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Lake County Watershed board okays $25,000 increase to close out Lehi Petrol Road repair grant
Summary
The Lake County Watershed Protection District approved a resolution allowing the district director to amend a state-funded flood system repair agreement to accept roughly a 10% cost increase to cover Lehi Petrol Road repairs; board voted 5-0.
The Lake County Watershed Protection District on Tuesday adopted a resolution authorizing the district director to amend the flood system repair agreement for the Lehi Petrol Road gravel repair project to accept additional state funding to cover cost overruns.
The change stems from the county requesting more money from the Department of Water Resources after the on-the-ground repair work exceeded the original contract estimate by roughly 10 percent, about $20,000–$25,000, county staff said. The board, sitting as the Watershed Protection District board of directors, voted 5-0 to approve the amendment and accept the additional grant funds.
The increase simply reimburses expenses the county already incurred to finish repairs, staff told the board; the funding is restricted to this project and cannot be used for separate flood repairs. Julia Carrera, speaking for the Upper Lake Community Services District formation committee, asked the board to explain the source and purpose of the additional funds because the change affects the formation committee’s LAFCO budget planning.
A county Water Resources representative said the work on Lehi Petrol Road had required slightly more materials and labor than originally scoped, and the Department of Water Resources agreed to increase the reimbursement to close out the project. Director Padier and county staff confirmed the board’s action will not create new discretionary county spending for other projects.
The directors — voting as the Watershed Protection District — recorded aye votes from Director Owen, Director Sabatier, Director Rasmussen, Director Paiske and Director Crandall. The resolution passed 5-0, and staff said the funding adjustment will be reflected in final project accounting and the district’s budget documents.
County staff indicated a separate, larger mitigation project tied to Caltrans was expected to address related scouring in Middle Creek that residents had raised previously; that work is on a different timeline and funding stream.
