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Votes at a glance: April 8 Sierra Madre City Council meeting — budget, consent items and contracts
Summary
The council approved a midyear budget resolution, several consent items and contract awards. The meeting also included public hearings and presentations.
At its April 8 meeting the Sierra Madre City Council passed several formal items with little debate and approved the consent calendar. Key outcomes:
- Resolution 25‑22 (Midyear budget adjustments, FY 2024‑25): Approved unanimously. The resolution recognizes midyear revenue and expenditure changes, records Eaton Fire and storm costs in departmental budgets and authorizes a transfer from general‑fund unassigned balance to cover midyear adjustments.
- Resolution 25‑21 (certifying demands/payables): Approved on consent (motion passed). The clerk's consent report listed the recommended demands and staff recommended approval.
- Award of contract for Granulated Activated Carbon replacement for water treatment: The council approved awarding a contract for $128,968.67 to Carbonas Inc. (consent calendar).
- Support for Clean Power Alliance fiscal year 2026 community project funding request: Council approved letters of support (consent calendar) so staff can deliver them on the record before the deadline.
How the council voted: Resolutions and consent items passed by unanimous voice vote when called (consent calendar), except where separate votes were recorded (the midyear budget resolution passed unanimously in a stand‑alone motion). Formal roll‑call vote records were not read into the public audio for each consent item; motions and seconds were made and the mayor called the voice votes.
Ending: Staff will execute the contract awards and submit the requested letters of support; the budget adjustments will be implemented as described in staff’s midyear report and staff will continue reconciliation for recovery funding.
