Tulare board approves revised WT 0020 project sheet, authorizes contract signings

Speaker 1, a staff presenter, told the board that the work related to project WT 0020 will be funded from the existing annual budget. Speaker 1 said, “Their cost is $8,287,” and noted that “WT 0 0 2 0 is programmed with an annual budget of $300,000.” Speaker 1 said construction costs are under budget but that revisions to the project sheet are required to add funding for consultant time, staff time and a contingency, and recommended that the board award the contract and authorize the city manager or designee to sign contracts and approve the revised project sheet.

After brief technical questions from board members about installation depth and whether the pipe or column was affected, Speaker 3 moved to approve item 6.1 and Speaker 2 seconded the motion. The board approved the motion by voice vote; the transcript records a single “Aye” and the statement “Motion passed,” with no roll-call tally recorded.

The board’s action authorizes staff to proceed with contract execution and to implement the revised project sheet for WT 0020, with the funding described by Speaker 1 taken from the project’s programmed annual budget rather than from a new appropriation. No amendments to the motion were offered during the discussion.

The meeting then moved to other business, including an announcement about an upcoming wastewater treatment plant facilities plan report.