Madera City Council Meeting: October 15, 2025

At its October 15, 2025 meeting, the Madera City Council and Groundwater Sustainability Agency approved several infrastructure and purchasing actions, all by unanimous votes. The council ratified a piggyback purchase of a hydro excavator from Charles Machine Works Inc. (Ditch Witch division) for approximately $89,345, funded 90% by the water fund and 5% each by facilities and parks; a budget amendment was needed for the facilities and parks shares. It also approved an agreement with local vendor Madera Pumps Inc. for well inspection, maintenance, and rehabilitation. The city has $185,000 budgeted in FY 2025–26 to support work on up to two wells annually, plus a 20% contingency; the agreement has an initial two-year term.

The council awarded Terra West Construction the airport Apron A2 and Hangar Taxi Lane rehabilitation contract, with the award subject to funding, and approved the related budget amendment. The overall project, including soft costs, is approximately $2.4 million; the city is seeking an additional $264,000 in FAA funding. The council also approved a $94,910 sole-source purchase from Aquametric Sales Company to replace two water-meter reading system base stations, within the existing water budget. As the GSA, the council approved proceeding with a domestic well mitigation partnership with Madera Irrigation District and Madera Water District, including an $80,000 city contribution. Separately, it unanimously adopted the 2025 California building and related codes, setting the standards the city will enforce for construction activity.