At Tuesday’s meeting the Huntington Beach City Council approved consent calendar items 8 through 14, with item 12 pulled for questions and discussion before approval. All motions on the consent calendar passed by roll call with a 6-0-1 result (Councilman Andrew Gruel absent).

Item highlights:

• Consent calendar items 8, 9, 10, 11, 13 and 14: Approved on a single roll-call motion; vote recorded 6-0-1. Specific details of those items were not discussed in open session at length.

• Consent calendar item 12: Pulled from the consent calendar by Council Member Don Kennedy for questions about contract contingencies and change-order practices; staff provided the construction cost breakdown and contingency rationale, and the council then approved the item by roll call (6-0-1). Staff said the construction cost is $1,099,477 with a 20% contingency ($219,895) for a total estimated cost of $1,300,000.

Nut graf: The consent calendar moved largely without debate; item 12 prompted a substantive exchange about contract oversight and contingency levels, resulting in council direction that change orders be carefully reviewed and that the council be returned to for authority if costs exceed the approved contingency.

Ending: All consent items were approved; the meeting proceeded to administrative and public-comment items after the roll calls.