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Board previews consent items: financial statements, contracts, kiosks and equipment purchases
Summary
At the agenda meeting staff reviewed routine consent items including receipt of January financials, a recommended 60‑month Cintas uniform contract under cooperative purchasing, appointments to advisory committees, purchase of parking kiosks, and procurement of a walk‑in cooler/freezer for the community resource center.
City staff reviewed routine consent and procurement items the board will formally address at its regular meeting, including the receipt of January 2025 financial statements, a proposed cooperative purchasing contract with Cintas for uniform services, appointments to advisory committees, purchase of additional parking kiosks, and a bid award for a walk‑in cooler and freezer at the Community Resource Center.
Finance Director Karen Scott told the board the monthly financial statements for January 2025 were issued and placed for receipt. Scott also presented a recommended 60‑month contract with Cintas Corporation for uniform services using pricing from the OMNIA Workplace Solutions cooperative purchasing program; she said the proposed pricing is the same as the city pays currently and that there would be no immediate financial impact.
City Clerk Morrissey said resolutions R‑25‑60 through R‑25‑71 (items 3–14) are appointments to the city’s advisory committees and commissions; those appointments will be finalized at a special call meeting immediately following the agenda meeting and returned to the board in the packet.
Public Works Director Ron Seabright said staff requests a $60,000 budget adjustment to purchase six additional parking kiosks and spare parts, one to be placed at the parking deck to address long lines and others across Ouachita and Central; staff will include a map of proposed locations in the packet. Seabright also presented a single-bid award recommendation for a walk‑in cooler and freezer at the community resource center to Daniel Air and Electric Inc. for $102,850; he said the price includes installation and electrical work and funds will come from multiple CDBG accounts and building improvement funds.
Project Manager Todd Pillar presented a separate consent item recommending awarding a $279,000 contract to CHRIST Engineers Inc. for construction management and inspection services on the Ouachita Water Treatment Plant backwash lagoons project; the project was described as a roughly 310‑day construction effort funded from previously approved water bond funds.
No formal votes were taken during the agenda meeting; staff said these items will be on the packet for formal action at the board’s regular meeting.
