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Council approves consent and new‑business contracts and purchases including sewer work, engineering amendments and a police fleet purchase
Summary
On Sept. 10 the Jackson City Council approved a slate of consent and new‑business items: contracts for sewer televising and access, engineering amendments for major street and MLK corridor projects, multiple change orders, purchase of police vehicles ($143,304) and turnout gear (state‑funded), and set hearings on Pearl Street reconstruction and a street‑naming hearing.
At its Sept. 10 meeting, the Jackson City Council approved a series of consent and new‑business items covering transportation, water, sewer and public-safety contracts and amendments.
Key items approved (motions moved and supported; vote tallies recorded on the floor as noted):
- Payment to Region 2 Planning Commission for the Jackson Area comprehensive transportation study (JETS): $27,883 — motion approved.
- Amendment 2 to the major street engineering contract with Road Professional Services Company (contract 23‑0001) — not to exceed $36,430.88 — approved.
- Engineer’s report accepted and public hearing set for Pearl Street reconstruction (Cooper to Waterloo) — public hearing established for Oct. 22, 2024.
- Change Order 1 to Oak Ridge Drive reconstruction (contractor name in transcript: Concord Escalating and Grading Incorporated) — decrease of $25,618.08 to balance contract quantities — approved.
- Change Order 1 to the MLK Equality Trail Reconstruction (Ann Land Corporation) — increase of $9,852.56 to match field quantities — approved.
- First renewal of 2023 HMA patching contract with Bailey Excavating of Jackson — estimated $220,936.93 (milling, removal and repaving work) — approved.
- Resolution to enter into contract with MDOT for Cooper Street bridge reconstruction and transmission water‑main replacement (Washington Ave. to Michigan Ave.) — approved.
- Contract award for site access construction and manhole repairs to Tapling Group LLC (transcript contains both 'Tapling' and 'Taplin' spellings) to prepare for North Interceptor Sewer cleaning and televising — $383,170.39 — approved.
- Cleaning and televising of the North Interceptor Sewer to Taplin/ Tapling Group LLC — $341,617.45 — approved.
- Amendment 3 to Lansing Avenue engineering contract with Hubbell, Roth & Clark — not to exceed $335,780 — approved.
- Amendment 2 to MLK Corridor Reimagined engineering contract with Hubbell, Roth & Clark — not to exceed $318,810; city engineer said this funds engineering to link utility projects and prepare for bid — approved.
- Change Order 1 to Blakely Avenue reconstruction with Bailey Excavating — decrease of $47,524.74 — approved.
- Proposed rezoning (map amendment) for 604 & 612 Page Ave. from C‑4 general commercial to R‑4 high‑density residential — approved by voice vote (recorded as unanimous).
- Purchase of police vehicles at a total of $143,304 — approved; the floor record shows the vote as '6–2' though roll‑call names for yes/no were not captured in the meeting transcript.
- Purchase of firefighter turnout gear (100% funded by a state grant) — approved unanimously.
- Received and placed on file two draft substantial amendments to annual action plans (Substantial Amendment 1 to 2024–25 and Substantial Amendment 7 to 2019/2020 HUD years) and set hearings for 09/24/2024 — both passed.
Most items passed with no extended discussion; a few items (HMA patching, MLK corridor engineering) drew brief technical questions from council and staff clarifications about scope and funding source. Several contracts referenced vendor names that appear in slightly different spellings in the transcript (for example "Tapling" vs "Taplin").
