2004-10-25 Regular Meeting, Public Hearing, and Workshop Meeting

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City Council Regular Meet'and Workshop Meeting - October 25, .4 - Page 2 W ASTEW A TER TREATMENT PLANT; APPROPRIATING THE SUM NOT TO EXCEED $24,800.00, TO FUND SAID CONTRACT; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. C. Council to consider approval of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with Freese & Nichols, Inc. to provide professional engineering services for waterline replacement and sewer main rehabilitation in the amount of $45,000.00. Public Works Director Steve Gillett presented summary and recommendation and answered 'Council's questions. City Attorney Clark Askins read: ORDINANCE 2785 - AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LA PORTE AND FREESE AND NICHOLS, INC., TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE BA YSHORE DRIVE WATER AND SEWER REPLACEMENT PROJECT; APPROPRIATING THE SUM NOT TO EXCEED $45,000.00. TO FUND SAID CONTRACT; MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. D. Council to consider approval of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute a Professional Service Agreement with PBS&J to perform a Preliminary Engineering Report for the Little Cedar Bayou Wastewater Treatment Plant, the sum not to exceed $99,125.00. Public Works Director Steve Gillett presented summary and recommendation and answered Council's questions. Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read: ORDINANCE 2004-2786 - AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LA PORTE AND PBS&J, INC. To.PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES TO PREPARE A PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING REPORT FOR PHASE II IMPROVEMENTS AT THE LITTLE CEDAR BAYOU W ASTEW A TER TREATMENT PLANT; APROPRIATING THE SUM NOT TO EXCEED $99,125.00, TO FUND SAID CONTRACT; MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; FINPING COMPLI~CE WITH THE OPEN MEETING LAW, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. E. Council to consider instructing the Assistant City Manager to amend the various operating , budgets for outstanding purchase orders: This is a routine annual transaction to validate open purchase orders. Motion was made bv Councilmember Griffiths to annrove the Consent AlZenda as nresented. Second by Councilmember Moser. Councilmember Beasley questioned Items B, C and D. Public Works Director Steve Gillett provided the information for Cotmcilmember Beasley. Ayes: Beasley, Engelken, Moser, Mosteit, Rigby, Clausen, Porter and Griffiths Nays: None Abstain: Councilmember Ebow abstained from voting on the minutes