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CITY OF EDGEWATER
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
February 8, 1979
Pursuant to Charter Regulations (Ordinance No. 994, Section 2)
Mayor Christy called a Special Meeting of the City Council for
the purpose of discussing the CO2 Recarbonation Unit for the
Water Plant.
The Special Meeting was called to order by Mayor Christy at
6:31 P.M. on February 8, 1979 in City Hall.
ROLL CALL
Mayor Robert H. Christy
Councilman Louis J. Rotundo
Councilman David C. Ledbetter
Councilman Walter B. Sikes
Councilman Neil J. Asting
City Attorney Judson I. Woods
City Clerk John Wharton
Police Chief Earl Baugh
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Mayor Christy asked Councilman Asting, Coordinator for the
Water Department, to make his report to the Council.
Councilman Asting said that at the last Council meeting, he was
asked to contact Farmer's Home Administration to inform them that
Edgewater wished to install a recarbonation unit at the new water
plant. This additional cost would not affect the loan or qond,issue
and FmHa said that it was up to the City to make a decision on this
change. Mr. Asting said that he had also contacted the Department
of Environmental Regulations. The DER said they would want a copy
of the prints for the water plant showing the location of where
the unit would be installed. Briley, Wild can submit these prints or
our City Engineer. Based on this information, Mr. Asting said
that he would like to recommend to the Council that they approve
the installation of this recarbonation unit. The total cost would
be approximately $19,~00.00. The system, installed by Liquid Carbonic
would be $6,000. That is for the control panel. The City would
put in the concrete slab. The electrical work necessary for the
control panel would be installed by a Layne-Atlantic subcontractor.
This is Briley, Wild1s proposal. If we wanted Layne-Atlantic to
act as the representative whom we would contact in the event of
a breakdown, they would charge us $1, 170.00. The Liquid Carbonic
Co. would guarantee the control panel for a period of 90 days and
if anything went wrong after the 90 day period, we would have to
pay the expenses of an electrical engineer but we would not have
to pay for any parts that might be required. The tank would be
guaranteed for one year. The Liquid Carbonic people seemed to
think that going through Layne-Atlantic would just be an added
expense that was not really necessary. The Council will have to
authorize a change order from Briley, Wild to Layne Atlantic to
install the electrical work.
There was a discussion about whether or not the Council should go
out for bids.
Mr. Woods said that he did not think, under the circumstances, that
the City would have to go out for bids. There is a time element
involved here and the City has already received three proposals on
this unit.
Councilman Sikes wanted to know if there was any way we could
check the water plant, at this point, to see if it will give us
water it is supposed to.
Mr. DeGroot, City Engineer, said that the plant, up to this point,
will be tested and it is the full responsibility of Layne-Atlantic
to do this.
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Councilman Sikes said that we have had so much trouble with the
sewer plant, he is afraid the water plant may not operate as
well as Briley, Wild claims it will.
Councilman Asting said that we had to trust our consulting
engineers. They are professional people and they have recommended
the design of this plant to the City as being a good design and
a good water plant.
There was further discussion about the water plant and the
responsibility of the consulting engineers.
Councilman Ledbetter asked where the money was coming from for
this additional cost.
Councilman Asting said that we had the money in Fund 40 which is
the revenue and operations fund.
Councilman Rotundo made a motion to authorize the installation of the
recarbonation unit. Briley, Wild will issue change order to Layne-
Atlantic to install the electrical and the(~City will contact Liquid
Carbonic to install the panel. Councilman Ledbetter seconded the motion.
Mr. DeGroot asked if the City would write their own contract with
Liquid Carbonic or will this be done through Briley, Wild?
Mr. Woods said that he believed the City could write their own
contract.
Mr. DeGroot said that most of these vendors had contracts that
would be difficult for a municipality to live with directly, they
have to be modified.
Mayor Christy said that we will make sure that the City Attorney
puts his stamp of approval on any contract with Liquid Carbonic.
Councilman Rotundo asked about insurance for this unit.
Councilman Sikes said that the builder carries insurance until the
City accepts it. He would assume that Liquid Carbonic would have
their own coverage until the unit is accepted. Then this would
go on the City's insurance.
Upon roll call the motion to authorize the purchase and installation
of the recarbonation unit CARRIED 5-0.
Councilman Ledbetter made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Councilman Rotundo seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned.
Minutes Submitted by
Nancy Blazi
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Approved thi s /;L day of
February, 1979.
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