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Council authorizes cross‑site stormwater planning for Village Green Phase 2, seeks up to $20,000 in staff‑approved change order
Summary
Planning staff asked council to pursue a conceptual, comprehensive stormwater plan covering Village Green Phase 2 (inclusive playground), Main Street, City Hall basins and potential runoff from proposed Latitude North 38. Council approved moving forward and authorized the city administrator to approve a change order under the purchasing policy (a cap near $20,000 was discussed).
The Wildwood City Council authorized staff on July 13 to pursue a conceptual, coordinated stormwater management plan that would account for Village Green Phase 2 (the all‑inclusive playground), the city's Main Street corridor work, stormwater basins at City Hall and anticipated runoff from the private Latitude North 38 development.
Director Vonage explained the committee is not endorsing the private development itself but seeks a regional approach to stormwater rather than site‑by‑site fixes. "The idea here was to work together with all the parties to ensure that if a stormwater management plan is developed, it takes into account not only what is known, but what we think might happen," Director Vonage said.
The planning staff explained that three engineering firms were involved across the four areas: CDI for Main Street, CEC for Village Green Phase 2 and City Hall, and Veil Engineering with Latitude North 38. The private developer agreed to help offset the cost of a combined conceptual plan, staff said.
Council members asked about cost and timing. Staff proposed the city administrator approve the change order as long as it fell within the administrator’s discretionary purchasing limit, with council discussion mentioning a $20,000 cap as an appropriate threshold. Council approved the motion to proceed and to vest the city administrator with approval authority within the purchasing policy limits.
The authorization is intended to produce conceptual plans to present to the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District and to inform future engineering work and permitting; it is not a commitment to construct specific facilities.
