A project by Laura Melahn, Candidate for Menlo Park District 4 City Council
City Buildings
Funded FY27–31

Burgess Campus Building Efficiency and Electrification

Project STB007 · Public Works

Also identified in the budget as “Burgess Efficiency&Electrifica” (project code STB007).

Cost & funding
Five-year planned cost
$6,880,000
Where the money comes from
  • Capital Project Funds$6,880,000
Specifically
  • General Capital Improvements Fund$6,880,000

    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.

Funding pathway
Mixed sourcesIn pursuit

City building electrification project. Pursuing additional state electrification grants (CEC successor programs, CalCAP, similar). PCE Solar GovPV anticipated for PV component. Residual likely General Fund Capital Improvement transfer or future bond.

Category
Studies
Department
Public Works
Spent FY 2023–25
$4,825
Estimated lifetime cost
$6,880,000
Budget labels for this project

Sources: City of Menlo Park OpenGov CIP detail, project code STB007; resident-facing name shown here is “Burgess Campus Building Efficiency and Electrification”. The OpenGov summary label is “Burgess Efficiency&Electrifica”. Budget worksheet labeled “Burgess Campus Building Efficiency & Electrification”.

$6.6M
Funding gap
Estimated lifetime cost $6,880,000
Estimated lifetime cost
$6,880,000
Secured (awarded, received, allocated)
$0
Committed, not yet executed
$0
Pending application
$300,000
Anticipated (not yet applied for)
Amount not disclosed
Funding gap (not yet covered)
$6,580,000
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The lifetime cost estimate is $6,880,000, from Per 5-year CIP detail export FY2026-31 (filter STB007, total expense across years) (May 28, 2026). Source: Source: cip_transactions; need staff-report total to confirm whether $6.88M is the full life cost or just 5-year window. 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.

Who is paying

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.

Bay Area Regional Energy Network grant - hot water heatersPending
$300,000
BayREN (regional) · construction

Conditions: Grant application submitted

Per web search of menlopark.gov sustainability pages: $300K grant APPLICATION (not award) for hot water heaters at Burgess Pool.

Peninsula Clean Energy GovPV Solar ProgramAnticipated
Peninsula Clean Energy (regional) · construction

City pursuing PV solar at Burgess Pool via PCE Solar and Storage GovPV program. Amount TBD. Solar systems energized at the Burgess Park campus through the Peninsula Clean Energy GovPV program (May 28, 2026 Public Budget Workshop, ~31:45).

Communitywide Electrification Home Upgrade Services (May 2025 progress)Anticipated
City of Menlo Park (city) · design

Conditions: Per May 27, 2025 progress report, Burgess Pool is among facilities targeted for electrification under the citywide program.

Cross-reference: this project is also tracked under the CEC AB 179 grant (grant_id CEC-AB179-ELECTRIFICATION) for the income-qualified household portion at BHCDC, but the Burgess Pool sub-project itself sources funding from a mix including BayREN grant (pending), PCE GovPV (anticipated), and likely City capital reserves. Total cost basis still requires confirmation against a project-specific staff report.

Spending

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.

FY 25$4,825
FY 28$6,000,000
FY 29$680,000
FY 30$200,000
Spent Current year (adopted) Planned
Where the money went, line by line
YearFundCategoryAmount
FY 25Capital Project FundsSalaries and Wages$3,923
FY 25Capital Project FundsFringe Benefits$902
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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.

How decisions were made

Council actions

  1. authorize

    Council authorized PCE Solar and Storage GovPV program at Burgess Pool, BHCDC, City Hall, Library

    Details

    Authorized City participation in Peninsula Clean Energy's GovPV Solar and Storage program for installation of solar PV at four City facilities: Burgess Pool, Belle Haven Child Development Center, City Hall, and Menlo Park Library. Anticipated utility savings ~$3.39M over 25 years.