Marysville council approves $25,000 grant-writing contract with Peterson Consulting

The Marysville City Council voted unanimously to approve a one-year professional services agreement with Peterson Consulting Advantage for on-call grant development and strategic consulting services, authorizing the city manager to execute the agreement in an amount not to exceed $25,000 and to appropriate the funds.

Jim Shadd, the city manager, recommended the firm and said staff need additional capacity to pursue capital grants, particularly in streets and infrastructure. "We need to bring in some consulting resource with expertise, particularly in the streets and infrastructure area," Shadd said.

Dan Peterson introduced himself when asked by the council. "For those of you that don't know me, my name is Dan Peterson," he said, summarizing his background as a retired public-works director who has helped county governments win large capital grants. Peterson told the council that Yuba County received over $170,000,000 in grants during the past decade and that he plans to support Marysville's grant applications.

After brief council discussion and no public comment, Mayor Branscomb moved to approve the agreement and the motion was seconded. The council's voice vote was recorded as unanimous. The contract is intended to help staff pursue SACOG and other competitive grants to advance traffic calming, system preservation and other infrastructure projects.

Dan Peterson said he is "really excited to start work," and the council welcomed him to the project team.