City requests $138,775 for emergency sewer lining; staff provides multiple capital‑project updates

City Manager Marcos Nichols told Council the administration planned to seek authorization to enter an agreement with Tele Vac Environmental for emergency sewer repairs in the amount of $138,775, following a sanitary main backup on Martin Court. Nichols said staff recommended lining the sanitary sewer lines to avoid disruptive excavation between two houses and that this option was the least destructive alternative.

Nichols also provided construction and public‑works updates: municipal building work is advancing with roof structure installation and interior block masons; parking‑lot and second‑entrance work is expected after crane removal; the elevated water tower stands at about 48 feet; Founders Park electrical work awaits Duke Energy's service drop; sidewalk quotes for Hamilton Trenton Road are being obtained; demolition of an old farmhouse and barn is underway pending coordination with One Church and St. Clair Township; and Home Avenue ballfield dirt was delivered and expected to be installed the following week.

Nichols said the splash pad's final electrical work is complete but two benches await surface‑mount bases, and that PSS, the subcontractor, has had scheduling conflicts. He said staff had asked the City Attorney to review contract documents for potential liquidated‑damages remedies because the contractor had not yet provided a projected completion date. The Tele Vac emergency‑repair motion was on the agenda for Council consideration; the transcript does not record a final vote on that authorization during the June 18 work session.