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Council approves consent agenda after clarifying $160,000 for wastewater program management; mayor recuses
Summary
Council members pulled item 8 for clarification and heard that an additional $160,000 would fund program-management services for the industrial wastewater treatment facility through the fiscal year; Mayor Jose Rios recused himself from the related warrant and was excused for the consent-vote; the consent agenda was approved.
Councilmember Liz Silva pulled consent item No. 8 to ask whether an additional $160,000 request for the industrial wastewater treatment facility would be final. Staff explained the amount is for program-management services (different from construction management) and is intended to fund work through the end of the fiscal year (through June); staff said the contractor previously stretched earlier task orders until April 2025.
A council member asked whether Mayor Jose Rios needed to recuse because an invoice was associated with him; Mayor Rios stated, "I will recuse myself." The council proceeded with the consent vote with the mayor excused for that item.
After the clarification, a motion to approve the consent agenda was made and seconded and the council voted to approve the consent items.
What council asked for next: staff said the $160,000 authorization should last through the fiscal year and that council should not expect another program-management request from the same firm until the next fiscal year. Staff also noted there are multiple task orders for construction management, environmental monitoring and program management under the city's on-call contract with M and S.
The record shows the mayor recused on the relevant warrant and that the consent agenda passed as moved and seconded.
