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Council approves parade street closure and several budget amendments
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Summary
Council unanimously approved a temporary Brewer Street closure for Little League opening day and passed several budget amendments and allocations including airport invoice payments, purchase of a crack sealer, park and water-system fixes, and a TDA funding submission totaling $131,715.
The Susanville City Council approved multiple resolutions and budget adjustments affecting events, streets, parks, airport and water systems.
Resolution 266521 authorized temporary closure of Brewer Street and portions of South Fairfield Drive from River Street to Midtown for the Susan Miller Little League opening day parade on April 18, 2026, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.; staff said the closure requires a standard risk-transfer insurance agreement and department staffing and estimated the fiscal impact at $2,207 (police $420, public works $974, fire $813). Council voted unanimously to approve the closure.
The council also adopted Resolution 266522 to authorize the finance director to increase budgets to close out airport work and cover related invoices to CNS Engineers (transcript estimates for those invoices were in the range of about $5,000–$15,000), to fund the purchase and deployment of a crack sealer (device cost just under $80,000; available mitigation funds ~ $71,000), and to address park and water-system needs. Among the park and system items: replacing pickleball lights and switching to LED (estimated $5,200 total) and replacing a failed actuator valve at Katy Springs (just under $12,000) to avoid winter overflow and reduce overtime staffing.
Staff explained the city is also evaluating fleet upgrades ahead of a 2027 requirement to procure electric dump trucks; options discussed included a semi-used conventional dump truck (~$85,000) versus new electric options above $200,000.
Council approved Resolution 266523 to request $131,715 in Local Transportation Fund (TDA) money from the Lassen County Transportation Commission to offset street maintenance costs and shore up the city’s 2007 street fund.
On finance matters, Council approved Resolution 266524 authorizing an addendum to continue the city’s auditing contract with AMS and Panel LLP for two years with an optional third year; staff said the proposal included a sub-3% fee increase and cited GFOA guidance recommending multi-year auditor relationships for continuity. All listed resolutions passed by unanimous vote.
Each action was approved with standard motions and no roll-call vote details beyond unanimous 'aye' recorded on the meeting record.
