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Chester council approves permits, contracts, construction change order and fire-cadet hires
Summary
On Aug. 26 the Chester City Council approved a package of routine resolutions including a handicap parking zone, police promotional testing, road permits for Chester Water Authority, a parcel transfer to the redevelopment authority, inspection services for North Street, an amendment for Philadelphia Union Sportsplex assistance, a 12-month extension for EJM Advisory ($12,000), MG Engineering services for a 9th Street school-zone study ($11,800), a $75,000 change order extending construction management and authorization of multiple fire cadets.
The Chester City Council voted to approve a series of resolutions at its Aug. 26 meeting, covering parking, permitting, contracts and personnel. The clerk read resolutions R105 through R114 and each was moved, seconded and recorded by roll-call with councilors and the mayor recorded as voting in the affirmative.
Key items approved included R105 (installation of a handicap parking zone on the 500 block of East 22nd Street), R107 (road-opening permit for Chester Water Authority for multiple street segments, contingent on engineer conditions), R109 (agreement with Traffic Planning and Design Inc. for construction inspection services on the North Street trail/veil work), R110 (amendment to the cooperation agreement for the Philadelphia Union Sportsplex redevelopment assistance project), and R114 (appointment of a cohort of fire cadets to begin academy training Sept. 8 at Harrisburg Area Community College).
Several contract-authority items were approved after short staff explanations. On the New Roads Construction management change order (R113), a staff speaker explained the firm shifted from part-time to full-time on the Public Works Building project and the change order extends construction management professional services for three additional months through October with an amount not to exceed $75,000. "Construction management is really important to keep the project moving along on time," the mayor said during discussion.
All resolutions called in the record received affirmative roll-call responses from Councilors Williams, Green, West, Davis and the mayor. These were routine governance items; no controversial amendments or defeats were recorded during the meeting.
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