San Francisquito Creek Upstream of 101 Flood Protection
Project CPR003 · Public Works
Also identified in the budget as “San Francisquito Cr-101 Flood” (project code CPR003).
No dollars are budgeted in the FY 2027–31 capital plan yet.
Funding pathway has not been mapped for this project. The project may be in a study phase, or its scope and cost are not yet defined.
- Category
- Capital Improvement Plan
- Department
- Public Works
- Spent FY 2023–25
- $54,594
›Budget labels for this project
Sources: City of Menlo Park OpenGov CIP detail, project code CPR003; resident-facing name shown here is “San Francisquito Creek Upstream of 101 Flood Protection”. The OpenGov summary label is “San Francisquito Cr-101 Flood”. Budget worksheet labeled “San Francisquito Creek Upsteam of 101”. Budget proposal labeled “San Francisquito Creek Upstream of 101 Flood Protection”.
This project is in the City's Capital Improvement Plan inventory but has no dollars allocated in the FY 2027–31 plan. The City has spent $54,594 on related work in prior years (FY 2023–25). That doesn't mean it was rejected — it means no money has been committed to it yet.
It can get funded one of two ways, and both run through the City Council: the City budgets the money itself in a future cycle (general fund, reserves, fees, or a bond), or an outside grant covers part or all of it — which the Council still has to apply for and accept.
To weigh in on what gets prioritized, the next public hearing on the budget is on June 9 — public comment is open to anyone. You can also email city.council@menlopark.gov.
Spending by year
›Where the money went, line by line
| Year | Fund | Category | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY 23 | Capital Project Funds | Operating Expenses | $43,510 |
| FY 23 | Capital Project Funds | Salaries and Wages | $4,600 |
| FY 23 | Capital Project Funds | Fringe Benefits | $352 |
| FY 24 | Capital Project Funds | Operating Expenses | $4,773 |
| FY 24 | Capital Project Funds | Salaries and Wages | $927 |
| FY 24 | Capital Project Funds | Fringe Benefits | $432 |
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Actual spending recorded in the City's general ledger, by fiscal year. This is money already paid out (and, for FY 2026, adopted in the current budget), not part of the forward five-year capital plan.
This project does not currently have detailed funding plans or Council actions associated with it in the public budget record. That can change at the next budget cycle.
How this project changed between plans
The City publishes a new five-year capital plan each year. Here is how this project's five-year total moved from the FY 2025-30 Adopted plan to the FY 2026-31 Proposed plan.
“Five-year total” is every expense line for this project in each plan (carryover estimate plus new money). The two plans cover different five-year windows, so part of a change can be the window shifting by a year.
5-year envelope decreased from $3,437,681 to $0. The project does not appear in the new plan's new-money or carryover columns.
Possible explanations
- Project may have been deferred beyond the 5-year window.
- Scope may have been completed during prior years.
- Funding strategy may have shifted to dependence on grants not yet awarded.
These are possibilities to check, not findings. The published data shows the change; it does not state the reason.
What is the planning status of the San Francisquito Creek 101 Flood Protection project, given that it does not appear in the FY 2026-31 Proposed plan?
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Each figure is the sum of this project's expense lines in that plan snapshot (view v_cip_plan_comparison, from cip_plan_lines). Flagged questions come from cip_plan_clarifications.