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               state highway, therefore the Town will need to work with them regardless of who provided the
               funding.

           6.  Items for Approval:
                   a.  Motion 2025-42: Approval to Purchase Smith & Loveless Everlast Series 3000 Pumping
                       Station for West Street Pump Station– Water Resources Director Jamey Latchum & Davis,
                       Bowen, & Friedel Inc. Nicholas Bradley (Strategic Plan: DS3, AS2)

                       Mr. Latchum explained to the Mayor and Council that he was seeking approval for the new
                       lift station as it was budgeted for in the FY26 budget. He planned to sign a letter of intent to
                       avoid a 15-25% tariff increase, as the increase would make the lift station out of budget.
                       Mayor Tyndall thanked Buckingham Elementary’s Superintendent for approving to move the
                       lift station from the street onto land owned by the school district. Mr. Latchum expressed
                       that this would protect the safety of the Town’s employees as they would no longer need to
                       lie in the street. Councilmember Orris inquired if this was the total cost and Mr. Latchum said
                       the quote covered the cost of all equipment and parts needed, but not labor.
                       Councilmember Knerr asked how much time the Water Resources Department currently
                       spent maintaining that lift station, and Mr. Latchum expressed a lot of time was put into
                       sustaining that lift station as they were performing repairs or maintenance approximately
                       every two weeks.
                       On the motion of Councilmember Orris, second by Vice President Burrell, Motion 2025-42:
                       Approval to Purchase Smith & Loveless Everlast Series 3000 Pumping Station for West Street
                       Pump Station was adopted by the following vote:

                  Name                     Counted toward
                                           Quorum
                                           Aye     No  Abstain        Recused    Absent

                  Dean Burrell, VP         X
                  Steve Green              X
                  Jay Knerr                X
                  Shaneka Nichols          X
                  Jack Orris               X
                  Voting Tally             5

                   b.  Motion 2025-43: RFP 2025-05 SDP Comfort Station Bid Award Recommendation –
                       Public Works Director Jimmy Charles & Davis, Bowen, & Friedel Inc. Nicholas Bradley
                       (Strategic Plan: DS3; DS6))

                       Mayor Tyndall explained the Town received grant funding for this project. However, the
                       funding was not received until a year after the quote had been provided. Therefore, the
                       grant no longer covered the expense of the project. The Town applied for another grant to
                       bridge the gap, which the Town had been awarded and received. However, it still did not
                       bridge the gap so three funding avenue recommendations were provided to the Mayor and
                       Council for review and approval. The first option was to utilize two months of slots revenue,
                       which would be consistent with what the County would like to see the funds used for. The





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