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Gadsden City Council approves airport authority appointments, multiple park and pool contracts and amphitheater upgrades
Summary
The council adopted resolutions to appoint members to the Gadsden Airport Authority, authorized small supplemental and design agreements for sports-park cooling, amphitheater lighting and pool design, and accepted a construction bid for an amphitheater canopy.
The Gadsden City Council approved a set of resolutions and contract actions during its Aug. 5 meeting, voting to appoint or reappoint members to a local authority and to authorize several design and construction agreements for parks and facilities.
The council adopted a resolution appointing Dave Cummins and reappointing Tim McCartney to the Gadsden Airport Authority for terms expiring July 31, 2031. The chair called for the motion, which was moved, seconded and adopted by voice vote.
The council approved a $15,000 supplemental agreement with 3 Notch Group for installation of cooling water cannons and shade sails at the Gaston Sports Park turf baseball fields. Council discussion noted the supplemental work is a common practice for turf fields to reduce heat during play.
The council approved a $55,000 agreement with DE Group Incorporated for electrical engineering design services for lighting upgrades to the Mortglosser Amphitheater.
Council members adopted a $310,638 architectural-design agreement with Champliss King Architects LLC for the East Gadsden Community Pool Project. Discussion included council members expressing excitement about providing a community pool and possible phased implementation; council members said the facility would be used for recreation and by local swim teams but that additional competitive features (stands, starting blocks) would not be installed in the initial design.
Under new business, the council accepted the low bid (Bid No. 3604) from Hudak Construction Company for a new protective canopy over the Mortglosser Amphitheater stage in the amount of $364,000, with $50,000 of that amount coming from state community development grant funds identified in meeting remarks. Council members suspended the rules to consider the item as new business and then adopted the resolution by voice vote.
All listed resolutions and contract authorizations were adopted by voice vote during the meeting; the minutes and the meeting transcript record the votes as carried. No individual roll-call vote tallies were recorded in the transcript for these items.
The council also approved routine items earlier on the agenda, including minutes from the Aug. 5 work sessions and council meeting and ratification of payment of accounts for Aug. 1–7.
What happens next: city staff will proceed with contracting and project development for the approved design and construction work; future council meetings may include contract change orders, construction awards or budget amendments related to these projects.
