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Taft council approves consent calendar, extends BHT Engineering contract and ratifies copier rental
Summary
The City of Taft approved consent calendar items Jan. 21, including roughly $96,000 in payments, a three-year extension to BHT Engineering's contract, and a $875-per-month rental agreement for two Canon imagers for the police department.
The Taft City Council approved its consent calendar on Jan. 21 by a 4-0 roll call vote, enacting routine items that included approval of meeting minutes, payment of bills, receipt of a monthly fire report, a contract amendment with BHT Engineering and a copier rental agreement.
The consent calendar listed five items: the minutes from the Jan. 7, 2025 meeting; payment of bills totaling "some $96,000" as stated in the staff report; the monthly report for Kern County Fire Station No. 21 for December 2024; approval of Amendment No. 2 to BHT Engineering's professional services contract to extend the contract by three years; and ratification of a rental agreement between UBEO Business Services and the Taft Police Department for two Canon imager DXC 5840i copiers at a monthly cost of $875.
City staff recommended CEQA findings that the listed activities are not projects for the California Environmental Quality Act, citing Section 15060(c)(3) and Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines where noted in the staff reports.
Councilmember Kreher moved to approve the consent calendar; the seconder was not identified in the record. In a roll call, Kreher, Councilmember Walter, Councilmember Chavera and Mayor Noor voted yes. The motion passed 4-0.
Votes at a glance
- Item 10 — Minutes of the Jan. 7, 2025 meeting: approved (roll call 4-0). - Item 11 — Payment of bills ("some $96,000" as listed in staff report): approved (roll call 4-0). - Item 12 — Monthly report from Kern County Fire Station No. 21 for December 2024: received and filed (roll call 4-0). - Item 13 — Amendment No. 2 to BHT Engineering contract (three-year extension): approved (roll call 4-0). - Item 14 — Ratification of rental agreement between UBEO Business Services and Taft Police Department for two Canon imagers, DXC 5840i, monthly cost $875: ratified (roll call 4-0).
The clerk clarified in the meeting that a reported figure of "$8.75" in the staff report represented $875 per month. No items were removed from the consent calendar for separate consideration.
