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Council approves MOU for County Road 12 work after city identifies failing manhole; city share estimated at $95,000
Summary
The city engineer told council that a sanitary sewer manhole was compromised by hydrogen sulfide and not a candidate for lining; council approved a memorandum of understanding to allow Wright County's County Road 12 improvements to include necessary city utility replacements, with the city's portion estimated at approximately $95,000.
The city engineer reported that investigations for Wright County's planned Casa/County Road 12 project identified sanitary sewer manholes that have been compromised by hydrogen sulfide gas. One manhole in the corridor was not a candidate for lining and must be replaced; staff recommended replacement as part of the county roadwork to avoid redoing new pavement.
The city engineer told council the city's portion of the cost for the related utility improvements is "approximately $95,000." Given the time-sensitive nature of the county’s road schedule, staff recommended and the council approved entering a memorandum of understanding so the city's utility work could be completed as part of the county project. Council asked where the $95,000 would come from; staff indicated options such as splitting costs or identifying funding sources and characterized the situation as reasonably feasible to fund.
Council moved and the motion to approve the memorandum of understanding and associated work passed 5-0. The engineer also said staff will investigate other manholes identified during the review and provide additional information to the council at a later date.
