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Council awards pool plastering contract and agrees to boost ball‑field partnership funding, 5‑0
Summary
After hearing bids and timeline constraints, the council awarded a contract for pool plastering to Adams Pool Solutions and approved an increase to the ball‑field partnership funding; council also deferred a more complex lighting project pending further review of land acquisition and specifications.
The Orland City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to award a pool plastering contract and to increase funding for a Little League ball‑field improvement partnership.
Council accepted staff and Recreation Commission recommendations after a months‑long procurement and review process. Staff told the council it had received three bids: Northstar Pools ($188,000, shorter warranty and residential focus), Generation Pools ($280,000, 10‑year warranty, limited large‑commercial experience) and Adams Pool Solutions ($410,000, commercial experience but a shorter warranty). Recreation staff and commissioners favored hiring an experienced commercial contractor able to meet the project’s size and schedule needs.
Recreation Director Olivia Henderson told the council she needed the pool available for spring programming and that the timeline to complete plastering and curing was tight; staff advised the council that starting the project this spring risked displacing programs unless a contractor could meet the schedule. The recreation commission expected the work could more safely be scheduled for fall, but several commissioners and members of the public pressed the council to proceed sooner because of paint‑chipping and public‑health concerns.
After discussion the council approved a motion to award the pool plastering contract to Adams Pool Solutions of Pleasanton and to increase the Little League ball‑field partnership funding from $40,000 to $67,000 for field materials and volunteer labor coordination. The council also agreed to keep the larger Veil ball‑field lighting project on hold pending clarification about land acquisition and final specifications.
The motion passed on a roll call vote: Barr, McDermott, Smith, Vice Mayor Dool and Mayor Romano voted yes (5–0). Staff said available funding would come from a combination of development impact fee (DIF) reserves and ARPA allocations; staff also told the council that DIF unallocated balances were sufficient for the recommended awards and that supervisors had indicated possible flexibility on ARPA reprogramming.
Council directed staff to finalize contract terms, attempt to confirm whether bidders would hold prices if a project start were delayed, and to return with a performance schedule and a formal construction timeline to minimize program disruption and ensure lifeguard and program staffing needs were met.
Public commenters, including members of the Recreation Commission and Little League, urged the council both to protect recreation funding remaining for ball‑field projects and to move quickly on the pool to avoid program loss; the commission requested that its $180,000 allocation for ball‑field lights not be reallocated to the pool.
The council’s vote completes a major step for recreation capital work this year while leaving the large field‑lighting project and some grant/land‑acquisition decisions for later council review.
