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Committee sends cemetery water filter funding request to finance for review
Summary
City staff described a needed pressure filter assembly to protect cemetery irrigation, saying the unit filters debris and costs roughly $2,700 while $5,000 remains in the cemetery budget; the committee moved the purchase to the finance committee for review.
City public works staff told the public works committee that a large stainless-steel water pressure filter assembly is needed to protect the cemetery's irrigation and water infrastructure and that the unit would screen out debris that can damage onsite plumbing.
The staff member described the device as a substantial stainless-steel screen and said the available budget for the cemetery shows about $5,000 remaining in the cemetery portion of the general fund. "It's about ... a little over $2,700," the public works staff member said when asked about price estimates. He also said the expense was not previously budgeted and that staff were unsure whether the cost could be reallocated legally from other water funds.
The committee moved the item to the finance committee for review. Committee members and staff discussed that, as an interim measure, crews periodically place millings or gravel where standing water prevents access but a permanent repair will require funding and dry conditions to place materials.
Earlier in the public-comment period a resident raised a related concern about standing water outside a local business that made customer access difficult; staff noted they periodically place millings when conditions allow and said active plans to pursue a permanent fix are limited by available funding.
