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Council committee advances ordinances to fix storm and sanitary sewers on West 220 Fifth Street
Summary
Fairview Park engineers told council members they found broken and cracked pipes, voids and settling on storm and sanitary lines on West 220 Fifth Street; two ordinances to authorize plans/specs and bid the work were advanced to second and third reading.
Fairview Park’s Environment, Public Works, Planning, Zoning and Development Committee voted Monday to advance two ordinances—No. 2,516 and No. 2,517—authorizing plans and specifications and a public bid for sewer repairs on West 220 Fifth Street.
Engineers told the committee that video inspection after basement flooding in the neighborhood last year found localized failures in both the storm and sanitary systems. Engineer Kim said, “This ordinance is for repairs to existing storm and sanitary sewers on West 220 Fifth Street, between Mildred and Morton.”
The nut graf: the ordinances would let the city advertise bids for targeted repairs and authorize the mayor to sign the construction contract; leftover funds, if any, would be used for similar repairs elsewhere in the city identified by sewer video work.
Engineer Kim described the defects reported on the video as “broken pipes, ... cracked pipes, a few voids, a little like some settling of lateral connections to the pipes.” Committee members asked about construction impacts and timing. Kim said the largest repair would be one section from manhole to manhole—“a couple hundred feet”—and the rest would be short spot repairs of about 10 to 12 feet. She said crews would backfill nightly and “work the traffic around it.”
On timing, Kim said the city needs a short round of field work before bidding: “probably about a month to get up to bid and then ... I would expect the repairs could be completed within about, you know, 45 days once we do a contract.” Committee discussion placed the work as likely to occur in the first half of the summer.
The committee voted to place Ordinance 2,516 (plans and specifications) and Ordinance 2,517 (authorization to solicit bids and allow the mayor to sign the contract) on second and subsequent third readings. The motion records show unanimous yes votes from Councilmember Brian, Councilmember Troy, Councilmember Mike, Councilmember Sarah, Councilmember Bridgette and Councilmember Jim, and the council president.
Next steps: staff will complete remaining field work, issue the public bid under Ordinance 2,517 and return with a contract award recommendation after bids are opened. The ordinances moved forward without amendments.
