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Gainesville council advances $95 million bond process, selects airport consultant and accepts grant for rescue truck
Summary
At its Nov. 18 meeting the Gainesville Mayor and Council approved consent resolutions to select LeadEdge as the airport consultant, advance the process for $95,000,000 in water and sewer revenue bonds for Riverside and Lakeside plants, and accept a State Homeland Security Program grant of roughly $357,000 for a regional rescue truck.
Gainesville’s Mayor and Council on Nov. 18 approved three consent resolutions that city staff said will fund and formalize ongoing infrastructure and public-safety work.
City Manager Bridal Lackey briefed the council on BR2025-48, BR2025-49 and GR2025-10. He said the council is renewing the airport consultant contract and moving forward with a revenue bond issuance process: "we're continuing the process to do this $95,000,000 bonds," he said, describing the financing as primarily for work at the Riverside and Lakeside water treatment plants. Airport manager Lisa Poole had recommended LeadEdge to serve as the airport consultant for the next five years; Bridal Lackey told the council LeadEdge had ‘‘performed very well and been a great partner at the airport.’’
Bridal Lackey also described GR2025-10, a State Homeland Security Program application to fund a new rescue truck for the Georgia Search and Rescue (GSARS) district, which he said would be "roughly $357,000" and used for regional search-and-rescue operations; Chief Ellis had previously presented the grant request to the council.
On a motion moved and seconded from the floor, the council approved the three consent resolutions. The mayor stated the motion "passes," and no roll-call vote totals were recorded in the meeting transcript.
The approvals advance steps that staff said will allow the city to finalize contract documents for the airport consultant and to proceed with the bond issuance process; staff said the final bond approval will return to council at a future meeting for the closing steps. The GSARS grant acceptance will enable the city to apply for and, if awarded, accept grant funding toward the specified rescue vehicle. The meeting adjourned after brief final reports from city staff.
