05/28/2002 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Search

COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 28, 2002 Councilmember Carlson asked if the City will also be able to handle the water demand for the commercial development on the interstate. City Engineer Studenski stated the pump is a localized improvement and will only serve residential homes in the area. Community Development Director Grochala stated there is already plenty of water volume in that area. More pressure is needed in those particular water lines. Councilmember Reinert stated the pumphouse was constructed in 1997 and the City knew how many homes there were going to be in that area. He stated that he believes this is an oversight and now the City has to correct the problem. City Engineer Studenski stated the City has provided adequate pressure in the lines. The City is however, seeing more demand for water in this are during the summer months. The City has received complaints about the water pressure in this area. The demand°. ater on this particular system is siz times the winter usage, which is not typical. Councilmember Reinert stated he does believe the booster p that the City did not see the eventual need for water in that item that the City will need to fund. The City should ha Mayor Bergeson asked if the additional equipment Engineer Studenski stated the equipment will be additional man hole cover. be installed but it seems odd e booster pump is a non -budgeted ahead for this. be c tained in the existing building. City d in the existing house. There will be an Councilmember Dahl moved to adopt Re • n fir.. 02 — 47, as presented. Councilmember Reinert seconded the motion. Councilmember Carlson stated the • s h . new staff that has had to address some old issues. She commended staff on their ability s .1 with the old issues and thanked them for their efforts. Motion carried unanimously. Resolution No. 02 — 47 can be f d in the City Clerk's office. Consideration of Resolution No. 02 — 48, Receive Bids and Award Construction Contract, 2002 Sealcoat Program, Jim Studenski — City Engineer Studenski stated sealed bids were received and publicly opened at 10:00 a.m. on May 21, 2002. The results of the bid opening are listed in the staff report. City Council action is required to award a construction contract to the lowest responsible bidder. The low bid from Allied Blacktop in the amount of $86,277.30 is approximately 22% before the Engineer's Estimate for this project. Roadways in the project include both new streets that were paved about 2 or 3 years ago, and other city streets on a 5 to 7 year cycle. Based on the unit prices of the low bidder, the funding allocation is as follows: 10