The Pella City Council rejected the next step in additional components for Pella Fiber at their meeting Tuesday evening.
A resolution rejecting bids related to provisioning access equipment necessary to configure the Pella Fiber to the Premise network was passed. 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.
Prior to the beginning of regular business, Mayor Don DeWaard remembered the two men killed in an apparent industrial accident Saturday while working on installing fiber near Lincoln Elementary. Genis Urgell Rueda, 35, and Nelson Joani Figueroa, 20, both of Richmond, Virginia, died after likely hitting a high-voltage electrical line.
Council also approved a certified list of candidates for a police officer opening, including:
– Bryce Doane (Sully)
– Christian Escobar (Pella)
– Mitchell Monarchino (Otley)
Special event permits were approved 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 moving ahead.
Council also approved a 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. The water main should be finished by the end of November.
Council also scheduled a public hearing for September 1st to review bids for the East Interchange Infrastructure Improvements (Water Main and Force Main) project, which is estimated to cost the city $987,000 and includes extensive improvements to water mains along Oskaloosa Street from Eagle Lane to 250th Avenue out to the new Lely North America development south of Highway 163.
Finally, a resolution authorizing application submittal for a Resource Enhancement and Protection Grant for the Kiwanis Park improvements with Wonder Spelen is moving ahead.