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

20 projects funded in prior years that are complete or finishing up in FY 2026. They stay in the public record so you can see what the City has already built.

Automated Water Meter Reading

Wrapping up FY26$500,000 budgeted in FY 2026 · CPW001

Belle Haven Child Development Center Zero Net Energy Retrofit

Wrapping up FY26$680,000 budgeted in FY 2026 · CPB025

Belle Haven Community Campus

CompletedSpent $23,633,245 in FY 2023–25 · CPB001

Chrysler Pump Station Improvements

CompletedSpent $12,928,165 in FY 2023–25 · CPR002

City Buildings HVAC modifications

Wrapping up FY26$520,000 budgeted in FY 2026 · CPB005

Coleman-Ringwood Avenues Transportation Study

CompletedSpent $145,784 in FY 2023–25 · STT005

El Camino Real Crossings Improvements

Wrapping up FY26$940,000 budgeted in FY 2026 · CPT003

Electric Vehicle Chargers at City Facilities

Wrapping up FY26$1,000,000 budgeted in FY 2026 · CPE002

Habitat Humanity 335 Pierce

CompletedSpent $2,973,411 in FY 2023–25 · NF2401

Habitat Humanity Rehab Loan

CompletedSpent $126,633 in FY 2023–25 · NF2001

Main Library Roof Replacement

CompletedSpent $992,620 in FY 2023–25 · CPB007

MidPen loan 795 Willow VA proj

CompletedSpent $2,000,000 in FY 2023–25 · NF2202

Middle Avenue Complete Streets Study

CompletedSpent $496,886 in FY 2023–25 · CPT031

Parking Plaza 8 Renovations

Wrapping up FY26$1,500,000 budgeted in FY 2026 · CPS007

Police Radio Replacement

Wrapping up FY26$350,000 budgeted in FY 2026 · CPC005

Rebuidling Peninsula Rehab Loan

CompletedSpent $116,569 in FY 2023–25 · NF2201

Reservoir No. 2 Roof Replacement

Wrapping up FY26$2,000,000 budgeted in FY 2026 · CPW009

Sharon/Eastridge & Oak Knoll/Oak Safety

Grant-funded
Pathway:External grant pursuitMechanism in place
Wrapping up FY26$530,000 budgeted in FY 2026 · CPT032

Urban Forest Management Plan

Wrapping up FY26$250,000 budgeted in FY 2026 · STE007

Willow - 101 Interchange

CompletedSpent $324,620 in FY 2023–25 · CPT010
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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.