Albertville City Council introduces Krebs Engineering assessment for South Broad stormwater basin

The Albertville City Council on the agenda introduced resolution 2045-26 to approve a proposal from Krebs Engineering for a stormwater assessment of the South Broad drainage basin.

A city staff member told the council the area has experienced extensive flooding for several years and described the firm's proposed scope: local survey crews will gather cross‑drain and elevation data, and engineers will build models to identify basin‑wide remedies rather than treating isolated spots. "It's data loaded into that system that will also be used to create modeling that will help us understand solutions and budget accordingly," the staff member said.

The staff member said much of the repair work identified by the assessment could be handled by the city's public works crews. "I feel [public works] can probably manage 90% of the work ourselves," the staff member said, noting the assessment is intended to clarify what fixes are required and their costs.

A council member asked for geographic clarification; the staff member said the project covers a "pretty large expansive area" — the entire drainage basin interacting with South Broad, generally south of Jackson — rather than only a brief stretch of the street.

The council read resolution 2045-26 into the record as part of regular business; the transcript does not record a final vote or adoption in the excerpt.

Next steps noted in the discussion include completing the survey and modeling work to inform project budgeting and potential follow‑up construction, with staff indicating they would return with recommendations once the assessment identified specific remedies.