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<br />Aug~ust 13, ~9~74
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council held on August 13, 1974, there were present:
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<br />Richard J. Davis, Jack P. Barnes, E. Saunders Early, Jr., Archie Elliott, Jr.,
<br />Edward L. Oasty J~, Rdb~rt W~ Weftz, Jr., Phin Horton, City Manager, R. T.
<br />Williams, Assistant City Manager for Finance and Staff Services, H. M. Myers,
<br />Jr., Assistant City Manager for Operations, D. R. Hagemeister, Acting City
<br />Attorney.
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<br /> Absent: James W. Holley, Ill
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<br /> The Rev. Thomas J. Powers, Pastor, Park View Baptist
<br />prayer, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag,
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<br /> Mayor Davis welcomed all citizens in attendance.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Wentz and seconded by Mr. Early, the minutes
<br />was adopted by the following vote;
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<br />Church, opened the meeting with
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<br />to be approved as received
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<br />Ayes: Barnes, Early, Elliott, oast, Wentz, Davis
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> 74'-330 Mayor Davis presented Resolutions of Appreciation to retiring members of
<br />Boards and Commissions.
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<br /> 74-330[a) --Ci~yManage~ presented a Certificate of Appre&iation to Robert T. William:
<br />Assi~ta~ City Manager for Finaneeand Staff Services, for recognition receiving a ~erti-
<br />ficate of Conformance for Public Financial Reporting" awarded by the Municipal Finance
<br />Officers Association of the United States and Canada.
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<br />The following agenda items were presented by the City Manager:
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<br /> 74-331 - "Bids were opened July 31, 1974 for installation of sanitary sewers on Elm-
<br />burst Lane (extended). These sewers will serve the area generally between GEX and the Na~
<br />tional Guard Armory. The major customen will be the proposed regional hospital laundry
<br />facility which xs projected to generate substantial wastewater utility revenues.
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<br /> There were six bids as follows on the "Alternate B" "truss pipe" which was the most
<br />economical alternate:
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<br />Art Ray Corporation- Suffolk, Va. $ 85,020.67
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<br />M. H. Newsome, Inc. -Virginia Beach, Va. $ 88,056.87
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<br />D. E. Sterner Const. Co., Inc.- Va. Beach, Va. $ 93,711.00
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<br />Va.Carolina Contractors, Inc.- Norfolk, Va. $ 98,897.00
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<br />A. Stuart Bolling Co., Inc.- Portsmouth, Va.
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<br />$101,917.50
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<br />A & W Contractors, Inc.- Chesapeake, Va.
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<br />$111,436.70
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<br />The Engineer's estimate was $90,000.
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<br /> I recommend that the contract be awarded to the iow bidder and that
<br />be authorized to execute the necessary contract documents.
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<br />the City Manager
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<br /> It is requested that $101,000 be appropriated from the Capital Improvement Fund to
<br />cover the cost of construction, engineering, inspection and contingencies. This appropri~
<br />will be funded from unallocated Public Utility Bond proceeds. The estimated time for comp
<br />tion of this project is 120 days.'
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Early and seconded by Mr. Elliott, the/ordinance was approved on
<br />first reading, and by the following vote:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $101,000 FROM THE GENERAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
<br />FUND FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SANITARY SEWERS ON ELMHURST LANE (EXTENDED)."
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<br />Ayes: Barnes, Early, Elliott, Oast, Wentz, Davis
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Wentz and seconded by Mr. Early, to ~ard the contract to Art Ray
<br />Corporation, being iow bidder, and the City Manager be authorized to execute necessary
<br />contract documents, was adopted by ~he following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Barnes, Early, Elliott, Oast, Wentz, Davis
<br />NRys: None
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<br /> 74-332 - "Ordinance on first reading to appropriate $7,111.61 from the General Fund
<br />for the design and construction of ramps for the handicapped for. the Cradock Branch and
<br />the Main Libraries.
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<br /> This appropriation is being funded from the Revenue Sharing Funds that were pre-
<br />viously appropriated for the furnishing of the Cradock Branch and the construction of
<br />the ramps. The old appropriation expired on June 30, 1974. This is a reappropriation
<br />of the balance of the funds for the ramps. This is an initial installation of ramps for
<br />handicapped which will be subsequently recommended to serve other municipal facilities."
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