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Commission approves engineering, inlet reconstruction, water master meter purchase and grant-funded LED streetlights
Summary
The commission authorized engineering work for seven streets, inlet reconstruction, purchase of a water distribution master meter (with a small price increase), and purchase and construction related to LED streetlights funded by a KCC grant.
Coffeyville staff presented a suite of infrastructure items on July 8 and commissioners approved authorizations to move each forward.
Thomas Osborne, Coffeyville irector of Public Works, described a request to set a public hearing for an easement vacation at Patterson Square (Resolution R-25-71) and sought work authorizations with Alger Martin and Associates for design of seven streets between Eleventh and Twelfth Street (R-25-72) and for Eleventh Street inlet reconstruction (R-25-73). Osborne said survey work in Coffeyville is a significant cost driver and that the $140,000 not-to-exceed figure for the seven-street design is a worst-case estimate based on hourly rates; he described prior on-call agreements and said Alger Martin frequently comes in below its estimates.
Osborne said nine storm inlets on Eleventh Street have collapsed and that reconstruction will involve traffic-control planning and likely KDOT permitting because some storm sewer runs under the highway. "They have become a really somewhat of a traffic hazard," Osborne said of the failed inlets.
On water metering (R-25-74) Osborne told the commission the city missed a prior ordering window and the material costs rose slightly; he said the materials will be ordered and staff have a roughly 15-day price lock. Staff reported the price increase totaled $1,705.01.
Electric staff and others briefed the commission on street lighting (R-25-75) tied to a KCC energy-efficiency block grant. Staff said a prior phase installed 391 LED lights; the grant and budget underruns allowed purchase of 541 additional fixtures (staff totaled 932 fixtures). Commissioners asked about projected wattage savings; staff said they would provide a report but that the conversion will reduce energy use and save the city money. The commission also approved a related construction award (R-25-76) to install the fixtures.
Why it matters: the engineering agreements and inlet work address deteriorated streets and storm infrastructure adjacent to the highway; meter procurement improves system monitoring for water distribution; and the LED streetlight program upgrades city lighting and reduces energy consumption using grant funds.
Next steps: staff will finalize contracts with Alger Martin and Associates, order the meter materials, publish bids for meter installation and proceed with procurement and scheduling for streetlight installation. KDOT permitting, bidding results and contractor scheduling were cited as dependencies that will affect exact timelines.
