Manteca will be spending near $700 million over the next five years to account for 256 projects involving development and infrastructure.
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Sol Jobrack, Associate Planner for the City of Manteca, discussed the five- year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) with commission members at the May 7th Planning Commission meeting.
“The Capital Improvement Program is a five-year planning document that identifies and prioritizes infrastructure, facilities, and equipment projects throughout the city,” Jobrack said.
The CIP itself is divided into five categories, each relating to a particular sector that money is allocated to for development and improvement purposes. This includes categories such as ‘Roadways’ and ‘Water and Sewer,’ for instance.
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The plan also primarily aims to align itself with the City’s future physical development goals as Jobrack outlined, referencing the Manteca 2043 General Plan. "The CIP has been reviewed for consistency with the 2043 General Plan,” Jobrack stated.
The plan, adopted in February 2024, serves to provide an overall general framework to guide the city’s future infrastructure developments for land use and zoning purposes.
For the Fiscal year 2026/2027, the Planning Commission deemed that the CIP was found to be in conformity with the General Plan to help expand and build ‘The Family City’.
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Alongside broader infrastructure plans, individual projects were also reviewed by the commission. This includes projects such as the Three Strikes Family Entertainment Center and Villa Banchetto Event Center, which was also discussed during the meeting.
The massive building, which will be located at 1450 South Airport and 1602 West Atherton, will house a 82,000-square-foot, 40-lane bowling alley and 54,000-square-foot two-story banquet hall, among other entertainment venues.
Deputy Director of Development Services, Jesus Orozco, noted updated revisions to the approved building site plans.
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He said, “ ...There have been some red lines to the conditions [of] approval to address some updates to Fire Code to be in compliance with health and safety requirements.”
Planning Commissioner James Paslak took note of Orozco’s presentation, noting an inconsistency: “ You mentioned it [fire access], but I didn’t see it on the plan.” Orozco reassured the commissioner that the final site plan will include the updated fire lane, which will be a restricted entrance way.
The massive project was already approved in 2024, but was requested by the Deputy Director to receive a one-year extension for its site plan and conditional use permit.
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Alongside this, Orozco also requested a similar extension for another project. Located on 1901 East Yosemite Avenue, this project will involve a 2.98-acre parcel of land that will be divided in two to be used as a gas station and convenience store.
Interestingly, Planning Commissioner David Mendoza noted the odd setup of the gas station, asking, “So the line of the cars is the gas pump? So there’s basically one car in each aisle?” He pointed out that there are usually two cars per aisle with their pumps, and not one.
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Despite the oddity, Mendoza said, “To me that's a little odd configuration, but it’s not my gas station, so...”
Also on the agenda was a request for the subdivision of an 11.86-acre parcel of land to be used for future development.
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