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Council clears consent calendar; staff corrects HVAC contract typo and council approves three pulled items
Summary
Council approved the consent calendar with three items pulled for discussion, then approved the three pulled items including a corrected $62,200 HVAC replacement contract for the water reclamation facility with a 5% contingency.
The Soledad City Council approved its consent calendar and later took up three pulled items (C‑8, C‑9 and C‑10), approving those items after brief discussion. The initial motion approved the consent calendar with those three exceptions; the council then approved the three items separately, with unanimous votes.
Staff correction on HVAC contract: City staff and a councilmember identified a typographical error in the contract exhibit for a facilities contract. Staff said a figure of $58,700 appearing in Exhibit A of the staff report was a typo; the correct proposal amount is $62,200, and the resolution and staff report reflect the $62,200 figure. Staff said they are asking for a standard 5% contingency, bringing the total authorization to $65,310, to replace the heating, ventilation and air‑conditioning system and odor control equipment at the water reclamation facility.
Fireworks and special events: Councilmembers used the discussion of pulled items to flag community concerns about the city’s fireworks permit process — chiefly the $10 permit fee, cleanup after events and the need for a standardized post‑event reporting form. Council members asked staff to return with a broader fee and ordinance review during the next fiscal‑year fee schedule process, including standardized report forms for event applicants to document expenditures and cleanup.
Votes: The council voted unanimously to approve the original consent calendar (less the pulled items), then unanimously approved items C‑8, C‑9 and C‑10 after the staff clarification and brief remarks.
Next steps: Staff said they will return to the council for a broader discussion on fireworks regulations and permit reporting as part of future fee schedule work. The corrected HVAC contract will be executed as part of the consent process with the 5% contingency.
Details extracted from the meeting record are limited to the items discussed on the record; exact mover/second names were not specified in the transcript.
