Ocean City Council to Meet Thursday Night

Ocean City Council will meet for the first time since Keith Hartzell was named Council President on Thursday night, 7 p.m. at City Hall. There are no ordinances up for first or second reading, but there are 14 items on the consent agenda.

Included are:

• the awarding of a $36,500 contract to Tuckahoe Turf Farms of Hammonton for the acquisition and installation of Kentucky Bluegrass Sod for playing fields throughout the City;
• a $19,858.20 change order to the existing contract for the installation of the track at Carey Field, due to a design change due to inadequate existing asphalt conditions below the planned rubber surface. The total amount of the contract is now $664,008.20;
• allowing the City to join in a national cooperative in order to purchase a 2015 Toro Groundmaster 7200 mower for $18,093.77;
• the paying of the final contract price of $217,742 to Czar Engineering for vehicle repairs and improvements. This follows a change order that decreases the initial contract price by $20,258;
• the rejection of bids for back bay dredging;
• the rejection of bids for racquetball court improvements;
• the approval of construction plans for the skateboard park;
• the adoption of rules associated with the skateboard park; and
• the awarding of a non-advertised contract to ACT Engineering of Robbinsville for the development of a dredging strategy to include review, development, scope and a budget proposal.

To view the full agenda, click here.

To view the agenda packet, click here.