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<br /> . , <br /> . CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br /> .- MEMORANDUM <br /> DATE: October 9, 1995 <br /> . TO: Dwayne Stafford, Public Works Superintendent <br /> I FROM: Terrance Post, City Accountant @ <br /> SUB,JECT: Sanitary Sewer CaDital Project Items <br /> I I have reviewed the October 2, 1995 "Sanitary Sewer Lift Station Review" report by MSA City <br /> I Engineer Charles Janski. My reading of the report was from a budgetary impact standpoint <br /> Following are my observations: <br /> 1. The report highlights the previously known deficiencies at Lift Station Number 6. In fact, <br /> . a $20,000 capital item was included in the 1994 budget to convert this station to <br /> submersible pumps. However, this project was not accomplished and was replaced by a <br /> I $21,630 TCAAP oversizing project The item did not reappear in the 1995 budget. <br /> 2. There are only vague references to the lift station alarm control system. Internally, staff is <br /> .. aware of the need to modify and retrofit the existing system and have committed $30,000 <br /> in the 1995 budget to commence this project. Apparently, an analysis of the alarm control <br /> system was not part of the scope of this particular engineering review. <br /> I " The preliminary recommendation comments by the engineer on all lift stations except <br /> ~. <br /> Number 6 tend to be more "housekeeping" than improvement in nature. The 1996 budget <br /> I process anticipated substantially more lift station replacement equipment from 1996 to <br /> 2000 ($190,000) than is supported by the engineer's preliminary recommendations. <br /> I Recommendations <br /> 1. Between the approved 1995 budget and the preliminary 1996 budget, $80,000 is <br /> . identified for the lift station alarm control system retrofit and for equipment replacement <br /> Prioritize the immediate need for converting Lift Station Number 6 to submersible pumps <br /> . or beginning the planning phase of the control system retrofit. Commence the higher <br /> priority project in 1995. <br /> . 2. Develop a work plan in 1996 and 1997 to complete the control system retrofit project. <br /> , Incorporate the engineer's "housekeeping" recommendations into the lift station <br /> ~. <br /> . maintenance work plan. <br /> .- 4. Revisit the sanitary sewer utility long term capital needs as part of the 1997 budget <br /> process. <br /> . <br /> --------------- -- ------- ----------- <br />