HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_11131. Request for a Re -review of the Proposals Submitted for the South Iredell Small
Area Plan: Woolpert LLP has withdrawn its proposal for this plan. The contract will now be
awarded to Benchmark Consulting in the amount of $16,500. (For additional information, see
the May 6 briefing minutes and the April 15, 2003 briefing minutes.)
2. Request for the Appointment of a Chairman for the Local Emergency Planning
Committee: Emergency Services Director Tracy Jackson was appointed as the Chairman for the
Local Emergency Planning Committee.
3. Request for Approval to Apply for a Fiscal Year 2003 Emergency Management
Performance Grant: During the briefing, Emergency Services Director Tracy Jackson asked
permission to apply for a $15,000 (formula based/amount could vary) grant from the Federal
Emergency Management Association and the North Carolina Division of Emergency
Management. Jackson said the funds had been used in previous years to offset the salary costs
of the Program Assistant IV.
4. Request for Approval of a Reduction in Retainage Fees (10% to 5%) for the
Contractor Involved in the Iredell County Government Center -South Project (see briefing
minutes)
5. Request for Approval of a Three Year Banking Service Contract with First Citizens
Bank: At the briefing, Finance Director Blumenstein said a request for proposals had been sent
to seven banks for banking services bids, and five declined to bid. Mrs. Blumenstein said First
Citizens had provided the service for the past ten years, and she recommended for the contract to
remain with this banking facility.
A summary of the bids is as follows.
Bank
Declined to Bid
Compensating
Balance
Fee —Comp Balance + Lockbox
Basis Charges
BB&T
J
Bank of America
$3,800,000
$84,968.64 Lockbox included in Conip Bal
Citizens South
J
First Citizens Bank
$1,500,000
$67,779.48 $45,961
Piedmont Bank
J
RBC Centura
J
Wachovia/First Union
J
""Total cost of services calculation:
Compensating balance x 1.10%+ 29,462 lockbox
per item charge
6. Request for Approval of Budget Amendment #39 for the Recognition of Jail
Commissary Sales in Excess of Revenue budgeted and to Appropriate for Additional
Commissary Purchases: Finance Director Blumenstein said during the briefing that this
budget amendment would recognize commissary sales in excess of revenue budgeted and
appropriate for additional commissary purchases. The specific line item amounts are:
Existing Change Amended
104520482200 Commissary Sales (78,375) (17,000) (95,375)
100520 530100 Commissary Supplies 78,538 17,000 95,538
7. Request from the Town of Mooresville for the Waiver of Demolition Tipping Fees
Estimated to be $6,000 in Conjunction with the Mooresville Library Expansion Project:
This request was from Mooresville Mayor Al Jones, and it pertains to the demolishment of
four houses in conjunction with the enlargement of the Town's library. Mayor Jones' letter
estimated the tipping fees associated with the landfill disposal would be approximately $6,000.