A project by Laura Melahn, Candidate for Menlo Park District 4 City Council
Water
Wrapping up FY26

Automated Water Meter Reading

Project CPW001 · Public Works

Cost & funding
Five-year planned cost
Not yet budgeted

No dollars are budgeted in the FY 2027–31 capital plan yet.

Funding pathway

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
$3,264,906
Budgeted FY 2026
$500,000
Budget labels for this project

Sources: City of Menlo Park OpenGov CIP detail, project code CPW001; resident-facing name shown here is “Automated Water Meter Reading”. Budget worksheet labeled “Automated Water Meter”.

Wrapping up in FY 2026

The City has $500,000 budgeted in the current fiscal year to complete this project. An additional $3,264,906 was spent in prior years (FY 2023–25). No further funding is planned in the FY 2027–31 Capital Improvement Plan.

What was actually spent

Spending by year

FY 24$2,356,644
FY 25$908,262
FY 26$500,000
Spent Current year (adopted) Planned
Where the money went, line by line
YearFundCategoryAmount
FY 23Enterprise FundsFixed Assets & Capital Outlay$163,721
FY 23Enterprise FundsSalaries and Wages$28,208
FY 23Enterprise FundsFringe Benefits$12,283
FY 23Enterprise FundsProject Control-$204,212
FY 24Enterprise FundsFixed Assets & Capital Outlay$2,292,643
FY 24Enterprise FundsSalaries and Wages$27,020
FY 24Enterprise FundsFringe Benefits$14,792
FY 24Enterprise FundsServices$12,000
FY 24Enterprise FundsOperating Expenses$10,189
FY 25Enterprise FundsFixed Assets & Capital Outlay$816,183
FY 25Enterprise FundsServices$48,043
FY 25Enterprise FundsSalaries and Wages$30,794
FY 25Enterprise FundsFringe Benefits$11,959
FY 25Enterprise FundsOperating Expenses$1,283
FY 26Enterprise FundsFixed Assets & Capital Outlay$500,000
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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.

How decisions were made

Council actions

No Council actions are linked to CPW001 in our database yet. The City Council's agendas and minutes are the authoritative record.