The City of Greenfield council took multiple routine and fiscal actions during its Nov. 18 meeting.

Ordinance first reading: Council held a public hearing and approved the first reading of an amendment to Chapter 13.32 of the Greenfield Municipal Code to remove dollar amounts and allow future sewer rates to be set by resolution. One public commenter asked whether a bond could be used instead of a homeowner sewer-rate increase; staff said the ordinance language is a technical change and does not itself change rates.

Appointments: Council approved Resolution 2025-94 to appoint three members to the Greenfield Parks and Recreation Committee, adding a third applicant (Karina Hernandez) whose application arrived after the agenda was posted; legal staff confirmed the agenda language and application process allowed the addition.

Contract extension: Council approved a one-year extension of the agreement with Fluid Resource Management (FRM) to provide interim chief plant operator/interim operator-of-record and consulting services through Nov. 13, 2026, with costs covered by existing utility budgets.

Grants: The council accepted two Office of Traffic Safety awards: a $65,000 selective traffic enforcement grant to support DUI checkpoints, distracted-driving enforcement, training and two solar speed-radar signs; and a $42,000 award to purchase an electronic citation and traffic records management system (tablets, printers and licensing). Police staff said grant funding will cover officer overtime and equipment, and that the program includes education and partnership with Monterey County Health for pedestrian and bicycle safety programming.

Public works acceptance: The council accepted the 2024 pavement maintenance project constructed by VSS International Inc. The final contract accounting showed the project came in under the budgeted amount; the city engineer recommended acceptance and release of bonds and retention as appropriate.

All motions described above were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote with no roll-call tallies given in the transcript.