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Council approves consent item including Benitez contract extension; staff outlines funding and contingency plans for encampment site
Summary
Council approved consent items Nov. 19; council discussed the fourth extension to the Benitez security contract, funding from county Encampment Resolution funds and reallocation options from modular‑unit allocations, and staff said a county budget amendment will reallocate excess modular funds to cover unanticipated costs.
The Soledad City Council on Nov. 19 approved consent items including a contract extension related to services for a provisional encampment. Mayor Anna Loosius pulled consent item 3 for discussion and asked staff for an updated budget and construction timeline after multiple contract extensions.
City staffer Beatrice explained the expenses are drawn from an advance payment the city received from the county’s Encampment Resolution Fund and…
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