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Council approves easement, development plat, park courts bid and a series of contract amendments
Summary
At its Dec. 1 meeting the Wyoming City Council accepted a utilities easement, approved Budget Amendment No. 8 to use leftover 2020 CDBG coronavirus funds, granted tentative approval for Salmon View Phase 1 (36 lots), and accepted a $547,500 low bid to install post-tension courts at Lemery Park, among other routine contract amendments and first-reading ordinances.
Wyoming — The Wyoming City Council on Dec. 1 approved a package of resolutions and contract actions including acceptance of a public utilities easement, a small CDBG budget amendment, multiple contract amendments, and preliminary approval for a new subdivision.
Easement acceptance and city manager report
Council accepted a public utilities easement for 3901 Buchanan Avenue SW as part of city manager Report 25-13. The motion passed by roll call.
CDBG budget amendment and Home Repair Services
The council voted to approve Budget Amendment No. 8 to appropriate $15,345.85 in remaining 2020 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) coronavirus funds into the current CDBG budget and to recognize associated grant revenue. City staff said the funds will be distributed through a future contract with a nonprofit that will be brought back to the council once a contract is reached.
Relatedly, the council approved an amended contract with Home Repair Services of Kent County Inc., adding $30,000 of CDBG funds to pay for minor home repairs and accessibility modifications, an amount staff estimated could serve about 10 households. "This would be allocating an additional $30,000 of those CDBG funds for those purposes," City Manager John said.
Contract awards and facility projects
Council approved Amendment No. 2 to extend the city’s automotive body repair contract with Autobody Experts (estimated $60,000 per year depending on vehicle repair needs) and approved Amendment No. 2 for architectural and engineering design services with TAG Architectural for two fire stations, with drawing fees of roughly $30,000 and $33,000 for the respective stations.
Water and wastewater projects
The council approved additional work on a drinking water plant low-service pump after staff reported greater-than-expected damage that increased the repair cost from $120,000 to about $169,000. Staff noted the pump is a very large unit, more than 50 feet long and driven by roughly a 600-horsepower motor. Council also approved the purchase of a replacement sludge grinder for the wastewater plant for just under $17,000.
Parks bid and soils questions
Council accepted the low bid of $547,500 for the Lemery Park post-tension court project, which the city said will install six pickleball courts, one tennis court and a full basketball court. Council members raised concerns about existing cracks and settling at the site and whether soils had been evaluated. "A part of the bid specs ... were that they do soil borings and do that soil preparation, so that will be on the contractor to do that work beforehand," said Gershon, a city staff member, and added that the post-tension system is designed to accommodate some soil movement and that warranties require replacement if cracking recurs.
Land use and ordinances
The council granted tentative preliminary approval for Salmon View Phase 1, a 36-lot single-family subdivision phase that the planning commission recommended unanimously. Council also introduced Ordinance 17-25 (first reading) to rezone 138 36th Street SW from R-4 residential to B-2 general business to allow demolition and expansion of an existing gas station, and Ordinance 18-25 (first reading) to clarify sign-code definitions to allow businesses along US-131 greater options for wall signage.
Community announcements and adjournment
Councilors used the closing portion of the meeting to thank staff for the clean audit, welcome new employees (including the deputy city manager and a new deputy finance director), promote Wyoming Winter Wonderland events, remind residents of curbside leaf pickup scheduled for Dec. 6 at 6 a.m., and note that the city’s odd-even parking ordinance went into effect Dec. 1 through March 31 to assist snow-clearing operations. The meeting was adjourned.
What happens next: Several items are first readings or required future contracts; staff said nonprofit contracts for the CDBG funds and construction bidding documents will return to council for approval where required.
