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Key approvals included:

- A funding agreement with the Alabama Department of Transportation for a fiber installation project; the full project was described as about $880,000 in trenching and cable work, with the City of Auburn providing a local match of $176,000 (federal funds cover the remainder). Staff told Council the fiber will be used for traffic signal network expansion — \"to continue network and expansion of our connection through a fiber network to all of our signalized intersections\" — and not for residential or commercial internet service.

- A sheltering services agreement with CARE (Care) Humane Society for fiscal year 2026 in the amount of $228,408. Staff said the city brought about 917 animals to CARE in the last fiscal year (staff noted the year with an illness reduced the count and the typical average was about 1,043 animals).

- Purchase of UKG (formerly Kronos) compatible time clocks and related hardware for $188,595. HR staff explained that Kronos migrated to UKG and the city's existing time clocks (about 10 years old) must be replaced to remain compatible. The approved clocks are a base model that supports fingerprint scans and integrates with payroll software.

- Purchase of one custom pumper fire truck from Sunbelt Fire for $873,071.

- Purchase of one LifePak 35 monitor/defibrillator from Stryker Medical for $58,350.70; staff said opioid‑reimbursement funds will be used and the unit will be assigned to a fire department Advanced Life Support (ALS) apparatus.

- Two tennis court resurfacing contracts at the Arbor Tennis Center: Heatley Construction for resurfacing 16 clay courts ($127,000) and Ely Construction to resurface 12 hard courts ($98,000). Parks staff said clay courts are typically resurfaced every three to five years and hard courts every seven to 10 years.

- Interchange landscape maintenance contract (Exits 50 and 57) with Evergreen Landscape Company for $80,000. Staff said this consolidation of two previous contracts reduced the combined price compared with prior separate contracts (previous combined value was cited around $96,000–$97,000).

Council members and staff asked several clarifying questions during the item reviews — for example, staff confirmed the fiber project will support traffic signal timing and deficiency monitoring only, and the HR director explained vendor comparisons and why clocks must be replaced as part of software migration. Residents and council members also raised the recurring concern that some specific contract line items are consolidated in the budget book and therefore not shown as discrete line items.

All items on the consent agenda were approved by voice vote with no recorded opposition during the meeting.

Votes and follow‑up: staff indicated that some of the contract amounts are part of larger capital or operating totals in the budget documents; council members asked for clearer crosswalking of agenda items and the budget book and for periodic reports on partnership outcomes where applicable (for example, CARE Humane Society reporting on animal intakes).","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Auburn City Council Meeting Oct. 7, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Auburn City Council on Oct. 7 approved a consent agenda authorizing multiple contracts and purchases for traffic fiber, animal sheltering, payroll hardware, parks resurfacing, a fire pumper and medical equipment.","taxTitle","Auburn, Lee County, Alabama","taxId",4270,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6425809,"Auburn council approves $701,800 design contract for Northside flow equalization project",250,3295000,3545000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5905021-629d145caedebe1504e848435a219c04&start=3295&end=3545","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5905021-629d145caedebe1504e848435a219c04/thumbnail_3295000.jpg","/articles/6425809/Auburn/Lee-County/Alabama/Auburn-council-approves-701800-design-contract-for-Northside-flow-equalization-project","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6425809-20f812c7ea20d204afd63681c13de819/orig.mp4?Expires=1770448308&Signature=l286k9Zxn4HCwYg4ahu7dmJ2NxVXxsBCa7z7kQotxHYOQ-dhRMMXzfIaWisuXQjBx4wBtqRtet2Ahj9NO-6g3s1VVbfxF-6RrjaesraAnW9pm7JorTOSYQ~R2w8fg1HZ7p3ilQaM8ay3Fbd~uZyU3qNccGwVgcEK7s5rtfsHfUk3l9QtUPgPVkb97VdgzVDt-wuY3wd3JgEvMr3JpF3KItd4Rn64eeEgzZ4pb5Fnkjuo1v-1p5XbxFYKPc0u5TckRIs5pKZpo8B3WCvqOigr1xZGgSdne8Vl5HgcjldupNGDJ~OQn4QP7-FDDykBubWZCE1tjAJZmos84OHA90NCjQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Auburn City Council on Oct. 7 approved a task order with Jacobs Engineering Group for $701,800 to proceed with Phase 2 engineering of the Northside Water Pollution Control Facility pump station and flow equalization project.

City staff described Phase 1 as a conceptual sizing and siting study completed in 2024; Phase 2 will deliver the more detailed engineering and design. \"Phase 1 was essentially a conceptual design... Phase 1 of that was completed mid to late 2024. This is the actual more detailed design of the project,\" said Matt Dunn, a city water resources representative.

Staff and consultants told the Council the project centers on a large flow‑equalization storage tank intended to capture wet‑weather inflow and infiltration during storms to prevent overflows and avoid more costly pipe upsizing. \"The tank we're looking at is a 3,000,000 gallon per day tank,\" Dunn said. Officials explained the stored flow would be released back into the facility and pumped to the Morgan plant for treatment once storm flows subside.

Several council members asked for more visibility into the facilities and budgets. One council member said they had not toured the treatment plants and asked staff to arrange site visits. Staff noted that the $701,800 task order is part of a larger capital program; one council member said the full Northside flow equalizer/lift system appears as a roughly $34 million line in the capital plan, and that the $701,800 amount is bundled within that larger effort.

After discussion the Council approved the Jacobs Engineering task order by voice vote. Council members praised the Water Resource Management staff for seeking cost‑effective solutions that reduce peak‑flow impacts and defer larger infrastructure upgrades.

The Council did not amend the scope; staff will proceed with final design under the Jacobs task order and return with further updates as design and construction planning proceeds.","The council authorized a $701,800 task order with Jacobs Engineering for Phase 2 design of a flow‑equalization tank and pump station at the Northside Water Pollution Control Facility to handle wet‑weather peak flows.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6425816,"Auburn council postpones Greenwood Village rezoning and Hickory Creek annexation to Oct. 21",1668,1548000,3216000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5905021-629d145caedebe1504e848435a219c04&start=1548&end=3216","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5905021-629d145caedebe1504e848435a219c04/thumbnail_1548000.jpg","/articles/6425816/Auburn/Lee-County/Alabama/Auburn-council-postpones-Greenwood-Village-rezoning-and-Hickory-Creek-annexation-to-Oct-21","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6425816-560a2446ee8996f7373c816afe9378ea/orig.mp4?Expires=1770448308&Signature=DBL9S~9hUPJG7GFXT1k5wzjHp-sFKSOUloizvlr4Q3KS1DhVWU5qvKf~zps8GeCheeGseOcc08fsgjTrS9L~M~r4NIOb-UhNzBat~toMH0OLyquztG~wF6b~JCWAYqv9aFrY0B9O3ArRpXBx~1r2CaVnsQ~9gcxFeSbs~5f7uhuwig5wmVQDEm6bf6yVg-VGHQ0jFnZrjNZxj5Q2KfoqM2z2W0HBYmzcQb65PfNxRXhjnHpr8yoeGgilLXOmqnBJMWmPqoq9hZQ-BK7i1wqDIZ2MxpMSxMnVl8rMFiLbVXO0X51UsMwb8GuTarV62Q7Z4~rMYnJNz0q5aVNTmKR4fw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Auburn City Council on Oct. 7 voted to postpone two related land‑use items — rezoning requests tied to the Greenwood Village development and the Hickory Creek annexation — and scheduled them to return for action at the Oct. 21 meeting.

Council members said the delay will allow staff and council to review whether the proposed Greenwood Village development aligns with recent and pending land‑use work for the Farmville area. \"I would like to move to postpone to a date certain of October 21,\" said Ms. Witten during the discussion. The motion carried after a second and a voice vote.

The Greenwood Village items include a pre‑zoning request to apply a development district housing (DDH) base zone and a plan development district (PDD) overlay for about 53.5 acres on West Farmville Road between Pepperwood Trail and Auburn Lakes Road. Council members denied unanimous consent on both the DDH pre‑zoning and the PDD overlay, meaning the items will return with a public hearing at the Oct. 21 meeting.

Council also postponed the Hickory Creek annexation, roughly 68.5 acres on the south side of Sand Hill Road across from the Mill Creek Road intersection. A council member explained the annexation was originally put before the Council sooner than the companion zoning items because of Planning Commission timing; the postponement brings the annexation and rezoning items back to Council together on Oct. 21.

City staff and at least one council member said they will try to schedule a work session to discuss Farmville‑area planning before the Oct. 21 meeting. \"I think Monday the 13th would be a good date for the meeting,\" the city manager said; council members agreed to coordinate availability.

The postponements were cast as procedural and alignment decisions rather than rejections of the projects. No votes against the postponements were recorded during the voice votes, and the items were continued to the Oct. 21 agenda for full public hearing and Council consideration.

Looking ahead, the Council will consider public hearings and final votes on the Greenwood Village rezoning and related annexation at the Oct. 21 meeting; staff and council members indicated more discussion and review of the Farmville area plan will occur before final action.","The Auburn City Council voted Oct. 7 to postpone two rezoning/annexation matters — the Greenwood Village pre‑zoning/rezoning requests and the Hickory Creek annexation — so planners and council members can review land‑use alignment and take up the items together on Oct. 21.","actionData","errors"]

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Auburn council approves consent agenda including fiber match, animal sheltering, time clocks, fire truck and court resurfacing

Auburn council approves $701,800 design contract for Northside flow equalization project

Auburn council postpones Greenwood Village rezoning and Hickory Creek annexation to Oct. 21