Shelton council forwards fencing and UPS projects, approves Genetec security contract and advances code changes to Sept. 2

The Shelton City Council on Aug. 19 moved a package of safety, facilities and administrative items toward final action while adopting a contract to install a new security system at the Civic Center.

Council members voted to forward a resolution awarding a secure fencing project to Universal Time Holdings Northwest LLC for formal consideration at the council's Sept. 2 meeting, to place a purchase to replace the Civic Center's uninterrupted power supply (UPS) on the Sept. 2 action agenda, and to place an ordinance that would add delegated signing authority for the city manager on the Sept. 2 action agenda. The council also voted to repeal an earlier signing-authority resolution and to forward an annexation ordinance for final consideration. Separately, the council adopted a resolution to contract with Genetec for security programming, commissioning and testing for the Civic Center security project.

The council heard from Assistant Public Works Director Aaron Nance on two capital items. Nance said the secure-fencing project went out to bid Aug. 5 with an engineer's estimate of about $491,000 and a low bid of $393,199. He told the council staff has confirmed grant funding and budgeted money are available for the work and asked…