At the meeting, councilmembers asked the administration for firm schedules on several public‑works projects, including underdrain work at Woodmore and installation of temporary and permanent speed humps citywide.

Why it matters: Delays and partial work on street and sidewalk projects affect daily travel, school safety and public confidence in contractors and the administration’s project oversight.

Council members said the Woodmore underdrain project had advanced in the summer but that painted markings and partial fixes were fading and residents were concerned about the lack of a firm start date. City Manager Simpson said the developer/contractor (referred to in the transcript as the party responsible for underdrains) had returned contractor cost estimates and that the administration was awaiting a firm schedule.

On speed humps, the administration told the council that the manufacturer had confirmed delivery of temporary‑speed‑hump materials for the twelfth of the month and that the contractor (NZI in the transcript) anticipated starting installation the week of the fifteenth; staff said the contractor planned to install both temporary materials and begin work toward permanent humps that week. Councilman Herring pressed for start and completion deadlines and said he wanted written timelines, citing repeated cases where contractors did partial work and left sites in an unfinished condition for months; Herring asked the administration to set completion deadlines and enforce them.

The administration said it would provide a more precise start/finish schedule for both the Woodmore underdrains and the speed‑hump work, including permitting and delivery dates, and would follow up with council on outstanding street‑repair items such as milling and overlay on specific blocks.