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Public Works interim director outlines sidewalk, sewer and equipment repairs
Summary
Interim Public Works Director Rod Hainey reported Phase I sidewalk repairs were completed for $35,000 and Phase II was released with an estimated $35,000 cost; PSU and outside-vendor repairs, a $62,500 water-line replacement on Mulholland at Brighton, and ALFA Laval repair costs ($21,759.30) were detailed. Biomonitoring TRE submitted with completion targeted Feb. 2027.
Roderick (Rod) Hainey, serving under an independent contract as interim Public Works director, presented the department’s quarterly report covering October–December 2025 and outlined outstanding repairs and costs.
Hailey reported a city-wide sidewalk review: Phase I has been completed at a cost of $35,000; Phase II was released in early January 2026 with an estimated $35,000 cost and an omitted portion of roughly $17,800 to be funded in the next fiscal year. A complete street review identified 48 locations requiring repair; the street/road fee fund balance stood at about $140,000 as of January 2026.
Hailey also detailed contractor and equipment work: Power Scoop Utilities expenses were $24,702.66 (Oct), $48,784.57 (Nov), and $34,224.70 (Dec); the ALFA Laval effluent filter repair estimate was $21,759.30 and was completed; a Mulholland at Brighton water-line replacement cost $62,500. He noted historical biomonitoring failures from 2024–2025, that a Toxicity Reduction Evaluation (TRE) was submitted to TCEQ with a schedule targeting February 2027 for completion, and that recent November–December 2025 biomonitoring tests passed.
Other operational items recorded included replacement of community-center HVAC units (2003 models) and replacement of WWTP blower units (estimated $17,000 for the failed blower).
