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question
Contract award
What does the Emerald Lake soil improvement program cost, and was it priced against other contractors?
Good practice: record the amount of any work the Board authorizes; Good practice: get two or three written quotes even below the $25,000 bid threshold (Water Code §49.273 requires none at that size)
The board action behind it
2026-03-16: Authorized Fiedler Consulting to proceed with the recommended soil improvement program around Emerald Lake
What else happened at that meeting
The Board adopted an Order Declaring Candidates Elected for unopposed candidates William P. Cook and Nicholas J. Russo, III, and cancelled the May 2, 2026 directors election. It approved a Lake Pro, Inc. fish stocking proposal (presented at $12,473.80) revised to exclude Emerald Lake, authorized Fiedler Consulting to proceed with a soil improvement program around Emerald Lake, and approved a petition for annexation of 267.49 acres. The Board adopted a prevailing wage rate resolution, authorized research for unclaimed property reports, and asked its consultants to move trailer-mounted equipment monthly and secure it with chains and a padlock. It met in executive session from 2:07 to 2:10 p.m., with no resulting action.Who's involved
Fiedler Consulting (landscape consultant/contractor)
Director William (Bill) Cook (President; prepares the monthly Landscaping Report and approves some work between meetings)
Cost to the district
Not stated.Why the board approved it
Recorded: “Director Cook reviewed soil-test results and recommendations (p.4).”
Work authorized with no cost in the minutes.