Memorandum
Date: July 7, 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: (a) (Sitting as the Lake County Board of Supervisors) Consideration of the Proposed County Capital Improvement Plan for FY 26/27 Through FY 29/30; (b) (Sitting as the LACOSAN Board of Directors) Consideration of the Proposed LACOSAN Capital Improvement Plan for FY 26/27 Through FY 29/30
Executive Summary:
On May 12, 2026, the proposed Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for FY 25/26 through FY 29/30 was presented to the Board of Supervisors. The Board requested adding a Lake County Sanitation District (LACOSAN) CIP, the County's public wastewater enterprise, responsible for collecting, conveying, and treating sewage across its service areas. A separate legal entity from the County, it is governed by the Board of Supervisors sitting as its Board of Directors and operated by Lake County Special Districts. The LACOSAN CIP includes 21 projects estimated at approximately $11.7 million in cost. Therefore, this item will be taken in two parts, with your Board seated as the LACOSAN Board of Directors for part (b), to adopt the LACOSAN CIP.
These would be inaugural CIP for both the County and LACOSAN. They are designed as planning documents for County departments, the Board of Supervisors, and the public to assist with capital projects planning and to facilitate attaining outside funding for projects listed. Funding sources vary by department and project type. Due to the upcoming fiscal year, FY 25/26 projects were removed from the CIPs, and their timeframes are now from FY 26/27 through FY 29/30. Projects identified in the CIPs reflect strategic priorities and planning-level cost estimates. They are not pre-approved expenditures. The County CIP is divided into three functional areas: Facilities, Transportation, and Utilities and the departments with projects listed are Public Works, Special Districts, and Water Resources.
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. Facility 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 district’s service district. Special Districts is engaged in pursuing grants to supplement these revenues, particularly for larger infrastructure projects.
There are 164 distinct projects listed in the County CIP, with 9 projects listed both in Utilities and LACOSAN, with an estimated total expenditure of $216,116,604 during the FY 26/27 through FY 29/30 time period. It is intended that these CIPs will be an annual planning process for the County, with updated cost estimates, new project identification, funding confirmations, and project completions.
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Recommended Action:
(a) Approve the County Capital Improvement Plan for FY 26/27 Through FY 29/30.
(b) Approve the LACOSAN Capital Improvement Plan for FY 26/27 Through FY 29/30.