DATE: March 23, 2026
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
President and Members of the Estero Municipal Improvement District (EMID) Board of Directors
VIA: Stefan Chatwin, City/District Manager
Marlene Subhashini, Assistant City/District City Manager
FROM: Andrew Brozyna, Public Works Director/City Engineer Derek Schweigart, Parks and Recreation Director
Laura Galli, Engineering Manager
DEPARTMENT: Public Works
Parks and Recreation
SUBJECT: FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM – FY 2026- 2027 TO FY 2030-2031
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council/EMID Board of Directors review the proposed Five-Year Capital Improvement Program – FY 2026-2027 to FY 2030-2031 - and authorize City/District staff to include the program in the FY 2026-2027 and FY 2027- 2028 budget as presented, adjusted, and recommended.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
As part of the City/District’s Budget process, City/District staff prepares a Five-Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) consisting of projects to maintain and enhance the City/District’s infrastructure of roadways, sidewalks, utilities, structures, parks, and facilities for the benefit of the community. Because the costs of such improvements are usually significant, the five-year capital improvement plan (Plan) anticipates future costs and sets forth a financial strategy to fund each project over a five-year period.
The proposed Plan for the period starting FY 2026-2027 is comprised of fifty-seven (57) projects that require future funding, including additional funding for fifteen (15) previously authorized projects and forty-two (42) new projects over the five-year term.
Attachment 1 provides status updates of currently open projects and project descriptions for projects recommended for funding in the five-year CIP period. Table D of Attachment 1 lists all sixty-nine (69) active and proposed CIPs, including the fifty-seven (57) projects that require future funding in the five-year capital improvement plan.
BACKGROUND/ANALYSIS
The proposed FY 2026-2027 to FY 2030-2031 CIP plan consists of fifty-seven (57) projects to be funded over the next five years from various funding sources. The plan is organized into the following categories: Building, Parks, Stormwater/Lagoon, Levee, Streets/Traffic, Water, and Wastewater. While the Capital Improvement Plan forecasts projects for a five- year period, the City Council typically approved appropriation of funding on an annual basis only. This year, staff is bringing forward a two-year budget and recommending approval for appropriations in FY 2026-2027 and FY 2027-2028.
Table 1 below provides a summary of the FY 2026-2027 and FY 2027-2028 projects that are recommended for appropriation and their identified funding sources.
Table 1: FY 2026-2027 AND FY 2027-2028 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDED
APPROPRIATION
PROJECT NAME
(projects with a CIP number have been
previously approved)
FUNDING
SOURCE*
FY 26-27
APPROPRIATION
FY 27-28
APPROPRIATION
BUILDING PROJECTS $3,050,000 $950,000
(CIP 301-685) HVAC IMPROVEMENTS IN
CITY BUILDINGS (2018-2019) BMF 1,250,000
(301-708) RENOVATE ELEVATORS IN
CITY BUILDINGS (2022-2023) CC 1,200,000
(301-725) INSTALL ELECTRIC VEHICLE
CHARGING STATIONS (2025-2026) CC 600,000
(301-877) LIBRARY EXTERIOR
IMPROVEMENTS AND RE-
LANDSCAPING (2017-2018)
CC 200,000
(NEW CIP) CORPORATION YARD
FENCE
REPLACEMENT/REHABILITATION
(2027-2028)
CC 250,000
(NEW CIP) REPLACE CITY HALL AND
FIRE STATION ROOF (2027-2028) BMF 500,000
PARKS PROJECTS $4,418,000 $4,608,500
(CIP 301-720) CITY HALL EXTERIOR
REHABILITATION CC 550,000
(NEW) TENNIS AND BASKETBALL
COURTS RESURFACING (2026-2027) CC 420,000
(NEW) PASSIVE TURF REMOVAL AND
LANDSCAPE ENHANCEMENT (FY 2026-
2027)
CC 750,000
(NEW CIP) CATAMARAN AND SEA
CLOUD S3 SYTHETIC RESURFACING
(2026-2027)
CC 1,800,000
(NEW CIP) SHAD PARK RENOVATION
(2026-2027) CC/ERF 898,000
(CIP 301-713) LIGHT INSTALLATION AT
BOOTHBAY PARK (2023-2024) CC 750,000
(NEW CIP) AMPHITHEATER TURF
RESURFACING CC 120,000
(NEW CIP) DOG PARK
INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE AND
SYNTHETIC TURF REPLACEMENT
CC 500,000
(NEW CIP) GULL PARK RENOVATION CC 1,000,000
(NEW CIP) LEO J RYAN PICNIC
SHELTER AND GOOSE DETERRENT CC 2,238,500
STREET / TRAFFIC SIGNAL PROJECTS $7,150,000 $6,000,000
(NEW) STREET REHABILITATION (2026-
2027) SB1/MA 2,000,000
(CIP 301-698) TRANSPORTATION
SAFETY SIGNALIZATION UPGRADES
MA/MM/MW/
ERF/TIF/CC 4,825,000 3,000,000
(NEW CIP) BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN
IMPROVEMENTS (2026-2027) SB1/CC 325,000 1,000,000
(NEW CIP) STREET REHABILITATION
(2027-2028) MA/GT/SB1 2,000,000
STORM WATER/LAGOON PROJECTS $10,000,000
(CIP 301-717) LAGOON PUMP STATION
REHABILITATION AND CAPACITY
ENHANCEMENT (2023-2024)
CC 8,300,000
(CIP 301-722) LAGOON INTAKE
STRUCTURE REHABILITATION (2024-
2025)
CC 1,700,000
LEVEE PROJECTS $500,000
(NEW CIP) LEVEE SHEET PILE WALL
COATING CC 500,000
WATER PROJECTS $2,200,000 $1,450,000
(NEW CIP) LARGE WATER VALVE
REPLACEMENT (2026-2027) CW 1,000,000 500,000
(405-727) PERMANENT EMERGENCY
BYPASS TRANSMISSION MAIN ON E.
THIRD AVE. (2025-2026)
CW 700,000
(NEW CIP) ASSESSMENT OF
CATHODIC PROTECTION ANODE BEDS
(2026-2027)
CW 500,000
(NEW CIP) WATER TANK LINING AND
STRUCTURAL RETROFIT (2027-2028) CW 750,000
(NEW CIP) 24INCH MAIN
REPLACEMENT (2027-2028) CW 200,000
WASTEWATER PROJECTS $8,857,803 $2,000,000
(401-652) WASTEWATER TREATMENT
PLANT MASTER PLAN IMPROVEMENTS
(2015-2016)
CWW 2,857,803
(CIP 455-806) EMERGENCY
GENERATOR REPLACEMENTS (2021-
2022)
WWCF 1,000,000
(CIP 455-710) SHELL BRIDGE
SANITARY SEWER FORCE MAIN
REHABILITATION (2022-2023)
CWW 1,500,000
(CIP 455-719) SANITARY SEWER LIFT
STATION IMPROVEMENTS - - PHASE 6
(2023-2024)
CWW 3,000,000
(NEW CIP) SEWER REHABILITATION
(formerly Sanitary Sewer Manhole
Replacements) (2026-2027)
CWW 500,000 2,000,000
TOTAL ALL PROJECTS $35,675,803 15,508,500
BMF=Building Maintenance Fund; CC=CIP City; CW=CIP Water; CWW=CIP Wastewater; MA=Measure A; MM= Measure M; MW= Measure W; SB1=CA Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017; WWCF=Wastewater Capacity Fee
STRATEGY FOR THE FUTURE
This Capital Improvement Plan is both fiscally and operationally ambitious. Completing and closing existing projects, especially those in the construction phase, is a top priority for the Public Works Department. This Council item addresses Council appropriations for FY 2026- 2027 and FY 2027-2028 and the plan for funding projects for the additional three years after that. Within this framework, staff balances projects based upon project priority and staffing workload, and it includes the Executive Leadership Team in discussions of priority shifts throughout the year.
CEQA
Not Applicable
FISCAL IMPACT
In Fiscal Year 2026-2027, of the total CIP budget of $35,675,803 the General Fund has been identified as the funding source for $15,928,000. For FY 2027-2028, of the total CIP budget of $15,508,500 the General Fund consists of $8,683,500. The reminder funds have been identified from the Water and Wastewater Enterprise, internal service funds, State funding available for streets projects, and development impact fees.
CITY COUNCIL VISION, MISSION, AND VALUE/PRIORITY AREA
Facilities and Infrastructure
Smart Planning, Development, and the Local Economy
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment 1 - Proposed Capital Improvement Program FY 2026-2027 to FY 2030-2031 (draft excerpt from Preliminary Budget)
oPages 281-291: Status Updates of all currently open projects and completed and closed projects
oPages 292-293: Overview of Capital Improvement Plan Development Process oPages 295-312: Summary Project Table and Tables A-D
oPages 313-374: Full project descriptions and details of projects recommended for funding in FY 2026-2027 through FY 2030-2031