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Committee backs $50,000 storm/sanitary sewer planning study to guide flood resilience
Summary
The committee recommended a not‑to‑exceed $50,000 professional services agreement (consultant name appears in the transcript as “Clark teeth”/"Clark Deets") to fund flow monitoring, SOP updates, hydraulic‑model evaluation and a basement‑backup heat map following last summer’s flood. The study is intended to produce actionable, prioritized recommendations for operations and capital budgeting.
Committee members and staff opened a broad discussion about lessons from last year’s August flood and the need for a systemwide planning study to improve operations and capital planning. Staff described four main deliverables: flow monitoring and bypass pumping planning, review and update of standard operating procedures, hydraulic‑model evaluation and calibration, and a basement backup risk heat map that would use measured data rather than anecdotes.
Several committee members pressed for wording that yields actionable recommendations (where to monitor, where to deploy pumps, and which capital projects to fund next) rather than a descriptive report that would sit on a shelf. Staff and consultants said the intent is to produce a road map with prioritized, fundable recommendations and estimates to inform CIP and borrowing decisions. The committee discussed institutional knowledge loss from staff turnover and the need to make data and SOPs accessible and durable.
A motion to recommend the village board approve a storm and sanitary sewer planning professional services agreement (consultant name rendered in the packet/transcript as “Clark teeth/Clark Deets”) not to exceed $50,000 was made and seconded; the committee approved the recommendation and indicated the final report would be presented after approximately three months.
