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City staff outline lead-line program, Schweitzer Street work, water-tower progress and solids-handling updates
Summary
The city's safety service director reviewed the newly posted lead-line inventory and consent process, outlined Schweitzer Street right-of-way work and likely OPWC grant awards, said solids-handling work is about 85% complete albeit with parts backordered from Germany, and described the water-tower bowl fabrication and upcoming raising step.
Safety service director Ryan Delk provided multiple infrastructure updates at the July 9 meeting.
Lead-line program: the city has published a lead-line webpage with an inventory, QR code and homeowner entry/consent forms intended to accelerate inspections and replacements when the work reaches specific properties. Delk encouraged residents who have received letters indicating a lead line to complete the entry forms so staff are not forced to track people down during construction. Residents without letters can check the inventory on the website or call the water department with their address.
Schweitzer Street: the project is in the right-of-way phase; letters to property owners for temporary easements have begun and some easements have been returned. The safety service director said the Schweitzer project likely will receive OPWC funds and will combine about five different grants to complete the work.
Solids-handling facility and water tower: Delk said the solids-handling project is about 85% complete but the city is troubleshooting blower equipment that may require parts from a vendor in Germany. The water-tower bowl is fabricated and coated on the ground; the next step will be the raise, though a firm date had not yet been provided.
Funding and procurement: Delk confirmed a $58,000 capital-budget allocation toward a shuffleboard/courts-related project and said the remainder of funding involves tornado recovery money; the precise tornado/capital split was not fully quantified in the exchange. The council adopted a resolution at this meeting authorizing advertising for bids for the lead service-line replacement (phases 1A and 1B), moving that project into the formal procurement stage.
Delk asked residents and contractors to check the lead-line web page and sign entry agreements where applicable; council members asked questions about timing, letters sent, and how residents can verify whether their property is included in the first round.
