2026 9 8 AGENDA Work Session website

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I. CALL TO ORDER 
 
II. INVOCATION  
 
III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 
 
IV. COMMUNICATIONS AND SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS 
 
A. Senior Center 
 
V. DISCUSSION 
 
A. ARP Stormwater Grant Contract amendment to the agreement with Wilson Construction  Group, 
increasing the contract amount by $213,330.70 to a new total of $2,244,885.69. 
 
B. RFB #26-05, Demolition & Clearing of Condemned Structures  
 
C. Status of RFB 26-06 – Repair, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation of Local Streets 
 
D. Surplus property and authorize the Sale of each through GovDeals:  1994 John Deere Flail Mower (Asset 
#2551), 1997 John Deere 5300 Tractor (Asset #2757), 1998 John Deere Gator (Asset #2871) , 2002 
Bannerman Topdresser (Asset #3299), 2003 Toro 5500 Reel Mower (Asset #3404), 2015 Snapper Pro 
Zero Turn Mower (Asset #4243), and a 12-foot Ramp Trailer (Asset #594). 
 
E. Surplus Haulmark Tandem Axle Trailer (Asset  #001338) as surplus property and authorize it s sale 
through GovDeals. 
 
F. Surplus the large quantity of firearms currently in the possession of the Athens Police Department that 
have been deemed  no longer of evidentiary value or  are considered by statute as abandoned property 
after being held for a period in excess of six (6) months ; authorize them to be ex changed with Craig’s 
Firearms for in-store credit toward law enforcement items.  Craig’s Firearms currently holds the state 
contract for the department’s duty weapons and ballistic vests. 
 
G. Purchase from the Fleet Fund the following Fleet Replacement Vehicles for Public Works Department 
from Ford of Murfreesboro via Statewide contract SWC-209 #88762: Three (3) Ford Diesel F550 Trucks 
with rear dump beds for $274,965.00, One (1) Ford F250 with dump body for $74,607.00, one (1) Ford 
F150 Crew Cab for $45,972.00.   
 
H. Purchase from the Sanitation Fund the following Fleet Replacement Vehicle for Public Works 
Department from Ford of Murfreesboro via Statewide contract SWC -209 #88762: One (1) Ford F150 
Crew Cab for $45,972.00. 
ATHENS CITY COUNCIL 
WORK SESSION 
 
 
Tuesday, September 8, 2026, 5:00 p.m. 
*Labor Day - Monday, September 7, 2026