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Council approves design work for Bailey Street drainage; bidding postponed
Summary
Council approved hiring Infrastructure Solutions Group to design a drainage fix for Bailey Street (agenda entry corrected in discussion to North Bailey), aiming to remove two 90-degree turns that cause local flooding; council deferred going out for bids pending street-department review and easement negotiations.
The council approved Infrastructure Solutions Group to begin designing plans for a drainage project affecting Bailey Street, with the mayor and staff explaining the problem stems from existing geometry—two 90-degree turns that cause water to back up and flood adjacent yards. During discussion, the mayor and several members corrected the agenda label from "South Bailey" to "North Bailey."
Staff explained one option would route drainage through the backyard of Sherman Weaver under an easement he has tentatively agreed to grant; an alternate route would approach the state's drainage from a different parcel. Council members emphasized front-end planning to avoid downstream change orders and asked that the street department review preliminary designs before bids are solicited. As a result, the council approved design work (item A) and changed item B (authorize bids) to no action until the street department and staff finalize plans and confirm easements.
Council said staff will forward preliminary designs to council members after the meeting and that the street department will advise which routing option is preferable. The council called for more complete planning at the outset to reduce the risk of costly change orders later.
