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Sanford approves $1.55M CRA property purchase, ambulances and engineering change order for PFAS work
Summary
Commission approved purchase of 300 West 2nd Street using CRA funds ($1,550,000), procurement of two rescue ambulances ($796,908), Axon body-camera and training equipment ($437,766.80), and a Corolla Engineering change order (up to $2,033,833) for PFAS/1,4-dioxane abatement; staff said grant money will cover the treatment-plant work.
On Nov. 10 the Sanford City Commission approved a series of procurement and budget actions to support public safety, utilities and downtown redevelopment.
Staff recommended and the commission approved purchase of property at 300 West 2nd Street from a group of private owners for $1,550,000 using remaining Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) funds. "So this is a purchase of property using the remaining CRA funds, and I believe they have plans to do some parking lot and streetscape there," the mayor observed as staff described the acquisition.
Public-safety procurements approved include funding for two new fire-rescue ambulances (total budgeted amount $796,908) and the purchase of body-camera and VR training equipment and services from Axon for $437,766.80 as part of a multi-year procurement. Commission discussion covered contract scope and performance standards.
Utilities and environmental remediation measures also advanced: the commission approved a change order for Corolla Engineering, increasing owner-advisory services for the Sanford Main water-treatment-plant improvements related to 1,4-dioxane and PFAS abatement in an amount not to exceed $2,033,833; staff confirmed that the work will be funded from state grant dollars rather than ratepayer user fees. "That money is coming from the grant, from the state, not from our user fees," a commissioner noted during the vote.
Other routine procurements approved included replacement of four transfer pumps at the North Water Reclamation Facility and a procurement for biosolids disposal to Shelley's Septic (estimated cost shown in the agenda as $350,000). All these measures passed with majority votes or unanimously according to staff reports.
