Council approves consent items and routine measures; grants contracts for pickleball, museum work and capital equipment

The Sierra Madre City Council approved the consent calendar after a brief discussion and carried multiple routine motions by unanimous vote of those present.

Items approved included: - Resolution 25‑19 approving the city’s demands (warrants) as presented. - Award of a contract to Tailored Tennis Courts for the Sierra Vista tennis‑to‑pickleball conversion for an amount not to exceed $133,866. Staff confirmed layout adjustments will permit conversion of two existing tennis courts into eight pickleball courts. - Contract award to TSK Architects for architectural and engineering services for restoration and renovation projects at Lizzie’s Trail Inn and the Richardson Historical Museum; the work will be funded in part through state grant funds identified by staff. Susan Gallagher, representing the library board and the Sierra Madre Historical and Preservation Society, spoke in support of contracting TSK. - Acceptance and direction to file the General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Report with the California Department of Housing and Community Development and the Office of Planning and Research. - Amendment to the FY 2024‑25 Capital Improvement Budget to reallocate $34,899.51 for Public Works equipment upgrades.

All items on the consent calendar were approved in a single vote. The motion to approve the amended agenda and move one consent item to discussion also passed unanimously among the three members present—Mayor Robert Parkhurst, Councilmember Edward Garcia and Councilmember Gene Goss.

Council members asked for follow‑up information on the museum scopes (particularly preservation of rear rooms at Richardson House) and confirmed the pickleball conversion will allow room for tournament play based on contractor analysis; staff said they coordinated with experienced conversion contractors and peer cities.