September 29, 1998 - 7:00 PM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes (Special)
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160September 29, 1998The Johnston County Board of Commissioners met in special joint session with the SmithfieldTown Council on Tuesday, September 29, 1998, at 700 oclock pm in the Council Meeting Room,Smithfield Town Hall, Smithfield, North Carolina, with the following membersPresent Norman C Denning, Chairman, James W Cash, Vice Chairman, Jerry F Wood,Eleanor N Creech, Cookie Pope, Thomas M Moore, and James H Langdon, JrAbsent NoneAlso Present Richard B Self, County Manager, Joyce H Ennis, Clerk to the Board, Mark Payne,Attorney, Smithfield Town Council members and members of the Downtown SmithfieldDevelopment CommissionChairman Norman C Denning called the meeting to order, and the following business wastransacted1 Award of Contract - Closure of the Abandoned Landfill CellsAs all seven members were present, the Board reviewed the following bids received on September10, 1998 for installation of impermeable caps to close abandoned cells in the old landfillST Wooten Corp, Wilson, NC 968,01425Webcon, Inc, Smithfield, NC 1,054,47500Anson Contractors, Inc, Polkton, NC 1,076,47268Rifenburg Construction, Inc, Durham, NC 1,157,57575ES J, Inc, Audryville, NC 1,232,62032HE Sargent, Inc, Ashland, Va 1,242,64000Ground Improvement Techniques, Inc, Kissimmee, Florida 1,252,83525The County Manager explained the bids received were within the amount budgeted for thisproject Staff has recommended award of bid to low bidder, ST Wooten in the amount of 968,01425and approval of the following project budget in the total amount of 1,080,000Construction 968,01425Contingency 47,98575Technical ServicesConstruction Administration 33,00000Construction Quality Assurance 31,00000TOTAL 1,080,00000Upon a motion by Commissioner Eleanor N Creech, seconded by Commissioner Thomas MMoore and carried by unanimous vote, the Board awarded contract to ST Wooten Corp for impermeablecaps for closure of the abandoned landfill cells in the amount of 968,01425 and approved the projectbudget for 1,080,000 as recommended2 Parking Traffic Management Study - PresentationDavid Neville with Smithfield Downtown Development Corporation introduced John Edwards,Transportation Consultant, who was hired jointly by the County, the Town of Smithfield and theDowntown Development Corporation, to conduct a study ofthe parking and traffic situation in downtownSmithfieldMr Edwards presented a draft report on his study and asked for input from those present Hestated the study concentrated on two factors that impact the downtown area, parking and traffic on andaround Market Street He showed maps of the area indicating the boundaries that were established forthe study There are 1245 parking spaces within the designated area, of which more than 70 are publicor on- street parking He concluded the public sector has done well in providing adequate parking, andoverall he found no shortage of parking in the area