WHAT IT MEANS
The work is part of the city’s annual Corrugated Metal Pipe Replacement Program, which aims to improve storm-sewer water collection and flow while reducing recurring maintenance issues.
A one-year contract extension with a paving company for city street resurfacing was approved Tuesday night as part of an ongoing strategy to reduce demand on the Public Works Department.
For the last two years, PAVECO Construction Inc. has been charged with resurfacing excavations for electric and water utility repairs for Glendale Water & Power. The one-year extension approved by the City Council is not to exceed $850,000.
The resurfacing work was transferred from the Public Works Department to the private sector several years ago when the amount of trenching for Glendale Water & Power infrastructure repairs began to create an undue burden on staff resources. The proposal would extend the contract to March 2009.
WHAT IT MEANS
With the extended street-resurfacing contract, ongoing trenching and utility repairs will continue uninterrupted now with the street resurfacing contract extended to March 2009.
Glendale will continue to retain a political advocacy firm to help it navigate the state legislative process after the City Council approved an 11-month contract for up to $59,000. The firm, Townsend Public Affairs, has been providing city officials with policy research, analysis and advice regarding state funding matters since September 2006.
Over the term of their contract, the firm’s staff has assisted city officials in their quest to procure state grants and keep up on programs affecting various departments.
WHAT IT MEANS
Since the previous contract expired in August, the city has retained the firm for $5,000 a month. The new contract secures their services nearly a year longer. It includes contingency amounts for reimbursable expenses.
