The City of Gallatin reviewed and accepted the 2021 Street Improvement Project Invitation to Bid during their meeting held Jan. 11. The bid was for the following streets: (Main) West Grand from Market to Ash Street; (Alternate 1) Corrine Street from MM Hwy to Rocky Road; (Alternate 2) Berry Street from Hwy 13 to Swope Street. The invitation to bid will next be submitted to contractors.
Aldermen moved to accept an AMI metering system bid from Core & Main based on recommendations from City Administrator Lance Rains and Public Works Director Mark Morey.
Two AMI metering bids (estimated costs) were submitted: Core & Main (Sensus) at $425,852.00; and Landis + Gyr (Fletcher-Reinhardt/Sensus) at $454,335.80.
Morey stated his recommendation would be for Core & Main based off of the amount of strength the sensus radios have to collect the data as well as the use of a single collection tower verses a mesh network.
The board accepted a dump truck bid from Load King LK10DB – Peterbilt 337 4X2 at 97,899. Other dump truck bids were as follows: 2019 Ford F750-Landmark Ford East $142,996; 2020 Hino Trucks 338 Dump Truck $87,719; Load King LK10DB – Freightliner M2106 $96,900; Western Star 4700SB $104,913.
Police Chief Mark Richards provided an incident report list dated Jan. 11, which included the following: two Domestic Disturbance; 1-Traffic Complaint; 1-Animal Problem; 1-Citizen Dispute; 1-Trespassing; 1-Welfare Check; 1-Burglary; 1-Information Report; 1-Traffic Accident; 1-Structure Fire; 1-Runaway Juvenile; 1-Arrest Warrant; 1-Property Damage; 1-Child Abuse or Neglect.
The board briefly discussed the use of masks in the City of Gallatin. The board isn’t interested in implementing a mask mandate at this time.
City crews have finished cleaning up after the snowstorm. A good supply of salt is on hand for the next winter storm.
Morey has been working on sending and collecting bids for various items that were budgeted for 2021. He was told to expect a four to six-month delivery delay for the enclosed trailer.
Crews will be working on taking down Christmas lights this week. Dielectric testing will occur on Thursday for the bucket trucks in the electric department.
The city still hasn’t received a response or update from Snyder and Associates.
The December transaction report was approved.
Bills in the amount of $155,787.33 were approved for payment.
The board reviewed and then approved the 2020 Year End Financial Review.
The board has given Administrator Rains the authority to work with the customer regarding a large water bill from a water leak.
City Clerk Rains provided the board a gWorks brochure for a cloud-based application to allow for more transparency with city customers regarding their utility usage and bills. Rains recommend the city bring up the discussion this fall after the AMI system has been installed and gWorks has officially rolled out the new application.
The board made decisions regarding the following CDs:
- CD Maturity with Farmers Bank for $65,199.07: The board agreed to roll this CD at the best rate for a maturity date of 2024.
- CD Maturity with BTC Bank for $100,917.48: The board agreed to roll this CD at the best rate for 12-months.
The board also agreed to take out an additional CD for $65,000 out of the Sales Tax Savings Account with a maturity date of 2025.
City Clerk Rains will provide the competitive CD rates from Farmers and BTC Bank at the next meeting to make the final decisions with the funds.
The board reviewed the previously proposed electric rate increases but no decision was made. The topic will remain on the agenda for the next meeting.
The above are the unapproved minutes of the regular meeting for the city of Gallatin held on Monday, Jan. 11, at City Hall. Present were Mayor Barbara Ballew, Board President Carol Walker, Aldermen Steve Evans, Dan Lockridge, Dan Mccann, City Administrator Lance Rains, City Clerk Hattie Rains, Public Works Director Mark Morey, Police Chief Mark Richards, Police Chaplain Austin Bonnett, Core and Main Representative.
