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City Council Meeting Minutes January 5, 2021 <br />Engineering stated the owners have been waiting for a long time for the <br />extension on w/ww services. <br />Council Member Baker expressed concerns with the annexation timeline and <br />would like to delay approval until property has been annexed. <br />Mayor Pro Tem Derrick agrees to postpone. <br />Deputy Pro Tem Scott asked why it was presented like this and would like to <br />pull this item. <br />Ms. Moyer stated the extension for W/WW services has been in discussion <br />since December 2015. The City has not been ready to extend the lines, however <br />the property owners are ready to design and construct the project, with all city <br />approvals. Ms. Moyer stated the city has the request for annexation but has <br />not been processed, Council is just approving them for the services. <br />The motion to approve carried by the following vote: <br />For: 5 - Mayor Hughson, Council Member Baker, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Scott, Council <br />Member Garza and Council Member Gleason <br />Against: 2 - Mayor Pro Tem Derrick and Council Member Gonzales <br />6. Consider approval of Resolution 2021-04R, approving the award of a construction <br />contract to Patin Construction, LLC for the Uhland Road Improvements Project in the <br />estimated amount of $6,495,711.54; authorizing the City Manager or his designee to <br />execute the contract on behalf of the City; and declaring an effective date. <br />A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Derrick, seconded by Council Member <br />Baker, to approve Resolution 2021-04R. <br />Council Member Derrick commended staff on their work and stated her <br />question was answered earlier. She stated our construction contracts now have <br />a liquidated damages clause that holds the contractor liable to complete <br />projects within a certain time frame, pending any natural causes such as rain <br />or flooding, etc. The contractor is charged a certain rate per day for every day <br />they go past the required days. <br />Mayor Hughson asked if this clause costs us more money. Kirk Abbott, <br />project engineer spoke on the Uhland Road Improvements Project and stated <br />this will not cost the City more money unless we constrain the schedule. <br />The motion to approve carried by the following vote: <br />City of San Marcos Page 7 <br />