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City outlines fix for pump‑track drainage; contractor to help cover costs, staff say
Summary
After repeated ponding on Sandy’s new pump track, staff said they are designing a hard‑piped outlet and rain‑garden outfall and working with the contractor and city attorney to preserve warranty rights and secure contractor financial support.
Rochelle (staff member) updated the council that Lango Hansen and the city are designing a fix for the pump track at the recently completed park after the installed dry wells have not functioned as intended.
“We are currently with Lango Hansen designing a fix that would include hard piping that would take the water out from under the pump track, remove it into an area that would be essentially a rain garden,” Rochelle said on the record. She added that American Ramp Company (ARC), the contractor for the pump track, has acknowledged responsibility and will provide some financial backing while the city and its attorney work through warranty and contract remedies.
Staff described the technical problem as soil‑related: dry wells were installed but the site’s compacted clay soils and saturation have limited their infiltration performance. Colleen Belford, auditor, and Tim Julett (managing partner at TKW) appeared elsewhere on the agenda for the audit presentation; staff separately confirmed that the pump‑track repair is being expedited and that the project remains at substantial completion until punch‑list and warranty matters are closed.
What staff will do: the proposed corrective design pipes stormwater across the field to the park’s northern end, where a stormwater garden will treat and then daylight into the creek. Staff said they considered tying into the existing on‑site storm system but that system lacks capacity to absorb the additional impervious area added for the pump track; upsizing that system would be costlier than the proposed hard‑piped outlet to the rain garden.
Timing, access and user impacts: staff told council the work will require heavy equipment and is expected to limit public access to the pump‑track while repairs occur. City staff said they will try to perform work quickly to minimize disruption. The city also is pursuing recovery of contractor funds and confirming warranty coverage; staff said the asphalt has a one‑year warranty for surface issues tied to subgrade compaction and that other components (wood/metal ramps and fixtures) carry different warranties.
Councilor questions focused on whether fixes would be permanent, the risk to the pump track surface and whether the city can recover funds. Tyler (city staff) said the city is working with its attorney and that ARC has acknowledged responsibility and will provide financial backing for the repair; the city will also preserve warranty rights and review contract completion dates.
Ending: Staff told council they expect the work to be completed in the coming months and said they will follow up with a more detailed schedule, warranty documentation and a plan for temporary closure and public notification while the fix is implemented.
