Clayton City Council approves consent calendar including new purchasing policy and $105,980 playground contract

The Clayton City Council voted unanimously Feb. 6 to approve its consent calendar, which included adoption of a revised purchasing policy and a $105,980 contract for playground surfacing.

The motion to approve Consent Calendar items 4(a)–4(c) was moved by Councilmember Cloven and seconded by Vice Mayor Trupiano; the vote recorded Mayor Diaz, Vice Mayor Trupiano and Councilmembers Cloven, Tillman and Wan as voting yes (5-0). Item 4(a) approved the Feb. 6, 2024 meeting minutes. Item 4(b) adopted a revised Purchasing Policy intended to provide staff guidance and clarity on authorized procurement practices and to align the city’s procurement procedures with Senate Bill 1383. Item 4(c) awarded a contract to Specified Play Equipment Company (SPEC) for $105,980 to replace the rubberized mat beneath play structures at The Grove Park (Capital Improvement Project No. 10455); the City Manager was authorized to execute the contract.

City staff presented the items as routine consent business; Councilmember Wan requested that item 4(b) be opened for discussion before the vote, and that discussion was handled as part of the consent calendar vote. The contract award item includes the stated project exemption determination under the California Environmental Quality Act noted in the staff report.

The council did not take separate roll-call votes on the individual consent items in the record provided; the single motion approved all listed consent items. Mayor Diaz announced the agenda re-order earlier in the meeting to move a police bargaining-item ahead of public comment, but that re-order did not affect the consent calendar action.

Next steps: the City Manager will execute the playground contract; implementation dates for the CIP work were not specified in the meeting record.