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Victorville City Council approves leases, contracts and grant applications; multiple items pass unanimously
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Summary
The Victorville City Council on Jan. 21 approved a series of consent items, a ground lease at the Southern California Logistics Airport, natural-gas procurement contracts, a leak-detection sole-source agreement, an interior demolition contract and grant-related actions, with all recorded votes in favor and one council member absent.
The Victorville City Council on Tuesday approved a slate of consent items and separate agenda actions including a ground lease at the Southern California Logistics Airport, a natural-gas procurement contract, a sole-source leak-detection contract and several construction and grant actions. All recorded votes on the items passed with Council Member Jones absent.
The council adopted the consent calendar (items 1–13) by motion; the clerk recorded a unanimous vote among present members with Council Member Jones absent. Council members who voted in favor were Council Member Godin, Council Member Irving, Mayor Pro Tem Herriman and Mayor Becerra.
Among the separately considered items the council approved:
- A ground lease and development agreement for 80 acres between the Southern California Logistics Airport Authority and Aviation Development Park LLC and adopted Resolution SCLAA A-25-001 to amend the airport budget, increasing revenue in airport account 451-191-45220 by $70,044.50. The motion was moved and seconded and carried by the four present members (Jones absent).
- A North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB)–based contract and credit-support addendum with Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. to support firm natural-gas procurement for the airport utility. The authorization capped estimated procurement at $3,650,000 and contract terms at no more than 24 months.
- A sole-source consultant professional services agreement with Utilis Inc., operating as Astera, for satellite-based leak detection analysis, not to exceed $166,615.
- A construction agreement with Vertex Civil LLC for interior demolition of Building 321 (Project CC25-043), with total compensation not to exceed $468,512.26.
- Authorization to finalize and submit a Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program application (the city anticipates requesting up to $700,000). Staff said the program requires an estimated match of 11.47 percent; planners said the match would be covered with in‑kind staff time (approximately $91,000 if the $700,000 award is received).
- Acceptance of California State Library grant funds totaling $12,198 to expand the library’s Zip Book project; the council adopted resolutions 25-005 and 25-006 to accept and appropriate the funds.
All of the above items passed on recorded voice or roll-call votes in which all present council members voted yes and Council Member Jones was recorded absent.
Why it matters: The agenda actions fund capital work at the airport, add procurement authority for fuel supply, modernize water-loss detection tools for the Victorville Water District, and advance planning and library programs through grant funds. Collectively they represent routine operational decisions that affect city utilities, public works, the airport authority and the library.
Votes at a glance
- Ground lease (Southern California Logistics Airport Authority / Aviation Development Park LLC): Outcome — approved; mover/second recorded in the meeting; tally: yes 4, absent 1; resolution SCLAA A-25-001; budget revenue increase $70,044.50.
- NAESB contract with Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. (natural gas procurement): Outcome — approved; authorization to enter transactions not to exceed $3,650,000 total estimated cost; term limit 24 months; tally: yes 4, absent 1.
- Consultant agreement Utilis Inc. (operating as Astera) — leak detection analysis: Outcome — approved; sole-source amount not to exceed $166,615; tally: yes 4, absent 1.
- Building 321 interior demolition (Project CC25-043) — Vertex Civil LLC: Outcome — approved; amount not to exceed $468,512.26; tally: yes 4, absent 1.
- Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant application (up to $700,000): Outcome — council authorized filing and executing grant documents; required match ~11.47% to be provided as in‑kind staff time per application guidance; tally: yes 4, absent 1.
- California State Library Grant — Zip Book Project ($12,198): Outcome — accepted and appropriated to the FY 2024–25 budget via resolutions 25-005 and 25-006; tally: yes 4, absent 1.
What the council did not vote on tonight: The items taken into closed session produced no reportable action at the start of the meeting; the council announced no reportable closed‑session outcomes when it returned to open session.
Meeting context: All listed votes were taken during the regular Jan. 21, 2025 council meeting. The clerk recorded roll-call responses for each motion; Council Member Jones was absent for the evening.
