Generators and communications for sewer system lift stations @ VCC 2018-12-06

Nothing is on the agenda about the recent major spill at the Withlacoochee Wastewater Treatment Plant for tonight’s Valdosta City Council meeting.

However, there are three other sewage-related Utility Department items: bids for ten emergency standby generators and for water treatment chemicals, and Consideration of a request to purchase a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system for Lift Stations and Water Treatment Plants.

Those are all good steps, so lift stations won’t fail due to lack of power, so Valdosta Utilities can know what’s going on in real time (SCADA), and so they can continue testing.

Maybe you’d like to come compliment Valdosta on that much and ask them what they’re doing to prevent WWTP spills, in Citizens to be Heard.

Also tonight, appointments to KLVB, VLCDA, and Valdosta Tree Commission.

AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE VALDOSTA CITY COUNCIL
5:30 PM Thursday, December 6, 2018
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL

  1. Opening Ceremonies
    1. Call to Order
    2. Invocation
    3. Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag
  2. Awards and Presentations
    1. Consideration of the December, 2018 Employee of the Month Award (Lt. Shelley Miller and Sgt. Allen Carter, Valdosta Fire Department).
  3. Minutes Approval
    1. Valdosta City Council – Regular Meeting – Nov 8, 2018 5:30 PM
  4. Public Hearings
    1. Consideration of an Ordinance for a Conditional Use Permit for the expansion of a school in a Single-Family Residential (R-10) Zoning District as requested by Scintilla Charter Academy (File No. CU-2018-13). The property is located at 2171 East Park Avenue. The Greater Lowndes Planning Commission reviewed this request at their November Regular Meeting and recommended approval with three conditions (7-0 Vote).
    2. Consideration of an Ordinance to rezone 1.79 acres from Single-Family Residential (R10) to Multi-Family Residential (R-M) as requested by Ailone Tichon (File No. VA-2018-15). The property is located at 1505 and 1507 Hickory Road. The Greater Lowndes Planning Commission reviewed this request at their November Regular Meeting and recommended approval (7-0 Vote).
    3. Consideration of an Ordinance to rezone 11.14 acres from Single-Family Residential (R-10) to Residential-Professional (R-P) as requested by New Harvest United Methodist Church (File No. VA-2018-16). The property is located at 2548 East Park Avenue. The Greater Lowndes Planning Commission reviewed this request at their November Regular Meeting and recommended approval (7-0 Vote)
    4. Consideration of an Ordinance to rezone 2.57 acres from Single-Family Residential (R10) to Neighborhood-Commercial (C-N) as requested by Treina Dove (File No. VA-2018-17). The property is located at the northwest corner of North St Augustine Road and the northern leg of Hightower Circle. The Greater Lowndes Planning Commission reviewed this request at their November regular meeting and recommended approval (7-0 Vote)
  5. Bids, Contracts, Agreements and Expenditures
    1. Consideration of bids for painting the exterior of City Hall.
    2. Consideration of bids for the purchase of ten emergency standby generators for the Utilities Department.
    3. Consideration of bids for water treatment chemicals for the Utilities Department.
    4. Consideration of a bid from Georgia Power for the relocation of poles for the Lake Park Road Sidewalk Project.
  6. Local Funding and Requests
    1. Consideration of a Single-Family Residential Rehabilitation Repair (SFRR) Program Policies and Procedures. (Second Reading)
    2. Consideration of a request to purchase a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system for Lift Stations and Water Treatment Plants.
  7. Boards, Commissions, Authorities, and Advisory Committees
    1. Consideration of an appointment to the Keep Lowndes-Valdosta Beautiful Board.
    2. Consideration of an appointment to the Valdosta Tree Commission.
    3. Consideration of an appointment to the Valdosta-Lowndes County Development Authority
  8. Citizens to be Heard
  9. City Manager’s Report
  10. Council Comments
  11. Adjournment

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