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Council approves task order with Bag Engineering to advance housing site planning
Summary
Tracy council approved Resolution 2024-68 to hire Bag Engineering for a four-step planning effort (survey, concept drainage plan, preliminary/final plats) aimed at making city land grant-ready for housing development; funding will come from EDA grant reserves and the city’s housing fund.
The Tracy City Council voted July 8 to approve Resolution 2024-68, authorizing task order No. 3 with Bag Engineering to begin survey and planning work intended to prepare city-owned land for residential development.
The task order covers a four-step process: a boundary and topographic survey to confirm lot lines and an existing drainage ditch, a concept plan that maps how drainage will traverse the property, and preparation of preliminary and (later) final plats needed to seek federal and state infrastructure grants. Council members said the work is intended to make the site “grant-ready” so the city can pursue per-lot infrastructure funding and other programs that reduce local costs.
Tom (first referenced when council called him to explain the task order) described the immediate objective as resolving an unclear northern lot line that follows a fence near the railroad, and identifying whether the existing ditch must be remodeled or rerouted. He said resolving drainage is the gating issue: without a concept for where runoff will go, lot division and infrastructure work cannot proceed.
Council discussed funding for the work. The council noted two modest line items (about $4,000 and $3,000) would come from EDA grant funds that are currently underused, with the balance drawn from the city’s housing fund. Council members also said the city already has roughly $16,000 in matching funds that could count toward future grant matches, and that prior drainage studies and concept plans may be reusable to lower costs.
A Bag Engineering contact, Brian Bolig (mentioned by staff), had previously engaged with the county on drainage questions and supplied existing drainage information to the city and county, which the council said could help inform the new survey and concept plan. Council members also discussed logistical opportunities to source fill from other city projects (airport work, Second Street excavations) to limit hauling expense.
A motion to approve the task order passed on roll call July 8; the meeting record shows the motion carried. Council members said next steps include completing the survey, drafting a preliminary plan, and then pursuing grant applications that require a preliminary plat and documented drainage approach.
The task order authorizes preliminary planning only; no construction funding or final design was approved at this meeting.
