Woodland council to weigh utility contracts, grants and biosolids funding

Council to consider $684,760 contract for Lemen Avenue utility work

Contract amount

$684,760.00 to R.J. Gordon Construction, Inc. (Agenda, item 9)

Contingency

Up to 15% of the base bid, $102,714.00 (Agenda, item 9)

Project

Lemen Avenue Utility Improvements Project, CIP 26-15 (Agenda, item 9)

Source

Agenda, item 9

The council is scheduled to vote on awarding a construction contract for the Lemen Avenue Utility Improvements Project, CIP 26-15.

The contract would go to R.J. Gordon Construction, Inc. for $684,760.00. The resolution would also allow a contingency of up to 15% of the base bid, or $102,714.00, and let the City Manager sign the contract and change orders.

Sewer funds would shift to Pond 9 biosolids project

Reallocation

$130,000 of Sewer Enterprise Funds from WPCF Biosolids, CIP 10-11 (Agenda, item 8)

New total budget

$1,070,000 for WPCF Pond 9 Biosolids Drying and Removal, CIP 26-03 (Agenda, item 8)

Added contingency

Up to $260,000, for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,060,000 (Agenda, item 8)

Source

Agenda, item 8

Staff recommend moving $130,000 in sewer enterprise funds from the WPCF Biosolids project, CIP 10-11, to the WPCF Pond 9 Biosolids Drying and Removal project, CIP 26-03. That would bring the Pond 9 project budget to $1,070,000.

The resolution would also add construction contingencies of up to $260,000, for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,060,000.

Three public safety grants on the consent calendar

Homeland security grant

$10,000 accepted, with $4,438.71 from the EOC budget for laptops and Starlink Roam equipment (Agenda, item 4)

Traffic enforcement grant

$73,900 from the FY27 Office of Traffic Safety STEP program (Agenda, item 5)

Crash response grant

$65,000 for the Regional Crash Response and Extrication Improvement Program (Agenda, item 6)

Source

Agenda, items 4, 5 and 6

Three grant items are grouped on the consent calendar, which is usually approved in one vote.

One resolution would accept $10,000 from the FY2025 Homeland Security Grant Program and allocate $4,438.71 from the Emergency Operations Center budget to buy laptops and Starlink Roam equipment.

Another would accept $73,900 from the FY27 Office of Traffic Safety Selective Traffic Enforcement Program and put it in the State Grant Fund. A third would accept and appropriate $65,000 in OTS funding for the Regional Crash Response and Extrication Improvement Program.

$42,000 CalRecycle grant would boost recycling fund

Amount

$42,000 (Agenda, item 10)

Fund

Solid Waste/Recycling Fund 2250 (Agenda, item 10)

Program

CalRecycle Zone Incentive Fund 5, part of the Recycling Market Development Zone Program (Agenda, item 10)

Source

Agenda, item 10

The council is scheduled to accept a $42,000 grant from the CalRecycle Zone Incentive Fund 5. The resolution would add the money to the Solid Waste/Recycling Fund 2250 and direct staff to seek reimbursement from the program.

Council would back federal rural communities bill

Action

Send a letter of support for the Revitalize Rural America Act (Agenda, item 7)

Stated goals

Strengthen rural communities, improve access to essential services, support local economies (Agenda, item 7)

Source

Agenda, item 7

Staff recommend the council send a letter of support for the Revitalize Rural America Act, a federal bill. The agenda describes it as aimed at strengthening rural communities, improving access to essential services and supporting local economies.

Council to discuss construction lawsuit in closed session

Case

Martin Brothers Construction, Inc. v. City of Woodland, Yolo County Superior Court Case No. CV2026-2773 (Agenda, item 13)

Basis

Conference with legal counsel on existing litigation (Agenda, item 13)

Source

Agenda, item 13

The council is scheduled to meet privately with legal counsel about an existing lawsuit, Martin Brothers Construction, Inc. v. City of Woodland. The agenda lists no details beyond the case name and number.

Proclamation, investment report and library report also on agenda

Proclamation

October 2026 as Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month (Agenda, item 3)

Investment report

Treasurer's report for the quarter ended September 30, 2026 (Agenda, item 11)

Library report

Woodland Public Library Annual Report, July 2025 – June 2026 (Agenda, item 12)

Source

Agenda, items 3, 11 and 12

The consent calendar also includes a proclamation naming October 2026 Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month and acceptance of the quarterly Treasurer's Investment Report.

Separately, the council is scheduled to receive the Woodland Public Library Annual Report for July 2025 through June 2026, presented on behalf of the Library Board of Trustees. The Long Range Calendar is also listed for information only.