Public Projects Committee Meeting – July 28, 2026
Public Projects Committee Meeting – July 28, 2026
The Public Projects Committee met on July 28, 2026, to consider four agenda items related to capital improvements, including a weight room expansion, a warehouse design contract, a generator replacement, and an odor control study extension. All items were approved by the committee.
Consent Calendar
- None separately identified; all items were discussed individually and voted on.
Public Comments & Testimony
- None recorded.
Discussion Items
- Item 1 – Authorization to enter into a minor public works contract with KA Builders for a weight room expansion at the ESB facility. The project involves removing a wall between the existing weight room and a conference room, updating lighting, removing millwork and countertops, and installing new rubber flooring. Funding comes from a capital project with $100,000 allocated; the project remains under that budget even with new equipment purchases.
- Item 2 – Authorization to enter into a professional service contract with Scott Morris Architect for design of a new warehouse (3,600 square feet) for water distribution and interior improvements at the meter shop. The design is funded from Hopkins Proceeds. Staff confirmed that construction funding would also come from Hopkins Proceeds, pending a future council proposal. The Hopkins fund was created from the sale of the original Hopkins building (approximately $8.1 million) and has been used for facility purchase, moving expenses, and utility upgrades.
- Item 3 – Replacement of the generator and transfer switch at CPD (sic), converting from diesel to natural gas. The total amount is $221,740, drawn from the CPD replacement account. $400,000 was previously allocated for this work.
- Item 4 – Amendment No. 1 to the contract with TMB for a study of odor control and corrosiveness at lift stations. The amendment extends the trial period into the next fiscal year to allow for more rainy season data before deciding whether to switch vendors. The current three-year contract is with Evo. A committee member emphasized that odor control is extremely important.
Key Outcomes
- Motion to approve Item 1 (KA Builders contract) passed unanimously.
- Motion to approve Item 2 (Scott Morris Architect contract) passed unanimously.
- Motion to approve Item 3 (CPD generator replacement) passed unanimously.
- Motion to approve Item 4 (TMB contract amendment) passed unanimously.
- The committee adjourned without further business.
Meeting Transcript
Committee member is the only committee members have an option to look at the men by motion to approve so move second motion and second all in favor. Motion passes and then item number one you got one through three today authorization enter into minor public works contract with KA builders. Sir Afternoon. This is specifically for the weight room expansion. We're going to remove the wall between the existing weight room and one of the conference rooms of ESB. Update the lighting, uh remove some millwork countertops that are in the conference room and then install new rubber flooring the whole space. What do we have on that on the public project? I mean on uh capital project. We had a hundred that's also for purchase of new equipment as well. Oh side of this, but we're still even with the equipment, we're still under that hundred down. Got a motion and second motion and second. All in favor, motion pass it as Tam number two organization SQ professional service contract reward Scott Morris architect. Yes, sir. Uh this is design contract boards more for new uh warehouse water distribution as well as interior improvements at the meter shop. Um this is funded by Hopkins Proceeds, and the design includes the new 3600 square foot warehouse or at least that's decided to participate in leading off the space with the meeting truck. So is the proposal that the actual construction comes out of Hopkins too, or I do believe that is correct. I think that if when that comes, we will be coming, we'll probably be coming back to council to make that proposal. There is enough in there for it, it's just whether or not that's the priority to use it. In their left over in the Hopkins proceeds. Okay, and we we allocated this in capital sponsor. No, no, we allocated that when we purchased the I'm sorry, when we sold the original Hopkins building. What was all part? Eight point oh Miss Dangerous, right? 8.1 million ish, and we created the Hopkins fund, and from that we've used that to purchase the facility and now to renovate the facility itself. Um I think we have one or two other items we've funded off my memory out of that. So we yes, we'll we so we had moving expenses to move from the Hopkins building to the new facility. Um we have some upgrades coming for water and sewer. Um, and we had some upgrades for the actual facility itself, which is what's any other questions? Motion second motion and second all in favor, aye. Motion passed down three. This item is from the CPD replacement account, it is to replace the generator at CPD as well as the uh public transfer switch, and we are converting that generator from diesel natural gas through the amount of 221740. Any questions? Well, what have we I know we talked about this? This is on track for what we talked about. Yes, sir. Uh 400,000 was allocated on this work. Second, that motion is second. All in favor, aye. Thanks, Sam. Then item number four, you're not where I'm not right. Way less funny than mine. Yeah. So this is um amendment number one to our contract with TMB. This was a study that we were doing for uh lift stations, and so for odor control lift station odor control and corrosiveness. Um, and so we're wanting to extend this uh to get it into the next fiscal year until we can get the new contract going. So this is put it out of our operation plan. All right, any questions? So you should TMB through the umbrella under which these trials were done. So we our current contract or the contract we're currently under the three-year contract, and it's with Evo. All right, so I think is how Scott.
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