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Project Update Water Planning Study Keller met with City representatives regarding population growth on December 11th. Growth projections are a critical piece of the Water Planning Study. At this point, until final growth projections are determined, we are on hold for future progress with this study. Ridge Crest: Safe Path to School This project is in the close-out stages. A final summary will appear in the February Treasurer’s Report. Fisher Street Design on Fisher Street is underway. Meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at 9:00 a.m. at HLE. For the January 14th meeting, the following items are on the agenda: Strata will have the Phase 2/3 update, T-O Engineers will have updates on Environmental and Concept. HLE will provide a design update. Transportation Planning Grant The RFI for this grant is in the review stage. The City is working with LHTAC to finalize it within the next week. The RFI will then be sent out to prospective engineering firms. West Bridge Street Bridge Design The State and Local Agreement has been signed by the City and submitted to ITD and LHTAC. This gives these entities the green light to develop the RFP. A draft RFP must be approved by the City and its match partners and by the Economic Development Administration (EDA). We are hopeful that the RFP will be released by mid-January 2020. We will advertise for approximately three weeks and then select a design firm. Design is estimated at 18-24 months. However, with the environmental and public involvement components of the project it could stretch out to 30 months. WWTP Phase II We have been in construction on Phase II since November 4th, 2019. However, due to mobilization schedules and weather the construction tasks have been focused on submittals and the set-up of the construction site for RSCI, which includes their trailer, temporary power, etc. RSCI set up at the Primary Clarifier influent manhole to excavate down to Treasurer’s Report January 7, 2020 Grant Update • • • Application in Progress TAP: East Airport Road East Airport Road is considered a road for commerce between HWY 91 and I-15. It is heavily trafficked by semis and various large trucks. It also serves as an arterial road for the community to reach neighborhoods, schools, parks, eateries, and businesses. Currently, the proposed project area on the north side, between Highland Drive and Rose Rd, has unconnected old sidewalks that are beyond serviceable. There are also vacant lots covered in loose gravel, weeds, and uneven services. The project will provide approximately 2,600 LF of new curb and gutter and 5” wide sidewalk which will connect to an existing sidewalk at the intersection of Highland Drive. The proposed project area on the south side, at the intersection of Rose Rd going east towards HWY 91, has no sidewalk. The project will provide approximately 500 LF of new curb and gutter and 5’ wide sidewalk. Four crosswalks will also be added. ---PAGE BREAK--- the influent pipe to verify pipe size per the comments on the plans. During this exploratory excavation, crews observed this influent manhole leaking. The leak was observed at the top section between the cone and the first manhole barrel section. The crews only excavated down approximately 4’ before finding this leak. The crews set up to have a manhole box installed as they perform this work and do the remaining excavation for the influent pipe to the primary clarifier. The leaks were repaired and fixed by RSCI crews. It appears that this has been leaking for a while and looks like the manhole area was cracked when crews from a past project installed the outfall pipe from the gravity thickener to this manhole. As of today, they did not find any more areas that were leaking or show signs of leaks in the past. Photos provided by Ed Ankenman of JUB Engineers.