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Fremont council approves design contract, festival contract, land purchase and emergency utility spending
Summary
At its regular meeting the council approved a $327,600 design contract for City Hall renovation, a $3,200 performance contract for a June festival, purchase of 20.9 acres for future generation (7–1 vote), an LB840 amendment for WholeStone Farms, and emergency utility expenditures for turbine repairs.
The Fremont City Council approved a package of consent and regular‑agenda items Tuesday, including a City Hall design contract, festival performance contract, a land purchase for future utility generation, and emergency spending for turbine repairs.
Council approved a $327,600 contract with Schimmer Associates to design renovations to the City Hall building (basement, 1st and 3rd floors). Staff said the firm was the lowest qualified proposer and that the design will produce phasing options and cost breakouts to match the capital improvement plan.
The council approved a performance contract (staff corrected a staff‑report typo: the contract is $3,200) for Dylan Bloom to perform at the Fremont Creative District amphitheater kickoff on June 27.
On a separate vote, council approved purchase of an approximately 20.9‑acre parcel (PID 270139527) at $50,000 per acre to site future generation and utility infrastructure; the purchase passed 7–1 after discussion about price versus site suitability and utility access.
Council also approved an amendment to an LB840 loan agreement with WholeStone Farms Cooperative, extending the measurement period and modifying workforce assumptions; staff and advisory committees recommended approval and members noted retention and local employment benefits.
Jeff Shanahan, utility general manager, described turbine inspection work that generated roughly $315,000 in change orders to date; council affirmed an emergency declaration to cover expenditures exceeding ordinary spending limits so repairs could proceed.
Most motions passed unanimously; the land purchase and the LB840 amendment each passed 7–1. Council adjourned after an executive session on real estate and contract negotiations.
