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County staff seek approval for three-year underground storage tank inspection contract and a professional services agreement
Summary
County staff described a proposed three-year renewal for gasoline equipment and underground storage tank inspections that raises the monthly fee and requested authorization to proceed with a separate professional services agreement for EDA and Title VI work.
County staff presented two related procurement items: a three‑year renewal for gasoline equipment and underground storage tank (UST) inspections and a professional services agreement to support U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) work and Title VI updates.
The staff member said the UST inspection contract is a three‑year renewal that expands required inspections and increases the monthly fee from $3.75 in the prior three‑year term to $6.25. The same speaker said the renewed contract covers yearly and multi‑year leak tests and other inspections required to keep the county in compliance with regulatory requirements. Staff recommended approval and asked the commissioners for a motion to authorize proceeding with the contract.
Staff also described a separate professional services agreement with a consultant firm for EDA planning work and Title VI updates over the next two years. The staff member identified Mitch Hansel as the engineer who would help with EDA work and said the agreement is a standard form professional services contract intended to simplify future project work with the same firm.
Why it matters: the inspection contract affects ongoing regulatory compliance for county fuel systems; the consultant agreement would establish an on‑call relationship for grant and planning work that staff say will speed future projects.
Discussion and next steps: staff asked the board for a motion to authorize proceeding. The transcript records a motion and second later in the meeting but does not include a detailed vote tally linked to the contract in the transcript excerpts provided. Staff indicated the contract price rose modestly and said they were satisfied with the vendor’s work. No statute, ordinance, or other legal citation was offered during the recorded remarks.
The county will return with formal procurement documents and (if approved) a signed professional services agreement specifying scope and implementation timelines.
