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Recent public-works coverage from The Sidekick network, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
A resolution keeps the CSA No. 6 emergency in place, gives Public Works contracting authority and allows a possible General Fund loan to cover repair costs.
The appointment also places Heath in the roles of road commissioner and county surveyor, with compensation set at $98.91 per hour.
The proposed shift away from the coastal alignment reflects concerns about permit costs and landslide risk, but the Oct. 27 agenda does not set a project cost, route or construction schedule.
Lincoln Elementary students presented a cost-sharing idea and cited major funding figures at the Oct. 20 City Council meeting. The record shows an informal connection to Public Works, not an approved program or allocation.
The proposed package also includes a $46,200 down payment and a $254,100 standby letter of credit tied to environmental permitting for the bridge replacement at Larkin Road.
The 4-0 action authorizes final design, bid-phase services and SCADA construction for the city’s NPDES compliance project.
The Oct. 7 agenda recommends approving a two-parcel map at 2962 Elm Street while deferring curb, gutter, sidewalk and driveway improvements under an agreement with property owner Jose Guadalupe Medina.
Agenda packets for Oct. 5-8 outline proposed agreements, budget actions and contract changes, but do not show whether any item was approved.
An Oct. 8 agenda would extend the Tisdale Road and Kent Avenue bridge project agreements through Oct. 31, 2028, and raise Kent Avenue compensation to $600,941.62.
A county presentation says the departments’ main connection is land development and recommends continued collaboration rather than consolidation.
Public Works says the Solid Waste Disposal Administration budget amendment would increase both project spending authority and related revenue, with no net budget impact.
Shasta County Public Works asked supervisors to approve an updated PG&E agreement to move a power pole before the Ash Creek bridge replacement can begin.
Council is scheduled to consider awarding the next phase of the city’s Operations Complex project to Adams Commercial General Contracting Inc., along with related contingency and budget authority.
The Sept. 15 agenda would award the Sheriff’s Main Station Office Remodel Project to Adams Commercial General Contracting, Inc. and add two related budget transfers totaling $812,445.
Public Works says J.F. Shea Construction submitted the lowest responsive bid for the road rehabilitation contract, which came in below the engineer’s estimate.
The council formally reset the Regional Sewer Pipeline Project after funding assumptions changed, directing staff to redraw the scope and seek new bids.
A June 30 budget amendment would raise spending and revenue by the same amount for the 1265 Redwood Blvd. structure in the county’s Ag Remodel & Building Addition project.
The council pulled the wastewater project off the consent calendar before approving Wahlund Construction Inc. for the First Street Lift Station Improvement Project and adopting a categorical CEQA exemption.
The board approved a resolution letting Public Works temporarily close county road lanes for Ironman Group events, with permit, notice, insurance and cleanup requirements.
Public Works is asking supervisors to add $100,000 to the ACC Environmental Consultants agreement and push its term to Dec. 31, 2027.
Council members are set to consider awarding MuniQuip, LLC a contract for wastewater clarifier equipment, with installation to be bid separately later.
The July 7 agenda also includes a county budget vote and a supplemental road maintenance request.
The board advanced plans to buy 4325 Broadway Street in Eureka for future county office and permitting space, but one supervisor voted no after concerns about the site’s location, access and upkeep.
The Auditor-Controller memo says Facilities Management exceeded one budget object level and used retained earnings above what was approved, potentially requiring Board action.