HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Reallocating Funding from Emma McCarthy Lee Park Bridge Project to the Ada Hayden Heritage Park Fishing Pier Improvements RESOLUTION NO. 21-333
RESOLUTION REALLOCATING FUNDING FROM EMMA MCCARTHY
LEE PARK BRIDGE PROJECT TO THE ADA HAYDEN HERITAGE PARK
FISHING PIER IMPROVEMENTS
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS,this project is to renovate the accessible fishing pier at Ada Hayden Heritage Park that
was originally constructed in 2009; and,
WHEREAS,over the past few years,staff had noticed undulations appearing on the deck with have
been determined to be caused by the heaving of the pilings below the structure of the pier; and,
WHEREAS,the heaving of the pilings has caused 1)the space between the deck boards to widen;
2)the deck surface to develop undulations, and 3)the railings to lose functionality; and,
WHEREAS, a geotechnical consultant determined that heaving of the pilings was caused by"ice
jacking"which occurs when ice forms around the pilings,the water level increases and the pilings heave;
and,
WHEREAS, Snyder & Associates, Inc., of Ankeny, Iowa developed plans and specifications to
correct the problem and reduce the risk of this happening again; and,
WHEREAS,on April 27,2021,a notice to bidders was issued and bids were received and opened
on May 26,2021; and,
WHEREAS, there is $205,000 available for this project, which leaves a $20,753 shortfall to
complete all portions of this project; and,
WHEREAS, staff has identified$60,000 in savings from the completion of the Emma McCarthy
Lee Park Bridge project which can be used to cover the shortfall.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that the
reallocation of$20,753 from the Emma McCarthy Lee Park Bridge Project to the Ada Hayden Heritage Park
Fishing Pier Improvements Project is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 8"'day of June,2021.
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Introduced by: Martin
Seconded by: Corrieri
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen,Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck,Martin
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 8t''day of June, 2021.