Mayor and Council Meeting - A. MAX BACON CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS — Minutes
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January 06, 2025 7:00 PM City of Smyrna Mayor and Council Meeting 2800 King Street SE Council Chambers Page 8 of 17 The motion to approve carried with the following vote: Aye: 7 – Councilmember Pickens, Councilmember Hines, Councilmember Lindley, Councilmember Welch, Councilmember Wilkinson, Mayor Pro Tem / Councilmember Gould, Councilmember Oglesby Jr. Nay: 0 – None Recuse: 0 – None B. RFQ25-018 Authorize to approve RFQ 25-018 CIPP (cured in place pipe) unit pricing contract for sewer main lining of sanitary sewer Infrastructure to Federal EC LLC (504 Allatoona Hills Drive, Woodstock Ga 30189) funded from the Water Sewer CIP Fund, not to exceed $500,000 annually and to authorize the Mayor to sign and execute all related items. Citywide Joe Bennett, City Administrator, provided the following background: As part of the 30 year rehab plan, Water Sewer Utilities requested unit price bids for yearly CIPP (cured in place pipe) for the city’s 60 miles of clay pipe to be lined. Based off of actual scenarios with unit pricing, Federal EC LLC was the lowest bidder. Our in- house CCTV and inspections division will inspect for deficiencies and when found the contractor will be called to line said area based off of findings such as root intrusion and cracked/broken clay piping. Councilmember Charles Welch made a motion to approve; seconded by Councilmember Glenn Pickens. The motion to approve carried with the following vote: Aye: 7 – Councilmember Pickens, Councilmember Hines, Councilmember Lindley, Councilmember Welch, Councilmember Wilkinson, Mayor Pro Tem / Councilmember Gould, Councilmember Oglesby Jr. Nay: 0 – None Recuse: 0 – None C. ATH2025-003 Authorization to increase sewer rate per thousand gallons from $8.99 to $9.30 effective April 1, 2025, to be billed on the May 2025 utility bills, and to recognize that Cobb County Water approved a 3.5% increase to the wholesale sewer rate charged to the wholesale customers effective April 1, 2025. Citywide Councilmember Charles Welch made a motion to approve; seconded by Councilmember Travis Lindley. The motion to approve carried with the following vote: