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Committee approves multiple Watershed and contract agenda items; parking restriction ordinance sent forward
Summary
The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee approved a series of contract awards and change orders for Watershed Management and other county projects, and approved forwarding a parking‑restriction ordinance to the code; several items were referred to audit or recommended for further committee follow-up.
The DeKalb County Public Works and Infrastructure Committee approved several contract awards, extensions and a local parking‑restriction ordinance during the meeting.
Minutes: The committee approved the minutes for the April 15 Public Works and Infrastructure Committee meeting (agenda item 2025-0598).
Contracts and change orders: The committee approved an invitation‑to‑bid award for red‑dyed diesel fuel (item 2025-0260) to Petroleum Traders Corporation for use by the Department of Watershed Management in an amount not to exceed $480,000 for a three‑year multi‑year contract. The committee approved change order number 1 to contract 1284275 (item 2025-0355) for sanitary sewer easement clearing, increasing the term and funds through Dec. 31, 2026, awarded to Total Outdoor LLC in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000. The committee approved change order number 1 to contract 1294325 (item 2025-0356), a term‑extension only for ozone generation support at Scott Candler Water Treatment Plant, awarded to Tech Telkine Research and Development LLC through Dec. 31, 2026. The committee approved change order number 1 to contract 1284293 (item 2025-0354) for quarterly bar screen and annual return line cleaning at Snap Finger Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, awarding a term extension through Dec. 31, 2026, to MM and E Metal Materials Engineering, LLC.
Developer agreement: The committee approved an agreement for construction and financing of sewer upgrades with Aderna LLC (item 2025-0493), noting a developer contribution of $256,500 toward sewer upgrades for a proposed 50‑unit housing project at 3563 Bishop Drive in Tucker.
Ordinance: The committee approved item 2025-0554 to amend the county code to restrict parking on the odd‑numbered side of Circlewood Road from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on school days, a petition supported by 81.25% of property owners fronting the restricted area; the ordinance will move forward per committee action.
Referral to audit: Item 2025-0387 (a higher‑value item noted by staff at $5,385,000) was referred to audit for review.
Votes and procedure: Most votes were voice votes with aye recorded; the transcript did not record individual roll‑call tallies. Motions were made and seconded from the floor and approved. Where commissioners asked questions about prior vendors or contract history, staff responded that some services had been outsourced (for example, clearing of easements) and noted gaps in staffing that had increased reliance on contractors.
Ending: Committee members agreed to forward several matters for further review by the relevant committees and audit as noted; staff were asked to provide additional background on development cost‑sharing and to coordinate with council and school staff where ordinances affect school‑area parking.
