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Rollins council approves telecom and cable franchises, ICAC affiliation, mutual-aid pact and multiple Edinburgh Street change orders
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Summary
The Rollins City Council on March 3 approved third readings of two franchise ordinances, an agreement affiliating an RPD detective with the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, an interstate mutual-aid pact for fire response, and three change orders for the Edinburgh Street reconstruction project, including $44,615.79 for contaminated-soil monitoring.
The Rollins City Council voted March 3 to approve a string of interlocal agreements and project adjustments that city staff said will advance public-safety cooperation and finish a long-running street reconstruction project.
On unfinished business the council approved, on third and final reading, an ordinance granting a telecommunications utility franchise and general utility easement to Visionary Communications LLC; the motion to untable and approve passed on an online vote (5 yays, 1 nay). The council then approved a separate ordinance granting a cable-system franchise to All West Wyoming, Inc.; that motion also passed on online vote with 5 yays and 1 nay.
In new business the council unanimously approved an agreement affiliating a Rollins Police Department detective with the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation's Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force. The affiliation, council members were told, will allow the detective to be assigned ICAC cases in Rollins, make the detective eligible for overtime reimbursement related to assigned investigations, open access to task-force training paid through the ICAC, and allow specialized investigative equipment to be provided by the task force. The motion passed with six yays.
The council also approved an interstate mutual aid and assistance agreement for fire and related emergencies with the Carbon County Fire Protection District. Fire leaders described the pact as a standard agreement designed to formalize cooperative responses; the motion passed with five yays and one abstention (Patterson recorded as abstain).
Council members spent substantial time on the Edinburgh Street reconstruction project, voting to approve three change orders. Change order #1, related to monitoring wells and the presence of potentially contaminated soils near a nearby Kum & Go property, totaled $44,615.79; staff said Wyoming DEQ and contractor TriHydro identified monitoring requirements and contamination zones after excavation began. Council approved change order #2 for removal of excessive concrete around storm sewer manholes ($6,812) and change order #3 to install geotechnical fabric over native soils to improve pavement longevity ($46,204.20). Public works and the project engineer WWC Engineering recommended the amounts as fair and reasonable; all three change orders passed on recorded online votes.
Council members asked about the origin of funds for the change orders; staff said two of the orders will be charged to enterprise or general fund reserves and one may be assigned to the water enterprise fund because it concerned storm infrastructure. Public works staff cautioned that until excavation begins, subsurface conditions from earlier infrastructure and aging utilities can produce unforeseen costs.
No public comments were recorded on these items during the meeting. The council adjourned at 6:42 p.m.; the next meeting is scheduled for March 17 at 6:00 p.m.
