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Washington council adopts multiple budget amendments, grants, leases and contracts
Summary
At its Oct. 9 meeting the Washington City Council approved a slate of budget ordinance amendments and contracts, including grant carryforwards, grant acceptances, a hangar lease with Metro Aviation, and selection of BW Architecture for a CDBG-funded children's home retrofit.
The Washington City Council on Oct. 9 approved a series of budget ordinance amendments, grant acceptances and contract authorizations covering housing, public works, aviation and arts funding.
Key actions taken: The council adopted a budget ordinance amendment to carry forward unspent FY2023 funds for a BCBS Integrated Grant (motion by Councilmember Mike Renn; second by Mayor Pro tem Richard Brooks). It adopted a grant project ordinance to accept additional funds from the Z. Smith Reynolds IPA Latino Art Grant (motion by Mayor Pro tem Richard Brooks; second by Councilmember Mike Renn). The council also approved appropriations for local matches tied to Jacks Creek and Runyon Creek Sound Rivers grants and authorized a budget amendment covering initial engineering work for an AMI (advanced metering infrastructure) contractor in the water and sewer fund.
Other approvals included a budget amendment to cover higher-than-anticipated property, casualty and liability insurance premiums and a budget amendment for an upcoming airport airshow, for which staff said revenue from the event is expected to offset expenditures.
The council approved a corporate hangar lease with Metro Aviation for Corporate Hangar C2 at Washington-Warren Airport, noting the company will expand operations at the site and anticipates hiring two to three mechanics; the lease will increase Metro Aviation——s rent by approximately $30,000. The council also approved selecting BW Architecture to provide architectural and engineering services for retrofit and construction oversight of Kelly—s Children—s Home, a CDBG-NR-funded renovation of the former Word of Life Worship Center at 300 E. 10th Street; the project will be financed in part with $750,000 of RTG funds.
Votes at a glance (motions, movers/second, outcome): - BCBS Integrated Grant carryforward: mover Mike Renn; second Richard Brooks; outcome: adopted (votes recorded in favor). - Z. Smith Reynolds IPA Latino Art Grant acceptance: mover Richard Brooks; second Mike Renn; outcome: adopted. - Jacks Creek & Runyon Creek Sound Rivers local match appropriation: mover Bobby E. Roberson; second Richard Brooks; outcome: adopted. - AMI Project (water & sewer fund) engineering funds: mover Bobby E. Roberson; second Richard Brooks; outcome: adopted. - Insurance premium budget amendment: mover Bobby E. Roberson; second Richard Brooks; outcome: adopted. - Airshow budget amendment: mover Mike Renn; second Richard Brooks; outcome: adopted. - Corporate Hangar Lease with Metro Aviation: mover Richard Brooks; second Mike Renn; outcome: adopted; staff noted potential job growth (2-3 mechanics) and ~ $30,000 rent increase. - Selection of BW Architecture for Kelly's Children—s Home retrofit: mover William Pitt; second Richard Brooks; outcome: adopted.
Procurement note: Staff presented a memo listing purchase orders over $50,000 for the month, including: $58,963.88 to Cella Ford, Inc. (vehicle purchase); $50,000 to Sunoco LP (second generator fuel); $96,922.96 to Capital Chevrolet, Inc. (vehicle purchase); $110,879.25 to Metcon, Inc. (5G fiber-corporate hanger); $76,307.50 to Westinghouse Electric Supply (transformer); $75,000 to Federal Data Systems LLC (modernize communication infrastructure/data storage); and $518,000 to EIS Holding, LLC (Hotel Louise).
Why it matters: The items adopted cover multiple city operations and capital projects—from arts programming to utilities and airport infrastructure—that affect budgeting and implementation schedules for the coming year.
Next steps: Staff will proceed with contracting or implementation as authorized and return to council as needed for contract execution and any follow-up reporting.