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Morganton council approves contracts and FEMA-related budget amendments for storm recovery and park projects
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Summary
Council approved multiple contracts — including a $29,942 booster pump replacement and $259,048.27 equipment purchase for Shoey Park — and adopted budget amendments recognizing about $3.9 million in Hurricane Helene recovery funds and state water-infrastructure assistance.
The Morganton City Council on Oct. 6 approved a series of contracts, budget amendments and funding resolutions tied to storm recovery, water infrastructure and park repairs.
Staff told council the city is using state funding and FEMA and insurance proceeds to repair damage from Hurricane Helene. Council accepted a funding-offer modification from the North Carolina Division of Water Infrastructure and approved a budget amendment of $564,344 to apply remaining state funds to a sedimentation project at the water plant. "We are using a state funding source for the sedimentation project at the water plant," staff said during the meeting.
Council awarded a contract to Kemp Construction Incorporated not to exceed $29,942 for removal and replacement of a failing split-case booster pump at the Oak Hill Station after staff said the pump "has begun to fail and needs replacement." It also approved awarding equipment purchases for Shoey Park to Revels Turf and Tractor LLC for an amount not to exceed $259,048.27; staff said Shoey Park has received $541,800.72 from FEMA to help rebuild.
For design and construction services related to a recreation maintenance building at Catawba Meadows, staff recommended a lowest responsive firm listed in the packet; in the meeting record council voted to award a contract (motion language in the record names Dom McHugh and Associates, PLLC) in an amount not to exceed $135,000 and authorized the mayor or city manager to execute the contract.
Council also approved two budget amendments tied to Helene restoration: $2,795,618 and $1,133,851. Staff explained these reflect multiple FEMA reimbursements and the accounting workflow that requires recognizing FEMA revenue in a receiving fund and transferring it to capital projects.
Separately, council approved a resolution accepting $7,165,744 from the North Carolina Division of Water Infrastructure and a related budget amendment of $564,344 to the project fund. All motions in the meeting passed on voice votes.
Council postponed action on a larger engineering-services procurement for rebuilding Catawba Meadows and the soccer complex and recessed the meeting to Oct. 14 to continue that agenda item while staff completes negotiations.
