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Engineer: E Washington project short $; city to consider scaled water/sewer option and short-term water-plant repairs
Summary
City Engineer Jon Pratt told the council the E Washington Ave project lost SCDP preliminary funding; the city is exploring TIF and a stripped-down water/sewer option costing about $225,000. Pratt also recommended rehabbing plant filters now rather than an immediate full replacement, and preparing a facility plan to pursue a new plant over approximately five years.
City Engineer Jon Pratt updated the council on two infrastructure items March 2: a funding setback for the E Washington Ave project and the condition of the Water Treatment Plant.
Pratt said the city’s preliminary SCDP grant application to fund water/sewer extensions and road reclamation for the MMCDC townhome project was unsuccessful. He said Apex, the city and MMCDC have discussed alternate funding approaches, including exploring tax-increment financing and a phased approach that would install basic water and sewer service now and defer the road work until funding is secured. Pratt described a stripped-down option that would provide water/sewer service now at an estimated cost of $225,000.
On the Water Treatment Plant, Pratt reported the plant’s filters need repair; a full replacement would cost roughly a quarter of a million dollars but may not be prudent given foundation issues at the existing plant. He recommended rehabilitating existing filters to extend service for a few years while the city prepares a facility plan and pursues funding and state approvals for a new plant — a multi-year process Pratt estimated could take up to five years from planning to completion. Pratt said he will prepare a task order for a facility plan in the next month.
Council instructed staff to continue pursuing alternative funding and to move forward with the recommended facility planning.
