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