City Council of the Mayor and Council of New Castle

Present:

Council President William Blest
Councilperson Donald Reese
Councilperson Janet Churchill
Councilperson John Gaworski, Jr.

Councilperson Teel Petty

Also Present:

City Administrator Cathryn Thomas, City Solicitor Roger Akin, Director of Public Services Joseph Freebery, Building Official Jeffrey Bergstrom

New Business:

1. Motion, Discussion and Vote on Resolution No. 2008-34, awarding the contract for City Road and Street Repairs. A motion was made by Councilperson Churchill to approve the Resolution regarding the bid for the 2008/09 City road and street repair program, and that the contract be awarded to the low bidder, Cirillo Bros., in the amount of $267,080.28, with an option of additional work being done to install granite curbs on Third Street, that portion of the contract to be paid by the Trustees of the New Castle Common, if approve by the same. The motion was seconded by Councilperson Reese and approved unanimously, however Councilperson Reese stipulated that he had not requested the proposed work for 7th Street.

2. Motion, Discussion and Vote on Resolution No. 2008-35, concerning repairs to be made to the residential structure located at 917 Gray Street, in the amount of $5,500, using the Cirillo Bros. firm, which provided the lowest quote for the work to be done. A motion was made by Councilperson Churchill and seconded by Councilperson Reese and approved unanimously.

The meeting was adjourned at 6:25 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Cathryn C. Thomas
City Administrator