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Council authorizes Island Street engineering change order, reallocates wastewater funds and assigns casino donation to police equipment
Summary
Council authorized the city manager to negotiate a change order with Greenman-Pedersen for Island Street reconstruction, approved a reallocation of unspent wastewater funds for grit chamber duct repairs, and allocated a $13,788.35 casino donation to police equipment (Exacom).
The Keene City Council authorized three operational and procurement actions affecting public works and public safety systems.
Island Street change order: On a 4–0 committee recommendation, council authorized the city manager to negotiate and execute a change order with Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. for construction engineering services related to the Island Street Corridor Improvements project. Councilor Thomas F. Powers said the contract time was extended due to late-season weather and utility work delays and that funds for the engineering change were available within the project; council approved the authorization unanimously.
Grit chamber repair: Council also approved a time-sensitive reallocation of unspent funds within the water/sewer fund to pay for grit chamber duct insulation repair. The motion moved unspent funds from two completed wastewater projects (air compressor replacement and laboratory renovation) so the work could be done by the contractor already on site, avoiding a separate bid and additional mobilization. The council suspended the rules to take up the item and approved the transfer unanimously.
Casino donation allocation: The council voted to allocate a Rivo Casino donation of $13,788.35 to the FY27 Police Department capital improvement plan for an Exacom purchase. The vote drew a short debate: Councilor Mitchell H. Greenwall objected to accepting funds from a business the city may be regulating, calling it a potential conflict of interest; others noted the statute authorizing the program and that acceptance of the donation had already been agreed to, with the council action directing where the money would be applied. The minutes record a final tally of 12 in favor and 3 opposed on the allocation.
What happens next: Staff will negotiate the Island Street engineering change order within the available project funds; the public works department will oversee the grit chamber repair; and the police department will proceed with procurement for the Exacom system using the allocated donation funds, subject to any procurement rules and reporting requirements.
