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<br />CIP Discnssion <br />1/18/2007 <br />Page 4 <br /> <br />maintained until the fund is healthy enough to support these project costs. According to <br />O&M, lift stations I I and 13 should be replaced before I and 12. Therefore, staff feels <br />that the lift station project should be split into two projects; by replacing two lift stations <br />at a time, the sanitary sewer fund will be drawn down more gradually than if all four were <br />replaced at once. <br /> <br />Storm Sewer Fund- Storm Pond Maintenance <br />As part of the MS4 permit/Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP), the City <br />needs to be monitoring and maintaining City ponds. This has not been done as needed to <br />date. Funds have been budgeted over the next three years to allow the City to get where it <br />needs to be with this program. Staff plans to develop and manage a maintenance program <br />in the future that will be incorporated into the City's annual operating budget. <br /> <br />Water Fund <br />An assessment of the South water tower was conducted in 2005, indicating the need for <br />some maintenance work. This work is currently listed with "unassigned" projects; staff is <br />evaluating the recommended maintenance and will schedule the work accordingly, so that <br />the level of maintenance does not increase. <br /> <br />Equipment <br />O&M has reviewed the equipment inventory and prepared a replacement schedule. Staff <br />is currently still evaluating the options for the water tanker. The Toro Groundmaster <br />scheduled for purchase in 2006 was postponed to 2009, and the purchase of a generator <br />was postponed indefinitely. Staff will continually evaluate the condition of all pieces of <br />equipment to prevent the purchase of equipment that does not yet need replacement. <br /> <br />CONCLUSION <br /> <br />Staff requests Council input and direction as outlined in this report. We will then fine tune the <br />CIP and bring it to a future work session. <br />