City to add emergency well pump repair to tonight’s agenda after failure at Tree Treatment Plant No. 1

Utilities staff asked the council to amend the upcoming regular meeting agenda to add an item authorizing emergency repair of a failed well pump at Tree Treatment Plant No. 1. Daryl (city utilities staff) told the council crews are pulling the pump and that the submersible pump will be back in service “tomorrow morning.” He said staff solicited and received three competitive quotes and that the expense is an unbudgeted item but that the department has budget availability after coordination with finance (Kim).

Why it matters: the treatment plant serves utility customers and staff characterized the repair as time‑sensitive; restoring the well pump is an operational priority for water treatment and distribution. Staff asked the council to amend the regular meeting agenda so the council could formally approve adding the repair contract as agenda item 21.

Discussion and next steps: staff reported that a vendor will perform a failure analysis and that the city will order the submersible pump and related services as soon as council adds the item and approves the contract. The transcript records staff asking the council to add the item to the agenda and council agreeing; no formal roll‑call vote was recorded at the work session. Staff said they would include the repair as item 21 on the regular meeting agenda for formal approval.