Special Upland City Council Meeting

Monday, June 1, 2026 4:00 p.m. SPECIAL WORKSHOP Notice is hereby given that Mayor Bill Velto of the Upland City Council, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956, does hereby call a Special Workshop of the Upland City Council Council Chamber City Hall, 460 N Euclid Avenue Residents may observe the City Council meetings remotely via livestream on the City website, Spectrum Cable TV Channel 3, or Frontier Cable TV Channel 26. City of Upland Mission Statement The City of Upland is committed to delivering superior services that meet community needs with transparency and integrity. City of Upland Vision Statement Upland is a safe community with historic character where residents enjoy a high quality of life. Pages 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL 2. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, any member of the public may address any item listed on the agenda. Anyone wishing to address the legislative body should submit a speaker card to the City Clerk at or prior to speaking. Speakers shall keep their comments to no more than three (3) minutes. CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION DISCLOSURE: Pursuant Gov. Code § 84308, any party to a permit, license, contract, or other entitlement before the Council is required to disclose on the record any contribution, including aggregated contributions, of more than $500 made by the party or the party's agents within the preceding 12 months to any City official. Participants and agents are requested to make this disclosure as well. The disclosure must include the name of the party, participant, or agent, and any other person making the contribution; the name of the recipient, the amount of the contribution, and the date the contribution was made. 3. AGENDA ITEMS a. PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2026-28 BIENNIAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT 3 PROGRAM (CIP) BUDGET  CEQA: Not a Project. Recommended Action: Receive and file the proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27 and 2027-28 CIP Budget and provide recommendations to staff. (Staff Person: Damien Arrula) 4. ADJOURNMENT The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting is June 8, 2026. NOTE: If you challenge the public hearing(s) or the related environmental determinations in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Upland, at, or prior to, the public hearing. All Agenda items and back-up materials are available for public review at the Upland Public Library, at 450 North Euclid Avenue, the City Clerk's Office at 460 North Euclid Avenue and the City website at www.uplandca.gov. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk's Office, 909-931-4120. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. [28 CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title II] To access written transcription during the meeting, please click this link: https://attend.wordly.ai/join/LVGO-0906. Then choose language and click attend to read the transcript on your device. On May 27, 2026 a true and correct copy of this agenda was posted on the bulletin boards at 450 N. Euclid Avenue (Upland Public Library) and 460 N. Euclid Avenue (Upland City Hall) and the City website at www.uplandca.gov DATE: June 1, 2026 TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: MICHAEL BLAY, CITY MANAGER PREPARED BY: DAMIEN ARRULA, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER JESSICA GORDON, DEPUTY PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR – OPERATIONS BOB CRITCHFIELD, ENGINEERING MANAGER EMILY SAUCEDO, MANAGEMENT ANALYST II SUBJECT: PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2026-28 BIENNIAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP) BUDGET RECOMMENDED ACTION: It is recommended that the City Council receive and file the proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27 and 2027-28 CIP Budget and provide recommendations to staff. GOAL STATEMENT The proposed action supports the City’s goal to provide fiscal stewardship for the City of Upland and to ensure the expenditure of public funds is utilized in a manner that will maximize the community’s service priorities and return on investment. BACKGROUND The CIP forecasts the City's capital needs over a five-year period based on various long-range plans, goals, and policies. The first two years of the CIP Budget include projects that form the basis for the City’s upcoming bi-annual budget, with the remaining three years used to plan for future projects. Listed projects may include planning or design work, reports, construction, and/or minor and major infrastructure improvements. The long-range nature of the CIP has become even more important in the past few years due to the complex economic, environmental, and planning requirements that many projects face from conception through actual construction. The CIP includes both funded projects and unfunded needs and is updated every two years to coincide with the City’s bi- annual budget. The update of the CIP consists of the addition of new projects plus any revisions or funding updates for existing projects. Capital projects may be recommended for full funding, partial funding, or no funding. Major sources of funding are Measure I, Gas Tax, RMRA, Water utility, Sewer Utility, and Park Acquisition and Development. For the most part, these funds are accounted for in the City’s special revenue or enterprise funds. Grants also provide a source of revenue, especially for transportation projects. ISSUES AND ANALYSIS The proposed CIP Budget for FY 2026-28 includes 240 projects across the City (for various departments) and totals $81,691,020 with an additional $8,326,268 in unfunded projects. Table 1 identifies the full list of funding sources for each FY. CIP Development Staff develop draft CIP projects using input and requests from a variety of sources, including City Council direction, City Board and Commission recommendations, community input, regulatory requirements, and any required infrastructure (such as computer hardware and software) upgrade. Project Prioritization Given the wide variety of specialized funding sources and the framework of adopted plans and policies, CIP project prioritization does not follow a one-size-fits-all process. Common prioritization focuses are: 1. Safety; 2. Maintaining existing infrastructure; or Page 3 of 5  3. Other considerations such as:  Needs identified in each program area,  Total amount of funding projected to be available,  Coordination efforts (for example, we coordinate utility work with pavement improvement projects to avoid digging up new roads, streets, and alleys while minimizing impacts on our residents and businesses);  Limitations on how funding can be used, and  Any direction provided by City Council, outside agencies, or other sources of input and guidance. Projects listed in the first two years are considered budget-ready projects and have been prioritized by that program area. The first two years’ CIP projects are considered for funding during the preparation of the City’s annual Capital Budget. Table 1. CIP Project Funding Sources for FY 2026-27 and 2027-28 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28 Gas Tax $ 1,964,610 Gas Tax $ 570,000 Measure I $ 13,996,500 Measure I $ 1,650,000 RMRA $ 12,488,200 RMRA $ 1,975,000 CDBG $ 670,250 Police DIF $ 300,000 ARPA $ 1,371,290 General DIF $ 415,000 Police DIF $ 1,050,000 Quimby Fees $ 1,050,000 General DIF $ 760,000 Street & Traffic Facility DIF $ 150,000 Quimby Fees $ 3,242,580 Street & Alley Repairs $ 350,000 Storm Drain DIF $ 1,175,950 Water DIF $ 75,000 Street & Traffic Facility DIF $ 1,434,900 Water Utility $ 12,000,000 Park DIF $ 1,122,190 Solid Waste Utility $ 125,000 General Fund Capital Projects $ 3,986,640 Sewer Utility $ 1,000,000 Street & Alley Repairs $ 923,970 Total $ 19,660,000 Water DIF $ 275,000 Water Bond $ 9,944,580 Water Utility $ 6,000,000 Solid Waste Utility $ 424,360 Sewer Utility $ 1,000,000 Sewer DIF $ 200,000 Total $ 62,031,020 Unfunded Projects Capital Projects allow the City to continue the essential services our residents rely on – including street and pothole repair; keeping local infrastructure, parks, and community facilities safe, clean, and well maintained; 911 emergency response; and addressing homelessness, among others. The City maintains 192 miles of streets, 343 miles of sidewalks, and 13 parks and sports fields. Keeping our streets, infrastructure, and parks in good condition is vital to Upland’s quality of life — but the longer we wait to fix our streets, infrastructure, and facilities, the more expensive it becomes to maintain. However, the City currently has a backlog of more than $241 million in unfunded projects. This figure is primarily comprised of more than $210 million in unfunded street, alley and parking lot projects and $31 million in sidewalk improvement projects in addition to tens of millions in other unfunded capital projects. Considering the City of Upland Page 4 of 5 currently has the lowest Pavement Condition Index (PCI) in the region (a score of 53), this reinforces the criticality of improving our streets and roads and finding new dedicated sources of infrastructure funding. With state support becoming increasingly limited (local revenues are being redirected to address the State’s own budget shortfalls), compounded by the rising cost of goods and services, the City will continue to feel the strain imposed on its CIP budget. In this environment, Upland must remain fiscally self-reliant, as it always has, through thoughtful planning and prudent use of local resources to ensure essential services are protected and maintained. ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION The proposed action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines defines a project subject to CEQA. The proposed action is not included within the definition of a “project” and thus is exempt. FISCAL IMPACTS There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. ALTERNATIVES Provide alternative direction to staff. CEQA: Not a Project. Page 5 of 5