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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-12-19 City Council Minutes Approved OS Y 0etri`:: t9 w City Council Minutes— December 19, 2011 At 7:00 p.m. Mayor Dean Maxwell called the regularly scheduled Anacortes City Council meeting of December 19, 2011 to order. Roll call found present: Eric Johnson, Erica Pickett, Brad Adams, Bill Turner, Cynthia Richardson and Brian Geer. Minutes of Previous Meeting Mr. Johnson moved, seconded by Mr. Adams, that the minutes of December 5, 2011 be approved as if read. Vote: Ayes— Pickett, Adams, Turner, Richardson, Geer and Johnson. Motion carried. Citizen Hearings No one present wished to speak on any item not already on the agenda. Mayor/Council Communication and Committee Reports Mayor Maxwell recognized County Commissioner Ron Wesen who was in the audience. Recognition of Councilmember Nick Petrish for His Years of Service: Mayor Maxwell announced that the Council had prepared a presentation honoring outgoing Councilmember Nick Petrish for his years of service on the City Council but that Mr. Petrish had passed away early that morning. Mayor Maxwell announced the dates and times for the visitation, rosary and burial mass. The mayor recognized Mr. Petrish as an icon in the community who served Anacortes in many way including 13.5 years on the City Council and prior to that on the School Board and praised his kind approach to city governance. Consent Agenda Mr. Turner moved, seconded by Mrs. Richardson, to approve the following Consent Agenda item. Vote: Ayes—Adams, Turner, Richardson, Geer, Johnson and Pickett. Motion carried. Approval of Vouchers/Cancellation of Checks Council voted unanimously that the following vouchers/checks audited and certified by the City's Auditing Officer (Finance Director) and subsequently reviewed and approved by the Council Finance Committee on December 9, 2011 and December 16, 2011 are approved for payment as of December 19, 2011. Claim Checks December 2011: Check Numbers 62821 through 62974 in the total amount of $2,996,057.23 EFT December 2011: EFT Numbers 62808 through 62820 in the total amount of$3,265.11 In the same motion Council approved Ordinance 2867 amending the 2011 budget. Water Treatment Plant Improvement Update Public Works Director Fred Buckenmeyer provided a brief update on the project after the first 329 days. He complimented the construction contractor, IMCO, and the outstanding management team from MWH, HDR and the City. Mr. Buckenmeyer introduced Project Manager Matt Reynolds to provide details. Mr. Reynolds presented a series of slides beginning with a site plan showing the existing and new facilities, then a recent aerial photo demonstrating the progress to date including the treatment building, foundations for the high service pump station and the clearwell, generators and switchgear. He next showed a series of photos taken from different angles around the exterior of the treatment building. Mr. Reynolds said the project is currently employing 60-70 people. He reported that the project is 37% complete with estimated completion in 2013. He noted that over half of the 14,000 CY of concrete have been poured. Anacortes City Council Minutes December 19, 2011 1 Change Order/Contract Modification: Water Treatment Plant Improvement Project Mr. Reynolds presented proposed Change Order No. 3 to the construction contract with IMCO. The change order includes 18 discrete additive and deductive changes for which pricing has been negotiated for a net total of$207,348.62. Mr. Reynolds described each item one briefly. He said the largest item is Item J, the electrical switchgear, which was proposed by the contractor and accepted by the engineers who concurred that the change would make the plant more reliable. Mayor Maxwell complimented the team on the very low change order rate to date,just slightly over 0.5% of the total contract. Mrs. Richardson and Mr. Turner echoed that sentiment. Mr. Adams emphasized that some changes are deductive and save the City money. Mr. Geer moved, seconded by Mr. Johnson, to approve Change Order 3 to construction contract 05-014-WTR-012 with IMCO General Construction, Inc. in the amount of$207,348.62. Vote: Ayes— Turner, Richardson, Geer, Johnson, Pickett and Adams. Motion carried. There being no further business, at approximately 7:30 p.m. the regular Anacortes City Council meeting of December 19, 2011 adjourned. Anacortes City Council Minutes December 19, 2011 2