A project by Laura Melahn, Candidate for Menlo Park District 4 City Council
The five-year capital plan

Capital projects

Capital projects are the City's big, one-time investments: roads, water mains, parks, and buildings. The City keeps a rolling inventory of every project it has identified — not just the ones funded next year. This page sorts them into what's funded now, what's recently finished, and what's on the list but waiting for money.

35
funded in the next 5 years
$109.2M
planned spending, FY 2027–31
71
projects in the inventory
Funded (FY27–31) 35Recently completed 20No FY27–31 dollars 16All CIP inventory 71
Money source:AllMostly grantRestricted localWater (enterprise)General capitalGeneral Fund
Funding pathway:AllEnterprise rate (water)External grant pursuitRestricted local revenueDeveloper contributionGeneral FundMixed sourcesUnmapped

71projects total — everything in the City's capital inventory, funded or not.

Burgess Campus Building Efficiency and Electrification

$6.6M gap
General Capital Improvements Fund
Pathway:Mixed sourcesIn pursuit
Funded FY27–315-year cost $6.9M · STB007

Information Technology Master Plan and Implementation

$2.5M gap
General Capital Improvements Fund
Pathway:General FundGeneral Fund-dependent
Funded FY27–315-year cost $2.5M · CPC001

High Voltage Streetlight Conversion

$85K gap
General Capital Improvements Fund
Pathway:Restricted local revenueMechanism in place
Funded FY27–315-year cost $2M · CPS013

Park Playground Equipment

$2M gap
General Capital Improvements Fund
Pathway:Mixed sourcesMechanism in place
Funded FY27–315-year cost $2M · CPP007

SAFER Bay Implementation

General Capital Improvements FundGrant-funded
Pathway:Developer contributionMechanism in place
Funded FY27–315-year cost $1.5M · CPR008

City Buildings (Minor)

General Capital Improvements Fund
Funded FY27–315-year cost $800K · CPB002

Park Improvements (Minor)

General Capital Improvements Fund
Funded FY27–315-year cost $800K · CPP005

Pathways Repairs

General Capital Improvements Fund
Funded FY27–315-year cost $800K · CPP006

City Buildings Exterior Improvement Fund

General Capital Improvements Fund
Funded FY27–315-year cost $700K · CPB026

Sports Field Renovations

General Capital Improvements Fund
Funded FY27–315-year cost $700K · CPP009

Sharon Park Pond Pump Station Replacement

General Capital Improvements Fund
Funded FY27–315-year cost $500K · CPP022

Aquatic Center Improvements

General Capital Improvements Fund
Funded FY27–315-year cost $400K · CPP001

Sport Court Maintenance

General Capital Improvements Fund
Funded FY27–315-year cost $300K · CPP010

Caltrain Quiet Zone

General Capital Improvements Fund
Funded FY27–315-year cost $275K · CPT029

Storm System Funding Study

General Capital Improvements Fund
Funded FY27–315-year cost $250K · STR003

Welcome to Menlo Park Monument Signs

General Capital Improvements Fund
Funded FY27–315-year cost $180K · CPS023

San Francisquito Creek Maintenance

General Capital Improvements Fund
Funded FY27–315-year cost $100K · CPR004

San Francisquito Creek Upstream of 101 Flood Protection

General Capital Improvements Fund
No FY27–31 dollarsNo dollars in the FY 2027–31 plan · CPR003
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Projects come from the City's adopted FY 2027–31 Capital Improvement Program. Each project is sorted by comparing its planned five-year spending against its actual spending in prior years: projects with money in the five-year plan are “funded,” projects with significant past spending but none planned ahead are “completed” or “wrapping up,” and projects with neither are listed as identified-but-not-currently-funded. The funding gap, where shown, is the City's latest cost estimate minus all funding that has not been lost. No numbers are estimated.