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Commission approves turn-lane and utility contracts; tables Planning Commission appointment
Summary
The Lynn Haven City Commission approved three procurement items — turn-lane striping, Well 5 rehabilitation and an emergency wastewater float replacement — and voted to table a Planning Commission appointment until the next meeting.
The Lynn Haven City Commission on a unanimous vote awarded a $36,673.10 contract for turn-lane work at Ninth Street and U.S. 77, approved a $164,400 low bid (including a $29,500 shaft option) to rehab Well 5, and authorized an emergency purchase of a wastewater decanter assembly for $46,654. The commission also voted to table appointing a candidate to the Planning Commission until the next meeting so commissioners can interview multiple applicants.
Why it matters: The contracts and emergency purchase affect public safety and water services and will be funded from existing budgets, while the tabling of the Planning Commission appointment postpones filling a citizen-volunteer seat on a board that reviews development matters.
The commission voted 5-0 to award the Ninth Street turn-lane installation to Emerald Coast Construction, the apparent low bidder for striping and pavement work. Public comment raised a separate question about signal timing; staff said Bay County (not FDOT) controls the traffic signals and will coordinate adjustments after striping is installed.
For the city’s drinking-water system, staff reported Well 5 is due for its routine rehab cycle. Two bids were received; the low bid of $164,400 from AC Schultz of Florida (doing business as Roe Drilling) includes an optional $29,500 shaft replacement if crews discover additional wear when the well is pulled. Commissioners approved the award 5-0.
The commission also approved an emergency procurement to replace a failing floating decanter (the tank-level discharge device) at the wastewater treatment plant. Staff described the unit as original to 1996, exposed to sun and weather, and reported the full replacement (float, motor and weir assembly) costs $46,654 and includes vendor installation; lead time was given at about 20–24 weeks. The emergency purchase passed 5-0.
On the Planning Commission appointment (agenda item moved from the consent agenda), Commissioner Ward moved to table the appointment until the next regular meeting so commissioners could interview two applicants; Commissioner Purnell seconded. The motion to table passed 5-0.
Ending note: Commissioners said the awarded projects are within budgeted amounts and that staff will follow up with the county on signal timing after the turn-lane striping is completed. The Planning Commission vacancy will return to the commission agenda at the next meeting for appointment action.
