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City receives notice of $458,000 public works infrastructure award for northeast sewer repairs; mayor authorization discussed
Summary
City staff reported a notice of award for a Public Works Infrastructure Grant of up to $458,000 to fund sewer lining, manhole repairs and a siphon rebuild on the northeast side; officials said the city must provide a 20–25% match and expect contract and signature steps to follow.
City staff told the City Council that the City of Falls City received a notice of award for up to $458,000 from a Public Works Infrastructure Grant to pay for phase-two sewer repairs on the city’s northeast side.
The award will fund sewer lining of gravity mains, repair or replacement of manholes and work on an aging siphon under a creek, staff said. Miller & Associates has been contracted to perform the engineering for the project, and staff said the grant will require a local match estimated at 20–25 percent.
City staff said the project area runs from north of the aquatic center east to the lift station and that the work is intended to address infiltration and sections of cracked clay pipe by using cast-in-place pipe lining and by repairing or relining manholes. The siphon beneath the creek was described as a recurring problem and will be rebuilt as part of the scope.
Staff asked the council to authorize the mayor to execute grant documents once the state’s notice-of-award paperwork arrives; staff said the award paperwork will be delivered electronically for the mayor’s signature. At the time of the discussion, council minutes did not record a completed vote on the authorization; staff characterized the item as a notice of award and the next step as final document execution.
The presentation identified local matching requirements and said project planning and vendor procurement were already budgeted around the grant. No firm project schedule or final engineering estimate was provided during the council discussion.
