City staff says agreement with CEU/USU Eastern will tie heavy‑equipment training to local work; flashing beacon estimate $6,400

Staff said the city has “got an agreement rolled up” with CEU Eastern and USU Eastern to bring heavy‑equipment program students into local work and that the administration will revise the project work scope before issuing a new procurement package.

A staff member said, “So we are have got an agreement rolled up. We're trying to get some just making sure to put it by, the CEU Eastern, USU Eastern, where there heavy equipment programs to get workforce here in the city. Out. We're reevaluating our our work scope out there. Once we decide what the work scope is, we'll send out another big package with the new, work scope.”

Why it matters: linking local projects to vocational programs could create hands‑on training opportunities for students and add local labor capacity for public works projects. The staff comments indicate no final scope or procurement has been issued yet and that further specifications will determine the next steps.

Staff also reported a line‑item estimate for signage and traffic devices. “It comes with the solar panels, stop signs, everything. The flashing ring comes to about $6,400. We looked at a couple of different places,” the staff member said. That figure was presented as an estimated cost for a single flashing ring; the transcript did not specify the funding source, the total number of devices planned, or a project timeline.

Discussion vs. decision: the remarks in the transcript were discussion and project update only. Staff said they will reevaluate the work scope and “send out another big package” after the scope is decided; the transcript recorded no formal motion, vote, or budget appropriation tied to the estimate or the partnership.

Next steps noted in the meeting: staff will finalize a revised work scope and issue a procurement package reflecting that scope. No schedule or funding breakdown was provided in the recorded remarks.