Amend contract with environmental consultant for Chevron project review
In Plain English
The city hired consultant Ranajit Sahu for $10,000 to help review Chevron's energy and hydrogen project. This amendment adds $50,000 to bring the total contract to $60,000. The consultant helps city staff write approval conditions that protect residents from environmental impacts.
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Votes
Motion · Official minutes
Approve a contract amendment with Ranajit Sahu
6 aye · 3 nay
Why This Vote Matters
The city approved adding $50,000 to environmental consultant Ranajit Sahu's contract, bringing the total to $60,000, in a divided 6-3 vote. Sahu helps city staff review Chevron's energy and hydrogen project and write conditions to protect residents from environmental impacts. The contract expansion was opposed by Mayor McLaughlin and Councilmembers Butt and Thurmond.
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Substitute motion · Official minutes
Approve the contract and exclude the confidentiality agreement
3 aye · 4 nay · 2 abstain
Why This Vote Matters
The council rejected a proposal to approve a $50,000 contract amendment with environmental consultant Ranajit Sahu while removing confidentiality requirements. The amendment would have increased Sahu's contract from $10,000 to $60,000 to help the city review Chevron's energy and hydrogen project and write protective conditions for residents. In a divided 4-3 vote, Lopez, Rogers, Sandhu, and Viramontes opposed the motion, while Butt, Thurmond, and Mayor McLaughlin supported it; Bates and Vice Mayor Marquez abstained. The failed vote means the original contract terms, including any confidentiality agreement, remain in place.
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