Council approves consent agenda items, pulls and clarifies PFMD fund action before approving

Lemoore 2d The City Council approved the bulk of its consent agenda and addressed a member of the public's questions about a pulled item concerning formation and budget authorization for a PFMD (Public Facilities Maintenance District) fund.

At the start of the consent agenda, the clerk (S2) described six items: approval of minutes, establishment of PFMD revenue and expense fund No. 11112 (item 4.2), notice of completion for D Street pavement rehab, approval of asphalt patching services contract, authorization for the 2025 urban water plan and required compliance updates, and authorization for construction management services for Wells 7 and 11 TTHM project.

Ronnie Wong (S9) asked to pull 4.2 and questioned whether establishing the fund would trigger Proposition 218 and whether a COLA (cost-of-living adjustment) had been built into the district assessments. Staff and a council member explained that the PFMD zones had been established previously and that the present action establishes the budget for those zones rather than initiating a new formation that would trigger Proposition 218. Staff also said there is a natural inflator tied to COLA built into the assessments.

After those clarifications, Council Member (S8) moved to approve the pulled item; the council approved the motion by voice vote and the earlier bundled motion had already approved the remaining consent items.

The approved consent items include the notice of completion for the D Street pavement rehab, an asphalt patching services contract, the 2025 urban water plan compliance updates, and authorization of construction management services for Wells 7 and 11 TTHM project. The council did not provide a detailed fiscal estimate for each item during the meeting; staff said budget and contract details are available in the agenda packet.