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Katy council approves VFW lift-station bid, construction administration services and adds environmental education coordinator to pay plan
Summary
Council awarded a construction bid and approved related engineering administration services for the VFW lift-station project (bid $173,900; total project cost $224,540) and adopted an ordinance adding an Environmental Education Coordinator position to the classification and compensation plan; all measures passed by voice vote.
The Katy City Council on Feb. 9 approved routine project and personnel items, including awarding a construction bid for a lift-station replacement near George Bush Drive and amending the employee classification plan to add an Environmental Education Coordinator.
VFW lift-station project: Staff described the BFW lift-station replacement project near the Johnny Nelson Katy Heritage Museum and the VFW Hall. Council authorized ARC Engineers LLC for construction administration services for $8,700 and awarded the construction bid to m7 land development (Huntsville, Texas) for $173,900; staff reported a total project cost of $224,540 after adding contingencies, prior design fees and the administration services.
Employee classification: Council considered an ordinance amending the classification and compensation plan to add a job description for an Environmental Education Coordinator, delete the job description for Executive Director of Public Works and Community Development, and amend reporting lines and salary grades. Council members discussed whether the roles duties were too narrowly drawn and how it would integrate with parks and school outreach; staff said the position would report to the assistant city administrator and coordinate with parks programming. The ordinance was adopted by voice vote.
Consent and other routine business: The consent agenda was approved earlier in the meeting by voice vote. Council made a number of standard announcements and closed the meeting at 8:22 p.m.
Financial details: Staff reported the bid amounts and project total on the record; the contract amount and total project cost were read into the transcript. No additional budget transfers were recorded in the meeting minutes included in the transcript.
