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Regular Council Meeting August 24, 2015 Page 3 Mayor Pro -Tem Lancaster opened the public hearing and asked for anyone wishing to speak about this item, to please come forward. With no one speaking, Mayor Pro-Tern Lancaster closed the public hearing. 13. Discuss the junk vehicle ordinance. Council Member Plata said he had placed this item on the agenda, because he was contacted by a man who was working on his 1969 Chevrolet Malibu under his carport, and received a ten day notice from code enforcement that he must move it. Council Member Plata said he was told that old antique vehicles or collector cars were protected from code enforcement. He referred to the inapplicability section with regard to screening from view and asked if anyone had a problem with amending the ordinance to include an antique car or collector car would be screened from view if it had an appropriate car cover on it and even if it was under a carport. Council Members did not indicate a problem with amending the ordinance and Mayor Pro -Tem Lancaster said it would be placed on the next agenda. 14. Discuss and possibly act on information received about the contract specifications for TWDB Phase I Water Replacement System and work performed. Mayor Pro -Tem Lancaster said this was her item and she was waiting on one or two disks of information for the city manager and he was out tonight. A Motion to table this item to the next meeting was made by Mayor Pro-Tern Lancaster and seconded by Council Member Clifford. Motion carried, 5 ayes — 0 nays. 15. Accept the bid and award a contract to Richard Drake Construction in the amount of $259,049.60 for rehabilitation of the Trail de Paris. Public Works Director Jerry McDaniel said the Council approved to go forward with a budget of $250,000 and this project was bid in June or July. He said the bids came in over budget, so staff rebid the project. Mr. McDaniel explained the base bid was $317,379.20 and if they take out alternate DA3 in the amount of $58,329.60, it would decrease the contract to $259,049.60. Through additional negotiations on the blending and mixing of the cement stabilization, Drake Construction dropped the price by $11,339 resulting in a total contract amount of $247,710.60. Mr. McDaniel recommended moving forward and said that the City side of the work could begin tomorrow if approved. Mayor Pro -Tem Lancaster asked about the duration of the project and Mr. McDaniel estimated two months. Council Member Plata wanted to know if the base would be built up enough so that it would be more stable. Mr. McDaniel answered in the affirmative and stated there would be a 6 inch stabilization placed on the existing trail. He also reminded Council that 3 inches of base rock was taken out, because the cost was $58,000. Mr. McDaniel explained that the base rock would probably extend the life of the trail by an additional four years and that staff was trying hold the cost down and at the same time do a good job. Council Member Clifford inquired how long this would last and Mr. McDaniel said eight to ten years.