MARYSVILLE, CA (MPG) - The Marysville City Council held a closed session on May 20 to consider several items. The items included labor negotiations with Teamsters, Marysville Police Officer Association and the Firefighter Union; real estate negotiations regarding a Kinder Morgan pipeline relocation for the B-Street Project; a legal conference about the City of Marysville versus Sutter-Yuba Friday Night Live “Packard Library” litigation; and negotiations regarding potential city-owned property offers from Caltrans. 

After more than two hours in closed session, the council reconvened into open session and announced that no reportable actions were taken. 

The council then considered a contract for the repair of pumps in the detention basin near Highway 20 at 17th Street. 

The pumps remove stormwater from the basin to ensure flood protection for Marysville. However, the current pump capacity cannot keep up with heavy rainfall, causing the basin to overflow into surrounding neighborhoods. 

After completing the bid process, city staff recommended awarding the repair contract to Laurel AG & Water LLC. The recommended contract amount is $254,248, with additional costs for contingency and design. 

City engineer consultant John Mallen explained that the costs will be higher if the pumps and motors need to be replaced instead of repaired. But the cost of replacement will still be within budget of the Yuba Water Agency grant funding, which is approved up to $713,000, Mallen said. 

The Marysville City Council voted unanimously to approve the contract for the 17th Street pump repair project. 

At a special meeting on May 27, the council held a closed session to continue labor negotiations with Teamsters, Marysville Police Officer Association and the Firefighter Union. 

The closed session also included continued negotiations about the Kinder Morgan pipeline relocation for the B-Street Project, as well as the possible addition of an amendment to the Disposition and Development Agreement with Engstrom Properties, Inc. and The Presidio Companies, LLC, regarding terms and price. 

After more than an hour of closed session discussions, the council reconvened in open session and announced that no reportable actions were taken. 

The regular agenda included an action item regarding the development agreement with Engstrom Properties and The Presidio Companies, for amendments of terms and prices to be made public after council approval in a closed session. However, this item was pulled from the agenda.