
Yuba Water Agency board renews emergency authority for Colgate Penstock repairs
The board voted June 16 to continue emergency contracting authority for Colgate Penstock repairs under state public contracting law while work remains underway.


The board voted June 16 to continue emergency contracting authority for Colgate Penstock repairs under state public contracting law while work remains underway.

The July 7 agenda pairs continued emergency contracting for Colgate Penstock repairs with a request to waive a planned 2.5% rate increase for member units.

The July 7 agenda details a $550,000 Sutter County budget adjustment and a separate $300,000 funding agreement for Yuba County’s share of the Willow Glen behavioral health expansion.

The July 6 committee agenda puts a unified records policy on the path to Board of Supervisors consideration, replacing department-specific retention schedules.

The July 7 Health and Welfare Committee packet put forward an MOU, a budget adjustment and a Yuba County funding agreement to support a Linda facility expansion.

Two FY2025-26 budget amendments would add $319,000 to Development Services, including engineering work at Sutter Pointe and Environmental Health costs tied to permit software migration.

The board approved an appeal for a large outdoor special event facility at 13189 Pass Road, setting operating limits after reversing the Planning Commission’s denial.

The board adopted a public-hearing resolution letting Hammonton Road in the Goldfields remain gated under state vehicle code.

The board backed emergency contracting for Colgate Penstock repairs, adopted a recovery addendum, passed the FY 2026-27 budget and left 10 vacant positions unfunded.

At a May 20 planning meeting, staff said the Board of Supervisors had removed the use-permit requirement for truck yards in M1 and M2 zones, shifting them toward by-right development.

Directors adopted the FY 2026-27 budget, updated staffing chart and an incident addendum as Penstock recovery work continues to shape agency priorities.

The board agenda bundles the county’s annual appropriations-limit action with the FY 2026-27 budget resolution, a drought plan, AB 481 compliance items and several land-use decisions.

The county board gave final approval to a five-year agreement tied to state preservation funding for capital improvements at the Yuba City facility.

The board paired its 2026-27 budget vote with a staffing chart that leaves 10 vacancies unfunded and a strategic-plan addendum guiding recovery work after the Colgate Penstock incident.

The Planning Commission amended the Takhar permit so paving is now limited to employee parking areas, with the deadline pushed to June 30, 2027.

The board approved two grant amendments June 2, reallocating leftover money to complete work on local water infrastructure projects in Hallwood and Camptonville.

The June 23 agenda includes a public hearing on the charter petition, a required step under state education code, but does not show the board’s eventual action.

A June 23 packet asks the board to join the risk pool for general liability coverage at a cost not to exceed $37,686 for fiscal 2026-27.

Council approved a bid-phase services amendment for the long-delayed outfall diffuser project, which staff says is tied to a proposed $50 million state loan and a 2027-29 timeline.

Council approved the city’s fiscal year 2026-27 operating budget and capital improvement plan after staff said revisions cut the projected general fund gap from about $7.8 million to roughly $2.2 million.

Water Works District No. 1 advanced a $594,985 FY 2026-27 budget to a June 23 adoption date while staff said current rates do not cover operating costs.

Staff say the one-year deal would fund narcotic treatment program services for Sutter and Yuba counties with no county general fund impact.

Board materials say Caltrans pulled back $300,000 in engineering grant funding for the NextGen Transit Facility after procurement preapproval steps were not followed, and that the board later revised its procurement manual.

The county’s June 17 agenda puts a Latitude Margaritaville private amenity center on the table, including a restaurant-bar, fitness center, pools and event space, along with a proposed parking reduction and an addendum to the prior Sutter Pointe EIR.