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REPORT FROM PUBLIC WORKS <br /> By: Public Works Staff <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />The Public Works Committee met on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 and discussed the following <br />three cases: <br /> <br />CITIZEN INPUT <br /> <br />None <br /> <br />Case #1 Repair of Pump for Well #3 <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />Recently Well #3 was observed that during start-up the 125 hp motor seemed to labor <br />excessively for approximately 30 seconds before operating speed was obtained. Staff had an <br />electrician test the draw amperage the pump motor was pulling and found rather than the <br />expected 200 amps and actual pull of 420 amps. A service technician made a field analysis and <br />determined that bearing failure and impeller drag may cause the excessive amperage pull. The <br />worst case estimate for repairs totals $18,772. <br /> <br />Motion to recommend that the City Council contract EH Renner to make repairs to Well Pump <br />#3 at a cost not to exceed $19,000, that the recommendation be included on the Consent <br />Agenda of the February 28, 2006 City Council meeting, and that information on the case be <br />included in the Weekly Update. <br /> <br />Case #2 Consider Process for Streets Scheduled for Reconstruction in 2006 CIP <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />The Capital Improvement Program has two street reconstructions scheduled for implementation <br />in 2006; Dysprosium Street from CR 116 to 143rd Avenue, and Garnet Street and 168~ Avenue <br />in the Now and Then Estates subdivision. In the case of Now and Then Estates, these streets <br />were constructed in 1988 with a road structure that was typical for the City's predominant <br />sandy soils. This area contains clay soils and the roadway exhibited signs of pavement failure <br />shortly after construction. The City has patched these streets on an as needed basis and has <br />never performed routine maintenance knowing that reconstruction would ultimately be <br />required. These residents have never been assessed for the repair and maintenance but have <br />endured the generally poor condition of these roads over this period. One element of this <br />project would be to determine what portion of the cost of the reconstruction shall be assessed <br />to the residents. A second issue associated with this p?oject relates to the close proximity that <br /> <br />-259- <br /> <br /> <br />