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Burbank council approves consent calendar, including $5.19M grant application for power conversion
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Summary
The Burbank City Council unanimously approved a 15-item consent calendar on Jan. 13 that includes awarding a construction contract for the Home Again LA Hala Access Center, accepting a $5,186,701 energy grant application and confirming a $36.8 million multi-year capital commitment schedule for Burbank Water & Power.
The Burbank City Council voted unanimously Jan. 13 to approve a 15-item consent calendar that contains contracts, grant acceptances and budget amendments affecting utilities, parks and social services.
Vice Mayor Sharon Mullins moved to approve the consent calendar with a minor amendment to move a November council meeting date; Council Member Perez seconded and the motion passed on a roll call vote with all five council members voting yes.
Notable items in the packet included: awarding contract documents and authorizing execution of a construction contract for bid schedule 1542 (the Home Again Los Angeles Hala Access Center); adoption of a resolution ratifying community energy reliability and resilience grant applications seeking $5,186,701 from the California Energy Commission; and a staff commitment to fund $36,800,000 over fiscal years 2027–2031 for a 12 kV conversion project administered by Burbank Water and Power (BWP).
Mandeep Samra, general manager of Burbank Water and Power, told the council BWP has already budgeted the conversion in its capital plan and that the CEC grant will reduce the city’s future capital forecast: “We went from 20 years to 8 years. This is high efficiency, allows us to have the same number of resources, more electrons to flow, and it's free money,” Samra said. “What does that mean? It keeps our rates affordable.”
Other consent items approved included acceptance of a $25,000 disaster-relief grant for the fire department, $382,630 in additional funding for the elderly nutrition program, a $39,570 library literacy services grant for adult literacy programs, a $50,000 donation to early childhood learning collections, and agreements enabling the San Fernando Bikeway Project.
Council also noted one consent item had been pulled for return at a later date: adoption of a resolution related to shade structures at Robert E. Gross Park ball fields.
The amendment to the city council calendar moved a November meeting from Nov. 24 to Nov. 17; staff said the change will produce a light agenda that week and is administratively feasible.
The council’s action means staff can proceed with grant applications and contract negotiations consistent with the approvals given under the consent calendar. The city clerk recorded the roll call vote in the meeting minutes.
