Board approves consent agenda items covering road maintenance contracts

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved consent agenda items 1 and 2 in a roll call vote that followed public comment raising infrastructure and procurement concerns.

Clerk staff described the items as routine and subject to a single vote. Members of the public and callers commented on the contracts for asphalt, slurry seal and culvert repairs, urging better maintenance, more transparent contingency fees, and questions about chemical content and runoff. One caller urged asking why county road contracts include an 8% contingency and questioned a 15% contingency for culvert repairs; another asked where chemicals from asphalt runoff will end up.

Vice Chair Montgomery Stepp moved the consent agenda and Chair Pro Tem Maguire seconded; the motion passed unanimously with all supervisors present voting aye.

The vote clears the procurement and allows staff to execute the described maintenance contracts. Members of the public may still request that specific consent items be pulled for discussion at a later date.