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Albany council approves fee increases, sidewalk contingency boost and compost facility design contract
Summary
City council adopted Fire & Life Safety fee updates, raised the Fire Med program fee from $70 to $85, increased the Gary Street sidewalk contract contingency to 25%, and approved a $1.6 million design contract to expand composting at the wastewater facility.
At its Oct. 22 meeting the Albany City Council approved a package of administrative and capital items including fee updates, a contract contingency increase and a consulting contract for compost facility upgrades.
By motion the council adopted updates to the Fire & Life Safety fee schedule presented by Fire Marshal Laura Ratcliffe to keep services and inspections aligned with current safety standards. The council also approved a Fire Med program rate increase from $70 to $85; Division Chief Ray Wooldridge said the program currently serves about 2,400 enrollees and the fee increase is intended to make the program self-sustaining.
Public works staff requested increasing the contingency for the Gary Street Safe Routes to School sidewalk project from 10% to 25% to cover change orders and right-of-way work tied to tying public improvements into adjacent private properties; council approved the change to avoid delays. Council also approved by motion a $1,598,600 contract with Kennedy Jenks for design services to expand the composting system at the Albany–Millersburg water reclamation facility so the plant can process more biosolids on-site instead of hauling unstabilized solids to landfill. Funding sources cited for the compost expansion include settlement funds ($9.2 million) and an EPA grant (about $1.5 million).
Votes on these routine and capital items were taken by motion and voice vote; staff noted they will return with any necessary contract documents and report back on program compliance.
