Agenda — Willits City Council, January 14, 2026

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WILLITS CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
JANUARY 14, 2026 | 6:30 PM | CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

1. OPENING MATTERS
a. Call to Order. | b. Pledge to Flag. | c. Roll Call.

2. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
The City Council welcomes input from the audience. If there is a matter of business on the agenda that you are interested in, you may address the Council when this matter is considered. If you wish to speak on a matter that is not on the agenda, you may do so at this time. In order for everyone to be heard, please limit your comments to three (3) minutes per person. The Brown Act regulations do not allow action to be taken on audience comments in which the subject is not listed on the agenda.

3. PUBLIC MATTERS
a. City Council 2026 Assembly and Reorganization.
i. Nomination and Appointment of Mayor.
ii. Nomination and Appointment of Vice Mayor.
iii. Committee Appointments

4. ENACTMENT OF ORDINANCES
a. None.

5. CONSENT CALENDAR
The City Council considers matters listed under the Consent Calendar as routine. The Council will take action with a single motion and roll call vote. A Councilmember may request the removal of an item(s) from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion and subsequent action.

The following items as presented are before the City Council for approval or denial:
a. City Council Minutes:
i. December 10, 2025
ii. December 10, 2025 – Special Meeting.
iii. December 22, 2025 – Special Meeting.
b. Approve the First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Muchmore than Consulting for $60,900 in Additional Authority through Mid-March 2026.

Presenting staff member: Bob Richardson, Interim City Manager.

Willits City Council Agenda – January 14. 2026

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6. MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORTS
Matters that do not require action by the City Council but are of public interest. a. Accounts Payable Activity Report: December 2025.
b. Building Permit Activity Report: December 2025.
c. Business License Activity Report: December 2025.

7. COMMISSIONS, AGENCIES AND AUTHORITIES
The Willits City Council meets concurrently as the City of Willits Planning Commission & City of Willits Successor Agency.

8. CITY MANAGER REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
a. Verbal Reports – No Action.
i.

9. DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS (ACTION ITEMS)
a. Discussion and Possible Adoption of a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Willits for the Franklin Ave. Storm Drain Replacement Project Award of Bid to Wylatti Resource Management Inc. of Covelo for $96,497.12.

Presenting Staff Member: Walter Kolon, Services and Facility Director.

B. Review and Approve the City of Willits 2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports
Review And Approve The City Of Willits 2025 General Plan And Housing Element Annual Progress Reports
Presenting Staff Member: Dusty Duley, Community Development Director C. Proposed Change Order For The New Sports Park Solar Array For An Amount Of $231,040; To Syserco Energy Solutions (Ses) For The Installation Of Revised Caisson Infrastructure.

Presenting Staff Member: Walter Kolon, Services And Facility Director.

10. CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS, COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS

11. GOOD & WELFARE

12. CLOSED SESSION NOTICE
a. None.

13. ADJOURNMENT
Right to Appeal - Persons who are dissatisfied with the decisions of the City Council may have the right to a review of that decision by a court. The City has adopted Section 1094.6 of the Code of Civil Procedure, which generally limits to 90- days, the time within an individual and/or entity may judicially challenge the decisions of the City Boards and Agencies.

I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that I posted the foregoing Agenda on the bulletin board at the main entrance of the City of Willits City Hall, located at 111 East Commercial Street, Willits, California, not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting set forth on this Agenda.

Dated this 8th day of January, 2026.

Delores Pedersen, City Clerk
Willits City Council Agenda – January 14. 2026

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Additional Meeting Information for Interested Parties
Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the Willits City Council, Planning Commission, or Community Development Agency after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection at City Clerk’s office at 111 E. Commercial Street, Willits, during normal business hours, Monday through Thursday 9 AM to 5:30 PM.

Mayor’s Appointments – 2026
City Committees, Boards & Agencies

STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Finance Committee
3rd Wednesday 3:30 pm
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Water & Wastewater Systems Committee
3rd Thursday 10:00 am
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Transportation
4th Thursday 3:30 pm
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Bi- Monthly Chamber of Commerce Meeting
City Manager
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REGIONAL BOARDS
League of California Cities / Redwood Empire Division
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Alternate:_____________________

Mendocino Council of Governments (MCOG)
1st Monday 1:30 pm
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Alternate:_____________________
Economic Development & Financing Corporation (EDFC)
2nd Thursday 2-4 pm
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Mendocino Solid Waste Management Authority (MSWMA)
3rd Thursday 9:00 am
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Alternate:_____________________
Mendocino Transit Authority (MTA)
Last Wednesday 1:30 pm
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MENDOCINO COUNTY CITY SELECTION COMMITTEE NOMINATIONS
Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo)
1st Monday 9:00 am
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Mendocino County Museum Advisory Board
Bi-Monthly 2nd Wednesday 9:30 am (1st meeting February) _____________________

AD HOC COMMITTEES
Willits Frontier Days Advisory Committee
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Measure K
Meets Quarterly
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CITIZEN COMMITTEES
Art in Public Spaces
Meets as needed
Gary Martin Margi Guhde
Dan Miller Judy Fisch
Mayor’s Appointments – 2025
City Committees, Boards & Agencies

STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Finance Committee
3rd Wednesday 3:30 pm
Tom Allman
Matthew Alaniz
Water & Wastewater Systems Committee
3rd Thursday Quarterly
Bruce Burton
Larry Stranske
Transportation
4th Thursday 3:30 pm
Gerry Gonzalez
Larry Stranske
Bi- Monthly Chamber of Commerce Meeting City Manager
Gerry Gonzalez

REGIONAL BOARDS
League of California Cities / Redwood Empire Division Gerry Gonzalez Alternate: Tom Allman
Mendocino Council of Governments (MCOG)
1st Monday 1:30 pm
Matthew Alaniz
Alternate: Larry Stranske
Economic Development & Financing Corporation (EDFC)
2nd Thursday 2-4 pm Larry Stranske
Mendocino Solid Waste Management Authority (MSWMA)
3rd Thursday 9:00 am
Larry Stranske
Alternate: Bruce Burton
Mendocino Transit Authority (MTA)
Last Wednesday 1:30 pm Matthew Alaniz

MENDOCINO COUNTY CITY SELECTION COMMITTEE NOMINATIONS
Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo)
1st Monday 9:00 am Gerry Gonzalez
Mendocino County Museum Advisory Board
Bi-Monthly 2nd Wednesday 9:30 am (1st meeting February) Tom Allman

AD HOC COMMITTEES
Willits Frontier Days Advisory Committee Gerry Gonzalez Larry Stranske
Measure K
Meets Quarterly
Tom Allman
Matthew Alaniz

CITIZEN COMMITTEES
Art in Public Spaces
Meets as needed
Gary Martin Margi Guhde
Dan Miller Judy Fisch
111 E. COMMERCIAL STREET
WILLITS, CALIFORNIA 95490
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WILLITS CITY COUNCIL

MINUTES
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 10, 2025
Mayor Allman called a regular meeting of the City Council to order at 6:30 p.m., in Council Chambers. The meeting was preceded by the pledge to the flag.

Roll Call: Councilmembers Gerardo Gonzalez, Larry Stranske, Bruce Burton, Vice Mayor Matthew Allaniz and Mayor Tom Allman were present.

Also, present were staff members: Bob Richardson, Interim City Manager; Jim Lance, City Attorney; Dusty Duley, Community Development Director; Manuel Orozco, Finance Director; Walter Kolon, Services and Facilities Director; Brian Fay, Police Chief; and Delores Pedersen, City Clerk.

2. Public Communications
• Saprina Rodriguez expressed concern over the Holiday Traffic mobile sign that was used during the Black Friday weekend. The sign was parked in front of her business which took away parking space during the weekend for customers. She requested that it be placed in a location that would not affect customers’ ability to park at local business locations.
• Ms. Rodriguez requested that she be allowed to present to the city a certificate showing that she has had her grease trap cleaned as opposed to a quarterly Grease Trap Inspection.
• Daniel Curtis responded that Grease Trap inspections are being done quarterly to every business in town that is required to have one. Mr. Curtis explains that an inspection one to two times a year is not enough depending on the size of the grease trap. In the beginning they may do more inspections to see how fast the grease trap fills up so that recommendations can be made to how often the grease trap needs to be cleaned.

3. Public Matters
a. Little lake Fire District Monthly report. – Fire Chief Alvarez unable to attend. b. Update from Third District County Supervisor John Haschak. • There will be a HazMobile visit to Willits April 3rd – 4th. • The Psychiatric Hospital Facility should be complete and open to take care of clients in the Spring of 2026.
• The new Mental Health Wing of the Mendocino County Jail will be complete within the next month or so.
• There will be a Health Summit workshop on January 14th in the afternoon during the Board of Supervisors meeting. This is the second workshop Willits City Council Minutes of December 10, 2025 Page 2 of 8 providing information about the effects of HR 1, which has drastic cuts to MediCal.
• Supervisor Haschak stated the he appreciates the collaboration of the City of Willits to make sure we have a new Emergency Access Route near the Ells Field Airport in Brooktrails. The formal 2nd access route off of Sherwood Rd. has environmental and feasibility studies going on for two potential routes. • Council member Burton ask what the two routes being considered for the Brooktrails Emergency Access Route? Supervisor Haschak responded that one was Primrose heading East to connect to Highway 101. The other is Firco Road that comes out at the Apachie Mill.

4. Enactment of Ordinances
a. Discussion and Request for Adoption of an Amendment to Willits Municipal Code Title 17 – Zoning, Revising Chapter 17.66, “Supplemental Provisions”, and adding Chapter 17.87, “Mobile Vendors”, to Establish Regulations for Mobile and Sidewalk Vending.
• Council Member Burton recused himself due to a conflict of interest. There is a Food Truck that operates on his property on Franklin Ave. • Swetha Venuturupalli, Senior City Planner presented a PowerPoint presentation identifying the amendments to the Willits Municipal Code. • Mayor Allman inquired that if someone wanted to report a vendor that is in violation they would need to contact the Community Development Department and not the Willits Police or 911. Ms. Venuturupalli stated that this is correct.

Public Comment:
• A Citizen (Did not introduce herself) inquired if this would have any impact on the Farmers Market? Ms. Venuturupalli stated that it would not. • Helen Simms requested that a map be made to identify the locations and areas that a Mobile Vendor or Food Truck could operate. Mayor Allman answered that a Mobile Vendor or Food Truck cannot be on public streets, private property without the property owner’s permission on their person. • Bear Kamoroff asked for the definition of Public Facilities and how they are different from a public right of way? Ms. Venuturupalli responded that Public Facilities is a zone that is included in the Ordinance that is public right of way with includes streets and crosswalks.
• Maria Fierro, Jalos Market Owner, asked what are the hours that a Food Truck can operate. Dusty Duley, Community Development Director, responded that the hours of operation for a Food Truck will be from 8 am to 9 pm. Mayor Allman inquired if there were any exceptions to the hours of operation. Mr. Duley responded that if the Food Truck were part of a Special Event that has been authorized to go beyond the hours of operation of 8 am. to 9 pm.
• Mayor Allman gave a recommendation that if a property owner gave written permission that food trucks could operate until 12 am. On weekends. This was agreed to by the rest of the council and will be updated in the Ordinance.

Moved by Gonzalez/Seconded by Alaniz and carried unanimously with Burton recused to adopt Ordinance No. 2025-06, amending Chapter 17.66 entitled Willits City Council Minutes of December 10, 2025 Page 3 of 8 “Supplemental Provisions” and adding Chapter 17.87 entitled “Mobile Vendors” to Title 17 (Zoning) pf the Willits Municipal Code b. Discussion and possible action to approve adoption of proposed Ordinance Amending the City’s Water Service Ordinance at Title 14 of the Willits Municipal Code, Chapter 14.08, Revising the Definition of an “Applicant” for water service and the definition of an “Owner” of Property.

Public Comment:
• Amy Huddle-Grooms inquired if the City was allowing more water meters for those that do not have them? Mayor Allman responded that this ordinance is not changing that.

Moved by Burton/Seconded by Gonzalez and carried unanimously to adopt Ordinance No. 2025-07 amending the City of Willits Water Service Ordinance at Title 14 of the Willits Municipal Code, Chapter 14.08, Revising the Definition of an “Applicant” for Water Service and the Definition of an “Owner” of Property.
c. Discussion and Request for Adoption of an Ordinance of the City of Willits Adopting the 2025 Edition of the California Fire Code Part 9 with Amendments, as well as the 2025 Edition of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, Part 7, Regulating and Governing the Safeguarding of Life and Property from Fire and Explosion and for Providing for the Issuance of Permits, Repealing all other Ordinances and Parts of Ordinances of the Little Lake Fire Protection District in Conflict Herewith.
• Mayor Allman stated that the Council wants to make sure that this is not adding any new guidelines or cost on people who want to build in the City of Willits. Matt Keiser, UVFA Fire Code Official, The changes within the document are the same changes that the Little Lake Fire District has had for 20 plus years. Will not increase fees to build within the City.

Public Comment: None presented.

Moved by Burton /Seconded by Gonzalez and carried unanimously to adopt Ordinance No. 2025-08 adopting the 2025 Edition of the California Fire Code Part 9 with Amendments, as well as the 2025 Edition of the California WildlandUrban Interface Code, Part 7, Regulating and Governing the Safeguarding of Life and Property from Fire and Explosion and for Providing for the Issuance of Permits, Repealing all other Ordinances and Parts of Ordinances of the Little Lake Fire Protection District in Conflict Herewith.

5. Consent Calendar
The following item(s) are recommended for approval or denial, as follows:
a. City Council Minutes:
i. November 12, 2025 – Special Meeting.
ii. November 12, 2025 – Regular Meeting.
b. Adopt a Resolution Designating City Officials Authorized to Apply for Disaster Assistance.

Willits City Council Minutes of December 10, 2025 Page 4 of 8 Public Comment: None presented.

Moved by Alaniz/Seconded by Gonzalez and carried unanimously to approve Consent Calendar item(s) (a-b).
c. Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing Specific City Staff to Transfer Funds Between the Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF) and Savings Bank Of Mendocino County.
• Councilmember Burton requested to have Interim City Manager, Bob Richardson as a signer to Transfer Funds between LAIF and Savings Bank of Mendocino County.

Public Comment: None presented.

Moved by Burton/Seconded by Gonzalez and carried unanimously to approve Consent Calendar item(s) (c), with the addition of Bob Richardson, Interim City Manager to the signer list.
d. Adoption of a Resolution Changing the Authorized Signatures for the City of Willits Checking Account, Payroll Account, and Safe Deposit Box at Savings Bank of Mendocino County.

Public Comment: None presented.

Moved by Gonzalez/Seconded by Stranske and carried unanimously to approve Consent Calendar item(s) (d).
e. Consideration of a Request by Redwood Waste Solutions, Inc. to Apply a Consumer Price Index Increase of 1.31-Percent to all Service Accounts within the City of Willits.

Public Comment:
• Basima Sizemore inquired about the reason for the 1.31-Percent increase. Mayor Allman responded that this is a once-a-year increase based on the Consumer Price Index. The agreement that Redwood Waste Solutions has with the City of Willits requires that this be approved by the City Council.

Moved by Burton/Seconded by Alaniz and carried 4/1 with Gonzalez abstaining to approve Consent Calendar item(s) (e).

6. Monthly Activity Reports
Matters that do not require action by the City Council but are of public interest. a. Accounts Payable Activity Report: November 2025.
b. Building Permit Activity Report: November 2025.
c. Business License Activity Report: November 2025.
• Council Member Burton requested more information on some of the AP Checks.

Willits City Council Minutes of December 10, 2025 Page 5 of 8

7. Commissions, Agencies and Authorities
None presented.

8. City Manager Reports and Recommendations
a. Verbal Reports – No Action.
• Bob Richardson reported that being new staff there is not a lot to report at this time.

Mr. Richardson states that he is getting the chance to meet all of the staff and is starting to understand the flow of work and how things operate. Mr. Richardson states that he will be heavily involved with the future of the City and how challenges ahead will be handled. Mr. Richardson states that the staff that have come and talked with him have been delightful.

Public Comment: None presented.

9. Department Recommendations (Action Items)
a. Discussion on Right-of-Way Abandonment Request #RA 23-01 for an Unimproved Alley between West Oak Street and State Highway 20 in the City of Willits.
• Dusty Duley, Community Development Director, presented a PowerPoint on the Right of Way Abandonment Request.

Public Comment:
• Saprina Rodrigues questioned if the City abandons the alley way, will the property owners then assume the area behind their homes and will this increase their property tax?
• Diana VanWinkle spoke in favor of the City not abandoning the alley. • Omaya Sizemore spoke in favor of the City abandoning the alley. • Amy Grooms spoke against the City abandoning the alley. • Nick Cassagrande spoke in favor of the City abandoning the alley. • Mark Walker spoke against the City abandoning the alley. • Josh Potter spoke against the City abandoning the Alley. • Jesse Grooms spoke against the City abandoning the alley. • Omaya Sizemore expressed concerns about fires she needed to put out in the alley and reports that she has found drug paraphernalia in the alley way. • Jose Rodriguez spoke in support of the City abandoning the alley. • Council member Alaniz spoke against advising staff to continue with the Right-ofway abandonment. Council member Gonzalez agreed with Council member Alaniz. • Council member Burton feels this is a low priority to the City. Mr. Burton also feels that when a property owner agrees to buy a property they agree based on it physical lay out and zoning.
• Council member Stranske agrees with Council member Alaniz. • Mayor Allman believes that abandoning the alley would save the City money. He feels that the least amount of government land the City has is better for the City.

Mayor Allman feels this is an opportunity for the City to grant this property to the people that are currently paying property taxes on their property, and they are going to be able to enlarge their backyard or build an ADU. Mayor Allman requested that the discussion continue at the February 11th council meeting. b. Discussion of Potential Collaboration between the City of Willits and the County of Mendocino to Relocate Donated Sculptures to a Public Location within the City Highway 20 Park.

Willits City Council Minutes of December 10, 2025 Page 6 of 8 • Dusty Duley, Community Development Director explained that he was contacted by Karen Matson, Mendocino County Museum Director, regarding the potential opportunity to relocate seven sculptures donated by folk artist Mark Walker from their current location just off highway 101, south of Willits, to a highly visible , publicly accessible location with the City Highway 20 Park.

Mayor Allman asked how long will the sculptures last what is their life expectancy and who will maintain the sculptures when they start deteriorating? Mayor Allman feels the sculptures are important to the City because Mr. Walker was important to the community, but he feels we should go in with eyes wide open of no cost to the City. Karen Matson, Museum Director, responded that the sculptures were donated to the county in 1988 along with the land that they re on along with a small endowment for the care and maintenance of the sculptures. The donation was made by Mark Walker himself. At this time the Museum staff feel it is time to relocate the sculptures so that it would be easier to access and maintain and also that they can be better appreciated by the community. The week of December 15th Mrs.

Matson has an item going before the Board of Supervisors to inquire about accessing funds that have been allocated and there is still the endowment that Mr. Walker started for the sculptures along with another endowment that the Museum has. Ms. Matson states that the sculptures are the Museums responsibility. Ms. Matson states that the sculptures were a gift to the Community and they would like to place them at a location that they would do the most good and appreciated. Council member Gonzalez expressed concern over them being moved to a location that they are not safe, they are safe at the location that they are currently at. Mayor Allman believes that a Memorandum of Understanding would be the best way to go and not for the County to give the sculpture to the City, and that if they become an issue the City can call the county and let them know, Council Member Burton expressed that he wished the City had a better history with collaboration with the County. Council Member Alaniz spoke in support of having the sculptures at the Highway 20 location.

Public Comment:
• Tamara Alaniz mentioned the new Brooktrails Township Community Services Districts new building and that they would be interested in exploring the option of displaying some sculptures from the Musuem in the lobby. • Hellen Sims inquired if there are any other locations other than the Highway 20 location to display the sculptures. Karen Matson responded that they are not without a location for the sculptures, but that the Highway 20 location would be an opportunity that they could broaden the benefit from the sculptures.
• District Supervisor Haschak added that part of the problem with where the sculptures are located now is that they are overgrown and with all the work that Caltrans has been doing lately the sculptures are not appreciated and they need to be moved.
• Council Member Alaniz suggested that the Museum contact the School District as well.
• Mark Walker stated what the Artist Mark Walker is his grandfather’s first cousin. Mr. Walker inquired about the property that the sculptures are Willits City Council Minutes of December 10, 2025 Page 7 of 8 currently on. What happens to the property once the sculptures are moved.

Mr. Walker then suggested that they be moved next to the Train Barn next to the Musuem.

10. Department Monthly Reports – (presented at the second meeting of each month).
a. Airport. –
• Walter Kolon reports that they are currently working with CalFire regarding the Firco Rd. Access Agreement and will be brining back to Council at the beginning of February.
b. Community Development.
• Dusty Duley reported on the Caltrans Proposed Highway 20 Corridor upgrade that was slated to be done in 2033, due to funding this project has been delayed until 2035. Mr. Duley reports that the City has partnered with Mendocino Council of Governments (MCOG) and submitted a grant through the Caltrans Sustainable Grant Program to seek funds to support staff to go through an exercise with the community to identify perspective improvements. With this delay hopefully the City can acquire some Grant funds to support the work that the City was already charged with doing.
• The Community Development Department has been exploring different ideas in anticipation of submitting to the 2025 Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG), Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). The application windowing opening of January has been pushed off until April. Expect staff to present grant applications for approval at a March City Council Meeting.
• Mayor Allan asked when the Bid for the Snider Park Gazebo will go out? Mr. Duley responded that the last direction from council was to freeze infrastructure projects due to the City’s financial situation.
• Vice Mayor Alaniz inquired about the Gateway Sign that was planned for Highway

20. Mr. Duley responded that the project was put on hold due to the City’s current budget situation.
c. Finance.
• Council member Burton inquired about the status of the City’s financial accounts.

Manuel Orozco, Finance Director responded:

Main account - $2,577,439.00
Payroll - $317,824
Savings - $35,119.00
CD Investments - $5,318,616.00
d. Police Department – Nothing more to add.
e. Services & Facilities – Nothing more to add.
f. City Attorney
• Jim Lance, City Attorney reported that he has received a letter from Dr. Ann Farr, Trustee of the Willits Environmental Remediation Trust, she reports that the trust is scheduled to be before the court for a final order of termination of the trust dissolution on or before December 31, 2025. Dr. Farr and her attorney will be in Willits City Council Minutes of December 10, 2025 Page 8 of 8 court on Friday, December 12th to give a progress report, and tell the court that they are ready for dissolution and that they have wrapped up all of the obligations.

Months ago there were no further action needed by the Regional Water Board. f. Utilities. – Nothing more to add.

No action taken.

10. City Council Announcements, Communications and Reports Vice Mayor Alaniz
 Finance Committee – Next meeting on January 17th.
 Mendocino Transit Authority (MTA) – Moving toward charging flat rates for bus riders.

Mayor Allman
 There was a meeting on December 9th regarding Frontier Days Parking, between the Police Department and Fire Department there will be much better signage, Public Comment: None presented.

No action taken.

11. Good & Welfare
 Council member Gonzalez reported there is a tree lighting ceremony on Saturday December 13th.
 Vice Mayor Alaniz – Jalos Market opening was on December 2nd. Willits High School is having Hot Winters Night December 11th. Lighted Truck Parade takes place at 6pm on December 13th before the Tree Lighting. Willits Center of the Arts is holding their 25th Anniversary on December 15th.

12. Closed Session Notice
None presented.

13. Adjournment
Mayor Allman declared the meeting adjourned at 9:11 p.m.

For more information on the December 10, 2025 Willits City Council Meeting please view the recording on YouTube.
_____________________________
Tom Allman, Mayor
City Council for the City of Willits
ATTEST:
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DELORES PEDERSEN
City Clerk
111 E. COMMERCIAL STREET
WILLITS, CALIFORNIA 95490
(707) 459-4601 TEL
(707) 459-1562 FAX

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WILLITS CITY COUNCIL

SPECIAL MEETING

MINUTES
MONDAY DECEMBER 10, 2025
Mayor Allman called a regular meeting of the City Council to order at 6:30 p.m., in Council Chambers.

Roll Call: Councilmembers Larry Stranske, Bruce Burton, Vice Mayor Matthew Alaniz and Mayor Tom Allman were present.

Also present were staff members: Rodney Wilburn, Interim City Manager; Walter Kolon, Services and Facilities Director; and Delores Pedersen, City Clerk.

2. CLOSED SESSION NOTICE
a. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation: Initiation of Litigation Pursuant to Paragraph (4) of Subdivisions (d) of §54956.9: One case.

Public Comment: None.

3. Adjournment
The City Council reconvened to open session at 7:45 pm, reporting direction was given to staff.

Mayor Allman declared the meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m. ___________________________________
THOMAS ALLMAN, Mayor
City Council for the City of Willits
ATTEST:
________________________________
DELORES PEDERSEN, City Clerk
111 E. COMMERCIAL STREET
WILLITS, CALIFORNIA 95490
(707) 459-4601 TEL
(707) 459-1562 FAX

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WILLITS CITY COUNCIL

SPECIAL MEETING

MINUTES
MONDAY DECEMBER 22, 2025
Mayor Allman called a regular meeting of the City Council to order at 6:00 p.m., in Council Chambers.

Roll Call: Councilmembers Larry Stranske, Bruce Burton, Vice Mayor Matthew Alaniz and Mayor Tom Allman were present.

Also present were staff members: Rodney Wilburn, Interim City Manager; Walter Kolon, Services and Facilities Director; and Delores Pedersen, City Clerk.

2. CLOSED SESSION NOTICE
a. Conference regarding Labor Negotiation Pursuant to Government Code §54957.6 – Agency Negotiator Interim City Manager Richardson. Employee Organization(s): International Brotherhood of Electrical Worker (IBEW), Willits Police Officers Association (WPOA) and Employee Organizations; Management Team and Unrepresented Employees.

Public Comment: None.

3. Adjournment
The City Council reconvened to open session at 6:25 pm, reporting direction was given to staff.

Mayor Allman declared the meeting adjourned at 6:25 p.m. ___________________________________
THOMAS ALLMAN, Mayor
City Council for the City of Willits
ATTEST:
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DELORES PEDERSEN, City Clerk
Item No. 5b
Meeting Date: January 14, 2026

AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
To: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
From: Bob Richardson, City Manager
Agenda Title: APPROVE THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH MUCHMORE THAN CONSULTING FOR $60,900 IN ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY THROUGH MID MARCH 2026.

Type: Presentation Consent Regular Agenda Public Hearing Urgent Time: 15 minutes.

Summary of Request: Muchmore Than Consulting, LLC has been providing strategic human resources support services to the City since September 2025 on an as-needed basis. The City would like to request an increase in onsite services for up to three days a week at least through mid-March 2026. Approval of this item amends the scope and increases the agreement's budget by $60,900 to cover additional services.

Recommended Action: Approve the First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement between the City and Muchmore Than Consulting, LLC.

Alternative(s): The Council could decline to amend the agreement.

Fiscal Impact: Approval of this item will affect professional services costs by $60,900 in FY 25-26.

Personnel Impact: None at this time.

Identified City Council Conflict of Interest: None.
2021 Adopted Goals: Create a realistic staffing plan for the City that will enable the City Council to budget for appropriate current and future staffing to address the City’s/Community’s needs.

California Environmental Quality Act: This action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.

This Item Relates to the following General Plan Element : N/A Land Use Circulation Conservation and Open Space Noise Housing Public Services and Facilities, Parks and Recreation Economic Development
Reviewed by: Interim City Manager City Attorney City Clerk Finance Director Human Resources Council Action: Approved Denied Other: ________________________________________ Records: Agreement Resolution #_________ Ordinance #_________ Other _________

Resolution No. 2026-__ Page 1 of 1 January 14, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WILLITS APPROVING THE FIRST

AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH MUCHMORE THAN CONSULTING, LLC WHEREAS, City and Contractor entered into the Professional/Consulting Services Agreement dated as of September 24, 2025 (the “Agreement”). Capitalized terms utilized herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning set forth in the Agreement; and WHEREAS, the original scope of services was to provide project-related services on an as-needed basis within a variety of Human Resources, Employee Relations, and Workforce Development service areas. The City now desires to amend the scope of work, Exhibit A, to add the services of Ms. Muchmore or contractors from Muchmore Than Consulting on a more regular basis, for up to three days per week through March 20, 2026; and WHEREAS, the original agreement, which had a budget of $25,000, was exhausted in early January 2026. With this first amendment, the Willits City Council increases the not-toexceed amount under the agreement by $60,900 to fund increased services through mid-March 2026; and
WHEREAS, the original agreement, which had a budget of $25,000, was exhausted in early January 2026. With this first amendment, the Willits City Council increases the not-toexceed amount under the agreement by $60,900 to fund increased services through mid-March 2026.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Willits City Council hereby approve the First Amendment to the agreement with Muchmore Than Consulting, LLC as follows:

The Scope of Work referenced in Section 1 of the Agreement and set forth as Exhibit A to the Agreement shall be amended to include ongoing, on-site services by a dedicated contractor from Muchmore Than Consulting for up to three days per week through the middle of March 2026.

The Fee Schedule must be amended to increase the not-to-exceed amount by $60,900.

Except as expressly set forth herein, the terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. In the event of any inconsistency between the Agreement and this Amendment, the terms of this Amendment shall control.

This Amendment and the Agreement contain the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. Except as otherwise specified herein, no prior oral or written understanding shall be of any force or effect with respect to those matters covered herein. This Amendment and the Agreement shall not be modified or altered except in writing signed by both parties.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED, this 14th day of January, 2026.

THE CITY OF WILLITS
______________________________
Tom Allman, Mayor
Resolution No. 2026-__ Page 1 of 1 January 14, 2026
ATTEST:

I, Delores Pedersen, City Clerk of the City of Willits, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly passed, approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Willits, California, at its regular meeting held on the 14th day of January 2026, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:
______________________________
Delores Pedersen, City Clerk
AMENDMENT ONE (1)

TO AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
THE AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT dated October 14, 2025, entered into between the CITY OF WILLITS (hereinafter referred to as “CITY”) and Muchmore Than Consulting (hereinafter referred to as “CONSULTANT”), is hereby amended, effective this 14th day of January 2026, as follows:

1. SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED BY CONSULTANT. In addition to the original Scope of Work, CONSULTANT shall perform the additional services described in “EXHIBIT A,” attached hereto and incorporated by reference. CONSULTANT shall provide said services at the time, place, and in the manner specified in EXHIBIT A, subject to the direction of the City through its staff that it may provide from time to time.

2. COMPENSATION. Compensation to be paid to CONSULTANT shall be in accordance with Exhibit A, and in no event shall CONSULTANT’S compensation for these additional services exceed $60,900, and in no event shall CONSULTANT’S total contract compensation, including this amendment, exceed $85,900 without prior written agreement from CITY. Payment by CITY under this Contract Amendment shall not be deemed a waiver of defects, even if such defects were known to CITY at the time of payment.

All other terms and conditions of the original contract dated October 14, 2025, shall remain in effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement to be executed on the date first written above.

CITY OF WILLITS: CONSULTANT:

By: _______________________________
Robert Richardson, Interim City Manager
Title: _____________________________

APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
____________________________________ ____________________________________ H. James Lance, City Attorney Delores Pedersen, City Clerk Professional Services Contract
W/: Muchmore Than Consulting
For: Consulting Services

CITY OF WILLITS
Gateway to the Redwoods
111 E COMMERCIAL STREET, WILLITS CA 95490 • PHONE: (707) 459-4605 • FAX: (707) 459-2481 Section 1. Scope of Work.

Ongoing, on-site services by a dedicated contractor from Muchmore Than Consulting for up to three days per week through the middle of March 2026.

A. The original scope of services was to provide project-related services on an as-needed basis within a variety of Human Resources, Employee Relations, and Workforce Development service areas. The City now desires to amend the scope of work, Exhibit A, to add the services of Ms. Muchmore or contractors from Muchmore Than Consulting on a more regular basis, for up to three days per week through March 20, 2026.

Original termination date of agreement will remain as 6/30/2026.

B. The original agreement, which had a budget of $25,000, was exhausted in early January 2026. With this first amendment, the Willits City Council increases the not-to-exceed amount under the agreement by $60,900 to fund increased services through mid-March 2026.

Section 2. Fee.

Not-to-exceed amount of $60,900.

EXHIBIT A
User:

Printed: 1/7/2026 - 11:49 AM
Checks for Approval
Accounts Payable
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Check Number Check Date Fund Account Name Vendor Name Void Amount 0 12/05/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability State Taxes SUI - ER EDD - Employment Development Dept 13.60 0 12/05/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Federal Medicare Payable EE EFTPS - IRS Payments 2,573.37 0 12/05/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Retirement Payable ER CalPERS 739.70 0 12/05/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability State Income Taxes Payable EE EDD - Employment Development Dept 5,897.68 0 12/05/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Retirement Payable EE CalPERS 2,798.87 0 12/05/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Other EE Payable EE Voluntary AMFID 759.62 0 12/05/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Deferred Comp Payable EE Empower Retirement 4,700.00 0 12/05/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Retirement Payable ER CalPERS 5,331.84 0 12/05/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability State Taxes Disability - EE EDD - Employment Development Dept 2,135.35 0 12/05/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Fed Social Security Payable EE EFTPS - IRS Payments 10,275.85 0 12/05/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Other EE Payable EE Voluntary Legal Shield 186.01 0 12/05/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Retirement Payable ER CalPERS 3,087.15 0 12/05/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Deferred Comp Payable EE Empower Retirement 2,005.00 0 12/05/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Fed Social Security Payable ER EFTPS - IRS Payments 10,060.28 0 12/05/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Federal Medicare Payable ER EFTPS - IRS Payments 2,522.95 0 12/05/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Other EE Payable EE Voluntary AMFID 240.05 0 12/05/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Retirement Payable ER CalPERS 6,489.87 0 12/05/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Fed Income Taxes Payable EE EFTPS - IRS Payments 15,194.07 0 12/05/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability State Taxes Other - ER EDD - Employment Development Dept 0.80 0 12/05/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Retirement Payable EE CalPERS 2,800.67 0 12/05/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Retirement Payable EE CalPERS 6,551.16 0 12/05/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Deferred Comp Payable EE Empower Retirement 139.07 Check Total: 84,502.96
0 12/19/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Deferred Comp Payable EE Empower Retirement 1,955.00 0 12/19/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Fed Social Security Payable EE EFTPS - IRS Payments 9,894.38 0 12/19/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Fed Social Security Payable ER EFTPS - IRS Payments 9,678.81 0 12/19/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Other EE Payable EE Voluntary AMFID 51.84 0 12/19/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Retirement Payable ER CalPERS 3,449.78 0 12/19/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability State Taxes Other - ER EDD - Employment Development Dept 7.29 0 12/19/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Retirement Payable ER CalPERS 5,976.57 0 12/19/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability State Taxes Disability - EE EDD - Employment Development Dept 2,104.70 0 12/19/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability State Income Taxes Payable EE EDD - Employment Development Dept 6,353.11 AP-Checks for Approval (1/7/2026 - 11:49 AM) Page 1
Check Number Check Date Fund Account Name Vendor Name Void Amount 0 12/19/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Other EE Payable EE Voluntary Legal Shield 186.01 0 12/19/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Deferred Comp Payable EE Empower Retirement 4,700.00 0 12/19/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Federal Medicare Payable EE EFTPS - IRS Payments 2,607.09 0 12/19/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Retirement Payable ER CalPERS 715.88 0 12/19/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Retirement Payable EE CalPERS 6,047.93 0 12/19/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Other EE Payable EE Voluntary AMFID 102.65 0 12/19/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability State Taxes SUI - ER EDD - Employment Development Dept 124.10 0 12/19/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Fed Income Taxes Payable EE EFTPS - IRS Payments 16,190.27 0 12/19/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Retirement Payable ER CalPERS 5,786.63 0 12/19/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Federal Medicare Payable ER EFTPS - IRS Payments 2,485.88 0 12/19/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Retirement Payable EE CalPERS 3,159.06 0 12/19/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Deferred Comp Payable EE Empower Retirement 139.07 0 12/19/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Retirement Payable EE CalPERS 3,037.61 Check Total: 84,753.66
588 12/05/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Garnishment Payable CA SDU 223.84 Check Total: 223.84
589 12/05/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Garnishment Payable Franchise Tax Board 292.07 Check Total: 292.07
590 12/05/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Union Dues IBEW Payable EE I B E W 43.38 590 12/05/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Union Dues IBEW Payable EE I B E W 66.48 590 12/05/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Union Dues IBEW Payable EE I B E W 326.07 Check Total: 435.93
591 12/05/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Union Dues POA Payable EE W P O A 402.93 Check Total: 402.93
594 12/19/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Union Dues IBEW Payable EE I B E W 21.69 594 12/19/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Union Dues IBEW Payable EE I B E W 293.37 594 12/19/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Union Dues IBEW Payable EE I B E W 66.48 Check Total: 381.54
595 12/19/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Other EE Benefits Payable EAP REMIF Attn: Carmela Beckman-Spect 146.40 Check Total: 146.40
596 12/19/2025 900 Pool Cash & Payroll Liability Union Dues POA Payable EE W P O A 447.70 Check Total: 447.70
AP-Checks for Approval (1/7/2026 - 11:49 AM) Page 2
Check Number Check Date Fund Account Name Vendor Name Void Amount 41713 12/05/2025 100 General Fund Office & Admin Supplies Brady Industries NorCal, LLC 322.23 Check Total: 322.23
41714 12/05/2025 100 General Fund Professional Svcs Deborah A Bucci-Muchmore 7,971.00 Check Total: 7,971.00
41715 12/05/2025 100 General Fund Other Departmental Expense Bud Garman Construction Svcs Inc 330.00 41715 12/05/2025 100 General Fund Other Departmental Expense Bud Garman Construction Svcs Inc 412.50 Check Total: 742.50
41716 12/05/2025 530 Water Enterprise Maintenance supplies CA Department of Tax and Fee Admin 350.00 41716 12/05/2025 530 Water Enterprise Maintenance supplies CA Department of Tax and Fee Admin 1,365.00 Check Total: 1,715.00
41717 12/05/2025 100 General Fund POST Travel & Trainings Anthony Castillo 230.00 41717 12/05/2025 100 General Fund POST Travel & Trainings Anthony Castillo 1,004.75 Check Total: 1,234.75
41718 12/05/2025 100 General Fund Janitorial Services David J Edgar 1,100.00 Check Total: 1,100.00
41719 12/05/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Other Departmental Expense Ferrellgas 95.00 41719 12/05/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Utilities Ferrellgas 422.01 41719 12/05/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Other Departmental Expense Ferrellgas 12.00 Check Total: 529.01
41720 12/05/2025 100 General Fund Vehicle Maintenance Ford Motor Credit Company LLC 35,722.13 Check Total: 35,722.13
41721 12/05/2025 100 General Fund Other Departmental Expense Integrity Shred LLC 55.00 Check Total: 55.00
41722 12/05/2025 260 Landfill Dissolution Contract - Other James Steven Pinches 1,500.00 Check Total: 1,500.00
41723 12/05/2025 530 Water Enterprise Communications JM Integration LLC 230.00 Check Total: 230.00
AP-Checks for Approval (1/7/2026 - 11:49 AM) Page 3
Check Number Check Date Fund Account Name Vendor Name Void Amount 41724 12/05/2025 550 Airport Enterprise Legal Kaplan Kirsch LLP 1,855.00 Check Total: 1,855.00
41725 12/05/2025 530 Water Enterprise Accounts Payable Dany Laurent 9.93 Check Total: 9.93
41726 12/05/2025 100 General Fund Legal Liebert Cassidy Whitmore 355.00 Check Total: 355.00
41727 12/05/2025 100 General Fund Rental of Building & Grounds Pritpal Mann 500.00 Check Total: 500.00
41728 12/05/2025 530 Water Enterprise Vehicle Maintenance O'Reilly Auto Parts 50.18 Check Total: 50.18
41729 12/05/2025 100 General Fund Postage and Shipping Petty Cash 48.50 41729 12/05/2025 100 General Fund Staff Events Petty Cash 133.59 Check Total: 182.09
41730 12/05/2025 100 General Fund Utilities PG&E Company 1,146.79 41730 12/05/2025 240 RMRA & SB-1 Utilities PG&E Company 6,481.32 41730 12/05/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Utilities PG&E Company 77.59 41730 12/05/2025 530 Water Enterprise Utilities PG&E Company 2,999.29 41730 12/05/2025 100 General Fund Utilities PG&E Company 46.23 41730 12/05/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Utilities PG&E Company 23,814.28 41730 12/05/2025 100 General Fund Utilities PG&E Company 13,398.30 41730 12/05/2025 550 Airport Enterprise Utilities PG&E Company 801.15 41730 12/05/2025 100 General Fund Utilities PG&E Company 1,741.33 Check Total: 50,506.28
41731 12/05/2025 100 General Fund Contract - Other Pistachio Films LLC 175.00 Check Total: 175.00
41732 12/05/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Maintenance supplies Platt 48.98 Check Total: 48.98
41733 12/05/2025 100 General Fund Departmental Supplies Redwood Toxicology Inc 108.64 AP-Checks for Approval (1/7/2026 - 11:49 AM) Page 4
Check Number Check Date Fund Account Name Vendor Name Void Amount Check Total: 108.64
41734 12/05/2025 530 Water Enterprise Maintenance supplies Redwood Waste Solutions, Inc 20.25 41734 12/05/2025 530 Water Enterprise Maintenance supplies Redwood Waste Solutions, Inc 20.25 Check Total: 40.50
41735 12/05/2025 400 Citywide CIP Capital Expenditures SHN Consulting Engineers & Geologists 2,514.45 Check Total: 2,514.45
41736 12/05/2025 100 General Fund POST Travel & Trainings South Bay Regional 215.00 Check Total: 215.00
41737 12/05/2025 100 General Fund Communications Verizon Wireless 489.26 41737 12/05/2025 100 General Fund Communications Verizon Wireless 124.24 41737 12/05/2025 100 General Fund Communications Verizon Wireless 156.03 41737 12/05/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Communications Verizon Wireless 228.26 41737 12/05/2025 530 Water Enterprise Communications Verizon Wireless 267.40 41737 12/05/2025 100 General Fund Communications Verizon Wireless 52.01 41737 12/05/2025 100 General Fund Communications Verizon Wireless 344.23 41737 12/05/2025 100 General Fund Communications Verizon Wireless 90.02 41737 12/05/2025 100 General Fund Communications Verizon Wireless 52.01 Check Total: 1,803.46
41738 12/05/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Other Departmental Expense Vestis Group, Inc 34.63 Check Total: 34.63
41739 12/05/2025 530 Water Enterprise Non-Capital Repair-Maintenance Westech Engineering LLC 7,320.00 41739 12/05/2025 530 Water Enterprise Non-Capital Repair-Maintenance Westech Engineering LLC 10,800.00 41739 12/05/2025 530 Water Enterprise Non-Capital Repair-Maintenance Westech Engineering LLC 54,610.68 Check Total: 72,730.68
41740 12/05/2025 100 General Fund Other Departmental Expense Willits Weekly 672.00 Check Total: 672.00
41741 12/11/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Prof Svcs-Lab Testing Alpha Analytical Lab Inc 351.00 41741 12/11/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Prof Svcs-Lab Testing Alpha Analytical Lab Inc 131.00 41741 12/11/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Prof Svcs-Lab Testing Alpha Analytical Lab Inc 131.00 41741 12/11/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Prof Svcs-Lab Testing Alpha Analytical Lab Inc 292.00 41741 12/11/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Prof Svcs-Lab Testing Alpha Analytical Lab Inc 1,446.00 41741 12/11/2025 530 Water Enterprise Prof Svcs-Lab Testing Alpha Analytical Lab Inc 245.00 AP-Checks for Approval (1/7/2026 - 11:49 AM) Page 5
Check Number Check Date Fund Account Name Vendor Name Void Amount 41741 12/11/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Prof Svcs-Lab Testing Alpha Analytical Lab Inc 292.00 41741 12/11/2025 530 Water Enterprise Prof Svcs-Lab Testing Alpha Analytical Lab Inc 281.00 41741 12/11/2025 530 Water Enterprise Prof Svcs-Lab Testing Alpha Analytical Lab Inc 165.00 41741 12/11/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Prof Svcs-Lab Testing Alpha Analytical Lab Inc 292.00 41741 12/11/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Prof Svcs-Lab Testing Alpha Analytical Lab Inc 1,212.00 41741 12/11/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Prof Svcs-Lab Testing Alpha Analytical Lab Inc 131.00 41741 12/11/2025 530 Water Enterprise Prof Svcs-Lab Testing Alpha Analytical Lab Inc 242.00 41741 12/11/2025 530 Water Enterprise Prof Svcs-Lab Testing Alpha Analytical Lab Inc 165.00 41741 12/11/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Prof Svcs-Lab Testing Alpha Analytical Lab Inc 131.00 41741 12/11/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Prof Svcs-Lab Testing Alpha Analytical Lab Inc 831.00 Check Total: 6,338.00
41742 12/11/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Communications AT&T 195.17 41742 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Communications AT&T 31.07 41742 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Communications AT&T 392.43 41742 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Communications AT&T 633.46 41742 12/11/2025 600 Sucessor Agency Communications AT&T 43.51 41742 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Communications AT&T 146.73 41742 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Communications AT&T 21.75 41742 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Communications AT&T 146.73 41742 12/11/2025 530 Water Enterprise Communications AT&T 65.62 41742 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Communications AT&T 489.10 41742 12/11/2025 550 Airport Enterprise Communications AT&T 65.26 41742 12/11/2025 600 Sucessor Agency Communications AT&T 440.19 Check Total: 2,671.02
41743 12/11/2025 530 Water Enterprise Maintenance supplies Badger Meter Inc 3,189.87 Check Total: 3,189.87
41744 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Maintenance supplies Bank of America 324.68 41744 12/11/2025 245 Transportation Tax Maintenance supplies Bank of America 781.98 41744 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Office & Admin Supplies Bank of America 128.56 41744 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Office & Admin Supplies Bank of America 29.96 41744 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Conferences & Meetings Bank of America 43.50 41744 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Departmental Supplies Bank of America 30.72 41744 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Onboarding Bank of America 85.00 41744 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Office & Admin Supplies Bank of America 21.68 41744 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Training & Professional Dev Bank of America 325.00 41744 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Office & Admin Supplies Bank of America 21.93 41744 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Safety Equipment & Clothing Bank of America 14.18 41744 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Inventory - Gasoline Bank of America 48.00 41744 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Dues and Subscriptions Bank of America 60.00 AP-Checks for Approval (1/7/2026 - 11:49 AM) Page 6
Check Number Check Date Fund Account Name Vendor Name Void Amount 41744 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Safety Equipment & Clothing Bank of America 567.31 41744 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Maintenance supplies Bank of America 67.93 41744 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Office & Admin Supplies Bank of America 13.91 41744 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Office & Admin Supplies Bank of America 28.36 41744 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Office & Admin Supplies Bank of America 141.68 41744 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Postage and Shipping Bank of America 20.96 41744 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Departmental Supplies Bank of America 141.71 41744 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Office & Admin Supplies Bank of America 27.60 41744 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Vehicle Maintenance Bank of America 8.00 41744 12/11/2025 100 General Fund POST Travel & Trainings Bank of America 686.58 41744 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Maintenance supplies Bank of America 514.02 41744 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Office & Admin Supplies Bank of America 0.99 41744 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Office & Admin Supplies Bank of America 104.75 41744 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Dues and Subscriptions Bank of America 15.00 41744 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Training & Professional Dev Bank of America 403.18 41744 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Office & Admin Supplies Bank of America 49.47 Check Total: 4,706.64
41745 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Professional Svcs Chaplin and Hill Investigative Services, LLC 843.75 Check Total: 843.75
41746 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Vehicle Maintenance Coast Hardware 3.59 Check Total: 3.59
41747 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Janitorial Services Clifford Wayne Cochran 167.50 41747 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Janitorial Services Clifford Wayne Cochran 1,000.00 41747 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Janitorial Services Clifford Wayne Cochran 187.50 Check Total: 1,355.00
41748 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Contract - Other Data Ticket Inc 194.47 Check Total: 194.47
41749 12/11/2025 400 Citywide CIP Capital Expenditures Gametime 22,791.77 Check Total: 22,791.77
41750 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Postage and Shipping GLS US 8.44 Check Total: 8.44
41751 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Contract - Other Kyocera Document Solutions 488.94 AP-Checks for Approval (1/7/2026 - 11:49 AM) Page 7
Check Number Check Date Fund Account Name Vendor Name Void Amount Check Total: 488.94
41752 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Maintenance supplies Little Lake Auto Parts 19.09 41752 12/11/2025 240 RMRA & SB-1 Maintenance supplies Little Lake Auto Parts 25.60 41752 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Maintenance supplies Little Lake Auto Parts 7.08 Check Total: 51.77
41753 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Contract - Other Mendocino County Animal Care Services 7,359.44 Check Total: 7,359.44
41754 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Inventory - Gasoline Nick Barbieri Trucking, Inc 1,123.44 41754 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Inventory - Diesel Nick Barbieri Trucking, Inc 906.98 41754 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Inventory - Gasoline Nick Barbieri Trucking, Inc 1,588.23 Check Total: 3,618.65
41755 12/11/2025 530 Water Enterprise Vehicle Maintenance O'Reilly Auto Parts 9.40 Check Total: 9.40
41756 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Legal Patrick Clark Consulting 281.25 Check Total: 281.25
41757 12/11/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Vehicle Maintenance Peterson 590.02 41757 12/11/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Vehicle Maintenance Peterson 590.02 Check Total: 1,180.04
41758 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Utilities PG&E Company 303.59 41758 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Utilities PG&E Company 207.02 Check Total: 510.61
41759 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Postage and Shipping Pitney Bowes Bank Inc Purchase Power 2,000.00 Check Total: 2,000.00
41760 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Rents & Leases Pitney Bowes Global Financial 605.05 41760 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Rents & Leases Pitney Bowes Global Financial 170.67 Check Total: 775.72
41761 12/11/2025 530 Water Enterprise Maintenance supplies Rogers Machinery Co. Inc. 767.50 AP-Checks for Approval (1/7/2026 - 11:49 AM) Page 8
Check Number Check Date Fund Account Name Vendor Name Void Amount Check Total: 767.50
41762 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Maintenance supplies Sparetime Supply Inc 42.85 Check Total: 42.85
41763 12/11/2025 530 Water Enterprise State Permits & Fees State Water Resources Control Board 881.00 41763 12/11/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise State Permits & Fees State Water Resources Control Board 16,273.00 41763 12/11/2025 260 Landfill Dissolution Other Departmental Expense State Water Resources Control Board 27,163.00 41763 12/11/2025 530 Water Enterprise State Permits & Fees State Water Resources Control Board 3,540.00 41763 12/11/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise State Permits & Fees State Water Resources Control Board 3,945.00 Check Total: 51,802.00
41764 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Contract - Other Transunion Risk and Alternative 150.00 Check Total: 150.00
41765 12/11/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Maintenance supplies Ukiah Paper Supply Inc 43.18 Check Total: 43.18
41766 12/11/2025 530 Water Enterprise Utilities Verizon Wireless 215.22 41766 12/11/2025 530 Water Enterprise Utilities Verizon Wireless 215.22 Check Total: 430.44
41767 12/11/2025 100 General Fund Janatorial Supplies Vestis Group, Inc 283.93 41767 12/11/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Other Departmental Expense Vestis Group, Inc 34.63 Check Total: 318.56
41768 12/11/2025 530 Water Enterprise Maintenance supplies Willits Power 30.40 Check Total: 30.40
41769 12/16/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Charges for Services Katherine Lance 3,553.60 41769 12/16/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Interest Exp Katherine Lance 115.85 Check Total: 3,669.45
41770 12/18/2025 260 Landfill Dissolution Other Departmental Expense Alpha Analytical Lab Inc 11,292.00 41770 12/18/2025 260 Landfill Dissolution Other Departmental Expense Alpha Analytical Lab Inc 6,425.00 Check Total: 17,717.00
41771 12/18/2025 530 Water Enterprise Communications AT&T 100.38 AP-Checks for Approval (1/7/2026 - 11:49 AM) Page 9
Check Number Check Date Fund Account Name Vendor Name Void Amount Check Total: 100.38
41772 12/18/2025 100 General Fund Professional Svcs Deborah A Bucci-Muchmore 3,734.25 Check Total: 3,734.25
41773 12/18/2025 100 General Fund Janitorial Services Clifford Wayne Cochran 167.50 41773 12/18/2025 100 General Fund Janitorial Services Clifford Wayne Cochran 1,000.00 Check Total: 1,167.50
41774 12/18/2025 110 ISF - Information Technology Communications Comcast Financial Agency 763.55 Check Total: 763.55
41775 12/18/2025 530 Water Enterprise Maintenance supplies County of Mendocino- Environmental Health 734.00 41775 12/18/2025 530 Water Enterprise Maintenance supplies County of Mendocino- Environmental Health 1,281.60 41775 12/18/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Maintenance supplies County of Mendocino- Environmental Health 856.00 Check Total: 2,871.60
41776 12/18/2025 100 General Fund Contract - Other County of Mendocino- Information Services 774.28 Check Total: 774.28
41777 12/18/2025 100 General Fund Contract - Other Deep Valley Security 148.85 Check Total: 148.85
41778 12/18/2025 260 Landfill Dissolution Contract - Other EBA Engineering Inc 4,669.85 Check Total: 4,669.85
41779 12/18/2025 100 General Fund Communications Fisher Wireless Inc 1,333.60 Check Total: 1,333.60
41780 12/18/2025 100 General Fund Postage and Shipping GLS US 18.65 41780 12/18/2025 100 General Fund Postage and Shipping GLS US 24.41 Check Total: 43.06
41781 12/18/2025 100 General Fund Maintenance supplies Grainger 104.70 41781 12/18/2025 100 General Fund Maintenance supplies Grainger 86.85 Check Total: 191.55
41782 12/18/2025 100 General Fund Audit & Accounting Svcs Andrew Heath 7,000.00 AP-Checks for Approval (1/7/2026 - 11:49 AM) Page 10
Check Number Check Date Fund Account Name Vendor Name Void Amount Check Total: 7,000.00
41783 12/18/2025 100 General Fund Office & Admin Supplies Kyocera 112.78 41783 12/18/2025 100 General Fund Office & Admin Supplies Kyocera 33.91 Check Total: 146.69
41784 12/18/2025 100 General Fund Professional Svcs Laco Associates 18,000.00 Check Total: 18,000.00
41785 12/18/2025 100 General Fund Legal H. James Lance 6,120.00 41785 12/18/2025 100 General Fund Legal H. James Lance 2,080.00 41785 12/18/2025 100 General Fund Legal H. James Lance 5,040.00 Check Total: 13,240.00
41786 12/18/2025 530 Water Enterprise Vehicle Maintenance Les Schwab Tires Inc 98.95 41786 12/18/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Vehicle Maintenance Les Schwab Tires Inc 297.69 41786 12/18/2025 530 Water Enterprise Vehicle Maintenance Les Schwab Tires Inc 297.69 41786 12/18/2025 530 Water Enterprise Vehicle Maintenance Les Schwab Tires Inc 976.04 Check Total: 1,670.37
41787 12/18/2025 100 General Fund Maintenance supplies Little Lake Auto Parts 19.62 41787 12/18/2025 100 General Fund Vehicle Maintenance Little Lake Auto Parts 3.15 Check Total: 22.77
41788 12/18/2025 100 General Fund Audit & Accounting Svcs Moss Levy & Hartzheim LLP 4,000.00 Check Total: 4,000.00
41789 12/18/2025 100 General Fund Inventory - Diesel Nick Barbieri Trucking, Inc 1,536.49 41789 12/18/2025 100 General Fund Inventory - Gasoline Nick Barbieri Trucking, Inc 1,767.00 Check Total: 3,303.49
41790 12/18/2025 530 Water Enterprise Vehicle Maintenance O'Reilly Auto Parts 213.87 Check Total: 213.87
41791 12/18/2025 530 Water Enterprise Maintenance supplies Pace Supply Corp 1,885.47 41791 12/18/2025 100 General Fund Maintenance supplies Pace Supply Corp 196.50 Check Total: 2,081.97
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Check Number Check Date Fund Account Name Vendor Name Void Amount 41792 12/18/2025 530 Water Enterprise Contract - Other Photovoltaics California 543.50 Check Total: 543.50
41793 12/18/2025 100 General Fund Contract - Other Pistachio Films LLC 175.00 Check Total: 175.00
41794 12/18/2025 100 General Fund Investigative Supplies Redwood Toxicology Inc 15.52 Check Total: 15.52
41795 12/18/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Contract - Other Redwood Waste Solutions, Inc 926.69 Check Total: 926.69
41796 12/18/2025 530 Water Enterprise Safety Equipment & Clothing Clarence Tarver 73.77 41796 12/18/2025 530 Water Enterprise Safety Equipment & Clothing Clarence Tarver 118.92 41796 12/18/2025 530 Water Enterprise Safety Equipment & Clothing Clarence Tarver 118.92 41796 12/18/2025 530 Water Enterprise Safety Equipment & Clothing Clarence Tarver 73.77 Check Total: 385.38
41797 12/18/2025 100 General Fund Dues and Subscriptions Thomson Reuters - West 785.56 Check Total: 785.56
41798 12/18/2025 100 General Fund Office & Admin Supplies Uline 110.48 Check Total: 110.48
41799 12/18/2025 100 General Fund Printing and copying Wells Fargo Vendor Fin Serv 181.07 41799 12/18/2025 100 General Fund Printing and copying Wells Fargo Vendor Fin Serv 52.05 41799 12/18/2025 100 General Fund Printing and copying Wells Fargo Vendor Fin Serv 52.05 41799 12/18/2025 100 General Fund Printing and copying Wells Fargo Vendor Fin Serv 52.05 41799 12/18/2025 100 General Fund Printing and copying Wells Fargo Vendor Fin Serv 615.64 Check Total: 952.86
41800 12/18/2025 100 General Fund Other Departmental Expense Whispering Pines Water 73.00 Check Total: 73.00
41801 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Contract - Other Adventist Health System / West 1,500.00 Check Total: 1,500.00
41802 12/31/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Prof Svcs-Lab Testing Alpha Analytical Lab Inc 292.00 AP-Checks for Approval (1/7/2026 - 11:49 AM) Page 12
Check Number Check Date Fund Account Name Vendor Name Void Amount 41802 12/31/2025 530 Water Enterprise Prof Svcs-Lab Testing Alpha Analytical Lab Inc 245.00 41802 12/31/2025 530 Water Enterprise Prof Svcs-Lab Testing Alpha Analytical Lab Inc 297.00 41802 12/31/2025 530 Water Enterprise Prof Svcs-Lab Testing Alpha Analytical Lab Inc 182.00 41802 12/31/2025 530 Water Enterprise Prof Svcs-Lab Testing Alpha Analytical Lab Inc 110.00 41802 12/31/2025 530 Water Enterprise Prof Svcs-Lab Testing Alpha Analytical Lab Inc 4,672.00 41802 12/31/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Prof Svcs-Lab Testing Alpha Analytical Lab Inc 1,442.00 41802 12/31/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Prof Svcs-Lab Testing Alpha Analytical Lab Inc 1,727.00 41802 12/31/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Prof Svcs-Lab Testing Alpha Analytical Lab Inc 1,672.00 41802 12/31/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Prof Svcs-Lab Testing Alpha Analytical Lab Inc 131.00 41802 12/31/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Prof Svcs-Lab Testing Alpha Analytical Lab Inc 292.00 Check Total: 11,062.00
41803 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Safety Equipment & Clothing Damian Angell 1,000.00 Check Total: 1,000.00
41804 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Safety Equipment & Clothing Rodrigo Avalos 1,000.00 Check Total: 1,000.00
41805 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Audit & Accounting Svcs Avenue Insights And Analytics 551.25 41805 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Professional Svcs Avenue Insights And Analytics 30.28 Check Total: 581.53
41806 12/31/2025 530 Water Enterprise Professional Svcs BKS Law Firm 746.25 Check Total: 746.25
41807 12/31/2025 400 Citywide CIP Retention - Rail with Trail Bouthillier's Construction 33,645.55 0.00 41807 12/31/2025 400 Citywide CIP Capital Expenditures Bouthillier's Construction 672,911.00 0.00 Check Total: 0.00
41808 12/31/2025 550 Airport Enterprise Utilities Brooktrails Township 142.47 Check Total: 142.47
41809 12/31/2025 245 Transportation Tax Equip & Supplies Non-Capital Bud Garman Construction Svcs Inc 490.46 41809 12/31/2025 530 Water Enterprise Equip & Supplies Non-Capital Bud Garman Construction Svcs Inc 490.47 41809 12/31/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Equip & Supplies Non-Capital Bud Garman Construction Svcs Inc 490.47 Check Total: 1,471.40
41810 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Safety Equipment & Clothing Jamie Cary 1,000.00 AP-Checks for Approval (1/7/2026 - 11:49 AM) Page 13
Check Number Check Date Fund Account Name Vendor Name Void Amount Check Total: 1,000.00
41811 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Safety Equipment & Clothing Anthony Castillo 1,000.00 Check Total: 1,000.00
41812 12/31/2025 550 Airport Enterprise Communications Comcast 375.48 Check Total: 375.48
41813 12/31/2025 240 RMRA & SB-1 Other Departmental Expense County of Mendocino- Environmental Health 856.00 41813 12/31/2025 550 Airport Enterprise Licenses, Permits, and Fees County of Mendocino- Environmental Health 1,209.00 Check Total: 2,065.00
41814 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Safety Equipment & Clothing Christopher Dendy 1,000.00 Check Total: 1,000.00
41815 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Safety Equipment & Clothing Steven Duran 500.00 Check Total: 500.00
41816 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Safety Equipment & Clothing Brian Fay 500.00 Check Total: 500.00
41817 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Safety Equipment & Clothing John Gale 1,000.00 Check Total: 1,000.00
41818 12/31/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Maintenance supplies Grainger 197.93 Check Total: 197.93
41819 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Other Departmental Expense Integrity Shred LLC 55.00 Check Total: 55.00
41820 12/31/2025 530 Water Enterprise Communications JM Integration LLC 230.00 41820 12/31/2025 530 Water Enterprise Contract - Other JM Integration LLC 13,448.88 Check Total: 13,678.88
41821 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Safety Equipment & Clothing Kolby Johnson 500.00 Check Total: 500.00
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Check Number Check Date Fund Account Name Vendor Name Void Amount 41822 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Professional Svcs Laco Associates 18,000.00 Check Total: 18,000.00
41823 12/31/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Vehicle Maintenance Little Lake Auto Parts 219.11 Check Total: 219.11
41824 12/31/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Maintenance supplies M D Thurber, Inc 1,331.50 Check Total: 1,331.50
41825 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Maintenance supplies Mendo Mill & Lumber Company -36.66 41825 12/31/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Maintenance supplies Mendo Mill & Lumber Company 252.39 41825 12/31/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Maintenance supplies Mendo Mill & Lumber Company 44.97 41825 12/31/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Maintenance supplies Mendo Mill & Lumber Company 71.83 41825 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Maintenance supplies Mendo Mill & Lumber Company 8.37 41825 12/31/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Maintenance supplies Mendo Mill & Lumber Company 59.98 41825 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Office & Admin Supplies Mendo Mill & Lumber Company 13.75 41825 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Vehicle Maintenance Mendo Mill & Lumber Company 6.27 41825 12/31/2025 530 Water Enterprise Maintenance supplies Mendo Mill & Lumber Company 37.04 41825 12/31/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Maintenance supplies Mendo Mill & Lumber Company 1,002.95 41825 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Office & Admin Supplies Mendo Mill & Lumber Company 10.57 41825 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Maintenance supplies Mendo Mill & Lumber Company 14.64 41825 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Janatorial Supplies Mendo Mill & Lumber Company 16.74 41825 12/31/2025 530 Water Enterprise Vehicle Maintenance Mendo Mill & Lumber Company 21.37 41825 12/31/2025 530 Water Enterprise Maintenance supplies Mendo Mill & Lumber Company 9.42 41825 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Dues and Subscriptions Mendo Mill & Lumber Company 26.60 41825 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Maintenance supplies Mendo Mill & Lumber Company 37.67 41825 12/31/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Maintenance supplies Mendo Mill & Lumber Company -53.95 41825 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Maintenance supplies Mendo Mill & Lumber Company 40.65 41825 12/31/2025 530 Water Enterprise Maintenance supplies Mendo Mill & Lumber Company 118.49 41825 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Janatorial Supplies Mendo Mill & Lumber Company 31.41 41825 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Maintenance supplies Mendo Mill & Lumber Company 27.35 41825 12/31/2025 530 Water Enterprise Maintenance supplies Mendo Mill & Lumber Company 104.49 41825 12/31/2025 530 Water Enterprise Maintenance supplies Mendo Mill & Lumber Company 272.80 41825 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Maintenance supplies Mendo Mill & Lumber Company 146.62 41825 12/31/2025 530 Water Enterprise Maintenance supplies Mendo Mill & Lumber Company 282.63 41825 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Maintenance supplies Mendo Mill & Lumber Company 10.57 41825 12/31/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Maintenance supplies Mendo Mill & Lumber Company 18.09 41825 12/31/2025 530 Water Enterprise Maintenance supplies Mendo Mill & Lumber Company 7.40 41825 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Maintenance supplies Mendo Mill & Lumber Company -8.37 41825 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Maintenance supplies Mendo Mill & Lumber Company 10.57 41825 12/31/2025 530 Water Enterprise Maintenance supplies Mendo Mill & Lumber Company 126.92 41825 12/31/2025 530 Water Enterprise Maintenance supplies Mendo Mill & Lumber Company 28.57 AP-Checks for Approval (1/7/2026 - 11:49 AM) Page 15
Check Number Check Date Fund Account Name Vendor Name Void Amount 41825 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Maintenance supplies Mendo Mill & Lumber Company 84.55 Check Total: 2,846.69
41826 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Inventory - Gasoline Nick Barbieri Trucking, Inc 1,138.08 41826 12/31/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Other Departmental Expense Nick Barbieri Trucking, Inc 1,381.72 41826 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Inventory - Diesel Nick Barbieri Trucking, Inc 2,195.69 Check Total: 4,715.49
41827 12/31/2025 530 Water Enterprise Maintenance supplies Pace Supply Corp 555.06 Check Total: 555.06
41828 12/31/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Vehicle Maintenance Peterson 1,599.91 Check Total: 1,599.91
41829 12/31/2025 530 Water Enterprise Utilities PG&E Company 266.16 41829 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Utilities PG&E Company 337.01 41829 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Utilities PG&E Company 552.21 41829 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Utilities PG&E Company 237.13 Check Total: 1,392.51
41830 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Rents & Leases Pitney Bowes 387.16 Check Total: 387.16
41831 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Postage and Shipping Pitney Bowes Bank Inc Purchase Power 2,000.00 Check Total: 2,000.00
41832 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Safety Equipment & Clothing Brittany Ponikvar-Dolney 1,000.00 Check Total: 1,000.00
41833 12/31/2025 100 General Fund POST Travel & Trainings Santa Rosa Junior College-Accounting 3,388.00 Check Total: 3,388.00
41834 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Safety Equipment & Clothing Donovan Shively 1,000.00 Check Total: 1,000.00
41835 12/31/2025 530 Water Enterprise Accounts Payable Steven Silveria 30.36 41835 12/31/2025 530 Water Enterprise Accounts Payable Steven Silveria 14.86 AP-Checks for Approval (1/7/2026 - 11:49 AM) Page 16
Check Number Check Date Fund Account Name Vendor Name Void Amount Check Total: 45.22
41836 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Safety Equipment & Clothing Michael Stainbrook 1,000.00 Check Total: 1,000.00
41837 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Investigative Supplies State of California- Department of Justice 70.00 Check Total: 70.00
41838 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Maintenance supplies Ukiah Paper Supply Inc 98.19 Check Total: 98.19
41839 12/31/2025 530 Water Enterprise Chemical & Lab Supplies Univar Solutions 4,277.81 41839 12/31/2025 530 Water Enterprise Chemical & Lab Supplies Univar Solutions 2,052.02 Check Total: 6,329.83
41840 12/31/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Chemical & Lab Supplies USA Bluebook 466.86 41840 12/31/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Chemical & Lab Supplies USA Bluebook 216.93 Check Total: 683.79
41841 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Communications Verizon Wireless 124.24 41841 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Communications Verizon Wireless 90.02 41841 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Communications Verizon Wireless 52.01 41841 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Communications Verizon Wireless 156.03 41841 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Communications Verizon Wireless 520.10 41841 12/31/2025 530 Water Enterprise Communications Verizon Wireless 267.40 41841 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Communications Verizon Wireless 228.40 41841 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Communications Verizon Wireless 321.43 41841 12/31/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Communications Verizon Wireless 228.26 Check Total: 1,987.89
41842 12/31/2025 510 Wastewater Enterprise Other Departmental Expense Vestis Group, Inc 34.63 Check Total: 34.63
41843 12/31/2025 100 General Fund Travel & Lodging Wex Bank - Chevron 34.69 Check Total: 34.69
41844 12/31/2025 530 Water Enterprise Rents & Leases Willits Power 1,273.12 AP-Checks for Approval (1/7/2026 - 11:49 AM) Page 17
Check Number Check Date Fund Account Name Vendor Name Void Amount Check Total: 1,273.12
41845 12/31/2025 400 Citywide CIP Retention - Rail with Trail Bouthillier's Construction -33,645.55 41845 12/31/2025 400 Citywide CIP Capital Expenditures Bouthillier's Construction 672,911.00 Check Total: 639,265.45
Report Total: 1,285,940.02
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Permit Summary Report (Total Fees Paid)
Current Month
December 2025
Month Last Year
December 2024
Current Yr-To-Date
7/1/2025 - 12/31/2025
Last Yr-To-Date
7/1/2024 - 12/31/2024
Building
Count 4 5 33 36
Total Fees $1,642.72 $3,284.03 $11,449.82 $18,423.77
Fees Paid $1,642.72 $3,284.03 $11,449.82 $18,423.77
Total Valuation 53,000.00 165,946.90 457,389.96 867,241.64 Total Square Feet 1,500 3,809 2,833 25,437
Administrative $506.02 $825.63 $3,301.81 $5,843.66
BSF $5.00 $9.00 $41.00 $50.00
Building Department (OTC Permit Fees) $216.00 $350.00 $297.00 $959.00 Building Department (Permit Fees) $832.50 $1,795.10 $7,087.34 $10,241.68 Building Miscellaneous Fees $0.00 $47.00 $0.00 $47.00
GPM $74.20 $232.33 $640.35 $1,130.14
Processing $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
SMIP Commercial $2.80 $6.33 $38.05 $86.81
SMIP Residential $6.20 $18.64 $44.27 $65.48
Demolition
Count 0 1 2 3
Total Fees $0.00 $119.90 $129.93 $293.85
Fees Paid $0.00 $119.90 $129.93 $293.85
Total Valuation 0.00 5,000.00 3,500.00 9,000.00
Total Square Feet 0 2,010 0 3,010
Administrative $0.00 $0.00 $15.28 $35.10
BSF $0.00 $1.00 $2.00 $3.00
Building Department (OTC Permit Fees) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Building Department (Permit Fees) $0.00 $111.25 $106.75 $241.50 Building Miscellaneous Fees $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
GPM $0.00 $7.00 $4.90 $12.60
Processing $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
SMIP Commercial $0.00 $0.00 $0.50 $0.00
SMIP Residential $0.00 $0.65 $0.50 $1.65
Electrical
Count 9 4 18 16
Total Fees $852.93 $1,423.93 $2,072.04 $3,496.63
Fees Paid $852.93 $1,423.93 $2,072.04 $3,496.63
Total Valuation 31,143.32 38,731.80 73,919.91 98,567.21 Total Square Feet 0 0 0 1,500
Administrative $0.00 $236.11 $0.00 $462.63
BSF $8.00 $4.00 $17.00 $16.00
Building Department (OTC Permit Fees) $648.00 $594.00 $1,458.00 $1,944.00 Building Department (Permit Fees) $153.28 $529.55 $485.28 $916.80 Building Miscellaneous Fees $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
GPM $39.12 $54.22 $99.01 $137.99
Processing $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
SMIP Commercial $0.54 $1.90 $2.92 $10.24
SMIP Residential $3.99 $4.15 $9.83 $8.97
Grading
Count 0 0 0 0
Total Fees $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Fees Paid $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Total Valuation 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Square Feet 0 0 0 0
Administrative $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
BSF $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Building Department (OTC Permit Fees) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Building Department (Permit Fees) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Building Miscellaneous Fees $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
GPM $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
P
rocessing$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
SMIPCommercial $0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
SMIPResidential $0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
Mechanical Count
251210
Total Fees$243.71$581.30$1,513.00$1,203.10
FeesPaid$243.71$581.30$1,513.00$1,203.10
Total Valuation16,804.0041,130.00145,598.0089,634.00
Total SquareFeet0001,250
Administrative$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
BSF$2.00$5.00$13.00$10.00
BuildingDepartment(OTCPermitFees)$216.00$513.00$1,269.00$1,053.00 BuildingDepartment(PermitFees)$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
BuildingMiscellaneousFees$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
GPM$23.52$57.58$203.84$125.48
Processing$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
SMIPCommercial $0.00$0.00$15.08$4.83
SMIPResidential $2.19$5.72$12.08$9.79
Plumbing
Count1254
Total Fees$90.57$114.08$496.06$290.06
FeesPaid$90.57$114.08$496.06$290.06
Total Valuation5,600.002,200.0015,800.009,200.00
Total SquareFeet0000
Administrative$0.00$0.00$58.66$0.00
BSF$1.00$2.00$5.00$4.00
BuildingDepartment(OTCPermitFees)$81.00$108.00$162.00$270.00 BuildingDepartment(PermitFees)$0.00$0.00$245.55$0.00
BuildingMiscellaneousFees$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
GPM$7.84$3.08$22.12$12.88
Processing$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
SMIPCommercial $0.00$0.00$0.00$1.68
SMIPResidential $0.73$1.00$2.73$1.50
Re-Roof
Count112116
Total Fees$87.86$225.24$2,527.79$1,917.57
FeesPaid$87.86$225.24$2,527.79$1,917.57
Total Valuation3,830.4668,000.00418,281.46359,358.92
Total SquareFeet004,3888,240
Administrative$0.00$0.00$0.00$40.50
BSF$1.00$3.00$29.00$24.00
BuildingDepartment(OTCPermitFees)$81.00$108.00$1,836.00$1,269.00 BuildingDepartment(PermitFees)$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
BuildingMiscellaneousFees$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
GPM$5.36$95.20$585.59$503.10
Processing$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
SMIPCommercial $0.00$19.04$42.62$63.84
SMIPResidential $0.50$0.00$34.58$17.13
SewerLateral Inspection
Count0000
Total Fees$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
FeesPaid$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
Total Valuation0.000.000.000.00
Total SquareFeet0000
Administrative$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
BSF$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
BuildingDepartment(OTCPermitFees)$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
BuildingDepartment(PermitFees)$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
BuildingMiscellaneousFees$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
GPM$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
Processing$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
SMIPCommercial $0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
SMIPResidential $0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
Solar
Count1169
Total Fees$489.60$400.33$2,609.76$4,420.07
FeesPaid$489.60$400.33$2,609.76$4,420.07
Total Valuation20,000.0031,587.33223,378.43200,657.46
Total SquareFeet0000
Administrative$0.00$0.00$0.00$215.63
BSF$1.00$2.00$13.00$13.00
BuildingDepartment(OTCPermitFees)$458.00$350.00$2,208.00$3,450.00 B
uildingDepartment(PermitFees)$0.00$0.00$0.00$331.74
BuildingMiscellaneousFees$0.00$0.00$47.00$94.00
GPM$28.00$44.22$312.73$280.92
Processing$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
SMIPCommercial $0.00$0.00$0.00$16.23
SMIPResidential $2.60$4.11$29.03$18.55
Total Count18199794
Total Fees$3,407.39$6,148.81$20,798.40$30,045.05
Total FeesPaid$3,407.39$6,148.81$20,798.40$30,045.05
Total Valuation130,377.78352,596.031,337,867.761,633,659.23 Total SquareFeet1,5005,8197,22139,437
Total Administrative$506.02$1,061.74$3,375.75$6,597.52
Total BSF$18.00$26.00$120.00$120.00
Total BuildingDepartment(OTCPermitFees)$1,700.00$2,023.00$7,230.00$8,945.00 Total BuildingDepartment(PermitFees)$985.78$2,435.90$7,924.92$11,731.72 Total BuildingMiscellaneousFees$0.00$47.00$47.00$141.00 Total GPM$178.04$493.63$1,868.54$2,203.11
Total Processing$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
Total SMIPCommercial $3.34$27.27$99.17$183.63
Total SMIPResidential $16.21$34.27$133.02$123.07
BL# Business Name Name Address Date Issued Type of Bussiness 7402 SURAYA DAVID-SADIRA SURAYA DAVID-SADIRA 6920 RIDGEWOOD RD 12/16/2025 DOULA SERVICES 7403 CREEKSIDE VILLAGE 620 CREEKSIDE DRIVE LLC 52 CREEKSIDE COURT 12/17/2025 APARTMENT COMPLEX 7404 LASHES BY BROOK BROOK WYATT 152 S MAIN ST STE D 12/29/2025 ESTHETICIAN 7405 TEO'S ROOFING Doroteo Castro Analco 30970 TURNER ROAD 12/29/2025 ROOFING CONTRACTOR 7406 ACCO ENGINEERED

SYSTEMS INC

ACCO ENGINEERED

SYSTEMS, INC
888 EAST WALNUT ST
PASADENA, CA 91101
12/29/2025 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTOR
7407 MMC ELECTRIC INC MICHAEL CLAPP 28893 NANCY RD
TOLLHOUSE, CA 93667
12/30/2025 ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR
7408 CAL INC DAVID ESPARZA 2040 PEABODY RD
VACAVILLE, CA 95687
12/30/2025 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTOR
7409 ZARRAGA CONSTRUCTION JORGE ZARRAGA PO BOX 2085 FORT BRAGG CA 95437
12/30/2025 GENERAL CONTRACTOR
7410 FAITH ELECTRIC RANDY PAGEAU PO BOX 1914 UKIAH, CA
95482
12/30/2025 ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR
7411 HIZANDERZ CASSANDRA STEELE 362 S LENORE AVE 12/30/2025 CRAFT/HOBBY STORES 7412 TILTON PACIFIC

CONSTRUCTION
GREGG HALL 595 MENLO DRIVE
ROCKLIN, CA 95765
12/30/2025 GENERAL CONTRACTOR
7413 YOUNG CONSTRUCTION JOEL YOUNG PO BOX 76 UKIAH, CA 12/30/2025 GENERAL CONTRACTOR New Business License - December 2025
Item No. 9a
Meeting Date: January 14, 2026

AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
To: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
From: Walter Kolon, Services and Facilities Director
Agenda Title: DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WILLITS FOR THE FRANKLIN AVE. STORM DRAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT AWARD OF BID TO WYLATTI RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INC. OF COVELO FOR $96,497.12.

Type: Presentation Consent Regular Agenda Public Hearing Urgent Time: 15 minutes.

Summary of Request: At the intersection of Franklin Ave. and S. Main there has existed an area that is prone to flooding due to failed drainage and underground infrastructure. City of Willits staff and the Contract City Engineer assessed the problems and worked with Caltrans to formulate plans to make repairs and improvements to correct flooding issues.

Scope of work includes replacement of failed underground drain pipes, installation and relocation of a damaged fire hydrant, replaced drain inlet, new pedestrian ADA ramp, replacement of concrete sidewalk, curb and gutter and striping.

The City went out to bid and had 4 contractors attend the onsite project inspection.

One bid was received from Wylatti Resource Management Inc. of Covelo in the amount of $96,497.12. City Staff recommends that Wylatti Construction be awarded the Franklin St. Storm Drain Replacement Project contract for their apparent low bid of $96,497.12 which came in under the Engineers Estimate of Probable costs. See Attachment A- Spec. book, bid and plans.

Recommended Action: Approve a contract with Wylatti Resource Management Inc. of Covelo in the amount of $96,497.12 and authorize the City Manager or their designee to approve 10 percent added contingency for any unforeseen changes.

Alternative(s): None. Failed infrastructure. Repairs needed to correct hazardous flooding condition.

Fiscal Impact: Funds will be reimbursed through MCOG Transportation Funds. Savings through reduced annual staff time spent every winter unclogging and jetting storm drains to reduce flooding and road closures. Caltrans issuance of permits at no cost to the City.

Personnel Impact: None.

Identified City Council Conflict of Interest: Possible conflict due to proximity of property to the project area. 2021 Adopted Goals: Goal #1 for Services & Facilities. Maintain and improve infrastructure systems of water, wastewater, public facilities and streets capable of managing future growth while responding to current City needs.

California Environmental Quality Act: The proposed improvements do not require CEQA review prior to construction.

ATTACHMENT A

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11 Note 1: If contractor uses slurry to substitute base rock contractor must submit design mix for approval prior to placement, contractor should describe additional measures that will be taken to protect creeks and waters from clean-up and runoff. Bedding material per the City Standard should be used around the pipe (see Stan. No. 222 sheet 2) Contractor to have concrete clean out facility available on-site and protected from runoff. Note 2: City should verify that slurry backfill would be acceptable within their ROW In Written Form: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The undersigned understands and agrees to comply with and be bound by Instructions to Bidders issued for this work. __________________________________________ _________________________________ ___________________ Printed Name of Bidder Signature of Bidder: Date ____________________________________ Company

SPECIFICATIONS

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL ITEMS
Franklin Avenue Storm Drain
Replacement Project
1 Below is a list of the scheduled proposal items:

NO. ITEM DESCRIPTION EST.

QUANTITY UNITS
1 mobilization 1 LS
2 traffic control 1 LS
3 6" C900 PVC 6 LF
4 install/relocate fire hydrant (hydrant
provided) 1 LS
5 Pedestrian ADA Ramp 1 LS
6 Sidewalk 420 SF
7 Concrete curb and gutter 45 LF
8 Backfill 7 CY
9 Asphalt 1 LS
10 18" CPP Storm Drain 80 LF
11 4'x3' Drain inlet Jensen (or approved
equal) curb inlet 1 LS
12 Striping 1 LS
13 relocate sign 1 LS
14 mics. work (including: erosion control,
demo., return plates to City, thrust
blocks, water quality testing) 1 LS

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2 The following section contains detailed descriptions and measurement and payment of proposal items:

Item # 1 Mobilization, Insurance, and Permits
Mobilization shall conform to the provisions in Section 11, “Mobilization,” of the State Standard Specifications and to these Technical Specifications. Construction insurance shall adhere to the requirements set forth in the contract documents.

Measurement & Payment: Payment for this item shall be on a lump sum basis. Payment for this item shall be in accordance with Section 2 of the State of California, Business and Transportation Agency, Department of Transportation (Caltrans), Standard Specifications, latest edition and include all work as defined in this section.

No additional compensation will be allowed.

Item # 2 Traffic Control/Management
Caltrans has jurisdiction along Highway 20 and the S. Main/ Franklin St intersection.

Attention is directed to Section 7-1.08, "Public Convenience," 7-1.09, "Public Safety," and 12 "Construction Area Traffic Control Devices," of the State Standard Specifications. Nothing in these Technical Specifications shall be construed as relieving the Contractor from his responsibilities as provided in said Section 7-1.09.

Construction area traffic control devices shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the applicable sections of these Technical Specifications, the State Standard Specifications, the current edition of the Manual of Traffic Controls for Construction and Maintenance published by Caltrans, and as directed by the City Engineer.

Exact locations of Project Identification signs and Advance Notice signs (Section 7-1.08 "Public Convenience") shall be approved in the field by the City Engineer.

The Contractor shall notify all property owners and businesses affected by the project’s work at least 72 hours before work is to begin. The notice shall be in writing, placed on doors and shall indicate the Contractor’s name and phone number, type of work, day(s) and time when work will occur. Property owners and residents directly affected by construction activities, or where vehicle or pedestrian access to properties is disrupted, shall be given specific notice no less than 48 hours prior to the commencement of work. Notice shall be reviewed by the City Engineer prior to being sent.

Lane closures on major and collector streets will be permitted between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. only.

Only one lane at a time may be closed and no lanes shall be closed at any other hours unless specifically approved by the City Engineer. Single lane closures shall require flaggers at each end and at any intersection in all instances. The Contractor shall maintain vehicle and pedestrian access to homes and other properties at all times while work is in progress.

The Contractor shall keep the City of Willits and all Emergency Services informed regarding the closure of any traveled way. At a minimum, the Contractor shall report any traveled way closure. This means immediately upon closure for that day and again immediately after removal of the closure. For closures over multiple days, the daily notification still applies.

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3 EMERGENCY AND PUBLIC SERVICES PROVIDERS CONTACT INFORMATION If the Contractor has been given an approved Traffic Management/Control Plan that includes road closures, he/she will be required to maintain vehicular access to homes and other properties where work is in progress within the closure area.

The Contractor may be allowed to close the residential block of the work area between 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM to all but local traffic with prior approval by the City. This closure shall not bar use of local cars within the block.

Barricades and flaggers shall be positioned to allow safe turns at intersections.

Personal vehicles of the Contractor's employees shall not be parked on the traveled way, including any section closed to public traffic.

The Contractor shall notify the City Engineer of intent to begin work at least 5 days before work is begun. The Contractor shall coordinate with local authorities relative to handling traffic through the area and shall make arrangements relative to keeping the working area clear of parked vehicles.

Whenever vehicles or equipment are parked on the shoulder within 6 feet of a traffic lane, the shoulder area shall be closed with fluorescent traffic cones or portable delineators placed on a taper in advance of the parked vehicles or equipment and along the edge of the pavement at 25-foot intervals to a point not less than 25 feet past the last vehicle or piece of equipment. A minimum of 9 cones or portable delineators shall be used for the taper.

A C23 (Road Work Ahead) or C24 (Shoulder Work Ahead) sign shall be mounted on a telescoping flag tree with flags. The flag tree shall be placed where directed by the City Engineer.

When leaving a work area and entering a roadway carrying public traffic, the Contractor's equipment, whether empty or loaded, shall in all cases yield to public traffic.

A minimum of one traffic lane, not less than 10 feet wide, shall be open for use by public traffic. When construction operations are not actively in progress, not less than two such lanes shall be open to public traffic.

Minor deviations from the requirements of these Technical Specifications concerning hours of work which do not significantly change the cost of the work may be permitted upon the written request of the Contractor if in the Caltrans- Jim Shupe Permit Inspector (707) 489-2471
[email protected]
Willits Police Department 707-459-6122
California Highway Patrol – Ukiah Dispatch Center 707-467-4000 Mendocino County Sheriff Department 707-459-6111
Little Lake Fire District 707-459-6271
Cal Fire MEU 707-459-7414
Ukiah Ambulance 707-462-3001
Willits Unified School District Transportation
Department 707-459-5111

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4 opinion of the City Engineer public traffic will be better served and the work expedited. Such deviations shall not be adopted until the City Engineer has indicated his written approval. All other modifications will be made by contract change order.

At the end of each working day if a difference in excess of 0.15 foot exists between the elevation of the existing pavement between lanes, the Contractor shall furnish and place portable delineators along the drop-off conforming to the provisions of Section 12-3.04, "Portable Delineators" of the State Standard Specifications. "Do Not Pass" signs shall also be placed at 500 foot intervals when delineators and signs shall be considered as included in the various items of work and no additional compensation will be allowed.

Whenever the Contractor's operations obliterate pavement delineation (lane lines, either pavement markers or painted lines or both, or temporary delineation), such pavement delineation shall be replaced by either permanent or temporary delineation before opening the traveled way to public traffic. Temporary delineation shall consist of reflective traffic line tape applied in pieces not less than 4 inches long nor less than 4 inches wide spaced no more than 10 feet apart on curves nor more than 20 feet apart on tangents. Reflective traffic line tape shall be applied in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Full compensation for temporary delineation shall be considered as included in the prices paid for the contract items of work that obliterated the existing delineation and no separate payment will be made.

Construction Traffic - The Contractor shall submit a trucking route for approval by the City Engineer.

The route must minimize traffic on residential streets that are not part of the project. Temporary staging of construction materials shall not occur in streets or areas that are not within the limits of the project which are to be paved.

Flagging - The first paragraph of Section 12-2.02, "Flagging Costs," of the State Standard Specifications is amended to read:

The cost of furnishing all flaggers, including transporting flaggers, to provide for passage of public traffic through the work under the provisions in Section 7-1.08, "Public Convenience", and Section 7-1.09, "Public Safety", shall be considered as included in the contract lump sum price paid for Traffic Control and no additional compensation will be allowed.

Attention is directed to Section 5-1.05, “Order of Work,” of the State Standard Specifications.

Traffic Management/Control Plan - Prior to commencing construction which will affect existing traffic, the contractor shall submit for review by the City Engineer, a Traffic Management/Control Plan on an 11" x 17" sheet of paper which contains only information specifically related to work zone traffic control. If the Contractor proposes to use the Manual of Traffic Controls published by Caltrans in lieu of a traffic control plan, in specific work operations, he shall submit in writing for consideration which Standard Plan will be used for each work operation. A Traffic Management/Control Plan or proposal shall be submitted for review ten (10) working days after receiving the Written Notice of Award from the City Engineer.

The Traffic Management/Control Plan shall contain a title block which contains the Contractor's name, address, phone number, project superintendent's name, contract name, dates and hours traffic control will be in effect, and a space for review acknowledgment.

The content of the Traffic Management/Control Plan shall include, but is not limited to, the following:

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5 a. Show location and limits of the work zone.
b. Give dimensions of lanes affected by traffic control that will be open to traffic. c. Indicate signing, cone placement, and other methods of delineation and reference to appropriate City or Caltrans standard.
d. Dimension location of signs and cone tapers.
e. Identify side streets and driveways affected by construction and show how they will be handled.
f. Show how pedestrian traffic will be handled through the construction site. g. Demonstrate how two-way traffic will be maintained.

No work except for installation of project identification signs will be allowed to commence prior to approval of the Traffic Control Plan. In the event that the Contractor wishes to deviate from the approved traffic control plan, an updated plan must be submitted and approved by the City before work can commence.

Measurement & Payment: Payment for this item shall be on a lump sum basis, which shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, tools and equipment, and doing all work involved in traffic control, including, but not limited to: producing and implementing a traffic control plan, flagging, temporary relocation of regulatory signs, temporary ramps and traffic plates as required by the City Engineer, communication with affected residents and all agencies listed under the Traffic Management section of the Technical Specifications, and any other work defined in this section. Changeable Message Signs maybe be required at the City’s discretion, depending on work and traffic control plan. Full compensation for conforming to the requirements of this section shall be considered as included in the contract prices paid for under the Traffic Control proposal item.

No additional compensation will be allowed.

Item # 3 6” C-900 Water Main
This project may contain removal of asbestos cement pipe. All removed asbestos cement material shall be disposed of in accordance with all laws and regulations. All costs related to disposal of asbestos cement pipe shall be included in the price for this item.

If it is necessary to terminate service to any customer, the contractor shall make the request for such work an additional 72-hours (three additional working days for a total of five working days advance notice) in advance of the time such services are desired to allow the customers affected to have a minimum 72-hour notice.

Pipe and fittings:

PVC Pipe:

Water pipe material shall be AWWA C-900 CL 235 PSI (DR18) polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe. Furnish pipe in minimum standard lengths of 20 feet ± 1 inch.

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6 All pipe shall be suitable for use as pressure conduit. Provisions must be made for expansion and contraction each joint with an elastomeric ring. The bell shall consist of an integral wall section with a lock-in, solid cross section elastomeric ring which meets the requirements of ASTM F-477. The bell section shall be designed to be at least as hydrostatically strong as the pipe wall and meet the requirements of AWWA C-900. The pipe shall be free of physical damage, discoloration and foreign substances. Each length shall bear, in written form NSF Certification, Class 235 pressure rating, DR 18, and AWWA C-900 conformance.

Restraint Devices for PVC Pipe shall incorporate a series of machined serrations (not "as cast") on the inside shall be manufactured of high strength ductile iron, ASTM A536, Grade 65-45-12. Bolts/connecting hardware shall be of high strength low alloy material in accordance with ANSI/AWWA C111/A21.11.

All Restraint Devices for PVC Pipe shall have a water working pressure rating equivalent to the full rated pressure of the PVC Pipe on which they are installed, with a minimum 2:1 safety factor in any normal pipe size. In addition, they shall meet or exceed the requirements on Uni-B-13-92, Recommended Performance Specification For Joint Restraint Devices For Use With Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Pipe. Notarized certification from the manufacturer of the restraint device shall be provided with submittals. Restraint Devices for Mechanical Joint or Push-On fittings shall be Uni-Flange Block Buster 1300 or approved equal.

Restraint Devices for bell and spigot joints of PVC Pipe shall consist of a split restraint ring installed on the spigot, connected to a solid back-up ring seated behind the bell. The split restraint ring shall incorporate a series of machined serrations (not "as cast") on the inside diameter to provide positive restraint, exact fit and 360 degree contact and support of the pipe wall. The solid back-up ring shall have a beveled leading edge to assure exact fit behind the pipe bell. Restraint Devices shall be of ductile iron, ASTM A536, Grade 65-45-12 and connecting bolts shall be of high strength, low alloy material in accordance with ANSI/AWWA C111/A21.11.

Restraint Devices for bell and spigot joints of PVC pipe shall be Uni-Flange Block Buster 1350 or approved equal.

Flushing, disinfection, and hydrostatic testing shall conform to Section 2.32 and Section 2.31 of these Specifications, respectively.

Laying of Pipe:

Each section of pipe shall rest upon undisturbed earth, or compacted bedding materials with recesses excavated to accommodate joints. In all cases the pipe shall be laid so that total joint deflection is not greater than that for which the joint is designed. Any pipe that has its grade or joint disturbed after laying shall be taken up and re-laid.

The interior of all pipe shall be thoroughly cleansed of all foreign matter before being lowered into the trench and shall be kept clean during laying operations by use of plugs or other approved devices. Under no circumstances shall pipe be laid in water and no pipe shall be laid when trench or weather conditions are unsuitable for such work. At all times when work is not in progress, all open ends of pipe and fittings shall be securely closed with plugs or caps so that no trench water, earth or other substances will enter the pipe or fittings.

Any section of pipe already laid and found to be defective shall be taken up and replaced with new pipe without additional expense to City. Contractor shall backfill all excavation by the end of each work day.

All pipe shall be laid to the depth shown on the drawings, or at such other depths as may be established by Engineer in order to connect the new pipe to the existing water pipe. In general, the pipe shall be laid to a depth to provide for a cover of at least thirty (30) inches over the top of the pipe unless otherwise specified.

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7 Joints with pipes of differing materials shall be made with appropriate adapters approved by Engineer, but in no case shall threading of the PVC pipe wall be allowed. All pipe shall be installed per manufacturer's recommendation. If lowering or raising of water main alignment is determined to be necessary to avoid conflicts, construction shall conform to City Standards (see Standard Details 528 & 529) and California Water Resources Control Board guidelines.

Concrete thrust blocks shall conform to Section 2.33 of these Specifications and shall be placed in locations shown on the Plans, appropriate City Standards, or as specified by an authorized City representative.

No. 10 coated solid copper location wire. The wire shall be taped to the top of the installed pipeline and brought to surface in valve boxes. Any breaks to location wire during construction activities shall be repaired by either crimp type connectors or soldering and sealed with scotch water proof electrical tape.

Existing pipes shall be abandoned where indicated on the Plans or as directed by an authorized City representative per Detail 4, Sheet C-9, of the Plans and City Standard 312.

Connection to Existing Pipe:

Connection to existing pipe shall be made in accordance with the details shown on the drawings, or as directed by Engineer. Connection to existing pipe shall be coordinated with City of Willits Water Department.

Connection shall be made at times of low water demand. The time and method of connection to existing water pipe shall be approved by City representative prior to such connection. The disruption of water service shall be for as short a period as possible.

All joints of a tie-in connection to the City's distribution system shall be mechanically restrained.

Notification shall conform to Section 2.9 of these specifications.

Trenching and Backfilling:

Trench excavation and backfill shall conform to the details on the Plans, City Standards, and these Special Provisions.

To insure the safety of worker and to protect and to facilitate the work, sufficient bracing and shoring shall be installed in all excavations to conform to OSHA requirements.

Bedding material shall be sand conforming to Section 2.25 of these specifications.

Trenches shall not be open longer than the time required to place the pipe and backfill to the adjoining grade.

Trenches shall be backfilled the same day within the allowable working hours.

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8 Trenches shall be resurfaced according to Detail 1, Sheet C-9 of the plans and City Standard No. 222. Asphalt shall be 4” deep and placed in two lifts. Where repaving is necessary over trench sections, ¾“ asphalt concrete mix shall be used in accordance with Item 27 of this section.

A 4-inch high letter 'W' shall be legibly inscribed in the face of new and existing curbs at the location of each lateral. Where bends are required behind the curb to make a connection an additional 'W' shall be legibly inscribed at the back of sidewalk where the connection to the existing lateral was made.

Submittals:

Submittals confirming conformance with these specifications are required for pipe material, fittings, restraints, disinfection method, aggregate base, and pipe bedding material. Required submittals shall include Test Reports and Product Data.

Measurement & Payment: Measurement and payment for this item will be paid for at the contract price per linear foot. Payment for this item shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, tools and equipment, and completing all work related to installing 6” C-900 PVC pipe as described in this section and shown on the plans, including but not limited to:

Potholing as needed,
notifications,
excavation, backfilling, and compaction,
removal and disposal of material,
elbows, couplers, tees, reducers and other fittings as needed, provision and installation of valves, temporary valves, fittings, bends, sleeves, etc., abandoning existing pipes as necessary,
temporary water main bypasses if necessary,
temporary pavement,
trench paving as needed,
installation of new pipe to line and grade
installation of insulated tracer wire,
thrust blocks and tie-downs as required,
flushing and disinfection of new pipe,
pressure testing of new pipe, and no additional compensation will be allowed.

Item # 4 Fire Hydrant Assembly
This project may contain removal of asbestos cement pipe. All removed asbestos cement material shall be disposed of in accordance with all laws and regulations. All costs related to disposal of asbestos cement pipe shall be included in the price for this item.

New hydrant and installation shall conform to City Standard No. 502. Hydrant shall be manufactured by Jones, Type J-4060 or approved equal. The hydrant shall be painted “safety yellow”. All joints shall be mechanical restrained joints. Hydrant locations shall be a minimum of 10’ clear of any driveway and constructed at locations identified on the Plans. Prior to installation Contractor shall verify fire protection requirements with the Little Lake Fire Protection. Any variation must be approved by the City.

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9 6” C-900 pipe required for this item shall conform to Item #4 of these specifications. Gate valve shall conform to Item #5 of these specifications.

Hydrants shall stand plumb and shall have their nozzles pointed in the direction approved by an authorized City representative. The hydrants shall be set such that the safety flange is approximately two (2) inches above ground. The trench space around the hydrant within a radius of not less than three (3) feet shall be backfilled with Class II Aggregate Base. The hydrant interior shall be cleansed of all dirt or foreign matter before installation.

Flushing, disinfection, and hydrostatic testing shall conform to Section 2.32 and Section 2.31 of these Specifications, respectively.

Submittals:

Submittals confirming conformance with these specifications are required for pipe material, hydrant assembly, fittings, restraints, disinfection method, aggregate base, and pipe bedding material. Required submittals shall include Test Reports and Product Data.

Measurement & Payment: This item will be paid for at the contract price per for each assembly, which shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, tools and equipment, and doing all work involved in installing a fire hydrant assembly complete in place as defined in this section and as shown on the Plans, including, but not limited to:
elbows, couplers, reducers and other fittings as needed removal and disposal of material and existing facilities abandoning existing pipes as necessary
excavation, backfilling, and compaction
temporary pavement
installation of new pipe to line and grade
installation of insulated tracer wire
thrust blocks and tie-downs as required
flushing and disinfection of new pipe
pressure testing of new pipe
Hydrant valves shall be paid for separately under Item #5, 6” Gate Valve. No additional compensation will be allowed.

Item # 5 Pedestrian ADA Ramp
Pedestrian Ramps shall conform to the Plans, and City Standards. Base material under curb and gutter and sidewalk shall comply with the provisions of Section 26, "Aggregate Bases" of the City Standards and shall be a minimum of 4 inches in compacted thickness or as specified on Contract Plans. Subgrade at each location shall be inspected prior to placement of concrete.

Concrete Handicap Ramps shall be constructed as shown on the plans and in accordance with City Standard No. 209, and these Technical Specifications.

Detectable warning surface for the access ramp shall be cast-in-place tactile tiles. Glue-down tiles may be permitted with approval of the City Engineer. The color shall be yellow. Detectable warning surface shall be

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10 installed in conformance with City Standard No. 209, these Technical Specifications and the manufacturer’s recommendations. The finished surface shall be free from blemishes.

The manufacturer shall provide a written five year warranty for prefabricated detectable warning surfaces, guaranteeing replacement when there is a defect in the dome shape, color fastness, sound-on-cane acoustic quality, resilience, or attachment. The warranty period shall begin upon acceptance of the project.

This work shall consist of constructing handicap ramps to dimensions shown on the plans, and as specified in the City Standards and these Technical Specifications. The concrete shall attain a minimum compressive strength of 3000 psi at 28 days, and shall contain not less than six sacks of cement per cubic yard. Maximum slump of the concrete shall be 4 inches, as determined in accordance with ASTM C-143.

Lampblack shall be added to the concrete at a ratio of 1.5 pints per cubic yard.

The Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring all access ramps are ADA-compliant and meet current ADA codes for both access to building entrances and curb ramps.

Submittals:

Submittals confirming conformance with these specifications are required for concrete mix design, truncated dome mats, and aggregate base. Required submittals shall include Test Reports and Product Data.

Measurement & Payment: Measurement and payment for this item will be paid for at the contract price per square foot as measured between the “Corner Ramp” limit lines shown on the Plans. This price shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and doing all work included in constructing a concrete pedestrian ramp complete in place as defined in this section and as shown on the Plans, including, but not limited to:
finishing and placing expansion joint filler
constructing weakened plane joints
excavating
saw cutting
placement of truncated dome tiles
relocation of existing signs
removing and disposing of concrete
any other items necessary to install an access ramp not specifically designated in the plans or these specifications, and no additional compensation will be allowed Item # 6 Sidewalk
Sidewalk shall conform to plans. Removals shall begin and end where marked by the City’s representative.

This work will include the removal and disposal of sidewalk as indicated on the plans. The point of beginning and termination of removal shall be verified and identified in the field with the City Engineer for approval before any work is performed. All material will be hauled off site and properly disposed of under for this work. If a section of sidewalk is to be removed it shall be saw-cut full depth and separated from the remaining sidewalk without damaging the section that is to remain.

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11 Where no joint exists between concrete or asphalt concrete to be removed and concrete or asphalt concrete to remain in place, the concrete or asphalt concrete shall be cut in a neat line to a minimum depth of 0.17 foot with a power driven saw before the concrete or asphalt concrete is removed.

Base material under curb and gutter and sidewalk shall comply with the provisions of Section 26, "Aggregate Bases" of the City Standards and shall be a minimum of 4 inches in compacted thickness or as specified on Contract Plans. Subgrade at each location shall be inspected prior to placement of concrete.

This work shall consist of constructing sidewalks of the form and dimensions shown on the plans, and as specified in the City Standards and these Technical Specifications. The sidewalk construction shall conform to City Standard No. 205 and City Standard No. 209 with respect to the weakened plain joint detail. The concrete shall attain a minimum compressive strength of 3000 psi at 28 days, and shall contain not less than six (6) sacks of cement per cubic yard. Maximum slump of the concrete shall be four (4) inches, as determined in accordance with ASTM C-143.

Lampblack shall be added to the concrete at a ratio of 1.5 pints per cubic yard.

The Contractor shall remove and replace defective concrete work with new materials at no additional cost.

Permission to patch any defective areas shall not be a waiver of the City’s right to require complete removal of defective work if patching does not restore quality and appearance of work.

No advertising impression, stamp, or mark of any description will be permitted on the surface of any concrete or cement finish without written permission from the City Engineer.

The Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring all access ramps are ADA-compliant and meet current ADA codes for both access to building entrances and curb ramps.

The Contractor shall remove all debris and perform all cleanup work to the satisfaction of the City Engineer within 3 working days after the forms have been removed at any location.

Concrete shall be sawcut along all removal lines. The Contractor shall install 4 inch diameter PVC sleeve to a depth of 9 inches where signs are to be installed in the new concrete. Score lines shall be made as shown on the plans.

Existing yard drains shall be connected to new 3” PVC outlets where possible. Contractor shall provide PVC pipe and necessary material to tie-in existing drains as part of this Item.

Concrete sidewalk determined to be defective shall be removed and replaced to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. The City Engineer may allow grinding or patching defective sections at his discretion; however, patched or ground sections may still be found to be defective and require replacement at no cost to the City.

Submittals:

Submittals confirming conformance with these specifications are required for concrete mix design and aggregate base. Required submittals shall include Test Reports and Product Data.

Measurement & Payment: Measurement and payment for this item will be paid for at the contract price per square foot of all 4”-thick concrete sidewalk shown on the plans and not designated as “Corner Ramp.” This price

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12 shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and doing all work included in constructing a concrete sidewalk complete in place as defined in this section, including, but not limited to:
finishing and placing expansion joint filler
constructing weakened plane joints
excavating
saw cutting
removing and disposing of concrete
replacement of defective concrete to the satisfaction of the City Engineer adjusting water meters, cleanouts, and other utility boxes to grade temporary access ramps or traffic plates as needed,
any other items necessary to install a concrete sidewalk not specifically designated in the plans or these specifications, and no additional compensation will be allowed.

Item # 7 Concrete Curb and Gutter
Curb and Gutter shall conform to Plans and COW Standard No. 207. Removal shall begin and end at a joint only.

At no time will the removal begin or end between joints.

This work will include the removal and disposal of curb and gutter as indicated on the plans. The point of beginning and termination of removal shall be verified for approval with the City Engineer or a City representative before any work is performed. All material will be hauled off site and properly disposed of under this item of work.

Sections of curb and gutter to be removed shall be separated from the remaining curb and gutter without damaging the section that is to remain. Removal of curb and gutter shall also include saw-cutting the adjacent asphalt pavement the distance from the face of gutter as shown on the plans and removing, disposing of the asphalt paving within this area in its entirety, and replacing asphalt to conform to existing grades. Asphalt shall conform to Item 9 of these specifications and the plans.

Where no joint exists between concrete or asphalt concrete to be removed and concrete or asphalt concrete to remain in place, the concrete or asphalt concrete shall be cut in a neat line to a minimum depth of 0.17 foot with a power driven saw before the concrete or asphalt concrete is removed.

Base material under curb and gutter and sidewalk shall comply with the provisions of Section 26, "Aggregate Bases" of the City Standards and shall be a minimum of 4 inches in compacted thickness or as specified on contract Plans. Subgrade at each location shall be inspected prior to placement of concrete.

Existing yard drains shall be connected to new 3” PVC outlets where possible. Where no cross sidewalk drain is shown or needed, the Contractor shall provide PVC pipe and necessary material to tie-in existing drains as part of this Item.

Curb and Gutter shall be Portland cement concrete and constructed in accordance with the Contract Plans, Section 73 of the City Standards, and as directed by the City Engineer. Curb drains shall be installed per details shown on Contract Plans.

Where no sidewalk exists behind new curb and gutter, existing surface shall be graded to conform as shown on Plans.

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Franklin Avenue Storm Drain
Replacement Project
13 This work shall consist of constructing curbs and gutters of the form and dimensions shown on the plans, and as specified in the City Standards and these Technical Specifications. The construction shall conform to City Standard No. 205. The concrete shall attain a minimum compressive strength of 3000 psi at 28 days, and shall contain not less than six sacks of cement per cubic yard. Maximum slump of the concrete shall be 4 inches, as determined in accordance with ASTM C-143.

A 4-inch high letter 'W' for a water service or ‘S’ for a sewer lateral shall be legibly inscribed in the face of new and existing curbs at the location of each lateral. Where bends are required behind the curb to make a connection an additional 'W' or ‘S’ shall be legibly inscribed at the back of sidewalk where the connection to the existing lateral was made.

Lampblack shall be added to the concrete at a ratio of 1.5 pints per cubic yard.

Curb and gutter determined to be defective shall be removed and replaced to the satisfaction of the City Engineer.

The City Engineer may allow grinding or patching defective sections at his discretion; however, patched or ground sections may still be found to be defective and require replacement at no cost to the City.

Submittals:

Submittals confirming conformance with these specifications are required for concrete mix design and aggregate base. Required submittals shall include Test Reports and Product Data.

Measurement & Payment: Measurement and payment for this item will be paid for at the contract price per linear foot, which price shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and doing all work included in constructing a concrete curb and gutter complete in place as defined in this section, including, but not limited to:
finishing and placing expansion joint filler,
constructing weakened plane joints,
excavating,
saw cutting,
removing and disposing of concrete,
conform grading,
temporary access ramps or traffic plates as needed,
provision and installation of 2’ AC conform City Standards and the Plans, replacement of 3” PVC curb drains as needed,
replacement of defective curb and gutter to the satisfaction of the City Engineer, any other items necessary to install a concrete curb and gutter not specifically designated in the plans or these specifications, and no additional compensation will be allowed.

Item # 8 BACKFILL
a. Bedding & Backfill Materials:

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL ITEMS
Franklin Avenue Storm Drain
Replacement Project
14 1. Slurry Cement Backfill:

Slurry cement backfill shall conform to the requirements of Section 19-3.062 of the Standard Specifications.

2. Class II aggregate base:

Class II aggregate base shall be as specified in the State Standard Specifications Section 26, "Aggregate Bases". Grading for 3/4 inch maximum sized shall be used. The Class II aggregate base shall be free from organic matter and other deleterious substances.

3. Bedding and cover material:

Bedding and cover shall be uniformly graded coarse aggregate of which twenty-five percent (25%) by weight shall be crushed particles. Relative compaction to ninety percent (90%) unless specified elsewhere. Bedding and cover material shall conform to the following grading:

Sieve Size Percent Passing
1 inch 100
3/4 inch 87 - 100
No. 4 30 - 65
No. 30 5 - 35
No. 200 0 - 12

4. Stabilization material:

Stabilization material shall consist of uniformly graded coarse aggregate of which at least twenty-five percent (25%) by weight shall be crushed particles. The percent composition by weight shall conform to following grading:

Sieve Size Percent Passing
3" 100
1-1/2" 75 - 95
3/4" 40 - 75
# 4 15 - 35
#10 5 - 20
#200 0 - 3

5. Imported backfill:

Imported backfill material shall be free of all organic materials, rubbish, debris, and other objectionable materials. Rocks, boulders and other material must meet the following limitations:

The minimum dimension of any piece used shall be six (6) inches.

Pieces larger than four (4) inches shall not be placed within twelve (12) inches of any structure.

Pieces larger than three (3) inches shall not be placed within twelve (12) inches of the subgrade for paving.
"Nesting" of pieces will not be permitted.

Unless otherwise specified, the relative compaction of all fill and backfill shall be ninety percent (90%). The cost of importing, installing, screening, compaction,

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL ITEMS
Franklin Avenue Storm Drain
Replacement Project
15 disposal and all other activities involved with importing backfill material shall be considered as included in the proposal prices paid for each specific item and no additional compensation shall be made.
b. Backfill Procedures:

Trenches shall not be backfilled until City Engineer has inspected and approved the pipe installation and jointing as being in compliance with the requirements of plans and specifications and until concrete in masonry structures or encasements have attained a proper strength. No backfill shall be made with frozen material.

Where trenches cross roads, streets, or driveways, backfilling shall be completed immediately following excavation and inspection. No trenches across roads shall remain open overnight. All crossings shall be backfilled, compacted and open to traffic at the end of each day's work. Major road crossings shall be excavated and backfilled in half widths of the traveled way so that at least one-half of the roadway is open to controlled traffic at all times during the work.

Under existing and proposed roadways, to a distance of ten (10) feet on either side of the road, bedding and backfill materials shall be carefully deposited in layers not more than six (6) inches thick, loose measurements, wetted to optimum moisture content and mechanically compacted to at least 95 percent of the maximum density as determined by Section 26 of the Standard Specifications, Test Methods 231 and 216. The upper twelve (12) inch layer forming the subgrade for pavements, which are to be replaced, shall be compacted to a density of at least ninety-five percent (95%).

Where pavements and roadways are not involved, compaction shall be as outlined above to a depth of 1-1/2 feet above the pipe. Above this point the excavation material shall be placed in layers not to exceed six (6) inches and compacted to a density of at least ninety percent (90%).

Wherever trenches have not been properly filled, or if settlement occurs, they shall be reopened to the depth required for proper compaction and refilled and recompacted as approved by City Engineer.

Along all portions of the trenches the ground shall be graded uniformly and mounded over the trenches and left in a uniform and neat condition.

Item # 9 HMA Paving Courses
Per Standard Detail 205 6" AC and 8" base is required. Also see Standard Detail 222 for trench dimensions.

Contractor should place 3" of 1/2" mix atop 3" of 3/4" mix. The contractor should use the City Standards unless Caltrans gives comments otherwise for work within their ROW.

Areas to be paved that are outside the main roadway paving area, such as trench paving and asphalt conforms next to new gutters, shall be included in this Item. These areas shall be paved with ¾” HMA conforming to this Item, at a thickness shown on the appropriate details as shown on the plans.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL ITEMS
Franklin Avenue Storm Drain
Replacement Project
16 Asphalt concrete pavement and the placing thereof shall conform to the requirements of Section 39, "Asphalt Concrete," of the City Standards and shall be compacted to no less than 93% unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer.

A minimum of two weeks prior to the placement of any asphalt concrete, the Contractor shall notify the City Engineer of which asphalt plant will be used to supply the mix. For any job, asphalt concrete shall be supplied from a single plant, unless approved otherwise by the City Engineer.

Asphalt binder to be mixed with aggregate for asphalt concrete surface, leveling, base, or open graded courses shall be Performance Grade (PG) 64-16, or as specified by the engineer at the time of paving.

Liquid anti-stripping agent (LAS) shall be added to the asphalt binder at a rate of 0.5% by weight of asphalt binder.

The LAS shall be AD-here LOF 65-00 or equivalent, and shall be stored, measured, and blended with the asphalt binder in accordance with the anti-stripping agent manufacturer’s recommended practice. The LAS can be added at the asphalt plant or at the refinery. When added at the asphalt plant, the equipment shall indicate and record the amount of:

LAS added. If added at the refinery, the shipping ticket from the refinery shall certify the type and amount of LAS added.

The asphalt concrete mixture, for asphalt concrete surface and asphalt concrete base, shall conform to the following requirements:

Minimum tensile strength ratio (TSR) of 70, and a minimum dry tensile strength of 65 pounds per square inch, based on California Test Method 371.

Prior to placement of new asphalt concrete, the Contractor shall clean the existing asphalt concrete surface in accordance with Section 39-4 of the State Standard Specifications. All traffic stripes and pavement markings shall be removed unless otherwise directed by the City Engineer or City representative. Traffic stripes and pavement markings shall be removed by sandblasting or grinding and shall not materially damage the existing pavement.

Where grinding is used, grinding of the pavement surface shall be limited to a maximum depth of 1/16”. Removal of pavement markers shall conform to the provisions of Sections 15-2.02C of the State Standard Specifications and these Technical Specifications. Residue from the removal of traffic stripes, pavement markings, and pavement markers shall be swept or vacuumed from the street surface and disposed of immediately after removal. Residue shall not be allowed to enter the storm drain system or creeks and roadside ditches. Disposal shall be performed in accordance with Section 7-1.13 "Disposal of Material Outside the Highway Right of Way," of the State Standard Specifications.

A tack coat, as specified in Section 39 of the State Standard Specifications, shall be applied to all mating surfaces along lip of gutter and at conforms to existing pavement prior to placement of new asphalt concrete. Tack coat shall be diluted SS1 or CSS1, or undiluted RS-1 or CRS-1 type asphalt emulsion.

It is recommended that the contractor furnish a pneumatic tired roller to be used for intermediate rolling. The amount of asphalt binder to be mixed with the aggregate will be specified by the City Engineer at the time of paving.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL ITEMS
Franklin Avenue Storm Drain
Replacement Project
17 A drop-off of more than 0.15-foot will not be allowed at any time between adjacent lanes open to public traffic.

Attention is directed to Section entitled, "Traffic Management" of these Technical Specifications.

Side street and end of overlay conform section shall be as shown on City Standard No. 216, or as directed by the City Engineer or authorized representative.

At any time during the first 12 months from the time of placement of the asphalt concrete, the surface shall be visually inspected by the City. If signs of stripping of binder from aggregate or loss of aggregate is apparent, the City will core the asphalt concrete surface. The core samples will be tested for TSR. Asphalt concrete with a TSR less than 70 shall be remediated as required by the City Engineer.

Submittals:

Submittals confirming conformance with these specifications are required for asphalt mix design. Required submittals shall include Test Reports and Product Data.

Measurement & Payment: Measurement and payment for this item will be paid for at the contract price per ton of asphalt. All HMA paving within the paving limits shown on the plans will be paid for under this item, including asphalt conforms adjacent to new gutters and other areas, as noted on the plans, outside the main roadway paving area. The price shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, tools, and equipment, and doing all work involved in placing the asphalt concrete section as defined in this section and as shown on the Plans, including, but not limited to:

Saw-cutting and/or grinding of existing roadway.

Removal and disposal of existing improvements.

Placing tack coat.

Provision and placement of temporary asphalt as required.

Placement of asphaltic concrete.

Provision and placement of temporary traffic marking as required.

Any other items necessary to install asphalt concrete pavement not specifically designated in the plans or these specifications, and no additional compensation will be allowed.

Item # 10 18” CPPP Storm Drain
All 18” SDR storm drain pipe shall conform to the provisions of Section 64, “Plastic Pipe,” of the Standard Specifications. Pipe installation shall conform to the Plans.

Attention is directed to Section 7-1.08, "Public Convenience," of the Standard Specifications.

Storm drain pipe shall be installed on the alignment and grade as shown on the Plans and shall be laid upgrade.

Trench excavation and backfill shall conform to the details on the Plans, City Standards, and these Special Provisions.

To insure the safety of worker and to protect and to facilitate the work, sufficient bracing and shoring shall be installed in all excavations to conform to OSHA requirements.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL ITEMS
Franklin Avenue Storm Drain
Replacement Project
18 Bedding and initial backfill material shall be crushed rock or gravel conforming to the bedding material in Section

2.25 of these plans and specifications.

Place the initial backfill material one (1) foot above the top of the pipe.

For a minimum distance of five (5) feet from the open end of the pipe, not protected by a headwall or inlet structure, the bedding and initial backfill material shall consist of native materials. Compaction of the bedding and initial backfill material shall be accomplished by shovel slicing, or other means as directed by City Engineer, to assure that all voids under the pipe haunches are filled. Trenches shall not be open longer than the time required to place the pipe and backfill to the adjoining grade. Trenches shall be backfilled the same day within the allowable working hours.

No separate measurement will be made for connections to new inlets, manholes, junction structures, and catch basins. Connections to existing structures shall conform to Item 8 of these specifications.

Unless otherwise specifically permitted by the City, all pipes shall be laid upgrade and in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. No pipe shall be laid which is cracked, checked, spalled or damaged and which, in the opinion of the City Engineer, is unsuitable for use. Stub-outs shall be capped with appropriately sized end caps, installed per manufacturer’s instructions, prior to backfilling.

Proper implements, tools and facilities satisfactory to the City Engineer shall be provided and used by the Contractor for the safe and efficient execution of the work. All pipe, fittings, and accessories shall be carefully lowered into the trench by means of derrick, ropes or other suitable equipment in such a manner as to prevent damage to pipe and fittings. Under no circumstances shall pipe or accessories be dropped or dumped into the trench. The pipes and accessories shall be inspected for visible defects prior to lowering into the trench. Any visible defective or unsound pipe shall be replaced.

The line and grade of existing utilities designated to remain shall not be altered. Any leakage caused in existing utilities by reason of the Contractor’s operations shall be immediately repaired at the Contractor’s expense.

If found, existing water lines shall be supported in-place to maintain service during construction. The Contractor shall be responsible for any damage to the water lines during construction and any damage resulting from improper backfilling techniques.

If found, existing sewer lines shall be supported in-place to maintain service during construction. The Contractor shall be responsible for any damage to the sewer lines during construction and any damage resulting from improper backfilling techniques.

Following the removal of existing storm drains, the resulting holes at the drainage structure shall be filled with Class II Aggregate Base and compacted in accordance with Section 19 of the Standard Specifications and the City Standards.

Submittals:

Submittals confirming conformance with these specifications are required for pipe material, fittings, aggregate base, and pipe bedding material. Required submittals shall include Test Reports and Product Data.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL ITEMS
Franklin Avenue Storm Drain
Replacement Project
19 Measurement & Payment: Measurement and payment for this item will be paid for at the contract price per linear foot. Footage shall be measured by the centerline of actual pipe laid between structures. Payment for this item shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and completing all work related to placing 15” SDR 35 storm drain pipe as defined in this section and as shown on the plans, including, but not limited to:
all trenching and trench shoring if necessary,
placing pipe to line and grade,
trench backfill,
compaction,
resurface trench,
control of groundwater,
excavation,
removal of existing storm drain pipe as necessary,
plugging of abandoned pipes where encountered,
disposal of materials,
temporary paving and/or plating as required by the City Engineer, and no additional compensation will be allowed.

Item # 11 Curb Inlet (Standard)
Curb Inlets shall conform to COW Standard Detail No. 404. Precast bases may be allowed with City Engineer’s approval. Curb Inlet precast hood and cover shall be approved by the City Engineer and shall be installed per manufacturer’s recommendations. Concrete covers with cast iron rings where called for on the plans shall be constructed with 3000 psi exposed concrete and cast iron rings. Covers in sidewalk areas shall not exceed one hundred (100) pounds in weight including cast iron rings and shall be designed to withstand three hundred (300) pounds per square foot loading. Inlet lids shall include a pick hole. The exposed concrete surface shall be broom finished. The cast iron rings shall be dipped in black bituminous paint, conform to ASTM 48-30 and bearing surfaces of the rings shall be machine beveled to assure a close non-rocking fit.

Standard curb inlets shall be Jensen Precast Model No. DI2436, or approved equal, and shall be installed per manufacturer’s recommendations.

Following the removal of existing storm drains or structures, the resulting holes at the drainage structure shall be filled with Class II Aggregate Base and compacted in accordance with Section 19 of the Standard Specifications and the City Standards.

All silt and debris shall be removed from curb inlets. This shall include all existing silt and debris plus any material accumulated during the Contractor's operation.

Measurement & Payment: Measurement and payment for this item will be paid for at the contract price for each.

Payment for this item shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, tools and equipment, and completing all work related to installing curb inlets, including but not limited to:
removal and demolition of any existing facilities necessary to install drop inlets including existing drop inlets or other drainage structures

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL ITEMS
Franklin Avenue Storm Drain
Replacement Project
20 control of groundwater
connecting to couplers and other fittings as needed
connection of new pipe to line and grade
core drilling as necessary
grouting, coating, and sealing manhole base and connection points removal and disposal of material
excavation
backfilling and compaction
replacement of pavement around structures as needed
pipe connection grouting
installation of new curb inlet to line and grade, and no additional compensation will be allowed.

Item # 12 Traffic Striping
Traffic stripes and pavement markings shall conform to the details referenced in the plans and these Technical Specifications and shall be placed at the locations shown on the plans.

The furnishing and applying of thermoplastic pavement marking material shall conform to the requirements of the modified State Standard Specification No. 8-10-41G-21. Glass beads applied to the surface of the molten thermoplastic material shall conform to the requirements of the modified State Standard Specification No. 8010- 51J-22 (Type II).

Marking shall not be placed during precipitation events and shall not be placed when ambient air temperature is less than 50 degrees Fahrenheit.

Existing stripes and pavement markings which are damaged by the work shall be replaced. Replaced striped sections shall match existing sections. Pavement markings disturbed by construction shall be replaced in their entirety at Contractor’s expense.

Submittals:

Submittals confirming conformance with these specifications are required. Required submittals include Test Reports and Product Data.

Measurement & Payment: Payment for this item shall be on a Lump Sum basis and shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, tools, and equipment, and doing all work involved in placing traffic stripes as defined in this section, including, but not limited to:

Furnishing all glass beads,
Thermoplastic pavement marking material,
Eradication of existing and temporary pavement markings and stripes, Temporary pavement markings and traffic stripes,
Replacement of damaged pavement markings and stripes,
Pavement surface preparation,
Any other work required to install pavement markings not specifically designated on the Plans or specifications,
No additional compensation will be allowed.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL ITEMS
Franklin Avenue Storm Drain
Replacement Project
21 Yellow Thermoplastic Pavement Markings
This item shall conform to all provisions and requirements listed under Item #22 “Traffic Striping” of these specifications, except that the color of the markings shall be Yellow.

Submittals:

Submittals confirming conformance with these specifications are required. Required submittals include Test Reports and Product Data.

White Thermoplastic Pavement Markings
This item shall conform to all provisions and requirements listed under Item #22 “Traffic Striping” of these specifications, except that the color of the markings shall be White.

Submittals:

Submittals confirming conformance with these specifications are required. Required submittals include Test Reports and Product Data.

0.080 inches, except for overhead mounted signs which shall be 0.125 inches. Poles shall be installed per Detail 22, on Sheet C-7.

The base metal of all signs shall conform to ASTM designation B209, of either 5052-H38 or 6061-T6 alloy, and shall conform to all other applicable current Caltrans specifications for sign material.

All signs shall be constructed using High Intensity encapsulated or prismatic lens sheeting and lettering. This sheeting and lettering shall hold a minimum warranty of 10 years.

Signs shall be installed as per these specifications and facing traffic in the lane adjacent to which the sign is installed. "No Parking" signs shall be installed at a 30° angle toward the traveled way. All other signs shall be installed at an angle toward the traveled way per the sign manufacturer's reflective requirements.

Submittals:

Submittals confirming conformance with these specifications are required for signs. Required submittals shall include Product Data.

Measurement & Payment: This item will be paid for at the contract unit price for each sign and pole assembly installed, which shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, tools and equipment, and doing all work involved in installing signs as defined in this section and as shown on the Plans, including, but not limited to: excavation, foundation, and mounting. No additional compensation will be allowed.

Project Name:

Project Manager:

Firm Name:

Street Address: City, State, Zip:

Phone Number: Email:

Date of RFP Submission: X Remains the Same Has been changed to the following date & Time:

Revision Correction X Other
Revision Correction X Other
Revision Correction X Other
Revision X Correction X Other
Revision Correction X Other
Please refer to the response provided for question number 4 regarding the status of the signs.

Clarification
The existing "Stop" sign on Franklin will be re-installed after it is removed to facilitate the replacement of pipes, curb and gutter, and sidewalk. The "Speed Limit" sign and "No Parking" sign are to be protected in place, as outlined on Design Sheet 4. A corrected Item 13 for the "Relocate Sign" is attached for further clarification.

Item 5: What signs are being completely replaced and what ones are being reused? Clarification
Item 3: Are there any details for the height of the Drop Inlet or depths of pipe? Clarification
At this time, the requested information regarding the height of the Drop Inlet and the depths of the pipe is not available.

Item 4: For Bid Item 13, titled "Relocate Sign," the description states "Set new sign." Please clarify if all three signs are being relocated or just the stop sign.

Yes, please see the attached map.

The purpose of this Addendum is to issue clarifications, revisions, or corrections to the scope of work for the aforementioned project. Firms submitting qualifications for requested scope of work are hereby informed that this Addendum forms a part of the RFP submission and modifies the contract documents. **Receipt of this Addendum shall be acknowledged in the space provided on the attached addendum acknowledgement form.

This addendum consists of a total of 8 sheets, including 5 page(s) of attachments.

Item 1: Is the existing gate valve staying in place?
Clarification
Yes, the existing gate valve will remain in place.

Item 2: Can there be an underground utility map provided? Clarification
Walter Kolon, Services and Facilities
City of Willits
111 E. Commercial Street Willits, CA 95490
707-459-7136 [email protected]

CITY OF WILLITS
Addendum
Franklin Avenue Storm Drain Replacement Project
Addendum No.: 4 Date of Addendum: November 7, 2025
Revision Correction X Other
X Revision Correction X Other
Revision Correction X Other
11/7/2025
Date
Will there be an engineered estimate established for bonding? Clarification
The required bonds are Payment and Performance. Both will be requested after award and are for 100% of the total awarded contract value.

Item 7: Can there be more information provided on the Water Quality Testing? Clarification
Water Quality is referenced in item #14 under miscellaneous work, which pertains to the requirements for Item #3: the 6-inch C-900 water main replacement connecting the fire hydrant. The specifications state: “Flushing, disinfection, and hydrostatic testing shall conform to Section 2.32 and Section 2.31 of these Specifications, respectively.” Sections 2.31, 2.32, and 2.33 have been attached for your review.

Notably, Section 2.32 outlines the specifications for flushing and disinfection. Therefore, the water quality considerations currently classified under miscellaneous work should be included under Item #3 related to the installation of the water pipe.

Item 8:

Item 6: In the bid item description it states "Traffic stripes and pavement markings shall conform to the details referenced in the plans and these Technical Specifications and shall be placed at the locations shown on the plans" Please clarify on exactly where this is located.

Clarification
Only the portion of the crosswalk striping that is impacted during excavation, as indicated on Design Sheet 3, will need to be re-striped for this project.

Walter Kolon
Project Manager Project Manager Signature
Firms submitting qualifications are hereby informed that this Addendum forms a part of the RFP submittal and should a contract be awarded the addendum acknowledment will become part of the contract.

Receipt of this Addendum shall be acknowledged in the space below and on form provided with the RFP submittal.

Item # 13 Set New Sign and Pole Complete
Roadside sign installation shall conform to City Standard No. 207, and 701-704, or as specifically approved by the Public Works Director. Unless otherwise specified by the Public Works Director, the thickness of all signs shall be 0.080 inches, except for overhead mounted signs which shall be 0.125 inches. Poles shall be installed per Detail 22, on Sheet C-7.

The base metal of all signs shall conform to ASTM designation B209, of either 5052-H38 or 6061-T6 alloy and shall conform to all other applicable current Caltrans specifications for sign material.

All signs shall be constructed using High Intensity encapsulated or prismatic lens sheeting and lettering. This sheeting and lettering shall hold a minimum warranty of 10 years.

Submittals:

Submittals confirming conformance with these specifications are required for signs.

Required submittals shall include Product Data.

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2.31 HYDROSTATIC TESTING:

Water pipes, fittings, valves and hydrants shall be subjected to a hydrostatic pressure test of a minimum 150 psi, at every point in the pipe being tested. The duration of the test shall be at least two (2) hours.

All service lines shall be tested at existing distribution system pressures.

Prior to hydrostatic testing the water pipe trench backfill shall be compacted to a minimum depth of six (6) inches over the pipe barrel.

Table 1
Hydrostatic testing makeup water allowance per 100ft of pipeline*
(gallons per hour)
psi 4" 6" 8" 10" 12" 14" 16" 18" 20" 24"
150 0.033 0.050 0.066 0.083 0.099 0.116 0.132 0.149 0.166 0.199 175 0.036 0.054 0.072 0.089 0.107 0.125 0.143 0.161 0.179 0.215 200 0.038 0.057 0.076 0.096 0.115 0.134 0. 153 0.172 0.191 0.229 225 0.041 0.061 0.081 0.101 0.122 0.142 0.162 0.182 0.203 0.243 250 0.043 0.064 0.085 0.107 0.128 0.150 0.171 0.192 0.214 0.256 275 0.045 0.067 0.090 0.112 0.134 0.157 0.179 0.202 0.224 0.269 300 0 .047 0.070 0.094 0.117 0.140 0.164 0.187 0.211 0.234 0.281 Leakage is defined as the quantity of water to be supplied into the newly constructed water system, or any valved section thereof, necessary to maintain the specified test pressure.

For operating pressures less than 120 psi, if at any time during the pressure and leakage testing, the specified test pressure can be maintained ±3 psi for a consecutive 60 minutes without adding makeup water, the test can be discontinued and the system considered as passing. For operating pressures greater than 120 psi, pressure shall be maintained for 120 minutes in order for the system to be considered passing. Should any test of combined or individual sections of the new system show leakage greater than the specified limit, the Contractor shall, at their own expense, locate the cause and repair the defect until the leakage is within the specified allowance.

Regardless of test results, the Contractor shall repair any leaks detected.

The hydrostatic test shall not be undertaken until at least seven (7) days after concrete thrust blocks have been
installed, or three (3) days if Type III, high early strength Portland cement, is used.

The water pipe and appurtenances shall not exceed the allowable leakage requirements during the test period. Contractor shall be required to provide all materials, equipment, and labor necessary to pressure test the water pipes.

All testing shall be coordinated and completed in the presence of an authorized City representative.

2.32 FLUSHING AND DISINFECTING:

All flushing and disinfecting of water pipes shall be coordinated with City of Willits Water Department.

Before being placed in service, all new pipe shall be chlorinated. Prior to chlorination, all dirt and foreign matter shall be removed by a thorough flushing. Each valved or plugged section of newly-laid pipe shall be flushed independently. This may be done either before or after the trench has been backfilled.

All water pipes shall be disinfected with chlorine solution, having active available chlorine concentration of fifty (50) parts per million. The pipe shall be maintained full of solution under normal operation pressure for a twenty-four (24) hour contact period.

The residual chlorine solution at the end of the twenty-four (24) hour disinfecting period shall be not less than ten (10) parts per million at representative point in the pipe. Upon completion, the water pipe shall be flushed until the residual chlorine is not greater than 1.0 parts per million. The method of disinfecting the water pipes and the chlorination materials in accordance with AWWA C601-A1 shall be subject to the approval of the City. The preferred chlorination method is to install AWWA approved chlorine tablets with no stabilizers to the top of the pipe with an AWWA approved adhesive.

Contractor shall be required to provide all materials, equipment and labor necessary to disinfect the water pipes. Disinfecting of all associated structures and appurtenances shall be considered incidental to disinfecting of the pipe, and shall not be paid for separately.

2.33 CONCRETE THRUST BLOCKS:

Concrete thrust blocks shall be provided at all bends, tees and valves as established and sized as shown on the drawings. The concrete shall have a minimum twenty-eight (28) day compression strength of 3000 pounds per square inch. Each thrust block shall be poured against undisturbed earth. Install #4 rebar ties on valves and vertical bends. Wrap all fittings with visquene prior to placing concrete.

Resolution No. 2026-__ Page 1 of 1 January 14, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WILLITS FOR THE FRANKLIN AVE.

STORM DRAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT AWARD OF BID TO WYLATTI RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INC. OF COVELO FOR $96,497.12.

WHEREAS, The intersection of Franklin Ave. and S. Main St. in Willits has been plagued by poor drainage and seasonal flooding for years; and
WHEREAS, it was determined that two drainage pipes and a drain inlet had failed and were no longer capable of draining properly resulting in roadway flooding leading to closed roads and hazardous pedestrian and vehicle safety; and
WHEREAS, City staff, the City Contract Engineer and Caltrans worked to find a solution formulated plans and bidding specifications, with Caltrans issuing of permits at no cost to the city and put out to bid as a project; and
WHEREAS, Four contractors participated on an onsite pre-inspection of the project and the City received one bid from Wylatti Resource Management of Covelo in the amount of $96,497.12 coming in under the Engineers Estimate of Probable costs of $125,000; and WHEREAS, The funds for the project will be reimbursed thru MCOG transportation and road funds; and
WHEREAS, Repairs and improvements including replacing and moving a previously damaged fire hydrant, improved and replaced sidewalk, new ADA compliant ramp and improved flood control at the intersection will greatly benefit and improve pedestrian and vehicle safety; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Willits City Council authorize and approve a contract with Wylatti Resource Management for the Franklin Ave. Storm Drain Replacement Project in the amount of $96,497.12 and authorize the City Manager or their designee to approve 10 percent added contingency for any unforeseen changes.

The above and foregoing Resolution was introduced by Councilmember seconded by Councilmember , and passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Willits, held on the 14th day of January, 2026, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ATTEST:
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Tom Allman, Mayor
City Council of the City of Willits
DELORES PEDERSEN, City Clerk
Item No. 9b
Meeting Date: January 14, 2026

AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
To: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
From: Dusty Duley, Community Development Director
Agenda Title: REVIEW AND APPROVE THE CITY OF WILLITS 2024 and 2025 GENERAL PLAN AND HOUSING

ELEMENT ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORTS
Type: Presentation Consent Regular Agenda Public Hearing Urgent Time: 20 minutes.

Summary of Request: Staff recommends that the City Council review and approve, by resolution, the 2024 and 2025 General Plan Annual Progress Reports and 2024 and 2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Reports (APR).

Introduction: Government Code Section 65400 and 65700 requires that all cities and counties submit an annual report on the status of the General Plan and progress on its implementation to their legislative bodies, the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) and Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).

LCI uses the General Plan APR to help identify how local planning activities relate to statewide planning goals and policies. There is no required format for reporting on the General Plan other than identifying progress made for all General Plans chapters within the last calendar year, with exception of the Housing Element. HCD provides a standard template for the Housing Element APR that cities complete to fulfill statutory requirements for reporting on housing information – including housing production and affordability, implementation of Housing Element programs, and local efforts to remove governmental constraints to the development of housing. Most notably, the Housing Element APR includes a tabulation of the City’s progress toward the eight-year Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) allocation, which is further detailed in the attached report. The deadline for submitting the report each year is April 1, however, there is no financial penalty for submitting the APR after the deadline.

Upon acceptance by City Council, these reports will be forwarded to LCI and HCD for review and acceptance.

Recommended Action: Adopt resolution to approve the City of Willits 2024 and 2025 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports.

Alternative(s): None recommended.

Fiscal Impact: There is no fiscal impact associated with City Council Review and City submission of these annual reports to HCD and LCI.

Personnel Impact: No additional staff time is anticipated after report submission. However, if state agencies request revisions to the report(s), the Community Development Departments staff will need to complete the requested report revisions.

Identified City Council Conflict of Interest: None.
2021 Adopted Goals: The goals do not cover this topic.

California Environmental Quality Act: The General Plan APR is a reporting document and does not create or alter policy. The content is provided for informational purposes only and is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15306.

This Item Relates to the following General Plan Element : N/A Land Use Circulation Conservation and Open Space Noise Housing Public Services and Facilities, Parks and Recreation Economic Development
Reviewed by: City Manager City Attorney City Clerk Finance Director Human Resources Council Action: Approved Denied Other: ________________________________________ Records: Agreement Resolution #_________ Ordinance #_________ Other _________

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CITY OF WILLITS

GENERAL PLAN

ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT
2024
City of Willits
111 E. Commercial Street
Willits, CA 95490
Table of Contents
Section Page

1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................ 3

1.1 GENERAL PLAN UPDATE REQUIREMENTS PER STATE LEGISLATION................................... 4

1.2 GENERAL PLAN ELEMENTS ........................................................................................... 5

2. GENERAL PLAN UPDATES AND IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES ........................ 5

2.1 LAND USE ELEMENT: ................................................................................................... 6

2.2 SAFETY ELEMENT ........................................................................................................ 7

2.3 CIRCULATION ELEMENT............................................................................................... 8

2.4 CONSERVATION AND OPEN SPACE ELEMENT .................................................................. 9

2.5 PUBLIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES, PARKS AND RECREATION ELEMENT ............................. 9

2.6 NOISE ELEMENT........................................................................................................ 11

2.7 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT........................................................................... 11

2.8 HOUSING ELEMENT ................................................................................................... 13

3. HOUSING ELEMENT ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT........................................ 14

3.1 MEETING THE REGIONAL HOUSING NEED..................................................................... 14 TABLES
Table 1 General Plan Elements ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3 Table 2 Future Housing Needs, 2018–2027.......................................................................................... 14 Table 3 Comparison of Regional Growth Need and Residential Sites ................................................. 15

ATTACHMENTS
ATTACHMENT 1: 2024 HOUSING ELEMENT ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT ............................ 14 2024 Willits General Plan Annual Progress Report
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CITY OF WILLITS

GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT
(January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024)

1. INTRODUCTION
Government Code Section 65400 and 65700 requires that all cities and counties submit an annual report on the status of the General Plan and progress on its implementation to their legislative bodies, known as a General Plan Annual Progress Report (APR). The State does not have a standardized form or content guidance for General Plan APRs, so each municipality may cater the report to their own unique style. The deadline to submit the report each year is April 1. However, there is no penalty for submitting the APR after the deadline.

State law also requires that all cities and counties create an annual progress report that describes the community’s progress toward implementing their Housing Element. This Housing Element Annual Progress Report (HPR) has detailed data requirements, and the State has developed a standardized spreadsheet format for submitting the required data. The HPR also fulfills certain statutory requirements to report other housing information, such as the City’s progress toward meeting its share of regional housing needs, certain rezoning activities, actions taken towards completion of Housing Element programs, and local efforts to remove governmental constraints to the development of housing per Government Code Sections 65584.3(c) and 65584.5(b)(5).

Since its adoption in 1992, the City has worked diligently to implement the policies outlined in the Vision 2020 General Plan and has had many successes over the years. The various departments that comprise the City of Willits have completed many projects and are striving to achieve ongoing objectives and project goals related to each of the General Plan Elements. This report intends to summarize the status of the Willits Vision 2020 General Plan, introduce key development activities and projects that were implemented or completed in the 2024 calendar year, and examine the City’s progress in meeting its share of regional housing needs.

This document is a reporting document and does not create or alter policy. The content is provided for informational purposes only and is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15306. Upon acceptance by City Council, this APR report will be forwarded to the State to supplement the HPR.
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1.1 GENERAL PLAN UPDATE REQUIREMENTS PER STATE LEGISLATION The State has adopted several amendments to Government Code §65302 that has added new statutory requirements to the required Elements of the General Plan or in General Plan APRs as follows:

Senate Bill (SB) 379 – Adopted 2015 : Requires the Safety Element to include a climate change vulnerability assessment, measures to address vulnerability, and comprehensive hazard mitigation and emergency response strategies. Addressing these topics is required upon the next revision of a Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) after January 1, 2017, or, if the local jurisdiction has not adopted a LHMP prior to January 1, 2022.

Senate Bill (SB) 1000 – Adopted 2016 : Requires either a separate new Environmental Justice Element or related goals, policies, and objectives integrated into other Elements, if the jurisdiction has a disadvantaged community according to the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment’s CalEnviroScreen tool. . The only disadvantaged community in or near the City of Willits, as defined by State law, is the Sherwood Valley Rancheria. SB 1000 is triggered when local governments adopt or revise two or more General Plan elements concurrently. Upon adoption of the revised Land Use Element(2024) and Safety Element (2025), the City of Willits may either comply with SB 1000 by developing a stand-alone Environmental Justice Element (EJ Element) as part of their General Plan, by adopting environmental justice policies incorporated in other elements throughout the General Plan, or through a hybrid approach that does both.

Senate Bill (SB) 1035 – Adopted 2018 : Amends the timing of updates related to the original bill language in SB 379 (see above). It requires jurisdictions to review and, if necessary, update the Safety Element upon each revision of the Housing Element or LHMP. This should be done at least once every eight years to identify new information not available during the previous revision relating to flood and fire hazards and climate adaptation and resiliency strategies.

Senate Bill (SB) 99 – Adopted 2019 : Requires cities, upon the next revision of the Housing Element on or after January 1, 2020, to review and update the safety element to include information identifying residential developments in hazard areas that do not have at least two emergency evacuation routes.

Senate Bill 1425 – Adopted 2022 : Requires the City to update the Open Space Element by Jan. 1, 2026 to include plans and an action program that address specified issues, including climate resilience and other co-benefits of open space, correlated with the Safety Element.

Assembly Bill (AB) 747 – Adopted 2019 : Requires jurisdictions to, after January 1, 2022, review and update the Safety Element of their General Plan as necessary to identify evacuation routes and evaluate their capacity, safety, and viability under a range of emergency scenarios. A jurisdiction that has adopted an LHMP, Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) or other document that fulfills these objectives may summarize and incorporate that document into the Safety Element to comply with AB 747.

Assembly Bill (AB) 168 – Adopted 2020 : Requires new information on the City’s responsibility to consult with California Native American tribes, and to identify and protect, preserve, and mitigate impacts to specified places, features, and objects, pursuant to specified law when adopting or 2024 Willits General Plan Annual Progress Report
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amending the General Plan or Open Space Element. Most recently, SB 1425 requires every local agency review and update its local Open Space Element by January 1, 2026.

Assembly Bill 1889 – Adopted 2024 : The “Room to Roam Act,” requires cities and counties to consider the effect of development on wildlife movement and habitat connectivity in the adoption or next revision of their general plan Conservation Element beginning on January 1, 2028.

Assembly Bill 2684 – Adopted 2024 : This bill requires a city or county, upon the next update of one or more of the elements included in the general plan on or after January 1, 2028, to review and update its Safety Element as necessary to address the hazard of extreme heat Upon the adoption of any update to an element of the General Plan or a comprehensive General Plan Update, the City of Willits will ensure that each and every statutory requirement is met.

1.2 GENERAL PLAN ELEMENTS
State law requires all cities and counties in California to adopt a General Plan, comprised at minimum of seven mandated “Elements,” that address physical development within its jurisdiction and include: land use, circulation, housing, conservation, open space, noise, and safety. Each of the seven mandatory general plan elements were prepared prior to adoption of the General Plan Guidelines established by the Office of Planning and Research.

Table 1 indicates the date that each of the
elements were last updated in the Willits
Vision 2020 General Plan, and which
elements are currently in the process of an
update.

2. GENERAL PLAN UPDATES AND IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES
Local governments are required to keep their General Plans current and internally consistent. Although General Plans must be kept current, there is no specific requirement that a local government update its General Plan on a particular timeline, with the exception of the Housing Element, which is formally required to be updated every eight years. Between January 1, 2024, and December 31, 2024, the City successfully implemented several initiatives and is undergoing multiple planning projects set for completion in the near future that correspond to specific Elements of the General Plan. Following the adoption of the updated Safety Element, the City plans to perform comprehensive updates to the Zoning Ordinance to accommodate changes made in land use designations and standards contained in the General Plan. This project is anticipated to begin in 2025 and continue throughout 2026.

GENERAL PLAN ELEMENT LAST UPDATE
Land Use 2024
Safety 1992 (update in process)
Circulation 1992
Conservation and Open Space 1992
Noise 1992
Public Services and Facilities 1992
Economic Development 1992
Housing 2019
Table 1. General Plan Elements
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2.1 LAND USE ELEMENT:

The Land Use Element sets forth specific goals, objectives, policies, and maps to guide the intensity, location, and distribution of land uses. The Land Use Element Update was adopted on October 23, 2024.

Land Use Element Update and Sphere of Influence Amendment (Ongoing):

Since 2022, the City has been working with consultants Planwest Partners Inc. to assist in comprehensively updating the Land Use Element and amending the Sphere of Influence. The update accommodates current growth projections, addresses current community issues, and meets new statutory requirements relevant to housing needs. The update also includes an amendment to the City’s Sphere of Influence to include hundreds of acres of residentially zoned land bordering existing City boundaries for the purpose of providing new housing opportunities and acknowledging long standing municipal utility service connections. Throughout 2023 and 2024, significant progress was made updating the Land Use Element through various initiatives and engagements. An advisory committee comprising technical experts from City departments, partner agencies, and community members convened four times to provide feedback on project feasibility and direction.

Simultaneously, an online community survey available in both English and Spanish written languages received input from residents of all ages helping to shape policy and provide mapping recommendations used to update the Land Use Element. A community open house event at the Willits Community Center facilitated direct dialogue between stakeholders and City officials, encouraging active participation and information sharing. Complementing these public outreach efforts, a dedicated website served as a centralized hub for project updates, surveys, and informational resources.

Moreover, multiple City Council study sessions were conducted to help facilitate transparency, inform decision-makers, and solicit public input. The City released the Public Draft Land Use Element along with the Draft Environmental Impact Report(EIR) document in mid-2024. The City Council approved the Final EIR and Land Use Element public draft documents on October 23, 2024.

The project was funded through a combination of three grant programs. The three funding sources: Local Early Action Planning Grant (LEAP), Regional Early Action Planning Grant (REAP), and SB2 totaled approximately $260,000. The respective amounts of each funding source and a brief summary of the scope of each grant is provided below.
• Local Early Action Planning (LEAP): $65,000 to update the Land Use Element of the General Plan and complete environmental review pursuant to CEQA.
• Regional Early Action Planning (REAP): $35,364 to supplement the cost of preparing the appropriate CEQA document(s) to support an update to the Land Use Element of the General Plan. An Additional portion of the Mendocino Council of Government’s REAP grant was reallocated to the City of Willits to use as part of the Land Use Element update process.
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• SB2: $160,000 to amend the City’s Sphere of Influence boundary to facilitate additional housing opportunities.

The expenditure deadline for the SB2 grant is September 30, 2023, the expenditure deadline for the REAP grant is December 31, 2023, and the deadline for the LEAP grant was extended to December 31, 2024. At this time, the funding for these three grants has been fully utilized and the City has received reimbursement from outside agencies. The project budget is constrained by the total funding of these three grants; however, the City anticipates pursuing additional funding for future project phases beyond the scope of this contract.

As the approved document to amend the Sphere of Influence moves forward for review and processing by the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO), the City anticipates that it may need to revise the proposed amendment per LAFCO instruction. The City plans to perform comprehensive updates to the Zoning Ordinance to accommodate changes made in land use designations and standards contained in the General Plan. This project is anticipated to begin in 2025 and continue throughout 2026.

2.2 SAFETY ELEMENT
The focus of the Safety Element includes identifying safety risks and developing goals, policies, and implementation programs to better address these issues. The Safety Element was last updated in 1992 with the adoption of the Willits General Plan Vision 2020.

Safety Element Update (Ongoing):

A comprehensive update of the Draft Safety Element was released for public review in 2020. The Safety Element, and possibly other elements, may need to be
amended further to be consistent with any applicable
changes made to the Land Use Element. The updated Safety Element will meet compliance requirements of SB 379 and AB 2140, and includes a vulnerability assessment pursuant to SB 379, which identifies the risks that climate change poses to the City of Willits including, but not limited to, an assessment of how climate change may affect the risks
identified in the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP).

Staff intended to bring the Safety Element update forward mid-2025, as it will likely require further revisions ensuring compatibility amongst other elements of the General Plan, however budget constraints have extended the timeline to 2026 or later. The City is seeking grant funds to support completion of the Safety Element Update.

The City is aware that following the adoption of the updated Safety Element, the staff intends to perform comprehensive updates to the Zoning Ordinance to accommodate changes made in land use designations and standards contained in the General Plan. This project is anticipated to begin in 2025 and continue throughout 2026. Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance related to the recently adopted Land Use Element Update are in progress.

Emergency Operations Plan (Completed in 2024)
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The City of Willits Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) Part 1: Basic Plan is a foundational document for emergency management for staff, key partners, and the community. The City Manager serves as the City’s Office of Director of Emergency Services and is responsible for the review, revision, management, and distribution of the EOP annually. The EOP complies with the California Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS), the National Incident Management System (NIMS), the State Emergency Plan and the California Emergency Services Act (Gov. Code § 8550 et seq.), and Willits Title 2, Chapter 2.44:

Emergency Services. The EOP was adopted by City Council at the September 11, 2024 Council meeting and has been shared with the Mendocino County Office of Emergency Services.

Flood Emergency Response Plan (Completed in 2024):

Much of Willits lies within Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHA) as mapped by Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA). In these SFHAs, the risk of flooding is present due to an excess of precipitation runoff and damming of drainage areas during major storm events.

The Flood Emergency Response Plan (FERP) Draft, which was adopted by Council on October 23, 2024, and has now become an annex of the City’s Emergency Operations Plan.

Development of the FERP required extensive planning and collaboration between key staff representatives and various local and regional agencies. The Plan features a Public Safety Map with organized protocols in the event of a flood. Staff and consultants assessed whether there were remaining gaps in the Flood Safety Plan and Public Safety Map to finalize this Plan. Throughout this process, staff and consultants have assessed potential gaps in the Flood Safety Plan and Public Safety Map to comprehensively include protocols and procedures for flood emergencies. The FERP remains a critical initiative aimed at enhancing local flood emergency response and bolstering public safety within the City of Willits.

The drafting of this Plan was funded by a grant awarded by the Department of Water Resources (DWR); by completing these plan updates in October 2024, the City was able to meet the final DWR grant reporting deadline of November 30, 2024.

2.3 CIRCULATION ELEMENT
The purpose of the Circulation Element of the Willits General Plan is to provide for a safe and efficient transportation system for existing and proposed uses within the City. This section addresses the street and highway network, railroads, transit services, and bicycle and pedestrian facilities within the community, in accordance with State Planning Law. The Circulation Plan and supporting goals, policies, and implementation actions are consistent with the land use provisions and standards within the General Plan.

The Circulation Element has not been updated since the adoption of the Willits Vision 2020 General Plan.

The City will likely need to identify grant funding to complete a comprehensive update to the Willits General Plan, including the Circulation Element.
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2.4 CONSERVATION AND OPEN SPACE ELEMENT
This component of the General Plan focuses on the conservation and management of Willits’ open-space resources. As recognized in State law, open space serves a multitude of functions including: the preservation of natural resources; the managed production of resources such as agriculture; outdoor recreation; and the protection of public health and safety.

Urban Forest Management Plan:

On November 9, 2022, the Willits City Council
unanimously approved adoption of the Urban Forest
Management Plan (UFMP). The plan, under development
by staff and consultant firm Dudek, lays out goals,
objectives, and actions to achieve and enhance a healthy urban forest over the next 30 to 40 years. The project
involved collecting data on an inventory of approximately 320 City owned trees, and an initiative to plant an
additional 165 trees in City limits. Further, the Technical Assessment document included with the plan provides a
model municipal tree ordinance and a model heritage tree ordinance for potential future action by the City Council.

Four guiding principles of the UFMP help create the framework for the management plan and are as follows:

1. Sufficient Resources for the Urban Forest: “The city will provide the financial and human resources to sustainably manage the urban forest”;

2. A Sustainable and Resilient Urban Forest: “The urban forest will be prepared for changing environmental conditions brought on by climate change”;

3. Expand the Urban Forest: “Canopy cover will be increased above current levels for all residents and stakeholders”; and

4. Protect and Preserve the Urban Forest: “City policies and ordinances will contribute to large, healthy trees on both private and public property.”
Staff plans to continue searching for grant opportunities to plant additional trees in City parks and along sidewalks, actively manage existing trees, and develop tree ordinances identified in the UFMP.

One Ordinance the City intends to adopt in 2026 is a Tree Ordinance, as identified in Implementation Policy

3.360 of the Willits General Plan. Development of a Tree Ordinance is proposed to be funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant awarded to the City.

2.5 PUBLIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES, PARKS AND RECREATION ELEMENT Willits contains 38.34 acres of existing parks and facilities, including recreational parks, neighborhoods parks, green space, and special use facilities. This Parks and Recreation Element establishes goals and policies that address the long-range provision and maintenance of parks and recreation facilities needed to improve the quality of life of existing and future Willits residents. The City of Willits needs additional recreational lands and facilities, and the policies and implementation measures included in this element are responsive to that demand. The overall focus of the Parks and Recreation Element is on providing recreational opportunities and facilities on a regional scale, including trails and waterways; securing 2024 Willits General Plan Annual Progress Report
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adequate funding sources; and increasing tourism and recreation-based businesses. The element also addresses the location, demand, management, and provision of parks and recreation facilities.

Willits Rail Trail Project (Ongoing):

In May of 2022, City staff completed the environmental review process for the Rail Trail Project and filed the Notice of Determination to the State. The project Design Phase has been finalized and the City has selected a contractor to construct the project. The objective of the Willits Rail Trail project is to provide a safe, accessible path from the southern end of Willits to the northern end, for non-motorized traffic.

The project will construct a 10-foot-wide paved, ADA
accessible, pedestrian and bicycle path, approximately 1.6 miles long, between East Hill Road and East Commercial
Street and within the Great Redwood Trail Agency (GRTA), formerly North Coast Railroad Authority (NCRA) right of way.

The trail will be a segment of the proposed Great Redwood Trail, which is currently planned as a continuous trail spanning from the North Bay to the Eureka area. Key design elements include lighting, fencing, security cameras,
landscaping, tree plantings, irrigation and three pedestrian bridges at creek crossings. This project is identified as a priority project in the City Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, the County Regional Bikeway Plan, County Active Transportation Plan as well as the County Rail with Trail Corridor Plan. The project is anticipated to near completion sometime in 2027. The City is excited to provide an additional recreational opportunity, and an alternative mode of transportation as a means of improving local air quality, which meets the objective of General Plan Policy 3.290. Project construction is expected to be completed in 2026.

East Commercial Street Corridor Master Plan (Completed in 2024):

After multiple open-house events, Council meetings, and public outreach opportunities in 2022-2023, a draft plan was finalized. On February 28, 2024, City Council formally
accepted the East Commercial Street Corridor Master Plan (ECSCMP) and on October 23, 2024, Council formally
adopted the ECSCMP. This Plan encompasses
transportation, pedestrian, and park improvements
throughout the East Commercial Street Corridor. The Clean California Local Grant Program (CCLGP) grant application was submitted in May 2023, awarded in December 2023, and provides funding for several park and pedestrian
improvements’ construction and installation, as described in the ECSCMP.

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not currently funded by the CCLGP grant. The City’s team of staff and consultants are currently preparing for a potential grant funding opportunity with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) funding program.

Willits Main Street Corridor Enhancement Plan:

The Clean California Local Grant Program (CCLGP) grant
applicant was submitted in May 2023, awarded in
December 2023, and provides funding for several
improvements’ construction and installation listed within the Main Street Plan. The items listed in the Plan that are funded by the CCLGP grant are: 1) Solar pedestrian lights, and 2) City Banner located south of the Oak and Main Street intersection. These improvements are anticipated to be
installed in 2026.

Staff and consultants continue to search for opportunities to provide funding for the elements of the Plan that are not currently funded by the CCLGP grant.

2.6 NOISE ELEMENT
This Noise Element identifies and analyzes projected noise conditions in the community and includes measures to abate or mitigate potential noise levels. Noise levels are actively monitored throughout the community by staff, and staff readily address any noise complaints received. Should complaints regarding undesirable noise levels increase significantly, staff will consider implementation of an ordinance providing control of excessive noise-generating activities. The Noise Element has not been updated since the adoption of the Willits Vision 2020 General Plan. The City will likely need to identify grant funding to complete a comprehensive update to the Willits General Plan, including the Noise Element.

2.7 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT
This component of the General Plan intends to strengthen community development activities, enhance economic growth, and reinforce the planning process as a positive part of economic development. An improved local business climate which recognizes sub-regional constraints and opportunities, expansion of the local tax base, and enhanced employment opportunities are benefits of a planning effort that has an emphasis on economic development.

Community Development Block Grant) Business Loan Program:

The City of Willits offered business loans funded with Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). The purpose of these business loans was to provide flexible financing for businesses which, in turn, create or retain jobs. In late 2022, the City awarded thirteen local businesses a total of $470,000 in forgivable loans to provide assistance to mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. All loans were fully forgiven, and CDBG grant closeout was executed in September 2023. The City plans on pursuing funds through the 2025 CDBG NOFA to provide 2024 Willits General Plan Annual Progress Report
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further economic support to local businesses through a similar forgivable business loan program, with a portion of funds set aside to support establishment of new businesses. .

California Conservation Corps Willits Campus: The
California Conservation Corps (CCC) Willits Center
began construction in October 2022, after a 2-year
planning and review process with the City of Willits
and State of California. The Project involves
development of a new CCC operations center at 440
East Hill Road in the City of Willits to accommodate
relocation of existing operations at the CCC Ukiah
Center. The 27.7-acre Willits Center site is located
north of East Hill Road, bounded by U.S. Highway 101
Bypass on the east and the former Northwestern
Pacific Railroad corridor. The Project consists of a new CCC residential center that includes a total of
approximately 64,000 square feet (sf) of new building
construction. The Center will include 12 buildings
consisting of an administration building, seven
dormitories, an education building, a recreation
building, a multi-purpose building with kitchen and
dining room, a warehouse with work area and a
hazardous materials storage room. The Project also
includes a paved emergency crew and vehicle staging area and solar photovoltaic array. The facility’s design is based on the prototype and CCC’s residential needs to house 12 Permanent Corpsmembers. The center is intended to be designed to Zero Net Energy (ZNE) by the Governor’s Executive Order (EO) B-18-12 and achieve at minimum a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification. The facility is projected to be completed in summer 2025. Once finalized, existing Ukiah Center CCC housing and training functions would be relocated to the Willits facility. 2024 Willits General Plan Annual Progress Report
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2.8 HOUSING ELEMENT
The Housing Element of the General Plan is a
comprehensive statement by the City of Willits regarding its current and future housing needs and proposed actions to facilitate the provision of housing to meet those needs at all income levels. The policies contained in this element reflect the requirements of the statewide housing priority to allow for the “attainment of decent housing and a
suitable living environment for every Californian,” as well as a reflection of the unique concerns of the community.

The purpose of the Housing Element is therefore to
establish specific goals, policies, and objectives related to the provision of housing and to adopt an action
(implementation) plan toward this end. In addition, the Housing Element identifies and analyzes housing needs
and resources and constraints to meet those needs.

The revised draft of the Housing Element was adopted by Willits City Council on December 11, 2019, and meets full compliance with the State Housing Element law (Article 10.6 of the Government Code). The 2019 Housing Element update addresses the City’s housing needs over the 2019–2027 Housing Element planning period. The Housing Element update has been analyzed for consistency with the City’s General Plan and does not propose any goals, policies, or programs that are considered contrary to General Plan goals, policies, or programs. The City’s plan for addressing its identified housing needs focuses on the following areas:
• Housing Quality
• Housing Supply and Neighborhood Conservation
• Housing Affordability
• Equal Housing Opportunity
• Natural Resource and Energy Conservation
Permanent Local Housing Allocation Grant Program (Ongoing):

In December 2022, the City applied to the Permanent Local Housing Allocation grant program to support a City Housing Rehabilitation Program. The Program proposes using PLHA funding to implement an owneroccupied home rehabilitation loan program, offering low or no interest loans to homeowners under 120- percent of the Area Median Income. Generally, the program will provide rehabilitation home loans for activities including but not limited to bringing properties up to current code standards, implementing accessibility upgrades, repair or replacement of major systems such as HVAC or plumbing, abatement of asbestos or lead paint, fixing roof, siding, foundations or other activities which will prevent deterioration, extend the lifespan of the dwelling, and support homeowner affordability. The City received $371,856 in June 2023 to support this revolving loan Program. The City has successfully created the City Housing Rehabilitation Program and completed the first round of loans. The City understands that an additional estimated $173,000 in PLHA funds will become available over the next year to further support the revolving loan program and the City’s goal to preserve its housing stock. 2024 Willits General Plan Annual Progress Report
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3. HOUSING ELEMENT ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT
The Regional Housing Needs Plan (RHNP) is mandated by the State of California (Government Code Section 65584) and requires regions to address housing issues and needs based on future growth projections for the area. The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) allocates regional housing needs numbers to regional councils of governments throughout the state. The RHNP for Mendocino County is facilitated by the Mendocino Council of Governments (MCOG) and allocates to the Cities of Ukiah, Fort Bragg, Willits, and Point Arena and the unincorporated area of Mendocino County their “fair share” of the region’s projected housing needs, also known as the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA). Table 1 lists the breakdown of the RHNA for the City of Willits, by income group, for the 2018–2027 period.

Table 1 Future Housing Needs, 2018–2027
INCOME CATEGORY 2018-2027 RHNA
Extremely Low 17 15%
Very Low 17 15%
Low 25 23%
Moderate 17 15%
Above Moderate 34 31%
Total 111 100%
In addition to tracking building permits issued, the City also monitors the number of housing entitlements approved.

Accessory Dwelling Units:

In September 2018, the City Council adopted an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) ordinance to align with state law at that time. Since then, the State has enacted multiple rounds of ADU legislation, including major updates in late 2019, that streamlined requirements, expanded development opportunities, and restricted the extent to which local jurisdictions may regulate ADUs. State ADU laws have continued to evolve almost every year since the City’s last ordinance update.

Senate Bill 9:

Senate Bill (SB) 9 (Atkins) was signed into law by Governor Newsom on September 16, 2021, and became effective January 1, 2022. It allows a single-family zoned parcel (including single-family Planned Unit Developments) to be subdivided into two parcels and two residences to be constructed on each parcel and to be approved ministerially if certain requirements are met. Staff has created an application for SB 9 urban lot splits and promoted the opportunity within the community however staff received no applications in 2024.

3.1 MEETING THE REGIONAL HOUSING NEED
Table 2 compares the City of Willits’ RHNA to the site inventory capacity. After including the credit of housing units constructed between January 2018 and December 2023, the City has a surplus of available land to support housing units of all income groups as shown in Table 3 below. 2024 Willits General Plan Annual Progress Report
Community Development Department Page 15
Table 2 Comparison of Regional Growth Need and Residential Sites INCOME GROUP 2018-2027
RHNA
Units Permitted
(1/1/2018 –
12/31/2024)
Remaining
RHNA
Vacant
Inventory
Capacity
RHNA Surplus
Extremely Low 17 0
34 Very Low 17 0 318 259
Low 25 4 21
Moderate 17 22 0 352 335
Above Moderate 35 6 29 62 27
Total 111 32 84 732 621
Provided in Attachment 1 is the 2024 Housing Element Report to be submitted to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).

ATTACHMENT 1: 2024 Housing Element Annual Progress Report ATTACHMENT 2: 2024 Housing Element Report Summary
2024 HOUSING ELEMENT ANNUAL REPORT

DWELLING UNITS

APN ADDRESS UNIT DESCRIPTION BUILDING
PERMIT #
TYPE
006-023-40 410 Coast St. DETACHED ADU 20240082 ADU
Resolution No. 2026- January 14, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-__
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WILLITS TO APPROVE THE 2024 GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT AND 2024 HOUSING ELEMENT ANNUAL

PROGRESS REPORT,
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 65400 and 65700 mandates that all cities and counties submit an annual report on the status of the General Plan and progress on its implementation to their legislative bodies, known as a General Plan Annual Progress Report (APR); and
WHEREAS, the General Plan Annual Progress Report intends to summarize the status of the Willits General Plan, introduce key development activities and projects that were implemented or completed in the 2024 Calendar year, and examine the City’s progress in meeting its share of regional housing needs; and
WHEREAS, the 2024 General Plan Annual Progress Report includes reporting for progress pertaining to the City’s Housing Element; and
WHEREAS, the State of California Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) requires municipalities submit information that allows HCD to track any impediments to the construction of new housing that may exist and to monitor progress toward satisfaction of statewide housing needs and goals; and
WHEREAS, this 2024 General Plan Annual Progress Report will be submitted with the Housing Element Progress Report for state agency review after receiving Council approval; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Willits approves the 2024 General Plan Annual Progress Report and 2024 Housing Element Annual Progress Report, and hereby authorizes the Community Development Director, or his/her designee, to submit these Annual Progress Reports for state agency review.

The above and foregoing Resolution was introduced by Councilmember __________ seconded by Councilmember ____________ and passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Willits, held on the 14th day of January 2026, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:
______________________________
Tom Allman, Mayor
ATTEST: City Council of the City of Willits
____________________________

DELORES PEDERSEN
City Clerk

111 E COMMERCIAL STREET, WILLITS CA 95490 • PHONE: 707-459-7112 • FAX: 707-459-1562 • www.https://cityofwillits.org/

CITY OF WILLITS

GENERAL PLAN

ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT
2025
City of Willits
111 E. Commercial Street
Willits, CA 95490
Table of Contents
Section Page

1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................ 3

1.1 GENERAL PLAN UPDATE REQUIREMENTS PER STATE LEGISLATION................................... 4

1.2 GENERAL PLAN ELEMENTS ........................................................................................... 5

2. GENERAL PLAN UPDATES AND IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES ........................ 5

2.1 LAND USE ELEMENT: ................................................................................................... 6

2.2 SAFETY ELEMENT ........................................................................................................ 7

2.3 CIRCULATION ELEMENT............................................................................................... 8

2.4 CONSERVATION AND OPEN SPACE ELEMENT .................................................................. 8

2.5 PUBLIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES, PARKS AND RECREATION ELEMENT ............................. 9

2.6 NOISE ELEMENT........................................................................................................ 11

2.7 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT........................................................................... 11

2.8 HOUSING ELEMENT ................................................................................................... 12

3. HOUSING ELEMENT ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT........................................ 13

3.1 MEETING THE REGIONAL HOUSING NEED..................................................................... 14 TABLES
Table 1 General Plan Elements ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3 Table 2 Future Housing Needs, 2018–2027.......................................................................................... 13 Table 3 Comparison of Regional Growth Need and Residential Sites ................................................. 14

ATTACHMENTS
ATTACHMENT 1: 2024 HOUSING ELEMENT ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT ............................ 14 2025 Willits General Plan Annual Progress Report
Community Development Department Page 3

CITY OF WILLITS

GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT
(January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025)

This document is a reporting document and does not create or alter policy. The content is provided for informational purposes only and is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15306. Upon acceptance by City Council, this APR report will be forwarded to the State to supplement the HPR.
2025 Willits General Plan Annual Progress Report
Community Development Department Page 4

Senate Bill (SB) 1000 – Adopted 2016 : Requires either a separate new Environmental Justice Element or related goals, policies, and objectives integrated into other Elements, if the jurisdiction has a disadvantaged community according to the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment’s CalEnviroScreen tool. . The only disadvantaged community in or near the City of Willits, as defined by State law, is the Sherwood Valley Rancheria. SB 1000 is triggered when local governments adopt or revise two or more General Plan elements concurrently. Upon adoption of the revised Land Use Element (2025) and Safety Element (estimated 2026), the City of Willits may either comply with SB 1000 by developing a stand-alone Environmental Justice Element as part of their General Plan, by adopting environmental justice policies incorporated in other elements throughout the General Plan, or through a hybrid approach that does both.

Senate Bill (SB) 99 – Adopted 2019 : Requires cities, upon the next revision of the Housing Element on or after January 1, 2020, to review and update the Safety Element to include information identifying residential developments in hazard areas that do not have at least two emergency evacuation routes.

Assembly Bill (AB) 168 – Adopted 2020 : Requires new information on the City’s responsibility to consult with California Native American tribes, and to identify and protect, preserve, and mitigate impacts to specified places, features, and objects, pursuant to specified law when adopting or 2025 Willits General Plan Annual Progress Report
Community Development Department Page 5
amending the General Plan or Open Space Element. Most recently, SB 1425 requires every local agency review and update its local Open Space Element by January 1, 2026.

Table 1 indicates the date that each of the
elements were last updated in the Willits
Vision 2020 General Plan, and which
elements are currently in the process of an
update.

GENERAL PLAN ELEMENT LAST UPDATE
Land Use 2024
Safety 1992 (update in process)
Circulation 1992
Conservation and Open Space 1992
Noise 1992
Public Services and Facilities 1992
Economic Development 1992
Housing 2019
Table 1. General Plan Elements
2025 Willits General Plan Annual Progress Report
Community Development Department Page 6

2.1 LAND USE ELEMENT:

Land Use Element Update and Sphere of Influence Amendment (2024):

The project was funded through a combination of three grant programs. The three funding sources: Local Early Action Planning Grant (LEAP), Regional Early Action Planning Grant (REAP), and SB2 totaled approximately $260,000. The respective amounts of each funding source and a brief summary of the scope of each grant is provided below.
• Local Early Action Planning (LEAP): $65,000 to update the Land Use Element of the General Plan and complete environmental review pursuant to CEQA.
• Regional Early Action Planning (REAP): $35,364 to supplement the cost of preparing the appropriate CEQA document(s) to support an update to the Land Use Element of the General Plan. An Additional portion of the Mendocino Council of Government’s REAP grant was reallocated to the City of Willits to use as part of the Land Use Element update process.
2025 Willits General Plan Annual Progress Report
Community Development Department Page 7
• SB2: $160,000 to amend the City’s Sphere of Influence boundary to facilitate additional housing opportunities.

Safety Element Update (Ongoing):

A comprehensive update of the Draft Safety Element was released for public review in 2020. The Safety Element, and possibly other elements, may need to be
amended further to be consistent with any applicable changes made to the Land Use Element. The updated Safety Element will meet compliance requirements of SB 379 and AB 2140, and includes a vulnerability assessment pursuant to SB 379, which identifies the risks that climate change poses to the City of Willits including, but not limited to, an assessment of how climate change may affect the risks identified in the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP).

Staff intended to bring the Safety Element update forward mid2025, as it will likely require further revisions ensuring compatibility amongst other elements of the General Plan, howeverincreased costs associated with State compliance and budget constraints have extended the timeline to 2026 or later.

The City is seeking grant funds to support completion of the Safety Element Update.

Emergency Operations Plan (Completed in 2024)
The City of Willits Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) Part 1: Basic Plan is a foundational document for emergency management for staff, key partners, and the community. The City Manager serves as the City’s Office of Director of Emergency Services and is responsible for the review, revision, management, and distribution of the EOP annually. The EOP complies with the California Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS), the National Incident Management System (NIMS), the State Emergency Plan 2025 Willits General Plan Annual Progress Report
Community Development Department Page 8
and the California Emergency Services Act (Gov. Code § 8550 et seq.), and Willits Title 2, Chapter 2.44:

Emergency Services. The EOP was adopted by City Council at the September 11, 2024 Council meeting and has been shared with the Mendocino County Office of Emergency Services.

Flood Emergency Response Plan (Completed in 2024):

The Flood Emergency Response Plan (FERP) Draft, which was adopted by Council on October 23, 2024, and has now become an annex of the City’s Emergency Operations Plan.

The Circulation Element has not been updated since the adoption of the Willits Vision 2020 General Plan.

The City will likely need to identify grant funding to complete a comprehensive update to the Willits General Plan, including the Circulation Element.

Four guiding principles of the UFMP help create the framework for the management plan and are as follows:

1. Sufficient Resources for the Urban Forest: “The city will provide the financial and human resources to sustainably manage the urban forest”;

2. A Sustainable and Resilient Urban Forest: “The urban forest will be prepared for changing environmental conditions brought on by climate change”;

3. Expand the Urban Forest: “Canopy cover will be increased above current levels for all residents and stakeholders”; and

One Ordinance the City intends to adopt in 2026 is a Tree Ordinance, as identified in Implementation Policy

3.360 of the Willits General Plan. Development of a Tree Ordinance is proposed to be funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant awarded to the City.

2.5 PUBLIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES, PARKS AND RECREATION ELEMENT Willits contains 38.34 acres of existing parks and facilities, including recreational parks, neighborhoods parks, green space, and special use facilities. This Parks and Recreation Element establishes goals and policies that address the long-range provision and maintenance of parks and recreation facilities needed to improve the quality of life of existing and future Willits residents. The City of Willits needs additional recreational lands and facilities, and the policies and implementation measures included in this element are responsive to that demand. The overall focus of the Parks and Recreation Element is on providing recreational opportunities and facilities on a regional scale, including trails and waterways; securing adequate funding sources; and increasing tourism and recreation-based businesses. The element also addresses the location, demand, management, and provision of parks and recreation facilities.

Willits Rail Trail Project (Ongoing):
2025 Willits General Plan Annual Progress Report
Community Development Department Page 10
In May of 2022, City staff completed the environmental review process for the Rail Trail Project and filed the Notice of Determination to the State. The project Design Phase has been finalized and the City has selected a contractor to construct the project. The objective of the Willits Rail Trail project is to provide a safe, accessible path from the southern end of Willits to the northern end, for non-motorized traffic.

East Commercial Street Corridor Master Plan (Completed in 2024):

Staff and consultants continue to search for opportunities to provide funding for the elements of the ECSCMP that are not currently funded by the CCLGP grant. The City’s team of staff and consultants are currently preparing for a potential grant funding opportunity with the U.S.

Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) funding program. 2025 Willits General Plan Annual Progress Report
Community Development Department Page 11
Willits Main Street Corridor Enhancement Plan:

Staff and consultants continue to search for opportunities to provide funding for the elements of the Plan that are not currently funded by the CCLGP grant.

Community Development Block Grant) Business Loan Program:

The City plans on pursuing funds through the 2025 CDBG NOFA to provide further economic support to local businesses through a similar forgivable business loan program, with a portion of funds set aside to support establishment of new businesses.
2025 Willits General Plan Annual Progress Report
Community Development Department Page 12
.

California Conservation Corps Willits Campus: The
California Conservation Corps (CCC) Willits Center
began construction in October 2022, after a 2-year
planning and review process with the City of Willits
and State of California. The Project involves
development of a new CCC operations center at 440
East Hill Road in the City of Willits to accommodate
relocation of existing operations at the CCC Ukiah
Center. The 27.7-acre Willits Center site is located
north of East Hill Road, bounded by U.S. Highway 101
Bypass on the east and the former Northwestern
Pacific Railroad corridor. The Project consists of a new CCC residential center that includes a total of
approximately 64,000 square feet (sf) of new building
construction. The Center will include 12 buildings
consisting of an administration building, seven
dormitories, an education building, a recreation
building, a multi-purpose building with kitchen and
dining room, a warehouse with work area and a
hazardous materials storage room. The Project also
includes a paved emergency crew and vehicle staging area and solar photovoltaic array. The facility’s design is based on the prototype and CCC’s residential needs to house 12 Permanent Corpsmembers. The center is intended to be designed to Zero Net Energy (ZNE) per the Governor’s Executive Order (EO) B-18- 12 and achieve at minimum a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification.

The facility was completed in Fall 2025 and housing and training functions are being relocated to the Willits facility.

The purpose of the Housing Element is therefore to
establish specific goals, policies, and objectives relative to the provision of housing and to adopt an action
(implementation) plan toward this end. In addition, the Housing Element identifies and analyzes housing needs
and resources and constraints to meeting those needs.
2025 Willits General Plan Annual Progress Report
Community Development Department Page 13
The revised draft of the Housing Element was adopted by Willits City Council on December 11, 2019, and meets full compliance with the State Housing Element law (Article 10.6 of the Government Code). The 2019 Housing Element update addresses the City’s housing needs over the 2019–2027 Housing Element planning period. The Housing Element update has been analyzed for consistency with the City’s General Plan and does not propose any goals, policies, or programs that are considered contrary to General Plan goals, policies, or programs. The City’s plan for addressing its identified housing needs focuses on the following areas:
• Housing Quality
• Housing Supply and Neighborhood Conservation
• Housing Affordability
• Equal Housing Opportunity
• Natural Resource and Energy Conservation
Permanent Local Housing Allocation Grant Program (Ongoing):

Table 1 Future Housing Needs, 2018–2027
INCOME CATEGORY 2018-2027 RHNA
Extremely Low 17 15%
Very Low 17 15%
Low 25 23%
Moderate 17 15%
2025 Willits General Plan Annual Progress Report
Community Development Department Page 14
Above Moderate 35 31%
Total 111 100%
In addition to tracking building permits issued, the City also monitors the number of housing entitlements approved.

Accessory Dwelling Units:

While the City currently reviews ADU applications in accordance with the latest State requirements, the zoning code is now being amended to formally incorporate legislative changes.

Senate Bill 9:

Table 2 Comparison of Regional Growth Need and Residential Sites INCOME GROUP 2018-2027
RHNA
Units Permitted
(1/1/2018 – present)
Remaining
RHNA
Vacant
Inventory
Capacity
RHNA Surplus
Extremely Low 17 0
34 Very Low 17 0 318 259
Low 25 4 21
Moderate 17 22 0 352 335
Above Moderate 35 12 23 62 27
Total 111 38 78 732 621
Provided in Attachment 1 is the 2025 Housing Element Report to be submitted to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
2025 Willits General Plan Annual Progress Report
Community Development Department Page 15
ATTACHMENT A: 2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report ATTACHMENT B: 2025 Housing Element Report Summary
2025 HOUSING ELEMENT ANNUAL REPORT

DWELLING UNITS

APN ADDRESS UNIT DESCRIPTION BUILDING
PERMIT #
TYPE
006-052-07 315

BOSCABELLA
ADU CONVERSION 20250153 ADU
006-051-23 221 E VALLEY
ST
NEW
CONST_1BD,1BA ADU
20250122 ADU
006-221-16 409 MAPLE ST ADU CONVERSION 20250100 ADU
005-215-15 170 PEARL ST ADU CONVERSION 20250060 ADU
006-030-14 353 RAYMOND
LN
ADU CONVERSION 20250029 ADU
006-030-21 355 NORTH ST NEW SFD, 2BD 2BA 20250098 SFD
Resolution No. 2026- January 14, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-__
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WILLITS TO APPROVE THE 2024 GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT AND 2025 HOUSING ELEMENT ANNUAL

PROGRESS REPORT,
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 65400 and 65700 mandates that all cities and counties submit an annual report on the status of the General Plan and progress on its implementation to their legislative bodies, known as a General Plan Annual Progress Report (APR); and
WHEREAS, the General Plan Annual Progress Report intends to summarize the status of the Willits General Plan, introduce key development activities and projects that were implemented or completed in the 2025 Calendar year, and examine the City’s progress in meeting its share of regional housing needs; and
WHEREAS, the 2025 General Plan Annual Progress Report includes reporting for progress pertaining to the City’s Housing Element; and
WHEREAS, the State of California Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) requires municipalities submit information that allows HCD to track any impediments to the construction of new housing that may exist and to monitor progress toward satisfaction of statewide housing needs and goals; and
WHEREAS, this 2025 General Plan Annual Progress Report will be submitted with the Housing Element Progress Report for state agency review after receiving Council approval.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Willits approves the 2025 General Plan Annual Progress Report and 2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report, and hereby authorizes the Community Development Director, or his/her designee, to submit these Annual Progress Reports for state agency review.

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:
______________________________
Tom Allman, Mayor
ATTEST: City Council of the City of Willits
____________________________

DELORES PEDERSEN
City Clerk
Item No. 9c
Meeting Date: January 14, 2026

AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
To: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
From: Walter Kolon, Services and Facilities Director
Agenda Title: PROPOSED CHANGE ORDER FOR THE NEW SPORTS PARK SOLAR ARRAY FOR AN AMOUNT OF $203,492.85; TO SYSERCO ENERGY SOLUTIONS (SES) FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REVISED CAISSON INFRASTRUCTURE.

Summary of Request: The City Council at their June 12th 2024, meeting approved the Energy Services Agreement with SYSERCO Energy Solutions (SES), for the completion of a design and installation of a proposed solar photovoltaic (P.V.) system at selected sites within the city.

To maintain Net Energy Metering (NEM) 2.0 status with PG&E, the project must be completed (connected to the utility grid) by no later than April 15, 2026.

While drilling 20 holes at the Sports Park for the structural supports of the covered carport solar structure an unforeseen soils condition caused collapsing of the holes. To prevent further collapsing, the holes were filled with a concrete slurry to prevent damage to the parking lot. Site conditions necessitate a foundation change to complete this construction phase and keep the project on schedule.

Engineers for the City of Willits, the contractor and its engineers and the drilling company formulated a plan to redrill the holes and insert steel caissons or sleaves into the ground to stabilize soil conditions and insure structural integrity of the solar carports. See Attachment B.

The unexpected soil conditions and changes needed will add additional costs of $203,492.85 to the overall project. It is expected that up to 40% of this cost will be a reimbursable expense at the close of project. See Attachment A The City Council is being asked to review and approve the additional funds required for payment to Syserco Energy Services and their subcontractors for the new Sports Park Caisson/ Foundation Upgrades.

By approving this request and the accompanying Resolution, this project will continue to progress towards completion within PG&E’s 2026 deadline.

Recommended Action: Adopt the accompanying Resolution to approve the Syserco Change Order for revised foundation, caisson and structural upgrades to the Sports Park Solar Project.

To support the recommendation, the City Council is asked to authorize the Finance Director to increase appropriations for the Wastewater CIP Fund 410 and Wastewater Fund 510 to sustain the revised project costs to include the additional not to exceed cost of $203,492.85.

Alternative(s): None recommended. Change order required for unforeseen underground conditions.

Fiscal Impact: To support the request, the recommendation is to have the Council authorize the City Manager or their designee to increase appropriations not to exceed Two Hundred Three Thousand Four Hundred Ninety-Two Dollars and Eighty-Five Cents ($203,492.85) from the Wastewater CIP Fund 410 and the subsequent transfers from Wastewater Fund 510. The project will be reimbursed with the received IRA Tax Credits revenue, with a resulting net project and CIP project budget of $ 5,032,492.85.

Using a conservative utility escalation rate of 2-percent, the project is estimated to begin saving energy costs (cumulative cash flow) by “Year 12 out of 30”. Using an average utility escalation rate of 5-percent, the project is estimated to begin saving energy costs by “Year 11 out of 30”. The total cost savings (cumulative cash flow) using the conservative (2%) rate averages around $2.8 million dollars in “Year 30” and the total cost savings (cumulative cash flow) using the average (5%) rate escalation averages around $5.9 million dollars in “Year 30”. See Attachment A for more information.

Personnel Impact: None
Identified City Council Conflict of Interest: None.
2021 Adopted Goals: This item satisfies the following: Goal #2 for Administration…Work towards Willits becoming an Environmental Model City by reducing the City’s carbon footprint by 50-percent, promoting greater energy independence from utility companies and strengthening the City’s resiliency and self – reliance, and Goal #1 for Services & Facilities…Maintain and improve infrastructure systems of water, wastewater, public facilities and streets capable of managing future growth while responding to current City needs.

California Environmental Quality Act: The proposed improvements do not require CEQA review prior to construction.

This Item Relates to the following General Plan Element : N/A Land Use Circulation Conservation and Open Space Noise Housing Public Services and Facilities, Parks and Recreation Economic Development
Reviewed by: City Manager City Attorney City Clerk Finance Director Human Resources Council Action: Approved Denied Other: ________________________________________ Records: Agreement Resolution #_________ Ordinance #_________ Other _________ Proposed Change Order

OWNER X

ARCHITECT

CONTSTRUCTION MANAGER
PROJECT: CHANGE ORDER NO: 3
DATE: 12/29/2025
Willits, CA 95490
SYSERCO PROJECT NO: 4023EP23MU
CONTRACTOR:

CONTRACT DATE: 6/12/2024
215 Fourier Ave., Suite 140
CONTRACT FOR:

THE CONTRACT IS CHANGED AS FOLLOWS:
$ 203,492.85
$ 4,704,000.00
$ 125,000.00
$ 4,829,000.00
$ 203,492.85
$ 5,032,492.85
City of Willits
111 East Commercial St
Syserco Energy Solutions, Inc.

Fremont, CA 94539 New Solar
Original Contract Sum
This change order covers additional scope required for shaft dewatering and foundations installation at the Sports Park:
• Shaft dewatering for 20 foundation
• Purchase, cutting and modification of cassons
• Transportation of materials and equipment
• Mobilization of trucks, backhoe, forklift, boom lift, concrete pump truck • 8 additional labor hours,8 project management hours,3 project coordinator hours • Remobilization of work crews for 3 days
• Remobilization of drill rig
• Slurry 16 holes
• General Conditions
Fremont, CA 94539 Willits, CA 95490
Total Previous Change Orders
Contract Sum To Date
This Change Order Amount
Revised Contract Sum
The Contract Time will be increased by 26 calendar days.

OWNER
BY (Signature) BY (Signature)
215 Fourier Ave., Suite 140 111 East Commercial St
Revised Substantial Completion Date: 4/10/2026
Syserco Energy Solutions City of Willits

CONTRACTOR

DATE DATE

ADDRESS ADDRESS

ATTACHMENT A
Syserco Energy Solutions, Inc
215 Fourier Ave Suite 140
Fremont, CA 94536
Site: City of Willits
Job: 4023EP23MU
Description:

Cost Mark-up Sell Price
Subcontractor
Labor Standard Time Standard Hours OT Time OT Hours
Foreman 175.00 $ 24 237.00 $ 6 5,622.00 $ 5,622.00 $
Laborer 120.00 $ 96 158.00 $ 24 15,312.00 $ 15,312.00 $ Equipment Unit Price QTY
Pickups 57.68 $ 48 2,768.64 $ 2,768.64 $
Backhoe 95.79 $ 16 1,532.64 $ 1,532.64 $
Forklift 113.30 $ 16 1,812.80 $ 1,812.80 $
Scissor Lift 54.00 $ 16 864.00 $ 864.00 $
Subcontractors Unit Price QTY
Vac Truck 7,500.00 $ 2 15,000.00 $ 2,250.00 $ 17,250.00 $ Pump Truck 5,000.00 $ 1 5,000.00 $ 750.00 $ 5,750.00 $
Driller 15,000.00 $ 1 15,000.00 $ 2,250.00 $ 17,250.00 $ Casing Installation 50,000.00 $ 1 50,000.00 $ 7,500.00 $ 57,500.00 $ Dump Fees 2,500.00 $ 1 2,500.00 $ 375.00 $ 2,875.00 $
Materials Unit Price QTY
Casing (10' x .375 wall) 220.00 $ 200 44,000.00 $ 6,600.00 $ 50,600.00 $ Slurry 5,000.00 $ 1 5,000.00 $ 750.00 $ 5,750.00 $
Additional Concrete 2,000.00 $ 1 2,000.00 $ 300.00 $ 2,300.00 $ Subsistence Day Rate QTY
Per Day 150.00 $ 15 2,250.00 $ 337.50 $ 2,587.50 $
Subcontractor's Totals: $ 21,112.50 168,662.08 $ 189,774.58 $ Syserco Energy Solutions, Inc Unit Price QTY
Project Management 150.00 $ 8 1,200.00 $ $ 1,200.00
Project Coordinator 130.00 $ 3 390.00 $ $ 390.00
Teichert w/Discount 171,764.97 $ 1 171,764.97 $ 30,137.88 $ $ 201,902.85 Change Order Totals: 173,354.97 $ 30,137.88 $ 203,492.85 $ Procure, remobilize and install 20 Steel Caissons
Cost Breakdown
3500 American River Drive
Sacramento, CA 95864
(916) 484-3011
License No. 1051985

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
To: Margarett Reyes
COMPANY: Teichert
FROM: Tyler Larcom
PAGES: 1
TEICHERT RFI #01 – CITY OF WILLITS – CASINGS_SEOR
Your immediate response to this time sensitive RFI is appreciated.

Reference: IFC
Specification:

Detail:

Drawing No:

Attachments: Yes
Question: We are experiencing collapsing soil at City of Willits and are proposing to use smooth wall permanent steel casings at our foundations. Is it acceptable to use permanent steel casings at the City of Willits? Casings will have a diameter of 32” and will be placed 3’ below grade and will extend to the bottom of the foundation pier. Please see the attached response from the Geotech regarding the change in design values.

Response: It is acceptable to use
steel casings, assuming a 450
psf skin friction is allowed. Skin
friction would not govern our
embedment design and the
embedments we spec in our
drawings would remain as is.

Response by: Margaret Reyes
Date: 12/22/25

ATTACHMENT C

Resolution No. 2026-00 Page 1 of 2 January 14, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-00

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WILLITS TO APPROVE A CHANGE ORDER NOT TO EXCEED A TOTAL OF $203,492.85, T0 SYSERCO ENERGY SOLUTIONS (SES) FOR REVISED FOUNDATION, CAISSONS AND STRUCTURAL UPGRADES WHEREAS, the Willits City Council at their June 12, 2024 meeting approved the Energy Services Agreement with SYSERCO Energy Solutions (SES), for the completion of a design and installation of a proposed solar photovoltaic (P.V.) system at selected sites within the City WHEREAS, due to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Tax Credit reimbursement requirements, the City must complete the project and spend the full project budget, $4,704,000, through payment to SES, prior to submitting and receiving the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Tax Credits reimbursement; and
WHEREAS, While drilling 20 holes at the Sports Park for the solar carports structural steel supports it was apparent that collapsing and unstable soil conditions would need to be mitigated to prevent the cave in of the drillings; and
WHEREAS, the soil conditions were observed by City staff, engineers for the City of Willits, the contractor and its engineers and the drilling company who formulated a plan to redrill the holes and insert steel caissons or sleaves into the ground for stabilization and insure structural integrity of the solar carports
WHEREAS, The originally drilled holes were filled with concrete slurry due to deteriorating soil conditions and potential damage to the parking area, they now need to be redrilled and steel casings inserted. these conditions and costs were identified as costing Two Hundred Three Thousand Four Hundred Ninety-Two Dollars and Eighty-Five Cents ($203,492.85) and would be paid by the property owner (the City), this cost was not included within the original CIP project budget. See Attachment A; and
WHEREAS, by approving this Resolution, the project will continue to adhere to the construction schedule and progress towards completion within PG&E’s 2026 deadline for the Net Energy Metering 2.0 rate status; and
WHEREAS, the Finance Department expects to recover savings from the IRS after finishing the project,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Willits approves the recommendation to have the City Manager or their designee increase appropriations Two Hundred Three Thousand Four Hundred Ninety-Two Dollars and Eighty-Five Cents ($203,492.85); and from the Wastewater CIP Fund 410 and the subsequent transfers from Wastewater Fund 510. The project will be reimbursed with the received IRA Tax Credits revenue, with a resulting net project and CIP project budget of $ 5,032,492.85.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED, this 14th day of January 2026.

THE CITY OF WILLITS
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Tom Allman, Mayor
Resolution No. 2026-00 Page 2 of 2 January 14, 2026
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Delores Pedersen, City Clerk

Willits City CouncilJanuary 14, 2026

Willits City Council
January 14, 2026