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Public Works <br /> DATE: 8/23/2024 <br /> MEMO: 2024-119 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe and City Council Members <br /> FROM: Tim Gleason,City Manager <br /> Matt Newell,Public Works Director <br /> Robert Weil,Water Production Manager <br /> John Dodwell,Water Production Maintenance Manager <br /> SUBJECT: Resolution Authorizing a Professional Services Agreement with Christy-Foltz,Inc.to Provide Engineering,Labor and <br /> Material to Reinstall a Section of Fish Barrier on Lake Decatur Dam <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council approve a resolution authorizing a professional <br /> services agreement with Christy-Foltz. in the amount of$26,580 to reinstall the fish barrier located at the south end of Lake <br /> Decatur Dam. <br /> BACKGROUND: In 2013,the design of the Lake Decatur dam was updated to include a barrier on top of the bascule gates to <br /> prevent Asian Carp,an invasive fish species,from jumping over the dam during high water events. The design includes a fail-safe <br /> system in which fiber pins will break under high-stress conditions. This protects the metal framework from bending. <br /> The extreme cold during January 2024 caused heavy icing on the lake,which caused one of the fish barriers to break off and fall <br /> into the zone just downstream of the lake,as designed. <br /> Christy-Foltz is the best qualified firm to accomplish this task,as they have done it before. Several calls were made,but no other <br /> firms were interested in the project. <br /> Because the project involves no subcontracting,minimal materials,and little general labor,the contractor is unable to meet the <br /> City's minority business enterprise(MBE)goals. <br /> LEGAL REVIEW: The form of agreement,based on the approved template,was submitted for review by Corporation Counsel <br /> on 8/23/24. <br /> PRIOR COUNCIL ACTION: There has been no prior Council action on this item. <br /> POTENTIAL OBJECTIONS: There are no known objections. <br /> INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: None. <br /> STAFF REFERENCE: Matt Newell,Public Works Director,Robert Weil,Water Production Manager,and John Dodwell,Water <br /> Production Maintenance Supervisor.The memo was written by Robert Weil.Matt Newell will attend the City Council meeting to <br /> answer any questions of the Council on this item. <br /> BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: <br /> Budget Impact:The repairs will be considered a lake-related capital project. There is a sufficient FY 2024 balance in the Water <br /> Capital Fund. <br /> Staff Impact: Current approved staffing levels should be sufficient to accomplish the project. <br /> ATTACHMENTS: <br /> Description Type <br /> Resolution with Agreement Christy-Foltz,Inc. Resolution Letter <br />