HomeMy WebLinkAbout06 0420 minThe City Council met on Apdl 20, 2006, at the Plainview Convention Center, 2902 West
4t~ Street, Plainview, Texas. The agenda for this meeting was posted in City Hall at
11!:27 a.m. on April 17, 2006. Mayor John C. Anderson presided. Councilmembers
present were: Kelvin Tipton-District 1, Mary Jane Shanes-District 2, John N. Bertsch-
District 4, Wendell Dunlap-District 6 and Roland Nash-Distdct 7. Councilmembers
Belinda Pena-Distdct 3 and F~on Trusler-District 5 were absent.
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~ff members present were: Greg Ingham-City Manager, John Castro-Director of
~mmunity Services, Leslie Pearce-City Attorney, John Berry-Director of Public Works,
ill Mull-Police Chief, Brice Clements-Engineer, Dale Simpson-Director of Civil Service,
~ry Glass-Fire Chief. Arthur Wall-Interim Street Superintendent and Belinda Hinojosa-
ry Secretary.
Jests Present were: Cathy Waggoner, Tom Aday and Carolyn Baker
,~ws Media Representative: Richard Orr-Plainview Daily Herald
Councilmember Bertsch delivered the invocation.
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~uncilmembers Belinda Pena and Ron Trusler were granted excused absences.
~e Council and staff reviewed the agenda for the City Council meeting of April 25,
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ice Clements, Engineer presented for consideration regarding the hike/bike trail,
:DOT rebid the project after not receiving any bids on the first try. Three bids came in
o~er budget this rims. Ajax Equipment Co. bid $1,823,510.85, SCR Construction Co.,
Inc. bid $1,856,108.18 and Amarillo Road Co. LP bid $2,147,586.35. Mr. Clements
stated the Iow bid is 25.81% over cost estimate. He stated TxDOT is currently
n~gotiating with the contractor to reduce the scope,of the project to match the budget.
Tl~e funding amounl:s are as follows: Federal $1,~44,384.00, City $336,096.00 for a
total project fundi~g of $1,680,480.00. Engin~,ering costs for the project are
$,.05,295.52. He stated the scope must be reduced by $548,326.37.
M '. Clements stated currently all TxDOT projects are running 25-40% over budget
b~cause oil prices are high and unstable and there is a large volume of work available
fo Crontractors to bidl. He also stated that the original cost estimate was based on 2001
prices. The staff's recommendation is to construct the trail from the east end of
B~oadway Park to Quincy Street at a cost of $1,130,000.00 if such is acceptable to the
bi Jder. It is also their recommendation that tlhe City apply for an additional
tr~msportation enhancement grant to fund the west end of the trail. The Phase II
pr ~jected costs would be a total of $1,191,000.
G 'eg Ingham, City Manager stated there is currently a call out with applications being
d~e by the 28th of this month. If the Council is interested in applying for this grant, City
st ~ff will need to begin work on the application process immediately.
It was the consensus of the Council to proceed with '[he construction of the trail from the
e~st end of Broadway Park to Quincy Street and to apply for a grant later on when they
b~come available again.
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Mr. Ingham stated the item will be on the agenda for Tuesday night to formally accept
the proposal.
Jack Keller, Budget Manager presented the Quarterly Investment Report for the
period from January 1, 2006 through March 31, 2006. The beginning book value is
$19,871,010 and the ending book value is $20,858,778. The interest earned for this
period is $248,401. Mr. Keller stated that as of March 31, the City's collateralized
demand deposits were at 4,90%, with that figure changing to 5.15% the next day.
There being no further business, Mayor Anderson adjourned the meeting at 12:27 p.m.
Belinda Hinojosa
City Secretary
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