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Lompoc approves DoD-funded resilience study engineering contract to explore interconnection with Vandenberg
Summary
Council approved, on consent, awarding engineering services funded by a Department of Defense grant to study electric/water interconnections and other projects to increase resilience with Vandenberg Space Force Base; debate centered on local benefits, costs to the general fund, and prioritizing return on investment.
The Lompoc City Council voted 5–0 on March 4 to accept a Department of Defense–funded grant project and award an engineering contract to develop design-level work for interconnections and resilience projects with Vandenberg Space Force Base.
City staff presented the history and scope: the city applied for and received a grant from the Department of Defense’s local defense community office (OLDCC) to study how the city and the base could improve mutual resilience. Steven Vai, senior administrative analyst, said the city was awarded about $1.3 million for the effort with a roughly 10% local cost share. Vai described the study’s objectives as interconnecting electric and water systems, hardening two package wastewater…
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