Oakdale council approves police grant, park repairs and road rehab in unanimous votes

Oakdale City Council on Tuesday approved a package of staff-recommended actions that included a state traffic-safety grant for the police department, several parks repairs and a major pavement rehabilitation contract.

The council voted unanimously to accept a $38,900 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety to implement an electronic citation and crash-data collection system, a move staff said will improve crash mapping, reporting and integration with the court system. The chief told the council the grant carries no local-match requirement and will be tracked in a dedicated account.

Council members also approved $13,257.91 in parts for replacement of five damaged components at Kerr Park’s 15-year-old playground. Staff said Miracle Play Systems — the original equipment manufacturer — will supply the parts and city crews will install them; staff expects installation within about two weeks once parts arrive.

The council awarded the Albers Road pavement rehabilitation contract to United Pavement Maintenance for $783,503.64, and authorized a 10% construction contingency ($78,350) plus $39,000 for construction engineering inspections, for a total project budget of $900,853.64. Staff said the project — funded by the Surface Transportation Fund and a STANCOG Surface Transportation Block Grant — will mill and replace approximately 87,000 square feet of pavement, install a fiberglass grid reinforcement, apply protective surface treatments and address traffic-loop and signage needs. Staff said work would begin the Monday after approval and is estimated at about 39 days.

The council also authorized a $24,350 contract with Vintage Contractors Inc. to resurface and stripe the Community Park basketball court; staff noted the work will close the court for seven to 10 days and was tentatively scheduled for the first week of August to avoid summer break disruption.

Finally, the council authorized using CalAP grant funds (up to $17,000) to configure Symbium’s automated solar permit compliance-review software. Management analyst Jenny Thompson said the tool is required to be offered by state law for automatic plan checks, is optional for contractors, and charges a $25 per-plan fee to contractors who use the portal. Thompson said Symbium will integrate with the city’s Tyler Technologies permitting system when it goes live.

Votes at a glance

- California OTS traffic records improvement grant acceptance ($38,900): approved 4–0. - Kerr Park replacement playground parts (Miracle Play Systems) ($13,257.91): approved 4–0. - Albers Road Pavement Rehabilitation (United Pavement Maintenance award $783,503.64; total project $900,853.64): approved 4–0. - Community Park basketball court resurfacing (Vintage Contractors) ($24,350): approved 4–0. - Symbium automated solar permit configuration (CalAP grant funds) (up to $17,000): approved 4–0.

What happens next

Staff will establish dedicated accounting for the OTS grant, order parts and schedule installations for the parks work, and begin Albers Road construction consistent with the traffic-control plan. The Symbium configuration will move forward using CalAP grant fund allocations and will become an optional online path for contractors to submit solar permits.

— Reporting in this item is based on staff presentations and the council’s roll-call votes recorded in the meeting transcript.