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City manager reports $18,000 annual lighting savings, traffic-safety grant, water and cyber updates
Summary
City staff reported estimated annual savings of about $18,000 from an LED rate case, acceptance of a $300,000 Safe Streets grant (city share $60,000), water-treatment chloride issues under review with consultants, server recovery after a cyber incident, and ongoing project timelines for entrance signage and fire station rehab.
City staff provided an infrastructure and operations update that covered energy savings, grants, water-quality issues, cyber recovery and capital projects.
Staff said a recent LED lighting rate case will yield an estimated $18,000 in annual savings after a roughly $3,600 fee. The commission was told that no city cash match was required for the $300,000 Safe Streets grant; staff said the grant will fund a comprehensive traffic-safety study to identify high-accident corridors, focusing on areas near the high school and other high-density locations.
On water treatment, staff reported elevated chlorides in reverse-osmosis concentrate and said the Kansas Department of Health (KDH) has been engaged; staff plan to work with Burns and Mac (engineering) to trace potential sources and recommend fixes. The commission discussed regional groundwater migration and the possibility of upstream wells contributing chloride loads.
Staff also reported that city servers are back online after a cyber incident; remote access and some plant connectivity remained offline while investigators and attorneys complete their review. The water-plant internet service was temporarily shut off as a precaution and will be restored with additional security measures once cleared.
Project updates included a nearly complete street-condition assessment (cataloging road conditions and producing a five-year plan), entrance-sign installations expected by mid-January, and a contractor meeting for a potential fire-station rehabilitation with an estimated construction timeline of 8 months to two years. Staff said audiovisual upgrades for the commission chamber will begin soon to improve meeting accessibility.
