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Rockdale council approves consent agenda, parade resolution and multiple infrastructure change orders; no action from executive session
Summary
Council approved the consent agenda, a Christmas-parade resolution, a grant-administration contract for zoning rewrite, change orders on sidewalk, wastewater and sewer projects, and a PID collection agreement; the East Cameron Lift Station award was tabled and executive session produced no action.
At its regular meeting, the Rockdale City Council approved several routine and project-related items and took one notable procedural pause.
The council approved the consent agenda by motion and hand-raise. It then approved a resolution allowing temporary closure for the Rockdale Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade and festival.
On contracts and change orders, the council:
- Approved awarding grant-administration services to Langford Community Management Services for a $300,000 MIT Resilient Communities Program grant intended to support a zoning-ordinance rewrite (Langford scored 98 on the RFP).
- Approved Change Order No. 3 for the downtown sidewalk project for $17,306.60; staff said the project remains within the overall capped budget.
- Approved a negotiated change order for the wastewater treatment plant rehabilitation totaling $37,855.31 to Caprock Construction, to cover tariffs and unforeseen underground conditions.
- Approved a change order of approximately $42,000 on the FM 487 sewer-line project to address unanticipated manholes and damaged pipe; funding is from enterprise/CIP funds.
- Approved an agreement with Texas Gov Solutions LLC to handle special-assessment collections for the Cornerstone Public Improvement District; staff said those fees are borne by the PID and not the city general fund.
The council tabled the notice of award for the East Cameron Lift Station because the apparent low bid exceeded the available CDBG funding by roughly $52,000; staff will seek confirmation from the MDD and return with funding clarifications. The council then convened in executive session to discuss property, interlocal negotiations and budget matters and reconvened with no action taken.
All motions listed above were made, seconded and approved as recorded in the meeting; where specific vote tallies were not stated in the transcript, the council signified votes by hand-raise and the mayor announced motions passed.
