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Council approves MGA contract for downtown CDBG revitalization, pending city attorney review
Summary
Council approved a $35,400-plus-expenses contract with MGA to begin work on a CDBG downtown revitalization program, with approval conditioned on city attorney review; staff said ECO will administer later grant phases and multiple signatories will certify completed work.
The Auburn City Council voted to approve a contract with MGA for the CDBG downtown revitalization project in the amount of $35,400 plus expenses, with the approval explicitly made subject to review and sign-off by the city attorney.
City staff told the council that ECO (program administrator) will handle administration of later phases and that the city paid ECO a modest administrative fee (staff estimated "less than $2,000"). Staff outlined a multi-party sign-off process for completed building work: the city, the county, ECO and MGA would each certify that work met program requirements, and approved projects would require a two-year maintenance period under program rules before final closeout.
Councilors moved and seconded the contract recommendation and approved it by voice vote. No contract was executed during the meeting; staff and the attorney review remain steps before final signature.
Council members asked practical questions about who would sign off on construction phases, how ECO’s administration would work, and the sequence from project identification through contracting. Staff said this contract is step one to identify eligible programs and that a separate contract with ECO will follow if the program advances to construction and grant administration.
