Bardstown council approves bids for sewer, water and electric work and grants clinic $7,500; enters executive session with no action

At its July 23, 2024 meeting, the Bardstown City Council approved multiple procurement awards for downtown infrastructure, authorized a community grant, heard staff reports and entered an executive session on real property that produced no action.

Councilman Bill Sheckles moved to accept the bid submitted by Insituform Technologies LLC for Phase 4 of the downtown sewer rehabilitation; Councilman Franklin Hibbs IV seconded and the motion carried 5-0. (The meeting minutes record the bid amount as $479,530,000.00; that figure appears to be a typographical error in the minutes and is recorded here as $479,530.00 to reflect the likely intended bid amount.)

Councilman Roland E. Williams moved to accept a bid from Hayes Pipe Supply for water materials for Phase 4 in the amount of $104,369.63; Councilman Sheckles seconded and the motion carried 5-0. Councilman Sheckles moved to award electric distribution material contracts for 2024 as recommended by City Electrical Engineer Eric Richter: $21,465.00 to Cape Electrical Supply, $63,180.00 to Brownstown Electric Supply and $11,628.55 to WESCO; Councilwoman Betty Hart seconded and the motion carried 5-0.

Councilman Sheckles moved to approve a $7,500 community grant for the Nelson County Community Clinic; Councilman Hibbs seconded and the motion carried 5-0. The minutes show the council approved cemetery deeds for Gary Drury and Amy Blanton by unanimous consent.

City Electrical Engineer Eric Richter reviewed minutes from the July 9 Electric and Cable Committee meeting. Fire Chief Todd Spalding reported an increase in calls over the past year and said he is drafting bid specifications for a new fire engine. Assistant Police Chief Joe Seelye reported that "Olivia and Maverick continue to do good things for the department." Mayor J. Richard Heaton provided an update on discussions with Luckett and Farley representatives about an indoor sports complex and said the existing outdoor pool will remain open during construction.

Councilman Roland E. Williams moved to enter an executive session at 6:37 PM under KRS 61.810(1)(b) to deliberate on the acquisition or sale of real property; Councilman Franklin Hibbs seconded and the motion carried 5-0. The council returned to regular session at 6:50 PM; no action was taken during the executive session. The meeting adjourned at 6:52 PM.