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Board approves contract amendments, infrastructure funding and kratom restrictions
Summary
The Orange County Board approved multiple contract amendments and a $2 million cooperative agreement for a rail bridge project; supervisors also approved a county ordinance restricting kratom sale, possession and distribution after brief comments.
The Board approved a series of consent and discussion items during its Aug. 26 meeting, including contract amendments across departments, a $2 million contribution from flood-control funds to a Metrolink bridge replacement project, and a county ordinance restricting kratom.
Among items approved on the consent calendar were amendment 3 with Computer Deductions Inc. for software development and maintenance (Sheriff-Coroner), the 2024–25 federal equitable sharing certification for forfeited property (Sheriff-Coroner), and assignment of a non-emergency transportation contract to OC Y Management LLC (Health Care Agency). The Board approved a personal services agreement through 2029 with Syracuse University as fiscal intermediary for a psychiatric advance directives innovation project, funded by MHSA innovation dollars.
OC Public Works, acting as the Flood Control District, entered a cooperative agreement with the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (Metrolink) for the century-old San Juan Creek rail bridge replacement; the county’s contribution of $2 million from flood-control funds will help install new sheet-pile channel walls to reduce long-term maintenance costs.
Supervisor Wynne’s ordinance adding a county code division restricting kratom sale and possession was moved and adopted on second reading; supervisors urged parents to learn about kratom and directed residents to the county hotline and resources for help with dependency and locations selling the product.
Several other contract amendments were approved, including park landscaping, security guard services, landfill gas monitoring, and equipment rental, with supervisors repeatedly asking staff to examine procurement practices, competitive bidding, and the Contract Policy Manual.
