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The KPFF, Inc. design contract has a February 28, 2027 completion date; up to $27,934 in additional contingency was also authorized.
Council voted at its March 24 meeting to formally end the temporary relocation and resume regular meetings at 501 Poli Street.
The fourteenth amendment to the city's outside-counsel agreement raises the not-to-exceed cap to $9.38 million as the long-running water-rights litigation continues.
After two hours of public comment, the Ventura City Council voted 5-2 to advance a coastal grant application before the May 11 funding deadline.
Kennedy Jenks Consultants will design a corrective-action plan for the country club's separately operated drinking-water system through August.
FPA Ventura Olivas plans 181 market-rate units, 104 affordable units, 12 live-work units and 15,900 square feet of commercial space on a 13.75-acre parcel.
EVGateway will own, operate, and maintain the new electric vehicle charging stations under a 10-year agreement that may extend to 20 years.
Council approved an Annual Action Plan combining last year's allocation of $704,658 with $248,396 in previously unused CDBG funds for submission to HUD.
The construction contract has an August 31, 2026 completion date and authorizes up to $208,625 in contingency funding on top of the $1,390,830 base.
Council waived the first reading on an ordinance updating Section 16.215.030 and Chapter 16.225 of the municipal code as part of the Downtown Parking Improvements project.
Council closed out additional costs from the temporary relocation, bringing the total Community Access Partners agreement to $3,391,832.
The sixth amendment to Chen Ryan's design contract extends the completion date to November 30, 2026 and brings the cumulative total to $4.6 million.
The first amendment funds permitting and construction monitoring on the Ventura River emergency bank repair through June 2027.
The change orders raise the cumulative emergency-repair spending on the Ventura River bank, with $32,510 added to Peter Lapidus and $197,873 to Tri County Transportation.
The March 24 council meeting raised the cap on environmental-consulting and legal contracts tied to the Sinclair Gas Station Fuel Leak, extending Rincon's work through December 2026.
The first reading passed at the March 10 council meeting, with a second reading and adoption scheduled for a future meeting once notice can be provided.
The retroactive approval covers work already underway to protect a city water well, with up to $40,000 in additional change orders authorized.
The March 24 vote made Chapter 8.60 part of the municipal code two weeks after the ordinance was first introduced.
Council adopted the Fiscal Year 2027 to 2031 Capital Improvement Program on March 24, adding 17 named projects to the city's five-year infrastructure pipeline.
Council received the final vision document, confirmed parklet implementation timing, and authorized $49,730 in additional consultant work from RRM Design Group.
Council deposited a $3.6 million probable-compensation amount with the state and authorized $2.6 million in capital fund appropriations to acquire the parcel.
Council issued a Work Order to CSG Consultants for environmental services on the long-pending parking structure at Santa Clara and Palm, completing in May 2027.
The fourth amendment extends the city's content management contract through May 2027 and lifts maintenance fees on the OnBase system.
The construction contract carries an August 31 completion date and a separate consulting amendment extends Flowers and Associates' work through September.