High Voltage Streetlight Conversion
Project CPS013 · Public Works
- Capital Project Funds$2,000,000
- General Capital Improvements Fund$2,000,000
General Fund money that has been transferred over for capital projects. Once here, it is used for capital work — not General Fund operating expenses.
→ What is this fund?
Source: FY 2026–27 CIP, Fund 501 appropriation.
Streetlight conversion. Largely complete; remaining gap is small ($85K). Funded through capital improvement fund with utility rebates.
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- Capital Improvement Plan
- Department
- Public Works
- Spent FY 2023–25
- $759,563
- Estimated lifetime cost
- $2,000,000
›Budget labels for this project
Sources: City of Menlo Park OpenGov CIP detail, project code CPS013; resident-facing name shown here is “High Voltage Streetlight Conversion”.
- Estimated lifetime cost
- $2,000,000
- Secured (awarded, received, allocated)
- $1,914,604
- Committed, not yet executed
- $0
- Pending application
- $0
- Anticipated (not yet applied for)
- $0
- Funding gap (not yet covered)
- $85,396
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The lifetime cost estimate is $2,000,000, from 5-year CIP allocation + June 2025 construction contract for Phase 2 (June 24, 2025). Source: https://www.menlopark.gov/files/sharedassets/public/v/1/agendas-and-minutes/city-council/2025-meetings/20250624/e2-20250624-cc-high-voltage-streetlight-conversion-agree.pdf. The funding gap is the estimated lifetime cost minus all funding that has not been lost, added up from the funding sources listed below. Year-by-year figures come from the City's adopted five-year capital plan.
Funding sources
Each source carries its own status and citation. Expand a row to see the conditions, dates, and source document. “Ongoing” sources are recurring formula funds; sources still being pursued show no dollar amount.
›General Capital Fund (Fund 501) base allocationAllocated$1,710,000City of Menlo Park (city) · construction
Conditions: Pre-existing program allocation.
›General Fund unassigned balance appropriation (FY 2024-25)Allocated$204,604City of Menlo Park (city) · construction
Conditions: Additional appropriation authorized at June 24, 2025 Council meeting to close bid-vs-budget gap.
Spending by year
Past years are recorded actuals from the City's general ledger. FY 2026 is the adopted current-year budget. FY 2027 through FY 2031 is what the five-year Capital Improvement Plan proposes to spend.
›Where the money went, line by line
| Year | Fund | Category | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY 23 | Capital Project Funds | Fixed Assets & Capital Outlay | $360,628 |
| FY 23 | Capital Project Funds | Services | $35,885 |
| FY 23 | Capital Project Funds | Salaries and Wages | $6,464 |
| FY 23 | Capital Project Funds | Fringe Benefits | $3,293 |
| FY 24 | Capital Project Funds | Salaries and Wages | $79 |
| FY 24 | Capital Project Funds | Fringe Benefits | $34 |
| FY 25 | Capital Project Funds | Fixed Assets & Capital Outlay | $307,281 |
| FY 25 | Capital Project Funds | Services | $34,644 |
| FY 25 | Capital Project Funds | Salaries and Wages | $8,257 |
| FY 25 | Capital Project Funds | Fringe Benefits | $2,656 |
| FY 25 | Capital Project Funds | Operating Expenses | $342 |
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Past years are summed from gl_transactions for this project. FY 2026 is the adopted current-year budget for the project. FY 2027 through FY 2031 is what the City's adopted five-year CIP proposes to spend, taken from cip_projects.
Council actions
- authorize
Council awarded $1,512,604 NACC Construction contract for High Voltage Streetlight Conversion Phase 2 + $204,604 appropriation
›Details
Council awarded $1,512,604 construction contract (base + bid alternate A) to NACC Construction LLC and appropriated an additional $204,604 from the General Fund unassigned balance to close the bid-vs-budget gap. Approved 10% contingency ($152,000) held by the City. 4 bidders received; NACC was low bid. Phase 2 of 3 (West Menlo Park).
Staff recommendation: Award NACC contract; appropriate $204,604