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PUBLIC WORKS <br /> Staff has received an inquiration from American Portable Telecom(APT), researching the <br /> possibility of installing communication antennas on the water tower. Staff met with a consultant <br /> representing APT last week to discuss various options. On Tuesday a proposal was received. <br /> Unknowingly to myself, Paul has also been involved with another communications firm requesting <br /> the utilization of the City's tower for antennas. This item will be addressed at the March 4, 1996 <br /> Council work session. Both firms will be invited to attend. <br /> Water meter installations are now taking place on Wednesdays only. The project is so close to <br /> completion that we can taste it. Training for the finance department will be scheduled in the near <br /> future.'Approximately 60 installations remain, after registered letters were sent, serving as a final <br /> notice. <br /> Staff has been dealing with a company that bought out the City's contractual weather forecasting <br /> service. This company apparently purchased the old contracts, and assumed the cities involved <br /> would continue honoring the old contract. Staff was contacted by the new company's sales <br /> representative and told him that we would not be contracting with his company in the future. He <br /> wanted to send sample forecasts which we accepted under no financial obligation. This was <br /> understood by both parties. Apparently he did not convey this to the appropriate personnel in his <br /> office, as they understood that we and many other cities in the Metro area would be requesting <br /> services from them. To make a much longer story short, they have referred our unpaid invoices to <br /> a collection agency. Staff has pursued this incident extensively with relatively little success. <br /> Hopefully it will be resolved in the very near future. <br /> Staff has been busy patching potholes, cleaning catch basins and scraping ice from flooded <br /> intersections and roadways. The waste oil heaters arrived last week. Mark has been installing <br /> them and constructing hanging brackets. The oil storage tank was ordered last week, after <br /> designing the configuration of the necessary fittings and adapters. The system is expected to be <br /> operational possibly by mid to late March. <br /> Storage tanks for liquid calcium chloride and the pump were received last week. Staff will begin <br /> to fabricate the spray bar system that will be used to dispense the chemical. These tanks will be <br /> installed near the salt shed enclosed by a small additional fence. <br /> Decals were applied on the DARE vehicle this week. Tim Pittman finished the body work and <br /> painting last week. Hopefully the vehicle will be on the road some time in March. Staff is waiting <br /> for parts to arrive. <br /> Staff met with a representative from NSP to discuss any electrical projects the City might be <br /> undertaking in 1996. Staff received information related to HVAC systems and electric motor <br /> replacements. NSP will pay for 50% of the engineering studies required for both of these <br /> upgrades. Staff will be researching the possibility of replacing two of the roof top units at City <br /> Hall this year, and is also researching more efficient means of pumping water from the booster <br /> station. The booster station project will probably take place in 1997. <br /> Mike <br />