CITY OF POMONA
COUNCIL REPORT
October 20, 2025
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Anita D. Scott, City Manager
Submitted By: Meg McWade, Public Works Director
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE FY 2025-26 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP) BUDGET BY CREATING TWO NEW PROJECTS, CLOSING TWO PROJECTS, AND APPROPRIATING CIP CARRYOVER DISCRETIONARY FUNDING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDING TO SEVERAL PROJECTS RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-112 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, TO AMEND THE FY 2025-26 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP) BUDGET BY CREATING TWO NEW PROJECTS, “PALOMARES PARK SOCCER FIELD REHABILITATION,” PROJECT NO. 428-2590-XXXXX-71129 AND APPROPRIATING $50,561 OF DISTRICT 6 CIP CARRYOVER DISCRETIONARY FUNDS TO THE PROJECT, AND “WESTMONT PARK RESTROOM REHABILITATION,” PROJET NO. 428-2590-XXXXX-71130, AND APPROPRIATING $17,688 OF DISTRICT 5 CIP CARRYOVER DISCRETIONARY FUNDS TO THE PROJECT, CLOSING AN UNFUNDED PROJECT, “CIVIC CENTER TILE REHABILITATION,” PROJECT NO. 428-2590-XXXXX-71126, CLOSING AND UNAPPROPRIATING $40,000 OF DISTRICT 5 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDING FROM “WESTMONT PARK SOFTBALL FIELD REHABILITATION,” PROJECT NO. 428-2590-XXXXX-71120 AND CLOSING THE PROJECT, AND APPROPRIATING THIS FUNDING AND $636,636 OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FY 2025-26 ALLOCATIONS TO VARIOUS PROJECTS AS DETAILED IN EXHIBIT A.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council action will adopt a resolution to formally fund several park and street improvement projects using special funds called Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) and other District carryover funds. Two new projects will be created: the renovation of the soccer field at Palomares Park and restroom improvements at Westmont Park. The resolution also closes older, unfunded projects and moves money to support the new ones. These changes ensure that 100% of the CDBG funds help low-to-moderate income communities, as required by federal rules.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
On July 7, Council adopted the FY 2025-26 Annual Action Plan that provided the CDBG funding recommendations for various CIP projects. The table below summarizes the fiscal actions being taken including appropriating the CDBG Funding and additional Discretionary Funding.
Project
Beginning Budget
CDBG Appropriation (Unappropriation
District Appropriation
Revised Budget
“Palomares Park Soccer Field Rehabilitation” (included in summary table above) PN 71129 $0
$79,997
$50,561*
$130,558
“Westmont Park Softball Field Rehabilitation” PN 71120 unappropriation $40,000
($40,000) (to be moved to 71130)
$0
$0
“Westmont Park Restroom Rehabilitation” PN 71130
$0
$100,000 ($40,000 from 71120 plus $60,000 FY 25-26 allocation) $17,688**
$117,688
“Washington Park Soccer Field Rehabilitation” PN 71122
$0
$200,000
$0
$200,000
“Civic Center Plaza – New Playground and Amenities” PN 71063 $14,830,473
$66,205
$0
$14,896,678
“ADA Curb Ramps and Path of Travel – Citywide (CDBG) (FY 25-26)” PN 68948 $595,087
$1,987
$0
$597,074
“Park Restroom Construction and Replacement” PN 71079
$3,971,153
$31,421
$0
$4,002,574
“Streetlights Citywide (FY 25-26 to 27-28)” PN 68600
$32,000
$49,889
$0
$81,889
“Street Improvements Citywide (FY 25-26 to 27-28)” PN 67949 $0
$147,137
$0
$147,137
Total CDBG Appropriations
$636,636
$68,249
*D6 Carryover CIP Discretionary Funding
**D5 Carryover CIP Discretionary Funding
It should be noted that $55,106 of District 2’s allocation was initially allocated to “Parks and Buildings Rehabilitation – Citywide,” Project No. 428-2590-XXXXX-71125 in the Action Plan as a placeholder, but it has since been determined that $23,685 of that allocation will go to “Washington Park Soccer Field Rehabilitation,” Project No. 428-2590-XXXXX-71125 and the remaining $31,421 will go towards “Park Restroom Construction and Replacement,” Project No. 428-2590-XXXXX-71079.
PREVIOUS RELATED ACTION:
On July 7, 2025, Council approved the FY 2025-26 Annual Action Plan with proposed CDBG funding.
DISCUSSION:
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program helps cities improve housing, neighborhoods, and job opportunities for people with low or moderate incomes. Every CDBG project must meet one of four main goals: 1) help low-to-moderate income people directly, 2) benefit areas where most residents have low incomes, 3) clean up rundown areas, or 4) respond to emergencies like natural disasters. Projects must also fit into one of five categories: Administration/Planning, Housing, Economic Development, Public Service, or Capital Improvement. The City plans to use 100% of its CDBG funds to help low-to-moderate income people and families.
With input from the community and City Council, a list of new and continuing projects was approved as part of the FY 2025-26 Annual Action Plan. Additionally, City Council with remaining CIP Carryover funds determined project funding priorities. These projects, along with how much funding each are slated to receive, are listed in Exhibit A to the resolution. This action will officially appropriate funding for these projects.
As part of adopting Resolution No. 2025-112, the City will take several specific actions:
Two new projects will be created:
“Palomares Park Soccer Field Rehabilitation,” Project No. 428-2590-XXXXX-71129, which will receive $50,561 from District 6 CIP Carryover Funds and $79,997 of District 6 CDBG funding; and “Westmont Park Restroom Rehabilitation,” Project No. 428-2590-XXXXX-71130, which will receive $17,688 from District 5 CIP Carryover Funds and $100,000 of District 5 CDBG funding, which includes 2025-26 annual allocations and funding from the closure of another project, outlined below.
The City will close “Civic Center Tile Rehabilitation,” Project No. 428-2590-XXXXX-71126 which was created but did not receive enough funding support for a separate project to be effective. As a result, its CDBG (Mayoral) designated funding of $66,205 will now be included in “Civic Center Plaza – New Playground and Amenities,” Project No. 428-2590-XXXXX-71063; “Westmont Park Softball Field Rehabilitation,” Project No. 428-2590-XXXXX-71120 will be closed, and its $40,000 in CDBG funding will be moved to “Westmont Park Restroom Rehabilitation.” $200,000 of CDBG funding will be appropriated to “Washington Park Soccer Field Rehabilitation,” Project No. 428-2590-XXXXX-71122 from the Mayoral ($25,000), District 2 ($73,685), and District 3 ($101,315) 2025-26 CDBG annual allocations. “ADA Curb Ramps and Path of Travel – Citywide,
Project No. 428-2590-XXXXX-67948 will receive $1,987 of District 5 2025-26 annual CDBG allocations. “Streetlights Citywide (FY 25-26 to 27-28),” Project No. 428-2590-XXXXX-68600 will receive $49,889 of District 1 2025-26 annual CDBG allocations for Randolph Streetlights. “Street Improvements Citywide (FY 25-26 to 27-28,” Project No. 428-2590-XXXXX-67949 will receive $147,137 of District 1 ($49,888) and District 4 ($97,249) 2025-26 annual CDBG allocations for lighted stop signs.
COUNCIL PRIORITIES & GOALS:
This item supports the 2021-22 City Council Priority 5: Goal O: Improve Parks facilities in the following general order of priority: 1) ensuring that existing amenities are functioning; 2) rehabilitating bathrooms and other park facilities and equipment; 5) adding new bathrooms; and 6) adding additional recreation and playground equipment.
Prepared by:
Shandy Dittman
Public Works Fiscal and Project Manager
ATTACHMENT(S):
Attachment No. 1 – Resolution No. 2025-112
Attachment No. 2 - Exhibit A to the Resolution
Attachment No. 3 – CIP Details Sheet 71129
Attachment No. 4 – CIP Details Sheet 71130
Amending the FY 2025-26 CIP Budget through various CDBG Appropriations