Agenda Item Wording:
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Public Hearing (the first of two) to appropriate $2.7M of Measure N Funds for the Downtown Streetlight Project (CIP 1410-72000/CP0345-999).
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Deadline for Action: 5/2/2022 - 1st of two public hearings in order to allocate funds for award and start construction.
Submitting Department: Administration - CIP Engineering
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Eric Bons, Senior Civil Engineer, Eric.Bons@visalia.city, 713-4350
Frank Senteno, City Engineer, Frank.Senteno@visalia.city, 713-4331
Nick Mascia, Assistant City Manager, Nick.Mascia@visalia.city, (559) 713-4323
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that City Council conduct the first of two public hearings to amend the Measure N plan and appropriate $2.7M towards the Downtown Streetlight Project (CIP 1410-72000/CP0345-999) to address a shortfall in the Downtown Streetlight project's budget.
Background Discussion:
On April 4, 2022, staff presented the bid results for the Downtown Streetlighting Project and the Downtown Pavement Rehabilitation Project for information. The April 4th Staff report also identified budget shortfalls in each project. This Public Hearing will focus solely on the Streetlight Project since the Pavement Rehabilitation's project budget was resolved at that meeting. Council authorized staff to begin the Measure N amendment process for the additional appropriation of $2.7M towards the Downtown Streetlight Project (CP0345).
On April 7, 2022, the Measure N Oversight Committee reviewed and approved the recommendation to appropriate $2.7M of Measure N funds towards the Downtown Streetlight Project (CP0345). Staff is returning to City Council in accordance the city's Accountability Ordinance (Ordinance 16-21) to hold two public hearings to authorize the $2.7M appropriation. The Notice for the first Public Hearing was published on April 15, 2022, as required in a newspaper of general circulation within 14 days of the regularly scheduled and appropriatel...
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