Pana Council rejects 9th Street Project bids
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Tom Latonis
Breeze-Courier Writer
(PANA) — With a unanimous 8-0 vote, members of the Pana City Council rejected a bid for the reconstruction of Ninth St., from Chestnut St. to Locust St. The vote came during the Council’s regular meeting on Monday evening in the Council Chambers of Pana City Hall.
Two companies submitted bids for the project. Otto Baum Co. of Morton submitted a bid of nearly $1.5 million, which, according to City Engineer Greg Holthaus, was 35% higher than originally estimated. In terms of cash, it was about $400,000 more than the estimate.
Kinney Contractors of Raymond submitted the other bid, which was almost $1.6 million.
Holthaus said the city was going to contribute $400,000 for the project through the Federal Aid-Urban (FAU) Fund, which would deplete it to about $40,000. Each year, the city is allocated about $100,000 in the FAU program. There had been discussions to propose committing future FAU funds to the project, but in the long run, it was decided to reject the bids and try to re-bid the project in the fall.
Members approved the first reading of the annual Appropriation Ordinance for the 2022-23 fiscal year. The ordinance total over $34.5 million. Purpose of the ordinance is to set a maximum amount the city could collect. In reality, the city collects a much less amount through property taxes. This just legally allows the city to collect in its various funds up to these amounts. The Appropriations Ordinance is much higher than the Budget ordinance which totals around $3.2 million in revenues.
AC Environmental of Wilsonville was awarded a contract for interior asbestos removal at 412 S. Poplar and 610 E. First St. was approved 7-1. Alderman Kirk Woods voted, “No,” saying, “I think we’re getting hosed here.”
Another contract, to Craig Antenna Service of Pana, to install a new warning siren in the Washington School neighborhood at a cost of just over $23,000.
Pana City Hall offices are changing hours. Starting Tuesday, July 5, hours will be 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Presently, they are 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Approval by the Council was unanimous.
A contract was approved with Mike Evrly to mow the dam at Lake Pana twice a year. There will be a mowing this summer and one in the fall. Cost is $2,800.
In other lake news, Moran Economic Development of Alton was given the task to do a pre-eligibility study to create a Tax Increment Fund District at Lake Pana. Cost is not to exceed $8,900.
An oversized lake lot lease was approve along with the $700 double lot lease fee. It was awarded to Randy Kettler at lot B-16.
Two boat dock permits, one for Michael Swiney (H-44) and David Durflinger (A-18), were approved.
First reading of an ordinance dealing with abandoned boats at Lake Pana gained approval.
There was a 22-minute executive session at the end of the meeting to discuss the salary of an employee. When the Council came back into open session, Mayor Nathan Pastor announced no action would be take.
The meeting was then adjourned at 7:54 p.m. Next meeting of the Pana City Council is Monday, July 11, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Pana City Hall.
