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Commission approves short-term extension of Ellis Driveway maintenance contract over lone dissent
Summary
The Commission approved extending and increasing the maintenance contract for Ellis Driveway to avoid a lapse in service ahead of a planned city transfer, despite one commissioner questioning sole-source procurement. The vote was 3–1.
The Commission on Community Investment and Infrastructure on Dec. 5 approved a contract amendment to extend and increase spending authority for landscape maintenance at Ellis Driveway, a remnant parcel near the Fillmore shopping center, to prevent a lapse in service ahead of a planned transfer of the property to the city.
Officials said the parcel — about 6,900 square feet and appraised at roughly $30,000 in 2021 — has seen recurring litter, dumping and encampment issues, and that weekly contractor visits have reduced those problems. Director Koslovsky introduced the request and Aaron Foxworthy,…
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