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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br />May 26, 2026 <br />Page 5 <br />2 Assistant City Engineer Koscielak informed the Council and Staff that this presentation would <br />3 provide details on the project, its status on the timeline, and plans. The presentation included an <br />4 overview of the Water Meter Replacement Project and Bids Received, which showed one bid of <br />5 $1,259,708, the three-year timeline for the Water Meter Replacement Project, next steps if a <br />6 contract is awarded, requirements the contractor must meet before being allowed entrance into a <br />7 resident's home, and public communication plans. She finished by inviting questions from the <br />8 Council. <br />9 <br />10 Mayor Webster expressed appreciation for how this Water Meter Replacement addresses <br />11 cybersecurity concerns. <br />12 <br />13 Councilmember Jenson asked how long the replacements will take. Assistant City Engineer <br />14 Koscielak stated that the plan to update one-third of the City each year was adopted for <br />15 budgetary reasons. She informed him that each replacement takes around half an hour to one <br />16 hour. <br />17 <br />18 Councilmember Elnagdy asked where the water meter in her home would likely be located. <br />19 Assistant City Engineer Koscielak stated that it is typically in a "utility" room, and, despite <br />20 idiosyncrasies between houses, it is usually in the area where your spigot is located. She also <br />21 commented that the individual completing the replacement will have done so before and will be <br />22 informed of your meter's location. <br />23 <br />24 Councilmember Elnagdy asked for clarification on what Assistant City Engineer Koscielak <br />25 meant by saying the original meter's customer portal is set to expire. Assistant City Engineer <br />26 Koscielak stated that the City currently has a contract with the original company to support their <br />27 portal. This will change, as Core & Main will be facilitating the website upon commencement of <br />28 the replacement. <br />29 <br />30 Councilmember Jenson asked whether the customer portal included the ability to communicate <br />31 the water meter reading to the home office. Assistant City Engineer Koscielak stated that the <br />32 communication from the water meter is due to the radio, which will also be replaced. The <br />33 customer portal is where residents can log in to view their bills and usage. <br />34 <br />35 Councilmember Doolan asked if there were plumbing changes. Assistant City Engineer <br />36 Koscielak clarified that there are no significant plumbing changes and that the items are to be <br />37 retrofitted into the existing plumbing. <br />38 <br />39 Councilmember Doolan noted that the City is retaining the same frequency software. She <br />40 assumed that by changing the monitoring and the radio, no new risks would be introduced to data <br />41 transmission and security. Assistant City Engineer Koscielak confirmed there are no additional <br />42 risks and that they operate on a licensed frequency that no outside sources can access. <br />43 <br />44 Mayor Webster directed the Council to the provided Bid Tabulation Summary. She noted that <br />45 this indicates Cord & Main's total bid and the engineer's opinion of cost. <br />46 <br />