Council extends contract for wastewater plant construction

By Ralph Pokorny

Nevada Daily Mail

The snow and cold weather this past winter, followed by a wet spring has slowed the progress on the construction of the city's new wastewater treatment plant.

At this point, the city does not know when the new plant will be completed and in operation; so Tuesday night, the Nevada City Council voted 4-0, with James McKenzie absent, to give final approval to a change order to the city's contract with G & G Construction for the wastewater treatment plant. The change order extends the contract's completion date by 110 working days from the previous completion date of May 7. Basing the completion date on working days instead of calendar days, will take into account additional rainy weather that may further delay completion.

As part of the extension, G & G Construction agreed to pay 1/2 of the added costs for an on-site project representative during the extension.

In a related matter, the council passed on second reading a special ordinance approving amendment No. 5 to the city's engineering contract with Allgeier Martin for the new wastewater treatment plant by increasing the total contract by $8,000 to cover the additional cost to have a resident project representative for the additional construction time. The added time is due to weather delays in the construction.

The additional money will be funded through the Department of Natural Resources State Revolving Fund Program.

In other business the council:

* Voted 4-0 to approve the appointment of Lori Fast to a three-year term on the library board. Her first term will expire in July 2013.

* Voted 4-0 to approve the appointment of Brian Bell to a three-year term on the library board. His first term will expire in July 2013.

* Voted 4-0 to approve the appointment of Seth Barrett as the city council ex-officio member of the planning commission.

* Voted 4-0 to approve the appointment of Lance Christie to a three-year term to the parks board. His first term will expire in June 2013.

* Voted 4-0 to table consideration of a liquor license application for the Cherry Street Grill, 127 E. Cherry St.

* Voted 4-0 to adopt Resolution No. 1288 approving a liquor license for the Cherry Street Grill to sell malt liquor for consumption on the premises, contingent on the state issuing a state liquor license.

* Held a public hearing and voted 4-0 to approve changing the zoning on property at 300 S. Tower at the request of Jim Adams, the owner, from R-1, single family, to R-3 apartment house. Adams plans to build a duplex on the property.

* Voted 4-0 to give final approval to a general ordinance amending Section 25-2.101 allowing the city council to permit the city clerk to live outside the city limits with a unanimous vote of the city council.

* Voted 4-0 to postpone consideration of Resolution No. 1287 waiving the residency requirement for Annette Crews, city clerk. Since McKenzie was absent, the council decided to postpone adopting the resolution until the July 6 meeting when all five council members will be present.