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Oakland board approves water‑rate cut, extends zoning moratorium and awards $2.88M water‑meter contract
Summary
At its meeting the Town of Oakland adopted Ordinance 26‑06 lowering the base water rate and minimum gallons, extended a moratorium on mobile home park approvals, approved a $2,883,094.86 water meter replacement contract and authorized a telecom vendor consolidation projected to save ~$34,000 annually.
The Town of Oakland board approved a series of measures by voice vote, including an ordinance shortening the minimum billable gallons and several resolutions covering zoning moratoria, a water‑meter replacement project, communications vendor consolidation and acceptance of a donated parks item.
Ordinance 26‑06 (second reading) — water rate and minimum gallons: Town Manager Ellis summarized that the ordinance lowers the minimum billed gallons from 2,500 to 1,000 and drops the base rate from $15.47 to $7.98. Ellis said the change targets households that consume less water and is meant to ease the impact of last year’s increase. The board adopted the ordinance on a voice vote.
Resolution 26‑42 — mobile home park moratorium extension: Staff said the mayor and board previously adopted a six‑month moratorium (Resolution 26‑09) and Resolution 26‑42 extends that moratorium for an additional six months to allow time to refine zoning rules; the board voted to pass the extension.
Resolution 26‑44 — water meter replacement project contract award: Town Manager Ellis reported staff opened bids on July 7 and received six proposals; he recommended awarding the project to the low bidder, Core in Maine. The contract amount reported in the meeting was $2,883,094.86; the board had budgeted $3,000,000 for the project. The project will replace meters, change meter‑reading methods and add customer notifications for continuous flow. The board approved the contract by voice vote.
Resolution 26‑45 — PBX/communications consolidation: Ellis recommended consolidating town phone and internet to Aeneas and using Chickasaw Electric poles for fiber. He presented a cost comparison showing current monthly communications at about $4,075 versus a projected $2,601 under the proposed vendor, an estimated annual savings of roughly $34,000. The board approved authorization to switch vendors.
Resolution 26‑47 — acceptance of disc golf equipment donation: The board accepted a donation of disc golf equipment from the City of Grand Junction; town staff collected and stored the materials on site and the resolution passed.
All listed motions carried by voice vote. The meeting record shows motions and seconds for each item but does not include a roll‑call vote tally by name.
