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Committee approves Amendment 2 with DJNA for Grama Creek realignment construction administration
Summary
The committee approved Amendment 2 to the professional services agreement with DJNA to provide construction administration for the Grama Creek realignment project, authorizing a $99,690 fee funded from multiple sources; two members recused.
The Public Works and Mobility Committee approved Amendment 2 to the professional services agreement with DJNA to add construction administration services for the Grama Creek realignment project. The committee approved the amendment by roll-call vote after two members recused themselves for potential conflicts.
Andy Schultz, city engineer for utilities, summarized the project and the scope of the amendment. “This... will allow DJNA and their subconsultant HDR to perform the necessary construction oversight of this project to ensure a a great outcome of the project,” Schultz said. He described the work as restoring a highly impacted, incised section of Grama Creek south of West Broadway (Highway 10) onto airport property, establishing a 200-foot floodplain and a 100-foot repair and buffer on either side, and creating space for a future Grama Creek Trail on the creek’s south side.
Schultz said the fee for Amendment 2 is $99,690 and that funding will come from a mix of sources the city identified during the meeting: an ARPA competitive grant, impact fees, a county bond (transcript: “Zulu County Veil Bond Grama”), and landowner cost‑share agreements. J & J Excavating holds the construction contract awarded in mid‑February; DJNA’s amendment adds construction administration services for the contractor’s work.
Council member Eric (last name not specified on the transcript) announced a professional relationship with DJNA and said he would abstain from the vote. Another council member also stated they would recuse for an association with DJNA; the transcript does not record that speaker’s full name. The committee then took a roll-call vote: Bob Campbell, Daniel Carlito, Glenn Jones, Kristen Jordan, Beth Mergent, Wendell Sherrill and Sandra Basica voted yes; two members were recorded as abstaining/recused. The tally recorded on the transcript was seven yeses, zero noes and two abstentions; the amendment passed and will appear on the consent agenda.
Meeting remarks did not specify contract start or completion dates, subconsultant scopes beyond HDR, or the precise amounts contributed by each funding source. Schultz said amendment 1 expanded design elements to address unforeseen items; amendment 2 is specifically for construction oversight and administration, with the stated fee of $99,690.
The committee received no public comment on the item before voting.
