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Walker commission approves $720,405.61 in expenditures, easement and awards Maple Road sidewalk contract
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Summary
The Walker City Commission approved a consent agenda that included $720,405.61 in expenditures, accepted an easement for the Alpine Estates pump station and awarded the Maple Road sidewalk contract to Loadstar for $195,050; the commission also approved two emergency-planning appointments.
The Walker City Commission on March 23 approved a consent agenda that included $720,405.61 in expenditures, accepted an easement for the Alpine Estates pump station and awarded the Maple Road sidewalk contract to Loadstar for $195,050.
Scott, the city’s public services director, presented both infrastructure items at a 6:30 p.m. committee of the whole meeting and recommended the easement and the contract award. "We have 2 very easy items," he said, telling commissioners that the Alpine Estates easement had been reviewed by the city attorney and that Grand Rapids — which operates the pump station — had accepted some changes to the draft agreement.
The commission voted to approve the consent agenda by voice vote after Commissioner Chase moved the measure and Commissioner Shane supported it. In explaining the Maple Road project, Scott said the work avoids drainage impacts, had a one-hour open house attended by three residents, and should take two to three weeks to complete. He called the project a fulfillment of a past development promise: "Promises made, promises kept," he said.
Nut graf: The actions put $195,050 in public works work under contract and cleared an easement that staff said is about 60 feet by 75 feet and was subject to attorney review; commissioners also cleared two emergency-management appointments in separate votes.
Votes at a glance: - Consent agenda (expenditures $720,405.61; Alpine Estates pump station easement; Maple Road sidewalk award to Loadstar for $195,050) — Motion: Commissioner Chase; Support: Commissioner Shane; Outcome: Approved (voice vote). - Resolution 26-797 (appointments to emergency planning committee, including Commissioner Chase and Deputy Director Jake Gardner) — Outcome: Approved. - Resolution 26-798 (appoint Chief Schultz as emergency management liaison) — Outcome: Approved.
Details and context: Scott said the easement parcel for Alpine Estates spans multiple properties west of Power Avenue and includes a roughly 60-by-75-foot square area where work will occur; staff confirmed nearby storm-sewer outlets lie outside the easement. For Maple Road, Scott reported three bids from local contractors and named Loadstar as the low, responsive bidder at $195,050; staff said the job is straightforward and will be performed at-grade to avoid drainage work.
What’s next: The contracts and easement approvals move forward with standard administrative follow-up; the commission set the appointments to the emergency planning committee and named Chief Schultz as the emergency management liaison, replacing Chief Manckel, who the chair thanked for his past service.
The meeting adjourned after routine business and announcements.
