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 ...
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