August 3, 2021 at 5:00 PM - Public Works Committee Meeting
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1. Open Meeting
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2. Roll Call
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3. Items of Business
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3.A. Discuss potential asphalt overly projects for various locations, including Linden Ave. from 13th to 14th Streets.
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City Administrator Tom Ourada informed the council that doing an asphalt overlay on Linden Avenue only would be fairly expensive. If we were to add a few other streets to the project, it would take the price down considerably. Ourada suggested adding 12th Street due to it being a detour when 13th is being used. The timeline of the asphalt overlay for Linden and 12th Street would be spring. Committee member Travis Sears inquired about possibly getting it done this fall. Ourada agreed to speak with Gilmore Associates regarding a quicker turnaround and go from there.
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3.B. Discuss setting a street name for former County Road 2400.
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In order to go in sequence with surrounding streets, former County Road 2400 needs to be the name of a tree that begins with the letter 'Q' or the letter 'R'. City Administrator Tom Ourada read a list of different tree names for the committee to choose from. The final choice was 'Redbud'.
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3.C. Discuss the status of the USDA water improvement projects for West Crete Addition, the new city water well, and the remaining water main improvements.
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City Administrator Tom Ourada went over the price of the water improvement projects for West Crete Addition, the new city water well, and the remaining water main improvements. He would like permission to go ahead with the design of the remediation and preliminary design of the well and the water mains. Ourada brought up the infrastructure bill and said that if it goes through, there will be a separate section for water which will help us fund the projects.
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3.D. Discuss and provide a recommendation to the City Council on appointing Matt Reed, Distributed Resources and Generation Specialist for NMPP Energy, as special engineer for the City's solar power project.
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City Administrator Tom Ourada brought up wanting to put solar panels where we are putting the new water well. This would involve entering into a contract with someone to put up the solar panels and to buy the solar power from them for 20 years, contingent on the contract that is drawn up. Ourada suggests appointing Matt Reed as our special engineer so he can evaluate the bids for the project when they come in.
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3.E. Discuss and provide a recommendation to the City Council on enacting Ordinance 2136: An ordinance vacating Linden Avenue from 19th Street to 20th Street.
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City Administrator Tom Ourada met with a property owner, who agreed to sell his bisecting property near Northward Park to the City for $1. Vacating Linden Avenue from 19th Street to 20th Street and retaining its title would allow for the City to extend Northward Park, adding a family area with picnic tables and grills and also an entrance to the park.
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4. Officers' Reports
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5. Adjournment
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