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Atkins council prioritizes urgent sewer repairs, schedules bids for water-tower work and pond fixes
Summary
Council members reviewed the FY25 Capital Improvements Plan and flagged a failed sanitary sewer near the water plant as the top urgent project; staff outlined timelines for water-tower repainting, Ridy Pond erosion repairs and a biosolids (sludge) removal procurement that will require a public hearing and rapid contracting.
Council members on Aug. 27 reviewed the city's proposed FY25 Capital Improvements Plan and heard that a sanitary-sewer line by the water-plant discharge has failed and needs expedited action.
Sandy, the city administrator, and engineer Nick Eisener told the council the sanitary-sewer replacement is designed and permit-ready except for a property-line/easement discrepancy that staff is resolving. Sandy said the pipe has failed in places and that the sewer replacement was the "number one" urgent water project the city expects to bring forward for immediate action.
Eisener also outlined three other near-term items: repainting the city water tower (design about 90% complete), fixing erosion and riprap at the Ridy Pond outlet with plans that include regrading and adding sidewalk, and scheduling the removal of biosolids from the wastewater lagoon.
On the water tower, staff presented two scheduling options: solicit bids this fall with contract awards if weather permits work in late fall, or wait until January and let contractors begin work in spring. Council members asked for cost estimates and said they preferred to see contractor quotes before committing to timing.
On Ridy Pond, staff described a nearly complete set of plans and asked permission to put the project out for bids; staff said they would seek quotes to have contractor estimates ready for the council's first October meeting.
On wastewater, staff explained biosolids (sludge) removal procedures, noting wide variability in bids and an internal CIP estimate of roughly $200,000. Staff told the council they planned to solicit bids with a target of having contractor quotes to review at the Sept. 24 meeting; awarding the contract will include a required public hearing at the time of award.
The council set the public-hearing/bid schedule for the sludge-removal project and will receive formal contractor quotes and the required public hearing documentation as the procurement proceeds.
The meeting included no final appropriation on these projects; staff said specific bid results and contract awards will return to the council for formal votes.
