The Utilities Committee is holding a special meeting on 12/18/2024 at 5:45PM. Normally, these sorts of meetings are held at 6:45PM shortly before the 7PM Common Council meeting, but for some reason this meeting is listed as starting at 5:45PM. At any rate, they will […]
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Utilities Commission Meeting 12/10/2024 – Will Vote On Contract Awards For Multiple Utility-Related Projects And Services
The Utilities Commission is meeting 12/10/2024 at 4:30PM. They will be voting on a number of contract awards and extensions for various utility-related projects and services. Of note, as of the posting of the agenda on 12/06/2024, staff did not have a recommendation for the […]
Utilities Committee Votes To Approve $300,000 Stormwater Evaluation Contract – Viola Street Residents Express Support For Study And Recount Devastation They Experienced From July 2024 Flooding Event
The Utilities Committee met 11/12/2024. One of the items on the agenda was a request to approve a $300,000 single-source contract to Brown and Caldwell to perform a stormwater evaluation on the Northland Creek and Bellaire watersheds. This generated a large amount of public feedback […]
Utilities Committee Meeting 11/12/2024 – Will Vote On 3 Stormwater-Related Contracts
The Utilities Committee is meeting 11/12/2024 at 4:30PM. They have three action items on the agenda. The first two are requests to award single source contracts to Brown and Caldwell for stormwater quality modeling service in the amount of $53,620 and stormwater evaluation services in […]
Utilities Committee Approves 9% Rate Increase, Reviews Proposed 2025 Budget
The Utilities Committee met 10/22/2024. During that meeting, they voted to approve a 9% increase to the wastewater utility rate. They also discussed the proposed 2025 budget for the Utilities Department which touched on some of the factors driving rate increases. I’ve prepared a transcript […]
Utilities Committee Meeting 10/22/2024 – Will Vote On 9% Increase To Utility Rate
The Utilities Commission is meeting 10/22/2024 at 4:30PM. They have one action item which is a request to approve a 9% utility rate increase. Back in 2020, the utility had planned to implement annual, smaller rate increases in order to maintain funding levels. At the […]
Utilities Committee Receives Final Update On 2022 Polymer Incident At Wastewater Treatment Plant
The Utilities Committee met 09/24/2024. They spent around 15 minutes receiving and discussing the final update pertaining to the 12/26/2022 Polymer Incident at the wastewater treatment plant. During that incident, 4-5 months’ worth of treatment chemicals were dumped into the wastewater treatment plant’s system which […]
Utilities Committee Meeting 09/24/2024 – Will Receive Final Update On Polymer Incident, Vote On Increase To Stormwater Management Plan Review Contract
The Utilities Committee is meeting 09/24/2024 at 4:30PM. They have one action item on the agenda which is a request to approve an amendment to the 2024A stormwater management plan review contract with Brown and Caldwell which will increase the contract by $38,000 for a […]
Utilities Committee Meeting 09/10/2024 – Once Again Scheduled To Receive The Final Report On 2022 Polymer Incident
The Utilities Committee is meeting 09/10/2024 at 4:30PM. They have no action items on the agenda, but they do have two information items. The first is the final update on the 12/26/2022 Wastewater Treatment Plan Polymer Incident. This item has been on at least 2 […]
Utilities Committee Meeting 09/04/2024 – Will Vote On Outstanding Action Items, Update To Summer Sewer Credit Policy
The Utilities Committee is holding a special meeting on 09/04/2024 at 6:30PM prior to the 7PM Common Council meeting. They met on 08/27/2024 during which they were scheduled to receive a final update on the wastewater treatment plant Polymer Incident as well as vote on […]