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Hertford council approves survey, vegetation‑removal and storm‑drain task order; audit response accepted
Summary
At its Jan. 9 meeting the Hertford council unanimously accepted a $5,200 bid from Coastal Engineering to survey Barrows Alley, awarded a $40,136 STRAP contract for vegetation removal to Browns Land Developing, and approved Withers‑Ravenel Task Order #4 for a Golden Leaf storm‑drain assessment; the council also approved its required audit response.
The Hertford Town Council voted unanimously on several procurement and administrative items on Jan. 9. Coastal Engineering of Kitty Hawk was awarded a $5,200 contract to survey Barrows Alley to determine roadway versus privately owned land; one bid was received. The council accepted the bid on a motion by Councilman Jerry Mimlitsch, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ashley Hodges.
For the STRAP grant of $46,000 (U.S. Department of Agriculture) to remove roughly 3,500 feet of vegetative debris from Jennie’s Gut, council accepted a $40,136 bid from Frankie Brown of Browns Land Developing (motion by Mayor Pro Tem Hodges; second by Mimlitsch). A second bid from J&J Environmental (Jimmy Droze) was $50,000.
Council also accepted Withers‑Ravenel Task Order #4 tied to a Golden Leaf grant for a storm‑drain assessment/master plan (motion by Mimlitsch; second by Hodges). The council approved the Town’s response to five FY22 audit findings for submission to the Local Government Commission (LGC) by unanimous vote.
Votes at a glance: - Remove Item 10 and approve meeting agenda: mover Jerry Mimlitsch; seconder Ashley Hodges; outcome: passed unanimously. - Approve Dec. 12, 2022 consent minutes: mover Ashley Hodges; seconder Jerry Mimlitsch; outcome: passed unanimously. - Approve response to FY22 audit findings (to LGC): mover Ashley Hodges; seconder Jerry Mimlitsch; outcome: passed unanimously. - Accept Coastal Engineering bid to survey Barrows Alley ($5,200): mover Jerry Mimlitsch; seconder Ashley Hodges; outcome: passed unanimously. - Award STRAP vegetation‑removal contract to Frankie Brown, Browns Land Developing ($40,136): mover Ashley Hodges; seconder Jerry Mimlitsch; outcome: passed unanimously. - Accept Withers‑Ravenel Task Order #4 (Golden Leaf storm‑drain assessment): mover Jerry Mimlitsch; seconder Ashley Hodges; outcome: passed unanimously.
What this means: the survey will determine public right‑of‑way and potential on‑street parking options along Barrows Alley. The STRAP project will use the awarded contractor to remove vegetative debris; the town will administer the grant. The Withers‑Ravenel task order advances stormwater planning under a Golden Leaf grant.
Council did not record any dissent; most procurement approvals were routine and made with unanimous consent.
