(PENSACOLA) --- The Pensacola City Council will approve a motion to be a part of a $1.5 million opioid litigation settlement on Thursday.
"This is an additional settlement with different defendants," Deputy City Attorney Kia Goldsmith told council members today at the Agenda Conference.
The total settlement amount will be $1.5 million with 38 plaintiffs.
(Photo: Deputy City Attorney Kia Goldsmith informing officials of the amount of the Lupin opioid litigation)
"But we are not sure specifically what the allocation will be for Pensacola yet," Goldsmith said. "But we do know that if we participate, we will receive a settlement portion."
The 14-minute-long conference held every Monday listed 19 agenda items, beginning with the acceptance of new city officials under the consent agenda.
Council President Allison Patton led the meeting, beginning with the first three agenda items, which address applicants for the Urban Core Redevelopment Board and the Environmental Advisory Board. Patton sponsors both board appointments.
(Photo: Pensacola City Council President Allison Patton leads June 15 Agenda Conference)
The last appointment for the Downtown Improvement Board is listed under Mayor D.C. Reeves' sponsorship, with only one applicant up for the post.
Also under the consent agenda, three contract awards for a stormwater assessment consultant and a natural pipeline replacement. One totals more than $122K, and the other a little over $6 million.
Councilman Charles Bare stopped Patton to ask a question about the 3-year contract for a stormwater assessment consultant, awarded to Raftelis Financial Consultants Inc., with a first-year not-to-exceed amount of $69,310, with $26,510 billed to the city for years 2 and 3. The total contract cost is $122,330.
The city promises that Equix Energy Services, LLC of Midway, Florida, is the "lowest and most responsible bidder" for the natural pipeline replacement at $6,057,270, including a 10% contingency for a total contract award of $6,663,000.
"Have we had our staff review this to kind of make sure this is what we are looking for," Bare asked.
Answer: yes.
The last contract is a state contract to replace windows at the Pensacola Library by Tremco Roofing & Building Maintenance, Inc., totaling $104,247.42, including a 10% contingency of $9,477.03.
The Regular Consent Agenda also includes millions, including a bid awarded by Mayor Reeves for Wayside Park & 17th Avenue Improvements to Loftis Marine, Inc., for $1,588,637.92, with the contingency fee.
Other agenda items include right-of-way, easement, and memorandum-of-understanding matters.
Lastly, as part of the Pace-Cervantes Corridor Revitalization Project, the city plans to pass motions to purchase 2701 West Cervantes Street from the Latter Rain Rhema Church, Inc., for $180,000, and 1801 West Cervantes Street and 1900 West Gadsden Street from Shri Gunapati, Inc., for $410,000 and $405,000, respectively.
The meeting closed out with Councilman Charles Bare letting officials know he plans to draft a Pensacola ordinance similar to the one in Walton County that would ban a data center here.
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