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Mendota council authorizes soil borings to pursue $650,000 in state bonding for water improvements
Summary
The council approved preliminary soil borings and gave direction to pursue roughly $650,000 in state bonding for a roughly $750,000 water system project to add a second supply path, hydrants and street repairs; council approved the CPT bid 5-0.
The Mendota City Council authorized preliminary soil borings and signaled support for a water system improvement project intended to secure about $650,000 in state bonding and address system vulnerabilities.
Engineer Lucas Jones summarized the proposal on Aug. 12, saying the city needs contractor bid numbers by October so the State can complete agreements to secure the $650,000 in bonding funds. The council has discussed creating a secondary water access route "down Windy Ridge to Luckys" to provide redundancy if the Highway 13 main were to fail. Jones estimated the overall project at around $750,000.
Key elements Jones described included installing additional fire hydrants to secure fire protection in that part of town, enabling some residences to connect from wells to city water, and repairing streets. Jones said the existing streets over sewer lines (installed in 1983–84) have only about 6 inches of gravel and 2 inches of asphalt and recommended rebuilding sections with 3 inches of pavement over 8 inches of base. He also reported that high pressures in town prompted MSA’s recommendation to install a pressure relief valve on Second Street similar to work St. Paul Water did near St. Peter’s Church.
Jones told the council the project will require coordination with St. Paul Regional Water, the Minnesota Department of Health, Dakota County (because a trail will be crossed) and MnDOT (because a state road will be crossed). Council Member Rachel Golias moved to begin CPT soil boring work; Mayor Mielke seconded, and the motion to accept the CPT bid passed 5-0.
Jones said he would bring plans for council review at the next meeting and requested a signed agreement before he left the Aug. 12 meeting.
The meeting minutes do not record final contract amounts, the exact route selection, nor final construction schedule; those elements will follow later design and bidding steps.
