City Council to decide whether to renew contract for professional services

The City Council on Tuesday is expected to decide whether to renew a contract for professional project management services.

The proposal on the agenda would earmark up to $37,000 to pay Robert Jackson, who provides such services to the city at a rate of $85 per hour.

A city report from Director of Financial Services Roger Kohlman states that Jackson has served as the city’s Public Works director and city engineer, and later as a consultant to those departments once full-time staff took on those roles.

Services Jackson would provide under the proposed extension of contract would include the interior design and construction of the new library on Smith-Enke Road, the redesign of the existing library on North John Wayne Parkway into a teen center and the design and construction of the Pacana Park expansion.

Because city staff lacks the time and expertise in house to handle those tasks, the report states, “the likelihood of the underlying project to fail increases significantly” unless a contractor steps in to manage the process.

If you go:
What: City Council Meeting
When: 7 p.m. Tuesday
Where: Global Water Resources, 22590 N. Powers Parkway
Cost: Free