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Sanitary board approves invoices, hears $4 million AML grant pitch and settlement update
Summary
At a brief sanitary board meeting, members approved three payments tied to Arlington and Wolf Summit sewer work, heard staff say a $4 million Abandoned Mine Lands grant was requested for stormwater and streambank repairs near Arbutus Park, and were told a Wendy’s condemnation case reached a settlement.
The sanitary board approved three payment requests on local sewer projects and received updates on major infrastructure work and grant efforts during a short meeting.
A staff member updating the board said the Phase 5B plant upgrade is the "primary focus" and that electrical and plumbing drawings will go to the MEP department this week so the technical specifications can be finalized and sent to the Department of Environmental Protection's review office before the board's next meeting. "I'm expecting to have it there before the next meeting," the staff member said.
Board members voted to approve an $11,750 invoice from the Thrasher Group for the Arlington Stewart extension, a $12,400 invoice for the Wolf Summit sewer extension and contractor pay application number 5 from ProContracting Inc. for $80,004.34. Committee member S4 moved each measure; votes were seconded and the board voiced approval on each item.
The meeting also included a detailed briefing on stormwater damage in the Arbutus Park area, where staff said a deteriorating storm system that carries mine and surface water is beginning to impact the sanitary sewer and adjacent private property along Parkway Drive and Oakland Avenue. Staff reported the board submitted a $4,000,000 application to the Abandoned Mine Lands economic revitalization grant program to fund remediation and streambank work, and that the application requested full funding with no local match.
A staff member cautioned the board that awards from the AML program can be politically influenced and are decided by the governor; the staffer noted the program awarded about nine municipal water and sewer projects last year and recommended keeping contact with the AML director, Travis Parsons.
In other business, a staff member reported a settlement in the Wendy's condemnation case and said the board had deposited $5,000 in circuit court as part of the process. The same staff member said Thrasher will prepare a detailed easement description for the property and that staff will continue to triage approximately seven small claims submitted to the legislative claims commission, briefing the city manager as needed.
The board also discussed the Army Corps' pending bidding for a gravity sewer contract tied to the Arlington effort, including a construction figure staff cited as $2,450,000 for the gravity-sewer portion, and said construction would likely start several months after a Corps contract is awarded.
The meeting ended after a member moved to adjourn; the chair closed the session following routine procedural steps.
