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<br />City Council Work Session Meeting <br />January 23,2006 <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />is $655,000. At this timc, City staff is recommending that the City not proceed with refurbishing <br />four lift stations. City staff will need additional time to evaluate the proposals and review budget <br />consideration for replacing two lift stations. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />City Administrator Michelle Wolfe also noted that City staff needs time to evaluate the financial <br />risk to the City if the lift stations are not refurbished at this time. <br /> <br />Mr. Tom Moore noted that the remaining four lift stations are considered low volume flow <br />stations. <br /> <br />City Administrator Wolfe said that it may be bencficial for the City to hold off on this project <br />and bid all four lift stations again in two years. <br /> <br />URS Engineer Greg Brown slated on economy of scale, each of the four remaining sites are very <br />similar in sizc and topography. <br /> <br />Councilmember Larson suggested that City staff request that the low bidder extend its offer for a <br />pcriod oftime. <br /> <br />City staff will seek an cxtcnsion of the bid proposal and continue researching the risks to the City <br />if the lift stations arc not refurbished at this timc. <br /> <br />'Vater Tower Rcpair Report <br />Opcrations and Maintenancc Dircctor Tom Moore statcd that the City is not required to complete <br />any major repairs on the water tower at this time. A number of the minor recommended repairs <br />can be completed in-housc. The water tower report states that 110 major repairs are expected for <br />thc current two-three year time frame. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Councilmember Grant requested that City staff handle the grading, fcncing, and over flow pipe <br />grading rcpairs in-house. <br /> <br />Councilmember Larson suggested that a 10 foot high fence not be installed around the water <br />tower. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden asked if the water tower vcnt should be replaced at this time. <br /> <br />Operations and Maintenance Director Tom Moore said that he is not comfortable with having <br />O&M staff mcmhers complete the vent installation and will have the City's engineering team <br />research the possibility of having an outside vendor complete the repair and installation. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden suggested that the City bill the cell phone company for causing the <br />corrosion damage to the water tower. It may be a possibility for the City to recoup some of these <br />costs. <br /> <br />City staff will look into this possibility further. <br /> <br />. <br />