The Utilities Committee met 02/11/2025. The one action item on their agenda was the request to award the 2025 Ash Tree Removal Contract to Foley’s Tree Service in an amount not to exceed $425,000. This item was approved unanimously by the committee. I’ve prepared a […]
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Utilities Committee Meeting 02/11/2025 – Will Vote On $425,000 2025 Ash Tree Removal Contract
The Utilities Committee is meeting 02/11/2025 at 4:30PM. They have one action item on their agenda which is a request to award the 2025 Ash Tree Removal Contract to Foley’s Tree Service, LLC for an amount not to exceed $425,000. This will cover the cost […]
Utilities Committee Discusses Costs Associated With Composting Program – Director Chris Stempa Tells Committee “I would not recommend doing it for the cost perspective.”
The Utilities Committee met 01/07/2025. The item that took up most of the meeting was an overview and discussion of the costs related to the biosolids composting program run by the city. In short, regarding composting, Utilities Director Chris Stempa told the committee, “I would […]
Utilities Committee Meeting 01/07/2025 – Will Vote On Contract Amendment Pertaining To Wastewater Treatment Plan Upgrades Project
The Utilities Committee is meeting 01/07/2025 at 4:30PM. They have one action item which is a request to approve an amendment to the contract for the wastewater treatment plan Column and Plank Storage Upgrades for additional design and construction management services in the amount of […]
Utilities Committee Meeting 12/18/2024 – Will Vote On Water Tower Coating Projects Contract, Approve A Water Rate Study Consultant
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 […]
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 […]