Memorandum
Date: May 12, 2026
To: The Honorable Brad Rasmussen, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Susan Parker, County Administrative Officer
Benjamin Rickelman, Deputy County Administrative Officer
Subject: Consideration of the Inaugural County of Lake Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for Fiscal Years 2025-26 Through 2029-30
Executive Summary:
The County Administrative Office is very pleased to present for the consideration of your Board the Inaugural County of Lake Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), spanning Fiscal Years (FY) 2025-26 through 2029-30.
This Draft CIP is divided into three functional areas, Facilities, Transportation, and Utilities. Departments with projects listed are Public Works, Special Districts, and Water Resources. The CIP is intended to promote County staff, departments and your Board with planning projects, while promoting public understanding.
As your Board and members of the public will be aware, the County budgets for the upcoming Fiscal Year, only. Therefore, the only projects with committed funding in the CIP (with the exception of the Armory project), are the FY 25 / 26 projects. Projects identified in future years of the CIP reflect strategic priorities, with planning-level cost estimates; they are not pre-approved expenditures.
Members of your Board will likewise be aware, funding sources vary by department and project type. Transportation projects are substantially supported by state and federal transportation funds, including Surface Transportation Program (STP) and Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) allocations, alongside local road funds. Facilities projects generally rely on the County General Fund and, where applicable, state or federal grants, except for landfill projects which are funded through the solid waste enterprise fund through disposal revenue. Water, sewer, and lighting districts’ capital improvements are funded primarily through service revenues collected from ratepayers within each service district. Special Districts regularly pursues grants to supplement these revenues, particularly for larger infrastructure projects.
There are 216 projects listed in this CIP. Fully funding all would require estimated allocations of $260,986,544 from FY 25-26 through FY 29-30. Administration’s intent is for the CIP to be an integrated part of annual County planning processes (including the County Budget), with updated cost estimates, new project identification, funding confirmations, and reporting on project completions.
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Recommended Action: Approve the Inaugural County of Lake Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for Fiscal Years 2025-26 Through 2029-30.