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Committee approves ATM change order for marina dredging; lease and engineering funding questions referred to Ways and Means
Summary
The committee approved a combined change order of up to $10,000 to ATM (Geosyntec) and an estimated $5,000 survey to support marina dredging coordination, while referring unresolved lease funding and a $69,000 Klein design fee (above a prior $50,000 estimate) to Ways and Means for council direction.
The Facilities Committee approved a change order request to cover additional coordination work by ATM (parent company Geosyntec) on the marina dredging project and authorized an additional bathymetric survey estimate.
Staff explained that ATM’s original scope now requires extra coordination with the Morgan Creek Homeowners Association and separate coordination with the Army Corps about a possible Corps dredge site, and requested a change order not to exceed $10,000 to cover work already done and near‑term additional work. Staff also identified a suggested updated bathymetric survey to account for condition changes since the 2022 data; the estimated survey cost discussed was about $5,000. The committee moved, seconded and approved the $10,000 change order and the additional survey authorization.
At the same time, the committee discussed several related marina items that remain unresolved and flagged for Ways and Means or full council consideration. Members said the marina parking lot lease amendment draft currently assumes Islander 71 (restaurant/tenant) will fund certain work through rent receipts; some members said that was not the agreement they had discussed with the restaurant and asked that council provide specific direction on whether the city or the tenant will be financially responsible.
The committee also reviewed a design fee from Klein for marina engineering services that came in at approximately $69,000 — about $20,000 above an earlier $50,000 estimate — and asked that the funding allocation and the intended engineering scope be resolved at Ways and Means before the city commits to the higher fee.
Why it matters: the change order and survey approval keep the dredging project moving while leaving budget and contract structure questions about tenant responsibility and design‑fee funding to the council’s budget committee.
Next steps: staff will issue the approved change order paperwork, procure the updated survey, and place the marina lease funding/engineering cost questions on Ways and Means for a budget decision.
