City staff report progress on sewer projects, Sycamore Park pool and assessment‑district landscaping
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Summary
City staff reported a corrected sewer main length, $200,000 in savings from an alternate bid method, pending pond core sampling and plans to use bond funds for wastewater plant repairs and pump upgrades.
Joe Betancourt, Community Development Services, briefed the committee on current and pending capital projects. He said the sewer lift station project and a sewer main replacement are covered by sewer bond funds and that the sewer main replacement actually covers 2,710 linear feet (correcting an earlier figure of 1,437 LF). Betancourt said staff added a bid alternate and used open‑cut trenching rather than cured‑in‑place piping, saving about $200,000 and keeping the work within the bond budget.
On the pond lining issue, staff said a contractor removed vegetation and established access through mud, but engineers have not yet taken core samples because they are waiting for dry access. Betancourt said staff plan to use leftover bond savings for wastewater plant work such as restoring a filter housing and ordering modernized backup pumps (brand referenced as Xylem/Consortone) that integrate with SCADA and will be used as older pumps fail.
Staff described a landscaping and lighting assessment district project to rehabilitate landscaping at Birch Street Village and Harvest Drive; collected assessments will be used for construction and to hire a maintenance contractor. For Sycamore Park, staff said they will assign working days and liquidated‑damage penalties (about $1,300 per working day) targeted to the pool portion to prioritize completion; the overall estimated working days for the project are 120 working days (~6 months).
A typographical error in the wayfinding sign schedule was corrected from December 2026 to December 2025; staff are working with a local sign maker to finalize full‑scale layout, pole upgrades and a tree logo provided by the planning commission. On library improvements, staff said library backroom carpet will be paid from library development impact fees but any use must comply with the 2008 Nexus study; the city engineer is reviewing qualifying items for funding.
Ending: Staff said they plan to expend bond and assessment funds before year end where possible and will return with schedule updates as engineers complete design and core sampling.