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Staff described the program: crews place monitoring devices inside manholes for 90 days. The devices detect which manholes and lines are inundated during rain events, helping staff prioritize where to invest in slip-lining rather than relying on response-driven or ad hoc repairs. The work is coordinated with the Missouri Rural Water Association as an apprenticeship and training opportunity for city employees.

Staff noted earlier trial work identified previously unknown I&I in the James Street/Lewis area; they also described a large April rain event in which about 7,200,000 additional gallons entered at Walnut Street and about 7,000,000 gallons on the south side of the system, with the plant treating roughly 18,000,000 gallons during that three-day event. Staff said the micro-detection study helps narrow targets for slip-lining rather than applying the treatment across broad areas.

The committee voted to forward the study for council action (motion by Baer; second by Coulter; voice vote in favor). Staff said the city will repeat the monitoring in different parts of town each year, using findings to schedule slip-lining over multiple years. Staff also said the slip-lining fund contains money and that the city currently budgets annual slip-lining dollars (the transcript cited $3,840,000 per year from the slip-lining fund) to support ongoing work.

No detailed contract was adopted at the workshop; staff will bring the proposed vendor scope, schedule and cost to the full council for approval.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Washington Council Workshop Meeting 09/02/25","oneSentenceSummary","The council voted to send a precision infiltration and inflow (I&I) micro-detection study to full council for approval; staff said the 90-day monitoring will identify manholes and lines taking stormwater so slip-lining funds can be targeted.","taxTitle","Washington, Franklin County, Missouri","taxId",58415,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6130447,"Council approves sending final payment requests and budget amendments for Mainstage roof to full council",439,2797430,3236954,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5736863-bb0dd0f1f2cb3e68e9590f054312cae1&start=2797&end=3236","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5736863-bb0dd0f1f2cb3e68e9590f054312cae1/thumbnail_2797430.jpg","/articles/6130447/Washington/Franklin-County/Missouri/Council-approves-sending-final-payment-requests-and-budget-amendments-for-Mainstage-roof-to-full-council","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6130447-dc249f0599f58b7d3b086b04170d9cec/orig.mp4?Expires=1775221831&Signature=KyScXnRIkwOvqXZtXrJ3Rblz3emIRb6Gq9LfapsJhDcoZUN3IktWpwIXCFWf9rNmbLdhWIXt1hkxqWSLCfYUaOFIFBhOUoLotuRufl6ibRclAC7PV00ykzz8h6nSJ4G8jdA0FWADPRk9bbwSbvS4JUmWxF-zBREJhWXBEEcB99n-e7nEKbiFSFlYMYV33nKUzek1sLN6d-3AcTSc4ULwG-fMiOuHLGIadn9uxayiBjvLZDsbEFbANDZASR03o5gxrYw7WyjYy0O9de1nEoEKBQR7YYM5UgoO~xGB261X5B-ulT0PKOQeZvrXTWZS7mjBlxXD2G5xzkiED4n94eZrew__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the Sept. 2 workshop, staff asked the committee to forward final payment requests and budget amendments tied to Mainstage roof repairs and change orders. The committee voted to send the requests to the full council and to forward budget amendments that would use fair proceeds to cover additional costs.

Staff described several change orders. Cochran’s final pay request covered engineering and inspection fees and extra field testing because posts were difficult to install. SCE, Inc.’s final payment included four change orders: extending electrical conduit to the exterior where conduit was not shown on drawings, additional wall framing infill, and a staff-requested widening of the sidewalk in front of the stage by two feet to ease access during events and improve security circulation.

Staff proposed using fair proceeds — funds paid under the lease by the fair (the transcript cites $36,842.61 paid in 2024) — to cover the change orders rather than the general operating budget. The committee voted to send the Cochran final pay request and the budget amendment to council (motion to send Cochran: motion by Briggs; second by Hopemar; voice vote in favor), and later voted to send SCE’s budget amendment to council (motion by Papsil; second by Griggs; voice vote in favor). Committee members indicated the final payment items would appear on the upcoming council agenda for formal approval and payment.

No additional capital appropriation beyond the requested budget amendments was adopted at the workshop; the committee’s actions were to forward the final requests and amendments to the full council for formal approval.","Two final pay requests and related budget amendments (Cochran and SCE, Inc.) were approved to be forwarded to the Sept. 7 council meeting; staff proposed using fair proceeds to cover the change orders.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6130452,"Council weighs detention, culvert and upstream options to reduce West Main flash flooding",646,2172840,2819085,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5736863-bb0dd0f1f2cb3e68e9590f054312cae1&start=2172&end=2819","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5736863-bb0dd0f1f2cb3e68e9590f054312cae1/thumbnail_2172840.jpg","/articles/6130452/Washington/Franklin-County/Missouri/Council-weighs-detention-culvert-and-upstream-options-to-reduce-West-Main-flash-flooding","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6130452-7389d69e009a25203bb7e3f058a8ad14/orig.mp4?Expires=1775221831&Signature=brlTrF0ZNbrWqokxwektRTuQWBCcAPRITBgNMb5mnK0Ht3w~DpS9uZs6VYVr6iShnO3YAaYb3ASM66tfO~zpvtbeGNWXs0G6gZDVs0-8hZEjXRGAaSZ6nKpQK4QirtJE7XJwznSjvG04fZEIafbnZUBA~CMxZh4A-hdZVSGl7FNHJBweEkxwHlCfxE1Gq4RpUscOALyN-hXymptM9CGHU-IekqZFvCyWRUAhtBdWVOlyUWXwArSlRZlKrBVUsXPYHOG9Wn0Cbmg~zWwXl1Bn8PN3A1EeOD1oU7oS8MkaSYjgwEvIwG6Xz9FbkzhXdYNvDDYKlx7lkfwpM7uWyRCRNQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Councilmembers discussed multiple engineering options on Sept. 2, 2025, to reduce recurring flash flooding and short-duration road closures at West Main near Timan. Staff described five potential approaches ranging from a roughly $25,000 excavation to enlarge storage at a low point to upstream detention, developer-participation in enlarging a detention basin, culvert enlargement, and future work tied to dredging Lions Lake.

Staff said street crews had closed the section of West Main about five times this year for short periods — typically 20 minutes to an hour — after intense rains, and that some flooding events resolve before crews can arrive. One near-term option (Site 1) would increase storage at a low-lying wetlands mitigation area; an estimated construction cost to create that detention was about $25,000, but the area is within previously recorded wetlands mitigation tied to the Walmart project and would likely require U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permission, removal of roughly 60 trees and tree-replacement that staff estimated could cost between $20,000 and $60,000.

Staff said a second, upstream option (Site 2) adjacent to a playground would avoid the Walmart mitigation area and possibly require fewer permits, but would provide roughly half the additional storage of Site 1 and could require relocating or removing the playground. A third option involves cooperating with a private developer at Bernard and North Park to route runoff into the developer's detention basin and enlarge it; staff said that approach could yield five to ten times the storage available at the low-lying Site 1.

Councilmembers also discussed increasing culvert capacity under Main Street — current small culverts on West Main were described in workshop remarks as roughly 60-inch pipes, while the culvert under the railroad was described as an 8-by-10-foot box — and noted that increasing conveyance at the Main/Timan inlet could reduce street ponding without tree removal. Staff said culvert enlargement would likely be less expensive than tree-removal and mitigation under Site 1 but did not provide a firm estimate and committed to analyze costs.

No funding decision was made. Staff said they will return with cost comparisons, permitting requirements (including Corps permission where wetlands mitigation is implicated), and recommended sequencing for short-term conveyance fixes versus longer-term upstream detention projects. One councilmember summarized the urgency: “Doing nothing is, to me, not an option,” and urged staff to provide a cost analysis that includes the option of increasing culvert capacity to move water away faster.","Staff presented five possible detention or conveyance fixes including a $25,000 excavation at a low point, upstream detention sites, developer cooperation to route runoff into a larger basin, and enlarging a culvert; staff will return with cost analyses and permitting implications.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6130455,"Council reviews downtown food-truck buffer and definition of “restaurant” after vendor complaint",1465,744265,2209375,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5736863-bb0dd0f1f2cb3e68e9590f054312cae1&start=744&end=2209","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5736863-bb0dd0f1f2cb3e68e9590f054312cae1/thumbnail_744265.jpg","/articles/6130455/Washington/Franklin-County/Missouri/Council-reviews-downtown-food-truck-buffer-and-definition-of-restaurant-after-vendor-complaint","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6130455-a03c392eef9edc4551c31249aa1e024c/orig.mp4?Expires=1775221831&Signature=erfYPKxtJ9jdJkdrnBomnLBC12ZvHOQAt1Zzl~ZbiWXOOoq4BPWfyr2jY9~NiedKp9K0uueEoxBsckxAp~LjAK5bsDwTZllhh6Ab-DVlXcP9n9r1FgnVU3KlM584iatIHrltp48iOtf7T~sYHXKb80c~8e0-GxI4Ujp3yA56CAWbNTjyqhHOxKAmoJGCdTJTe-bXniJPBQv3eFMp5066FLHJCmUJ0sqwkRRFI-G1OfflmwnTs~tiJ~c36J2I9zIwMjU4Zqg5JZv~3p1~tDm5k~LVgZ3bC3T~76S~9cexEdswm3D3IEx9R9jVODF~mZCQcnnBbQj5lGMYQZHU6v8Izw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Councilmembers reviewed the city’s mobile food-vendor rules on Sept. 2, 2025, after a permit-holder who operates under the name Tribal Crunch said the ordinance’s 200-foot buffer from restaurants effectively prevents most downtown vending and that the rule’s undefined term “restaurant” complicates enforcement.

Josh McDowell, who said he represents his wife's business Tribal Crunch, told the workshop that his trailer sells popcorn and lemonade and that a strict reading of the ordinance leaves “nowhere she can go” in the downtown vending district. “I don't agree with the definition of what a restaurant is,” McDowell said. “My wife is a concession trailer. She is not a restaurant.”

Staff showed a map created by Aaron, the city planner, that marked downtown restaurants and applied the 200-foot buffer measured from parcel corners; the map left very few permissible spaces inside the vending district. Darren (city staff) confirmed that the current ordinance has no local definition of “restaurant” and that, without a local definition, the city is defaulting to the Missouri Food Code’s broad definition of a food establishment. Darren said the Missouri code treats as a food establishment any business that sells food or beverages intended for human consumption, which could include ice cream shops and similar vendors.

Vendors and some councilmembers asked about several practical issues: the generator-distance rules that may be impractical on narrow downtown streets; whether special-event exceptions should allow vendors inside the buffer when invited to official downtown events; how the 2-hour parking enforcement for on-street spaces would interact with vendors who need to set up for several hours; and whether the distance should be reduced to 25–50 feet to create workable locations.

Council discussion noted that the ordinance was adopted in 2023 and that only a small number of permits had been used downtown. One councilmember described the current text as potentially so restrictive that it “doesn't mean anything for the guys that wanna put a food truck in town.” No amendments or formal waivers were approved. Staff committed to bring back a set of maps showing alternative buffer measurements and a set of draft code edits for council consideration at a future meeting, and to consider options such as redefining “restaurant,” reducing the buffer distance, adding event exceptions, and clarifying how to measure distance (parcel corner vs. building doorway).

McDowell urged cooperation with downtown organizations and asked that enforcement interactions be handled respectfully. “We are better wielded as a resource,” he said, “in cooperation rather than trying to go to war with each other.”","A vendor and staff argued the current 200-foot buffer around restaurants leaves few legal locations downtown; staff will return with alternative maps and options for amending the mobile food-vendor ordinance.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6130460,"Council reviews two-option erosion-assistance proposal to help private creek-bank owners",635,103915,739649,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5736863-bb0dd0f1f2cb3e68e9590f054312cae1&start=103&end=739","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5736863-bb0dd0f1f2cb3e68e9590f054312cae1/thumbnail_103915.jpg","/articles/6130460/Washington/Franklin-County/Missouri/Council-reviews-two-option-erosion-assistance-proposal-to-help-private-creek-bank-owners","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6130460-0bb62cbf796fc6dfe386ceb99f0b72cb/orig.mp4?Expires=1775221831&Signature=QeodaUdiOG~2~1Auuxvd22pTuo1SNaIglkj4LllWm66j73DKELRd28hE0xtPZKG1a9nAXXFo1RDhtWIrhRanBNEIUgsgo~Xir~mg6JY6q4hOESw1TLwd1IUWVkKQ9DOqc4jTfrzp~t3qIbwDihLYo6ITYofSuW7q~TTilHRXrWDTQstoxwvPAG52ujV6M3vbSQszFR7QrIYExbSBDG4n3pN9GeqCqk6v0PA6sAOwN9oEmD8EWt6sXNFCLqukbxbvEep2zMpix6OJtUD-mNOseKLnuXUnk7Tbvc6sa8ue3JBVgoNbdQCGWMPUUDKKJWbobQqvE4DMZIALvrUiyafPMw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Engineering staff presented two draft programs on Sept. 2, 2025, to help Washington property owners stabilize creek-bank erosion on private property after repeated heavy spring storms. The proposals include a rock assistance program with a proposed $10,000 allocation for gabion rock and a larger 50/50 cost-share program with $30,000 proposed in next year’s budget and a $60,000 total reimbursement cap.

The proposals aim to address backyard and creek-bank erosion that staff said has increased with more intense rains and contributes sediment downstream. Charles, an engineering department staff member, said the city would assess sites, steer homeowners to one of the two programs and either deliver rock (rock program) or reimburse up to 50% of contractor costs (cost-share).

Under the rock assistance model, staff would buy gabion rock, store it, and deliver it to a homeowner’s driveway; homeowners would need to obtain any external permits required (for example, Army Corps of Engineers or Missouri Department of Natural Resources permits), place the rock themselves or hire a contractor, install within two weeks of delivery and call for a city inspection. Charles described the 50/50 cost-share as intended for larger projects that would likely require engineering and permitting; applicants would have to provide three contractor bids and the city would reimburse the lowest bid up to available annual funds.

Councilmembers raised legal and equity limits on using public funds for private-property improvements. Councilmember Jeff (last name not provided) cautioned that the city often lacks easements to perform stormwater work on private lots and said the city must avoid paying for improvements that benefit only one or two private property owners. “You can't be spending public dollars just to help 1 or 2 property owners when they've got a problem with regards on their own private property,” he said.

Staff said the idea came from the stormwater committee and from surveying other cities with similar programs. Charles said the program is intended to be a “happy medium” that lets residents apply for help on a first-come, first-served basis and that staff are open to tweaking the details.

No formal policy or expenditure was approved at the workshop. Charles said staff will prepare a full written procedure with eligibility criteria, permit requirements, delivery and inspection steps, and recommended start and effective dates; council will consider that procedure as part of the next budget cycle. Staff suggested including the program in the October 1 budget year but later said they preferred a January 1 start to allow time to finalize procedures.

Questions councilmembers asked that will be addressed in the written procedure include whether commercial properties are eligible (staff recommended starting with residential only), whether grants exist to cover residential work (staff said they had not found residential-focused grants and reiterated the public/private spending concern), how the city will limit liability for damaged driveways during delivery, and how to prioritize cases if demand exceeds the annual appropriation. Councilmembers also noted that an initial budget would likely not cover all backlog work in year one.

Staff will return with a formal program packet for council review that includes the eligibility checklist, sample permit language, per-project caps, inspection protocol and recommended funding level.","Engineering staff presented two draft programs — a $10,000 rock distribution plan and a $50/50 cost-share program (proposed $30,000 annual budget, $60,000 reimbursement cap) — and said they will return with a formal procedure for council approval.","actionData","errors"]

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