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Whitefish Bay approves MMSD PPI participation and $222,500 design/consulting contract for lateral replacements
Summary
The village board approved joining MMSD's Private Property Infiltration and Inflow Reduction Program and authorized a $222,500 Clark Professional Services agreement to fund design, resident outreach and bid‑ready plans for future lateral replacements; construction funding will be sought later from MMSD.
At its Dec. 16 meeting the Whitefish Bay Village Board approved participation in the MMSD Private Property Infiltration and Inflow (PPI) Reduction Program and authorized a Clark Professional Services agreement for $222,500 to fund design, resident outreach and education for lateral replacements.
DPW Director Matt Collins told the board that because Whitefish Bay is within the MMSD sewer service area, the village can participate in MMSD's program to reduce clear‑water infiltration into private sanitary laterals. Collins said the village previously participated in a 2017–2019 program that replaced about 300 laterals; MMSD has since changed program rules and will no longer reimburse "cure‑in‑place" liners, instead funding full lateral replacements under the current approach. Collins said the village currently has a PPI program balance in the packet (stated as $320,000) that would expire if not used.
"Back in 2017 to 2019 . . . we were able to replace approximately 300 laterals within that three‑year period," Collins said, summarizing past work. He and consultant Clark Deets said the agreement before the board is focused on design, resident engagement and communications so that any future construction can proceed with bid‑ready packages and informed residents.
Trustees pressed staff on sequencing and cost: Collins and Deets said the agreement funds design and outreach (no construction) for up to about 70 residence designs and that design costs are expected to be roughly 10% of construction cost. Collins and Deets estimated construction could average in the low‑hundred‑thousands per residence; Collins said an estimate discussed in the meeting was roughly $220,000 per residential replacement (construction only), plus design fees.
The board voted to approve the MMSD PPI agreement and the Clark Professional Services agreement in the amount of $222,500 by voice vote. Staff said the next steps are public‑information meetings, resident outreach (including QR surveys and door‑to‑door communications), producing bid‑ready plans and then pursuing MMSD competitive funding for construction in future years (staff discussed a target of roughly 35 homes per year once construction funding is secured).
The agreement is intended to be design‑and‑education work to position the village for MMSD construction funds later; trustees emphasized the need for clear resident communications and phased, neighborhood‑level rollout to reduce disruption.
