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Manteca council approves $620,447 downtown archway after 3–2 vote
Summary
The City Council approved a resolution on Nov. 4 to fund design and installation of an arch at Main and Wetmore Streets, awarding a contract to local firm Fusion Sign and Design LLC. The vote exposed a split over using general-fund and ARPA dollars for a discretionary downtown amenity versus street repairs.
The Manteca City Council on Nov. 4 approved a resolution to fund, design and procure an archway structure near the intersection of Main Street and Wetmore Street, authorizing a professional services agreement with Fusion Sign and Design LLC and a total project budget of $620,447.
The resolution, moved by Councilmember Breitenbucher and seconded by Councilmember Moriwick, passed on a 3–2 roll call vote: Breitenbucher yes, Councilmember Lackey no, Moriwick yes, Vice Mayor Halford no, and Mayor Gary Singh yes.
Council and staff framed the project as a downtown branding and placemaking investment, and opponents said the same dollars should be used for street repairs and other urgent maintenance. Deputy Director of Engineering Somborn said the city issued an open RFP and received three proposals, and that the evaluation ranked Fusion Sign and Design first. “We put it out to bid, open it up to everyone in the universe,” Somborn said,…
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