Placentia planning panel finds $19.6 million CIP consistent with general plan

The Placentia Planning Commission voted unanimously to adopt Resolution PC-2024-08 finding that the City’s proposed FY 2024–25 Capital Improvement Program conforms to the city’s General Plan. The commission’s action sends the CIP to City Council with the commission’s recommendation.

City Engineer Chris Tanyo presented the CIP package and told the commission it contains about 39 projects with a combined budget of roughly $19,600,000. Tanyo said three items were removed from the draft list—the Yorba Linda Boulevard sidewalk gap-closure project, the Bradford Avenue pedestrian bridge elevator and flooring repairs, and patrol vehicle replacements for the police department—and four projects were added, including City Hall window design, Tuffree Park sports-field light replacement, an additional public-works truck, and a specific-plan update. “We have about 39 projects, totaling 19,600,000,” Tanyo said.

Commissioners asked staff to clarify how the CIP prioritizes ADA-access projects and whether staff budgets design versus construction in the same year. Tanyo said the city recently approved an ADA transition plan consultant and that projects are prioritized by accessibility need and available funding; he said large projects are often budgeted for design one year and construction in a later year.

The commission emphasized that its role is limited to a general-plan conformity finding, not budget approval. Vice Chair (acting) reminded the commission that the finding addresses whether projects are inconsistent with the General Plan, not whether the commission endorses specific budget allocations.

The motion to adopt Resolution PC-2024-08 was made and seconded and passed on a roll-call vote. The commission’s recommendation moves the CIP to the City Council for final adoption as part of the annual budget process.

What happens next: The City Council will review the commission’s recommendation as part of the budget adoption process; staff said the council is scheduled to take up the item at its next budget hearings.