10-21-2026 Regular City Council Mtg.

The City of Soledad’s regular joint City Council, Successor Agency, and Housing Authority meeting was held October 21, 2026. The Council unanimously approved Resolution 6437, authorizing a $59,571.87 change order with Specialty Construction Inc. for the recycled water conveyance project, bringing the contract’s not-to-exceed total to $12,669,757.46. The change order covers added chlorine-injection and related construction work, offset by credits for deleted or reduced work; it is to be funded through the Urban Community Drought Relief Grant and previously approved construction contingency. For the Phase 1, 2026 slurry-seal project, the Council approved the construction contract at $1,071,239.75 without the $17,248 Black Rock aggregate alternate, which was rejected in a 4–1 vote. The Council separately and unanimously approved an $88,510 construction-inspection services agreement with Pavement Engineering, Inc. (Resolution 6439). Staff also described plans to pursue an on-call debris-removal consultant and purchase a trash pump for emergency response, but no approval of those items occurred at this meeting.

The Council unanimously adopted a proclamation declaring a local emergency related to anticipated statewide El Niño winter storms, following a presentation on preparedness, infrastructure protection, and public communications. Members also discussed gathering community input on possible council term limits, with no action taken on a ballot measure. Other agenda items included a youth council update, an awareness-month proclamation, and committee appointments; no additional procurement actions were identified.