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Board told Rainbow Lane repairs will need city capital funding after bonds expired
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Members of the City of Lawrence Stormwater Advisory Board were told maintenance bonds for Rainbow Lane have expired, the contractor will not return, and staff plan to add needed repairs to the capital improvements plan after an on-site inspection.
Brad Klaffenstein, chair of the City of Lawrence Stormwater Advisory Board, said at the April 27 meeting that the board needed to address unresolved work on Rainbow Lane dating to 2023.
Rob Schlaefer, a longtime board member, raised the issue during unfinished business, saying homeowners asked the board what would be done about slopes beyond specifications, an exposed pipe and other punch-list items left from the earlier project. "The residents... don't think they should be financially responsible for doing this maintenance work," Schlaefer said.
Renee, a city staff member, told the board she had investigated since the last meeting and found that the city engineer at the time had signed off on the work and the contractor’s maintenance and performance bonds had expired. "The contractor is not going to come back," Renee said, explaining that fixing the remaining problems will require engineering a new project and spending city funds.
Renee said staff would inspect the site later in the week to confirm where water is standing and where the pipe is exposed, then include needed repairs in the capital improvement plan. Board members acknowledged that settlement and some standing water were covered by maintenance bonds when they were in force, but repairs now will be a city expense.
The board did not take a formal vote on Rainbow Lane at the meeting; members directed staff to arrange a site visit and to prioritize the item within the forthcoming capital improvements plan update.
