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Project Update Fisher Street Design on Fisher Street is underway. Meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at 9:00 a.m. at HLE. The STRATA Phase 2/3 update is being reviewed by LHTAC. HLE is providing additional information to T-O regarding the environmental update. The concept update will be submitted for preliminary review to LHTAC and the City. We are hoping to set up a public hearing by the of February. HLE will submit for preliminary design review after the public hearing. Transportation Planning Grant The RFI for this grant was released and the City and LHTAC are reviewing the proposals that were received. Once the City and LHTAC choose the engineer, plan development will take approximately one year to complete. WWTP Facility Plan Study The plan will complete an update to the City's Wastewater Collection System Facility Plan with an update of existing Treatment System capacity. JUB is the engineer on this project. We have established the budget at $210,000 with $10,000 being held in management reserves. DEQ will pay $65,000 toward this study and the City will be required to pay the balance ($145,000). These studies are crucial in providing information for long term financial planning, growth assessment, and capital asset management. West Bridge Street Bridge Design A draft RFP has been approved by the City and its match partners. Once the full RFP package is put together by ITD it will be sent to the Economic Development Administration (EDA) for approval. Once EDA gives us the green light, we will release the RFP to the public. 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 During the first part of January, RSCI focused on verifying the natural gas line, the existing sewer lines, and Treasurer’s Report February 4, 2020 Investment Manager Selected • • • The selection committee was unanimous in selecting Moreton Asset Management as the City of Blackfoot’s new investment manager. The transfer of the management of current holdings with those firms not selected will be completed this month. FY 2021 Budget Calendar ●March 17th – 3:00 p.m. (Tentative) FY 2019 Audit Presentation and FY 2021 Budget Kick Off ●April Revenue forecasting and data cleaning for budget worksheets ●May/June Budget work meetings with Treasurer, Mayor, and Council ●July 7, 2020 – 7:00 p.m. Presentation of the FY 2021 Draft Budget ●July 28, 2020 – 7:00 p.m. Public Hearing on the FY 2021 Budget ●August 4, 2020 – 7:00 p.m. Approval of FY 2021 Appropriations Ordinance ---PAGE BREAK--- potable water lines along Frontage Road and along the east side of I-15. RSCI has also done some excavating on the treatment plant site for the construction of the new Grit Chamber and new Headworks Building. In the last couple of weeks, RSCI has removed the trees and demoed the north headwalls of the existing irrigation culvert crossing near the plant entrance and has begun to install the new potable waterline from Frontage Road to inside the treatment plant. RSCI plans to relocate some of the existing fencing on that north entrance section after they bring in the water main into the plant. As of the end of January 2020, the crews have installed approximately 100 LF of 8” water line. This first part of this waterline installation has been slow going due to the number of existing phone, gas, and fiber optic lines in the construction zone. RSCI must find each of them without ripping them out. Hand excavating for these lines helps keep them in-tact and in service and avoids additional cost to have them repaired if they were to damage them while excavating. Photos provided by Ed Ankenman of JUB Engineers.