Minutes

Minutes of Springdale Town Board meeting on January 27, 2025   Present for this meeting: Supervisors Hefty and Schwenn, Chair Rosenbaum.  The purposes of this special meeting were to: • Re-review the bids for removal of insulation and re-insulate the attics above the town hall shop and meeting room • Review the suggestion from Jewell Engineering to consider fastening stainless-steel “flanges” to the outside of the new bridge during construction in 2026 The meeting was called to order by Rosenbaum at 6:15pm. Rosenbaum confirmed the meeting had been posted in accordance with state open-meeting regulations. Insulation Rosenbaum advised that, when he notified Jeff Eastman at Midwest Construction that Springdale would agree to their bid to remove and re-insulate, Jeff advised that we had misunderstood their bid. They actually wanted over $14,000 just for removal. Given the confusion, John went on to ask for Midwest’s best updated bid for removal and re-insulation separately. Their response was: • Removal: $12,175 • Air-sealing and re-insulation: $10,235 • Total: $22,410 Zander’s bids were: • Removal: $7,960 • Re-insulation: $18,484 • Total: $26,444 Rosenbaum advised that he spoken to both contractors, and Zander agreed to removal only, and Midwest agreed to air-sealing and re-insulation only. Rosenbaum made a motion to accept Zander’s bid for insulation removal, and to accept Midwest’s bid for air- sealing and re-insulation. Schwenn seconded the motion. There was no further discussion, and the motion passed unanimously. Bridge stainless steel “flanges” Following the last meeting with Mike Bakalar from Jewell Engineering, Rosenbaum asked Bakalar for an estimate of the cost of the stainless flanges that Jewell asked us to consider in the bridge design. The estimate from Bakalar is $8,000. There was discussion about the design of the proposed “flange”. Since little was known about the details, Rosenbaum was asked to get a better understanding of the design, and report back to the Board for a decision. No further action was taken. Schwenn moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:35 pm. The motion was seconded by Hefty and passed unanimously. Minutes by Rosenbaum