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Public Works outlines paving and stormwater pipeline; sanitation revenues and recycling subscription figures shared
Summary
Public Works reported recent stormwater bid results and a roughly $1.3 million paving/stormwater estimate for an upcoming package, and detailed sanitation and recycling revenues and expenditures for 2024–25.
Speaker 7, Public Works, gave a multi-part briefing on paving, stormwater projects, fleet and sanitation operations and finances.
He said the city had recent success procuring a contractor who was able to deliver all planned stormwater alternates for the year and described an upcoming paving package the department estimates at about $1.3 million.
"We were able to do all 14 that we had had on there," Speaker 7 said of a stormwater contract whose low bid enabled additional alternates. Staff flagged a current contractor estimate of roughly $896,000 for a named stormwater contract and said final costs will be set when bids are returned.
On sanitation: Speaker 7 reported residential sanitation customer counts around 7,600 and said curbside subscription recycling carries a $144-per-year fee with about 1,187 participants. For fiscal 2025, commercial sanitation revenue was about $2,156,000 while Waste Management charges were roughly $1.7 million, leaving the city with a margin to offset sanitation staffing and operations.
Public Works also described corrugated metal-pipe failures in the city's storm system, the replacement preference for reinforced concrete pipe (longer service life), and the city's MS4 inspection cycle (inspecting 20% of the system each year via five sectors) to prioritize replacements.
Staff noted fleet-shop capacity, recent improvements in staffing levels (fully staffed since October 2024) and pending procurement decisions for new holiday-decorations contracts.
