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.

Street Resurfacing Project

$4.5M gap
Construction Impact FeeGrant-funded
Pathway:Restricted local revenueMechanism in place
Funded FY27–315-year cost $14.4M · CPS014

Belle Haven Park Improvements

In-lieu Payment for Community Amenities
Pathway:Restricted local revenueMechanism in place
Funded FY27–315-year cost $4M · CPP021

Sidewalk Repair Program

$3.3M gap
Sidewalk Assessment
Pathway:Restricted local revenueMechanism in place
Funded FY27–315-year cost $3.3M · CPS011

Santa Cruz Avenue and Sand Hill Road Corridor Safety

$1.7M gap
County Transportation Tax (Measure A)Grant-funded
Pathway:Restricted local revenueMechanism in place
Funded FY27–315-year cost $1.7M · CPT033

Middlefield Road (Woodland to Ravenswood) Resurfacing

$1.5M gap
Highway Users Tax (Gas Tax)
Pathway:Restricted local revenueMechanism in place
Funded FY27–315-year cost $1.5M · CPS016
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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.