recommended Action Discuss and determine proposed state and federal budget priorities to recommend to the City Council.
Discussion
This item will provide an opportunity to discuss Subcommittee recommendations and to provide feedback to staff to prepare for future City Council consideration of this topic.
Budget Priorities
Staff is requesting Subcommittee input and feedback to help staff further develop potential 2026 state and federal budget requests.
Based upon preliminary discussions with city staff, and consistent with the priorities laid out in the city’s Strategic Plan, the projects listed in Exhibit 1 have been identified as potentially competitive opportunities to receive state and/or federal funding in the coming year.
Project types that may be well-suited to receiving state and/or federal support in the coming year include those that address public safety, sustainability and climate adaptation, parks and trails, and transportation and mobility. Projects have been grouped into these categories and prioritized into Tier I and Tier II groupings within each category based upon staff’s assessment of project readiness and anticipated degree of competitiveness.
Exhibit 1 incorporates feedback provided by the Legislative Subcommittee at its meeting on Nov. 18, 2025, specifically to: 1. remove the Business Park Recreational Facility (Zone 5 Park), and
2. identify additional projects located in City Council Districts 3 and 4. Two projects (Carlsbad Water Recycling Facility Improvements and Leo Carrillo Ranch Park Phase 3B), both of which are in City Council District 3, were added to the exhibit in response to the subcommittee’s feedback.
LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE
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Next Steps
Legislative Subcommittee recommendations regarding state and federal budget priorities will be presented for City Council’s consideration and direction to staff on Dec. 9, 2025.
Exhibits
1.Proposed 2026 State and Federal Budget Priorities
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