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Public works reports: cemetery sewer connections, pump and back-truck repair estimates, new metering and safety-training incentive
Summary
Public works staff updated the council on completed cemetery sewer work, upcoming metering and lights projects, an estimated $38,000 repair to a back truck and a larger pump replacement estimate near $500,000; a trust safety program offering a 20% premium rebate for employee training was also discussed.
Public works staff provided multiple operational updates, including completion of sewer work at the cemetery, equipment-repair estimates and safety-training plans.
Colter reported staff finished the cemetery sewer work and bathroom connections and said crews would be “a little bit more careful” in follow-up maintenance. He also discussed a vehicle repair: a back truck needed a heat exchanger and pump repairs; the work was estimated at about $38,000. On a separate item, staff estimated a larger pump and related infrastructure replacement could cost roughly $500,000 when the new project is built.
Staff are preparing a requisition for a new line truck next year and noted they have three employees in an apprenticeship program. The public works group said they plan to start a new metering system and put up lights by spring, contingent on vendor scheduling and supply.
On irrigation timing, staff reiterated that irrigation turn-on dates are tied to ditch-company rules (Cox decree) and that April 15 is commonly the earliest for many ditch companies; Pleasant Creek may allow April 1 filling but not full use until the fifteenth.
Colter and Britney met with the city’s insurance trust about a safety program that would require roughly eight hours of annual training for employees; completion could yield a 20% reduction in the city’s premium. Staff proposed returning a portion of that premium savings to employees as incentives to complete the training.
No formal capital expenditures were approved at the session; staff were asked to prepare requisitions and cost breakdowns for council consideration.
