Work on considering additional components for Pella Fiber will continue at the Pella City Council meeting this evening.

A resolution, if approved, would reject bids related to provisioning access equipment necessary to configure the Pella Fiber to the Premise network. Access equipment involved as part of this project includes central office, premise equipment, residential gateways, G.FAST, and wireless mesh devices. City staff recommends rejecting the bids due to several adjustments made when the engineer further investigated each bid for the equipment they would provide, which was estimated to cost Pella Fiber $1,268,481.

Special event permits are on the agenda for Central College move in/move out, which will be held August 22-25, November 25, December 17-18, January 16-17, March 11-13, and May 14, with activities associated with the event also under consideration.

Council will review a cost participation agreement with Pella Corporation for Clark Street Water Main Improvements, with each party responsible to pay for their portion of the project based on as-constructed quantities and calculated using unit prices as bid. Under the terms of the proposed agreement, the City of Pella has agreed to handle the project’s contract administration and pay $152,901, with Pella Corp assuming the remaining balance of the contract at $214,005.

Council will also schedule a public hearing to review bids for the East Interchange Infrastructure Improvements (Water Main and Force Main) project and a resolution authorizing application submittal for a Resource Enhancement and Protection Grant for the Kiwanis Park improvements with Wonder Spelen.

The Pella City Council meeting begins at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Pella Public Safety Complex and due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this meeting will also be available electronically:
1. To access screen sharing and audio, visit https://join.me/CityofPella
2. To listen to audio only, call 720.650.5050 and enter access code 962-389-622 #