FINANCIAL INFORMATION
PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW
Council considers projects as part of their regular review and adoption of the annual budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
See Executive Summary.
ATTACHED INFORMATION
1. FY2026 Adopted Capital Improvement Plan Status Update
2. Capital Improvement Plan Development Policy
FISCAL IMPACT:
1. Is There A Fiscal Impact? Yes
2. Is it Currently Budgeted? Yes
3. If Budgeted, Which Line? Varies
Department Strategic Goal Met Type of Request Item Description Purpose Cost Line Item Funding Source Status Update All All Planning Building Design/Space Analysis Provide Space Needs Assessment for Municipal Complex $55,000 210-9691-549-5270 General Gov. Impact Fees In Progress; 90% Ambulance Community Safety Equipment Ambulance Equipment Equipment to Outfit Ambulance $30,000 320-6100-539-5701 Ambulance Completed Ambulance Community Safety Equipment Ambulance Replacement Deposit Funding for Replacement Ambulance $150,000 320-6100-539-5723 Ambulance Completed Community Development Support Businesses Incentive Façade/Alley Program Grant Program for Façade/Alley $15,000 001-1400-519-5778 Economic Development/GF In Progress; 2 Projects Completed Community Development Support Businesses Incentive Econ. Development - Property Tax Forgivable Loan Program; Pending Application (Deli Casa) $75,000 505-9100-519-5375 Forgivable Loan Fund Not Yet Started Council All Planning Impact Fee Nexus Study Developer Impact Fee Nexus Study Update; State Mandated Update $50,000 Multiple DIF Funds Various Impact Fee Funds In ProgressCouncil All Planning General Plan Update General Plan Update; Consultant Year 3 $45,500 503-5400-515-5270 Economic Stabilization Fund Completed Council/Committee Community Safety Infrastructure Funding Request For Improvements Public Safety Committee Request $10,000 001-1400-519-5779 General Fund In Progress Engineering/PW Community Safety Planning EV Charging EV Charging Stations; Downtown (Design Work Only) $31,000 105-9200-549-5701 (local match portion only) Carbon Reduction Grant & Measure C (Local Match) In Progress; Design Engineering/PW Community Safety Infrastructure Alley Repairs 20th/21st Ave Alley Repairs $279,000 064-9100-549-5754 CMAQ Grant Completed Engineering/PW Community Safety Infrastructure Alley Repairs Mehlert/Warkentin Alley Improvements $259,000 Grant Account CMAQ Grant Completed Engineering/PW Community Safety Planning Road Repair 18th Ave. Reconstruction (Design Work Only) $37,000 063-9100-549-5753 STBG Grant/Measure C (Local Match) In ProgressEngineering/PW Community Safety Planning Road Repair FY2027 Design Costs for Road Projects $150,000 105-9200-549-5270/104-9100-549-5270 LTF8 & Measure C (Street Maint.) In Progress; Survey Work Engineering/PW Community Safety Planning New Roundabout Installation Gilroy/Mariposa/18th Ave Roundabout (Design Work Only) $170,000 065-9100-549-5755 CMAQ Grant & Measure C (Local Match) In Progress Engineering/PW Community Safety Planning RRFB Installation Various RRFB Enhancements $17,000 STBG Grant/Measure C (Local Match) In Progress; Design Engineering/PW Support Businesses Infrastructure New Road Installation Business Park Ave. B New Road & Utility Connection (includes CE) $344,000 Traffic, Water & Sewer Developer Impact Fees Traffic, Water & Sewer Developer Impact Fees Completed Engineering/PW Community Safety Infrastructure Road Repair Summer 2025 Streets Project (Stroud Ave, 23rd,24th/25th, Tulare St., Eulam Ct., 8th Ave. Dr. 9th Ave. Dr., Mehlert St. (includes CE) $1,060,000 Various - Local Transporation funds; see summary sheet Gas Tax/LTF 8/Measure C & SB1 Completed Fire All Equipment Engine Replacement Fire Engine Deposit (10+ Year Plan); Year 1 $100,000 Measure E Measure E Completed Fire All Equipment Engine Replacement New Fire Engine; Delivery $950,000 Various Measure E/State Grant/Fire Fund/ESF Completed Parks Preserve the Kingsburg Experience Planning Parks Master Plan Parks Master Plan Update; Fresno State $35,000 210-9606-549-5270 Developer Impact Fees In Progress Parks Community Engagement Facilities TNR TNR Costs $20,000 001-2800-529-5371 General Fund In Progress Police All Vehicle New Vehicle New Patrol Vehicle; 1 New Vehicles $100,000 001-3400-539-5715/504-5500-515-5270 GF/Equipment Reserve Completed Police Community Safety Infrastructure License Plate Reader Cameras Purchase and Installation of 10 LPR Cameras $35,000 503-5400-515-5270 Economic Stabilization Fund Completed Police/Fire Community Safety Planning Election Services Measure E Renewal Effort $50,000 106-3400-549-5701/106-6200-549-5701 Measure E In Progress Public Works Preserve the Kingsburg Experience Facilities Building Repairs Senior Center Roof Repair $60,000 001-4600-549-5701 General Fund Not Yet Started PW/Solid Waste Ensure Financial Stability Materials SB1383 Requirement SB1383 Procurement, 1383 Fliers & Tire Amnesty $16,000 319-9100-549-5701 SB1383 Grant/Solid Waste Fund In Progress Total Capital Improvement Plan $4,143,500
Capital Improvement Projects 2025‐2026
Annually, the City uses a needs-driven approach to develop its initial Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). The proposed organizational process for developing the CIP involves the following steps:
Step 1: Organize the Process
Staff meets to establish the administrative and policy framework within which the CIP process would operate. Individual department heads develop capital requests based upon the City’s adopted Strategic Planning goals. Council adopts an annual budget schedule that outlines the key dates for budget development.
Step 2: Develop Project Requests
All department heads submit proposed capital improvement projects. Forms are made available that allow for the required criteria to be submitted in a standard format. The department heads develop the proposed projects based on a realistic assessment of need.
Because the City does not have sufficient funding capacity to meet all the capital needs, priorities are set. Departments that submit proposals typically will rank their own projects.
A project’s desirability depends on several factors – not only the project itself, but also on how it’s accomplished, where it may be located, how much it costs and its funding source.
Step 3: Present Departmental Projects
The objective is to put together a CIP that is sensitive to the policies that have been adopted and contained projects that related to organizational objectives.
Step 4: Screen, Evaluate and Prioritize Projects
The most difficult task for staff normally occurs when evaluating and prioritizing the projects submitted for approval. This is a critical component of the CIP process. Project selection must correspond to the amount of money assumed available for capital spending.
Shrinking funds and rising costs incurred in maintaining and rehabilitating deteriorating infrastructure make the process of selecting the most vital capital projects even more crucial and difficult. The merits of each project must be judged against the policies and criteria of the CIP process. Does the project conform in terms of location, size, service provided, relation to its service area, effect on land use patterns, and relation to public policy and community goals? More than merely a technical process, prioritization involves value preferences, policy choices and political actions. Throughout the examination of the proposed projects, staff attempts to overcome some inherent problems in the CIP process:
A. Government projects are difficult to evaluate because of their diversity and the fact that many, essentially, are not comparable. Individual CIP project requests reflect the need to serve different constituencies and diverse community values. Staff must attempt to reconcile and balance conflicting project needs across a wide array of requests.
B. Staff must continually approach the decisions required in this process rationally and analytically. While conflicting interests within the political process are acknowledged, staff must attempt to develop a plan that provides the most benefit to the entire community.
C. It is inevitable that the number of projects requested exceeds available funding. In the endeavor to provide better service to the community, departments often propose capital projects that, unfortunately, go unfunded. These projects are not dismissed, but rather are placed in the 5-year plan that is evaluated each year.
The initial review (evaluation of project impact) takes place without regard to funding availability and focuses on policies and the objectivity and judgment based on input from staff. In addition to strategic goals, staff also considers the following impacts of projects:
• Fiscal consequences.
• Health and safety effects.
• Community economic effects.
• Environmental, aesthetic, and social
effects.
• Feasibility
• Implications of deferring the project
• Amount of uncertainty and risk.
Next, the projects are placed into the appropriate funding priority group in relation to their necessity or urgency. Staff has established the following classification system to prioritize proposed projects:
Priority A - Essential
Urgent, high-priority projects that are necessary. These include projects that are required to complete a major public improvement; projects that would address an emergency, or remedy a condition dangerous to public health, welfare, and safety, projects that would provide facilities for a critically needed community plan; projects needed to correct an inequitable distribution of public improvements in the past and projects vital to the economic stability of the City. A special effort is made to find sufficient funding for all of the projects in this group.
Priority B - Desirable
High-priority projects that should be addressed as funding becomes available. These include projects that have a justifiable benefit for the community and have the validity of planning and timing that have been credibly established.
Priority C - Acceptable
Worthwhile projects to be considered if funding is available. These are projects that are adequately planned, but not absolutely required, and could be deferred to a subsequent year if budget reductions are necessary.
Priority D - Deferrable
Low-priority projects which are desirable but not essential and can be postponed without detriment to the provision of other services.
In addition, projects may be eliminated from consideration if it is determined that they no longer provide for a valid community need or are unnecessary for City operations.
Step 5: Select Projects
In the end, the availability of funds each year, as approved by the Council upon the recommendation of the City Manager, determines the number of projects that are funded.
As with the measurement of project impacts in Step 4, placing projects in priority groupings relies on the judgment of staff, and is not a completely objective process. The criteria used are not subject to precise measurement. This judgment is not arbitrary and is done within the context of the plans, policies and the goals of the organization.
Step 6: Prepare and Adopt the CIP
In Step 2 of the process, broad criteria are established to help staff plan capital improvement projects. As the process continues, and increasingly detailed information emerges, projects may be added, altered, or abandoned. Eventually, staff arrives at a final list of projects that is submitted to the residents and Council for review. Acceptance is not a commitment to finance the approved projects. Ultimately, approval of the final budget is the policy action that allocates funding to the capital improvement plan. \\cityhall-dc\CHUsers\Abigail Palsgaard\City Council\City Council Staff Reports\2026\2026.03.04\Engineers 03-04-26 report.doc
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
I. Smith Street Parking Lot Improvements
The City Engineer is working with a third-party consultant to prepare plans for rehabilitation of the parking lot and addition of photovoltaic (solar) improvement, including vehicle charging stations. This project is funded by a Fresno County Rural Transit New Technology Grant.
II. 2026 Streets Project
The project is in the design phase and includes pavement rehabilitation of the following streets:
• NE Area - 21st/22nd (Carolyn - Winter) & Carolyn (22nd - 23rd) & 22nd (Carolyn to Stroud) + Birch and Magnolia
• Tulare Street – 10th – 14th (SB1)
• 14th Ave - Stroud to Klepper
• Rafer Johnson Drive – Kern to Sierra
Construction is scheduled for summer 2026. The project is funded by Measure C, SB1 and local road funds (Gas Tax, LTF).
III. Gilroy / 18th Roundabout
The project will construct a roundabout at the intersection of Gilroy Street and 18th Avenue near Lincoln School. The project is in the early stages of design and is scheduled for construction in summer of 2028. The project is funded by federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality funds.
CITY OF KINGSBURG
ENGINEERING PROGRESS REPORT
MARCH 4, 2026
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IV. 18th Avenue Reconstruction – Earl St. to Sierra Street The project will rehabilitate the pavement along the project limits. The project is in design stage and is scheduled for construction in fall of 2026. The project is funded by federal Surface Transportation Block Grant funds.
V. Electrical Vehicle Charging Stations
The project installs up to six new charging stations near the intersection of Draper Street & California Street. The project is in the early stages of design and is scheduled for construction in summer of 2027. The project is funded by federal Carbon Reduction Program funds.
VI. RRFB Enhancements at Three Crosswalks
The project replaces existing warning devices and with a Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon system at the following intersections:
• 10th Avenue / Union Street
• Rafer Johnson Drive / Sierra Street
• 18th Avenue / Kern Street (Ave 396)
The project is in design stage and is scheduled for construction in summer of 2026.
The project is funded by federal Carbon Reduction Program funds.
VII. 10th Avenue / Kern Street Intersetion Improvements The project will reconfigure the intersection and install safety devices such as a speed table, speed feedback signs and a rectangular rapid flash beacon at the crosswalk. The project is in the early stages of design and is scheduled for construction in summer of 2028. The project is funded by Highway Safety Improvement Program funds.
VIII. 18th Avenue Reconstruction (Stroud to Kamm)
The project will rehabilitate the pavement along the project limits. The project is scheduled to begin design in 2029 and is scheduled for construction in summer of 2030. The project is funded by federal Surface Transportation Block Grant funds.
IX. Sierra Street Reconstruction (Rafer Johnson to Bethel) The project will rehabilitate the pavement along the project limits. The project is in the design phase and is scheduled for construction in summer of 2027. The project is funded by federal Surface Transportation Block Grant funds. \\cityhall-dc\CHUsers\Abigail Palsgaard\City Council\City Council Staff Reports\2026\2026.03.04\Engineers 03-04-26 report.doc
X. 18th/19th and 19th/20th Alley Improvements (Sierra to Mariposa) The project will reconstruct the alleys within the project limits. The project is scheduled to begin design in 2027 and is scheduled for construction in summer of 2029. The project is funded by federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality funds.
XI. Water Tower Painting
The project will repaint portions of the City’s water tower. Work is anticipated to begin in spring 2026. The project is funded by the General Fund.
XII. Senior Center Roof Repairs
The City Engineer is assisting the Public Works Director in coordinating work associated with the repair of the Senior Center roof. Work will include structural enhancement and shingle repairs. The project is funded by the General Fund.
XIII. Golden State Corridor – Phase 3
The City Engineer is assisting Fresno County Transportation Authority with final design and permitting of improvements to several railroad crossings along Golden State Boulevard (Simpson Street) including traffic signalization of the Golden State / Bethel Avenue intersection and realignment and traffic signalization of the Golden State / Stroud Avenue intersection. The project is funded by Measure C.
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
XIV. Development Projects
The City Engineer is performing engineering review and/or inspection of the following entitlement projects:
a) Sinclair Gas Station – The project grading plans have been approved. b) Rafer Johnson Drive / Sierra Street Gas Station – Construction work has begun on the project site.
c) Khalsa Truck Center – Construction work has begun on the new truck terminal and dispatch center on Kamm Avenue west of State Route 99. d) Irigoyan Office (Lewis / California) – Construction work has begun on this professional office project.
e) Kwik Korner - The project is in the final stages of construction and includes reconstruction of an existing gas station.
f) Lilla Dallen Senior Complex (10th Avenue) – The Site Plan Review has been completed and conditions of approval has been prepared for the project.
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g) Swedish Mill = City Engineer has issued the site grading permit for this project.
h) PCA Parking Lot Improvements – City Engineer is reviewing plans for alterations to the employee parking lot at the plant.
i) SJVH TTM (Willow Glenn) – City Engineer is assisting in review of a proposed tentative tract map for approximately 90 units near Sixth Ave Drive / Kern Street.
j) Developer Impact Fee Update Study – The City Engineer is supporting the consultant preparing this study.
k) SPR 26-03 – City Engineer is assisting in the site plan review of a project to construct a new administration building at the Kingsburg Cemetery. l) Tract 6480 (Kings Estates Phase 5) – The subdivision infrastructure is under construction, and it is anticipated housing construction will begin in calendar year 2026.
m) Tract 6499 (Crown) - The subdivision infrastructure is under construction, and it is anticipated housing construction will begin in calendar year 2026.
OTHER PROJECTS
XV. PG&E Rule 20A Undergrounding Projects
The City Engineer is working with PGE to complete the 10th Avenue (Draper Street to Roosevelt Street) undergrounding project within the City of Kingsburg.
The project is anticipated to be constructed in 2030. The project is funded through PGE’s Rule 20A program.
XVI. ATP Application
The City Engineer is preparing for completing the grant applications for Cycle 8 of this program. Applications are due in June 2026.