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Whittier council approves consent items including CalOES grant, contract amendments and reimbursements
Summary
The council approved consent calendar items on Jan. 13 including a CalOES subaward for Fire Station 17 reconstruction, contract amendments for groundwater treatment and landfill design, a $353,613 reimbursement to Whittwood 1768 Inc., and a PEPRA waiver to hire a retired annuitant; several items were pulled for separate votes.
At its Jan. 13 meeting the Whittier City Council approved a set of consent calendar items that included grant acceptance, contract amendments, budget appropriations and administrative actions.
Key approvals included adoption of a resolution to accept a California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) pass‑through grant subaward for reconstruction of Los Angeles County Fire Station 17; authorization to amend and appropriate an additional $1,500,000 in FY 2025‑26 to fund Amendment No. 3 to the Calgon Carbon supply agreement for the Whittier Groundwater Treatment System (WGTS); approval of Amendment No. 2 (for $158,900) to the Savage Canyon Landfill Phase 3B Liner Expansion Design contract with Geosyntec Consultants; and approval of a $353,613 property‑tax‑increment and sales‑tax reimbursement to Whittwood 1768 Inc. pursuant to the Whittwood Town Center owner participation agreement. The council also approved a Public Employee Pension Reform Act (PEPRA) 180‑day waiting period waiver to hire retired annuitant Paymaneh Maghsoudi for limited library and boards/commissions work.
Procedural notes: several consent items were pulled for individual consideration. Council Member Mary Ann Pacheco pulled Items 8.D and 8.F; Mayor Joseph A. Vinatieri pulled Item 8.E. Each pulled item was discussed and voted on separately and carried (see timeline for motions). The council unanimously approved the remainder of the consent calendar prior to individual votes on the pulled items.
Why it matters: the consent approvals fund capital projects, extend critical contracts for water treatment and landfill design, and include budget adjustments that affect FY 2025‑26 appropriations. The items advance reconstruction of a historic Fire Station, ongoing groundwater treatment operations and landfill design work, and allocate reimbursements tied to a neighborhood commercial redevelopment agreement.
Implementation: the respective departments and contract administrators were authorized to execute agreements and process budget amendments as approved by council action.
