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Votes at a glance: Wichita Falls council approves sewer design contract, vehicle purchases, grant application and other items
Summary
The Wichita Falls City Council on Jan. 21 approved a set of fiscal and procurement measures including a $187,770 sewer design contract, purchases of public-works vehicles totaling more than $444,000, a grant application and other routine items.
Wichita Falls — During its Jan. 21 regular meeting the Wichita Falls City Council approved several ordinances and resolutions that affect city finance, infrastructure and equipment procurement.
The council approved: (1) an ordinance transferring $306,804.77 in aged utility receivable accounts to dormant status as part of fiscal-year closing; (2) a $187,770 professional services agreement with Korlep Probst and Boyd PLLC for engineering design of the 2025 sanitary sewer BUIP and lift-station rehabilitation projects; (3) purchase of one alley side-load solid-waste collection truck through the Houston-Galveston Area Council cooperative from Bruckner's Truck Sales Inc. for $332,668; (4) authorization for the city manager to apply for up to $39,000 through the Gary Sinise Foundation First Responders Outreach Grant Program to buy a multi-role UTV for police uses; (5) award of a $72,000 contract to Sozo Services LLC to replace fencing and backstops at fields 1, 2 and 4 of the sports complex; (6) purchase of a tree-trimming truck through an interlocal cooperative from Chuck Nash Chevrolet Buick GMC for $111,449.75; and (7) adoption of the 2025 Parks and Recreation Master Plan (covered in a separate article).
Most items were presented by city staff and approved by voice vote. On the sanitary sewer item staff said the city budgets roughly $2,000,000 for the overall rehabilitation project and that the $187,770 is the design/engineering portion; the contract will cover design, advertising/bidding and construction administration for three lift stations targeted this cycle. A city staff presenter said the city operates about 60 lift stations and budgets to replace roughly three per year.
For the receivables transfer, staff said the net transfer amount is $306,804.77 and represents less than 1% of the total utility receivables; collection efforts will continue even after the transfer to dormant status. On the tree-trimming truck, staff said the chipper unit has already arrived and the truck purchase (about $13,000 over budget) is being covered by savings in parts/maintenance lines; delivery is expected within about 30 days.
All agenda items on the consent and regular agenda referenced above were approved by the council during the meeting.
