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Pembroke Park moves to shore up flood response with pumps, vac truck lease and stormwater maintenance agreement
Summary
Commissioners discussed several measures to improve stormwater response, including a vendor agreement for emergency stormwater services, ARPA-funded purchase of pumps, and a lease-to-purchase for a jet-vac truck and a mini excavator; staff said these procurements will help the town respond to flooding and comply with grant and maintenance needs.
Facing recurring flooding concerns, Pembroke Park commissioners reviewed several measures to strengthen stormwater response: a standby agreement for stormwater system maintenance services, ARPA-funded purchases of pumps, and a lease-to-purchase financing plan for a jet-vac truck and a mini excavator.
Public services staff described the stormwater maintenance agreement as an a la carte backup service (piggybacked to a cooperative contract) that can provide CCTV pipe inspections, vacuum truck services and catch-basin cleaning during significant storms. Staff provided sample fees: catch-basin cleaning at $225 per unit and off-hours vacuum truck service at about $365 per hour (figures given as a la carte examples). The commission asked staff to provide a historical cost comparison to FDOT’s proposed lighting maintenance payment (see separate item) and to return detailed year-by-year maintenance cost records.
Commissioners and staff also discussed ARPA-funded purchases to improve emergency pumping capacity. Public services requested multiple pumps that staff said would reduce localized flooding if placed at critical stations; the mayor and staff noted the pumps would be funded with ARPA funds and procured via cooperative contracts. The town manager said the pumps would make the town “more ready” than prior years.
The commission reviewed a proposed lease-to-purchase for a jet-vac truck with $150,000 down and annual payments that staff listed at roughly $94,578.12 for six years at 4.9 percent interest; the total “not-to-exceed” cost referenced in backup was about $560,000 over the life of the lease. Staff said the jet-vac would support sewer and stormwater cleaning and excavation assistance in tight mobile-home-area locations. The item was presented as a lease-to-purchase using Sourcewell pricing and staff recommended delegation to the town manager to finalize financing terms.
Commissioners did not record a final vote during the workshop but directed staff to bring the maintenance agreement and financing documents forward through the standard consent/regular agenda process with detailed cost analyses.
