A request from Barnhart Crane and Rigging to move very heavy generators and turbines for Great River Energy’s plant across city roads from the unloading point near Weyerhauser was approved Monday by the Austin City Council.

Wednesday, June 07, 2000

A request from Barnhart Crane and Rigging to move very heavy generators and turbines for Great River Energy’s plant across city roads from the unloading point near Weyerhauser was approved Monday by the Austin City Council.

Barnhart is providing the city with a $10 million insurance policy in case of any damage to the roads. Council member Dick Lang requested formal assurance that road damage that becomes evident over time also be covered if it is linked to the move.

In other action Monday, the council:

n Passed a resolution setting a June 19 public hearing in the matter of changing the use (from a conditional use permit in a residential district to a business district) of Robert and Sheila Helmers’ Kar Korner property and the residential lot next to it that has been the subject of a failed rezoning and a court case.

n Passed a resolution approving a grant application to the state Department of Natural Resources for the renovation of St. Paul’s Church near the bandshell. The church is to be made into a picnic shelter.

n Awarded bids for decorative street lights and sanitary sewer projects. Fox Electric will be installing the lights along First Street NW, Fourth Avenue NE and 10th Street NE at a cost of $53,825. That works out to $13.35 per linear foot for affected property owners. The sanitary sewer went to the low bid of $169,776 from Sorenson Bros. Funding for that work will come from reserves in the sanitary sewer user collection fee.

n Approved the rezoning of property owned by Brian and Kathleen Dolan located on 18th Avenue NW across from Hy-Vee Food Store to business. They are relocating their landscaping business to the commercial district in northwest Austin.

n Approved an ordinance amendment enabling licensed excavators to do water and sewer service installation and repair outside the home. Licensed plumbers still would be required to do any work inside the home or business.