City staff asked the Lindsay City Council to allocate $869,759 to pay for 100% of design services for the Lindsay Turnpont Center, drawing on multiple grant awards and allocations totaling $9,400,000, staff said during the meeting.

Staff said the $9.4 million total comes from a $3,000,000 allocation derived from an annual $100,000 funding stream over 30 years, a $4,400,000 award from a transit agency (cycle 5), and an additional $2,000,000 secondary allocation tied to the same program. Staff described those sources as grant or program allocations already awarded or assigned to the project.

Staff provided an itemized list of early expenditures and project needs: property purchase $250,000; demolition contract $234,000; and the design contract the council was being asked to fund, $869,759 (staff added a 10% contingency roughly $86,000 to allow for minor design changes). Staff said Tyler signed the master agreement with Caltrans last week, enabling access to certain grant funds, and staff described the supplemental agreement requested as the phase-level authorization needed to draw funds for the architect’s contract.

Timeline and scope: staff said the design is expected to reach 100% by next summer, bidding would follow and could take about four months, and construction could begin in 2027. Staff said they will return to the council to request authorization to access the two other awards (the $4,400,000 and $2,000,000) once 100% design and cost estimates are complete and any additional funding needs are identified.

Discussion and risks: council members asked for timeline clarification and staff confirmed staging of design, bidding and construction. Staff warned project costs could exceed current awards and said design work is being scoped so the project can be scaled up or down depending on future funding. The transcript records explanations about contingencies and phased elements (landscaping, shade structures, solar panels) that could be added if additional funds become available.

No final vote on the supplemental agreement or the design allocation is recorded in the transcript excerpt provided.

Ending: Staff indicated they would continue to seek additional funding as needed and return to the council with 100% design and a request to access the remaining awards; no formal council action is recorded in the transcript.