Santa Clara is gearing up to spend its first tranche of Measure I funds — a $400 million bond passed by voters last November that will help repair some of the city’s long-overdue infrastructure needs, including its historic aquatic center.

City officials plan to spend the money in several phases, with the first phase utilizing about 25% of the funds. The Santa Clara City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved the project list for the first $100 million, with the largest share of the money going to parks, libraries and aquatics facilities.

City Manager Jovan Grogan called the bond “a once in a generation opportunity to invest in our infrastructure.”

Measure I marked the first time since 1959 that the city had a general facilities bond on the ballot, despite unsuccessful attempts at a si

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