Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer and George Clemens and clerk-treasurer Lynn Christiansen attended the Friday board of works meeting, with board member Jeff Grose attending virtually.
The board approved a memorandum of understanding with county government officials to share leasing costs of the Shrine Building’s east room, which is being used as the Bowen Center Kosciusko County COVID-19 testing facility.
Costs to rent the building are $4,000 per month. The county will pay two-thirds of the costs or $2,666.67 and the city will pay one-third of the lease amount or $1,333.33. The first month’s payment is due to the fair board no later than Dec. 21. The agreement lasts until Feb. 28. Funds will come from CARES Act money.
The board hired Taft, Stettinius and Holister’s law office, in Indianapolis, to develop the city’s build-operate-transfer policy.
The principal lawyer is Cameron Starnes who makes $405 per hour. Fees are not to exceed $35,000.
The build–operate–transfer project delivery method is usually for large-scale infrastructure projects, with a private entity receiving a concession from the public sector to finance, design, construct, own and operate a facility stated in the contract.
The board approved funding of the Warsaw Community Development Corp. facade grant program in the amount of $25,000 for 2021.
Costs are matched to $5,000 for building improvements with the WCDC overseeing the projects.
City planner Jeremy Skinner presented an amendment to the engineering contract with INDOT for the Anchorage Road Project’s preliminary work.
The city was awarded $2.7 million and the original contract with Structurepoint was for $384,000 in 2018. The right-of-way work was to be determined later while a preliminary design was in place.
With the preliminary design now available, Structurepoint will engineer the work for $70,050 for an overall contract price of $454,050, which is $40,000 less than anticipated, which the board approved.
The board also approved Selge Construction pay application No. 8 in the amount of $133,433.55 for work on the Buffalo Street Plaza. The work continues, Skinner said, and should be complete in the spring.
The project funds come from a Regional?Cities Grant.
Brian Davison, wastewater treatment plant supervisor, attending online, presented the 2021 stormwater utility budget guideline as $1,399,606.64.
Davidson also presented the wastewater treatment utility budget guideline as $8,825,975.50.
Davidson presented Kokosing Industrial wastewater utility change order No. 6, which was approved in the amount of $242,679. This change also adds 60 calendar days for substantial completion, until February 10, and 90 calendar days for final completion, May 11.
Davidson said equipment at the wastewater treatment plant is up and running.
The board approved $2,823,321.58 in claims, plus $1,333.33 in special claims to the fair board.
