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Salinas council approves consent agenda including landscape contract increase; residents and commissioners raise service concerns

2905049 · April 9, 2025
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Council approved the consent agenda April 8, authorizing contract amendments for parks and a professional-services agreement for historic resources, while members of the public and a Historic Resources Board member voiced concerns about tree care, litter and service levels.

The Salinas City Council voted unanimously April 8 to approve its consent agenda, authorizing multiple contract amendments and professional services agreements, after public comment urged the city to clarify service standards for park maintenance and historic-resource surveys.

City staff told the council the existing landscape-services contract would be amended to add work and increase the first-year annual amount to roughly $703,057; staff said an additional $18,000 would be added in the second year for Ensign Community Park…

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