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Lindsay City Council approves using SB 1 funds for Westwood street rehabilitation
Summary
The council voted 5-0 to allocate the city’s SB 1 street-repair funds to the Westwood rehabilitation project, which staff says would consume the remaining SB 1 balance and moves the project forward with 60% plans in hand.
Lindsay City Council voted unanimously to allocate the city’s remaining SB 1 street-repair funds to a planned rehabilitation of Westwood, a move staff said will exhaust the current SB 1 balance.
City staff told the council the estimate of available SB 1 funds is about $328,847 and that the Westwood design is approximately 60% complete. “All of our SB 1 funds will be used up in that project,” a city staff member said during the discussion. The council approved the consent item that carries the funding allocation; the motion was made by Councilmember Sanchez and seconded by Councilmember Soria and passed 5-0.
The staff presentation said the Westwood project was prioritized by previous councils and that using SB 1 will allow the city to move more quickly because preliminary engineering and easement work are already advanced. Staff added that other funding sources — including a small gas-tax allocation and funds earmarked for pedestrian improvements — will be used for sidewalk elements and related work where applicable.
Councilmembers asked staff to confirm the project will follow the previously developed 60% plans and to pursue the most cost-effective design. Staff said they will continue negotiating easements and final design tasks before returning to the council with more detailed cost and scheduling information.
Because the SB 1 allocation will consume the identified balance, staff said other street projects on the city’s priority list will require different funding sources when the council sets the 2025 street-priority list at a future study session.
The council’s action authorizes staff to proceed with the Westwood rehabilitation using the identified SB 1 funds and to continue advancing design and right-of-way work; no additional funding appropriation beyond the SB 1 allocation was approved at the meeting.
