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<br /> STAFF REPORT <br />DATE: July 1, 2025 <br /> REGULAR <br /> <br />TO: City Council <br />FROM: Nate Stanley, City Engineer <br />AGENDA ITEM: I-94 Lift Station and Forcemain Improvements – Authorize Purchase of New <br />Pumps <br />REVIEWED BY: Nicole Miller, City Administrator <br /> Clarissa Hadler, Finance Director <br /> Marty Powers, Public Works Director <br /> Chad Isakson, Assistant City Engineer <br /> <br /> <br />CORE STRATEGIES: <br /> <br />☐ Vibrant, inclusive, connected community ☐ Efficient, reliable, innovative services <br />☐ Responsive, transparent, adaptive governance ☐ Balanced Finances now and future <br />☒ Managed Growth ☒ Resilient Infrastructure <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: Improvements to the I-94 Lift Station and Forcemain located on Hudson Boulevard are <br />being completed as part of the 2025 Capital Improvement Plan. The Project was moved up in the CIP to <br />address immediate concerns with a fatigued forcemain that has resulted in multiple breaks and high-cost <br />emergency repairs. The replacement of a failing 90-inch CMP culvert with a 72-inch RCP culvert is <br />included in the scope of improvements as well. On June 17, 2025, the City Council approved the plans and <br />specifications and ordered the advertisement for bid for the project. <br /> <br />ISSUE BEFORE COUNCIL: Should the City Council authorize the purchase of new pumps for the I-94 <br />Lift Station? <br /> <br />PROPOSAL DETAILS/ANALYSIS: As part of the forcemain design, the sanitary sewer service area was <br />reviewed and analyzed to address current and future operations, based on the ultimate sanitary sewer service <br />needs provided by the Planning Department. The system was also reviewed with respect to the Met Council <br />sewer improvements currently in construction, to ensure that the lift station operations are capable for <br />meeting Met Council interim and ultimate discharge conditions. <br /> <br />Through this review it has been determined that the lift station pumps will need to be replaced, with the <br />new pumps being operational at the time the new forcemain is placed into operation. The recommended <br />replacement pumps have been identified for direct purchase by the city. <br /> <br />Pump Information: <br />• Three (3) Flygt pumps are recommended for purchase from Electric Pump (sole seller of the city’s <br />preferred pump).