The San Luis City Council voted to continue consideration of an award of construction services for a partial widening of Tenth Avenue between Cesar Chavez Boulevard and County 202nd Street, after council members pressed the city to seek input from the developer who signed a development agreement obligating construction of the east half of the road.

Public‑works director Elohio (Eloche) Berra presented bids for a short, temporary widening to create three lanes (one each direction and a center left‑turn lane). Gutierrez Canales Engineering submitted the lowest quote for the immediate three‑lane widening at $285,343.33 after the survey portion of the scope was removed, Berra said. He noted the city had budgeted $200,000 for the project but did not have sufficient budget to perform the full work the developer agreement calls for.

Council member Liz Cabrera cited a development agreement dated Feb. 2001 between the city and the developer (identified in the record as Rydell/Riedell/Bridal Construction in different places in the file) that appears to obligate the developer to construct the east half width of Tenth Avenue (section 11 of the agreement). Several council members urged the city to ask the developer to honor the agreement rather than use city funds for work the agreement required the developer to complete.

Council voted to continue the item to a future meeting to allow staff time to obtain formal communication from the developer. Staff noted that if the item is continued, the current year funding allocation may not remain available and the city would have to budget for the project in the next fiscal year if it chooses to proceed.

Council also discussed a rough, pre‑design estimate cited in the meeting of $1.5 million to $2.0 million to finish the full widening (staff said a precise cost figure requires full design and was not available).