Council to vote on water treatment bid

The Odessa City Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday on awarding a bid for $95 million for water treatment plant rehabilitation and miscellaneous upgrades project.

The company being awarded the bid is Garney Companies, Inc., while there will also be an agreement with Carollo Engineers, Inc., for project management during and post construction phase services.

That vote is set during the city council’s regularly scheduled meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday on the fifth floor of City Hall in the City Council Chambers located at 411 W. Eighth St.

The city council agenda details that Odessa Public Works Director Thomas Kerr will speak to the city council about the water treatment plant rehabilitation and miscellaneous upgrades project. The project is budgeted for $95 million to be paid with certificates of obligation, which the city council approved 6-1 on Aug. 3.

Kerr will speak to the city council about approving Engage Parkson Corporation to rebuild Bob Derrington Water Reclamation Facility Mechanical Bar Screen. The bar screen is budgeted for $141,817. Kerr reportedly told city council during last week’s work session that the bar has a life expectancy of 20 years.

During the public hearing section, City of Odessa Planning Director Randy Brinlee will talk to city council about considering approval of rezoning a total of 31.63 acres near the southeast intersection of P Bar Ranch Road and N. Faudree Road. The rezone request would be for retail and retail-one.

Other items:

>> Consider approval of City Council minutes, October 26, 2021.

>> Consider approval of City Council Work Session minutes,  Nov. 2, 2021.

>> Consider approval of the request by Arturo Villalobos, owner, to rezone from Single-Family Residence-Three (SF-3) to Light Commercial (LC) on the northern portion of Lot 1, Block 1, Arturo Addition, City of Odessa, Ector County, Texas (927 S. Muskingum Ave.) (Ordinance – Second and Final Approval)

>> Consider approval of the request by Robert Llanez, lessee, Raja LLC, owner, for a specific use permit to allow a tavern use in a Retail-One (R-1) zoning district on Lot 1, Block 6, Brownstone Addition (4101 Medical Park Dr. Ste. 100 & 105) (Ordinance – Second and Final Approval) Randy

>> Consider purchase of traffic signal poles.