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Utilities report: meter reading program expands, hydrant maintenance backlog may require $200K contract and added staff
Summary
City staff reported progress on meter reading cycles after reassigning utility staff to assist with AMI reads, identified dozens of blocked or inaccessible meters, and presented a plan to outsource full hydrant exercising and inventory (estimated ~$200,000) while requesting additional operations staff in the next budget cycles.
City utilities staff told the Utility Advisory Board on April 28 that meter‑reading operations are improving after reassigning several utility employees to assist with AMI reads, but that both meter access issues and a large backlog of unexercised fire hydrants require attention and resources.
Staff reported that three utility staff members were temporarily reassigned to work with the AMI meter‑reading contractor; after two complete cycles the readers finished ahead of schedule and located meters that had been blocked by vegetation, sod, decorative…
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