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public meetings on line was selected. The proposed contract will be brought to the next Council <br />meeting on05/26/2020. Council member Harper commented Zoom has had some publicity about <br />their lack of security and suggested we look into the pragress that has been made to fix the <br />prablem before using Zoom as an on-line meetingforum, <br />Public Works Director - Mike Enqelhsrt:r Reported Public Works has been monitoring public safety issues; to that end, Public <br />Works has replaced sidewalks where there have been tripping hazards. Engelhart praised his <br />team for their good work.o Reported the Cemetery irrigation system was turned on 05/l l/2020.r Reported Public Works has installed guardrails on Stafford Street Hill. Other areas of <br />town will also have guardrails installed as money for materials becomes available.o Reported Strider Construction is moving ahead with the First Street Stormwater Project; <br />curbs and gutters wili be poured next week, as well as sidewalk repairs, prepping and setting up <br />detours so the crossings cau be re-poured. The contractor crews are filling the crossing holes <br />with gravel twice da'ily. <br />Council member Beth Williams asked if the city has completed putting asphalt in the alleys, <br />Engelhart responded the City ran out of asphalt. The contrsctor brought in more asphalt, which <br />is being slored at a county pit site. More material may be placed next spring. Couneil member <br />Harper commented tlrc guardrail on Sta$ord looks great and can potentially save lives. <br />Veolia Reoort - Mike Enselhart for Willism LaRue:I Reported to Council William LaRue was unable to attend due to the death of a f'amily <br />member.. Graphs of the Water Plant Flows, Run Time, Precipitation, Wastewater Flow and Water <br />plant versus Wastewater Plant Flows for April 2020 were provided in the Council packets.r Reported the East settling basin at the Water Treatrnent Plan has been taken oflline for <br />drying and cleaning; it should be d.y enough to remove the solids in late August.r Reported InfaSource will be onsite in May to clean the yard, fill the divots and trench <br />with topsoil and re-seed where the gas line was run across the yard.r Reported a failure of one of the original Variable Frequency Drives on a Suncadia <br />irrigation pump at the beginning of May. The VFC is 15 years old, is obsolete and no longer <br />supported by the factory. One quote for ths equipment has come back at $25,000. Mr. LaRue is <br />waiting for quotes from electrical contractors for the installation costs. He is also researching the <br />costs of spare parts to rebuild the failed drive. Details will be brought back to council when <br />available.r Reported Veolia staff completed the bi-annual sludge inventory of the lagoon at the <br />Wastewater Treatment Plant; sludge levels have not increased and are averaging 3 feet in depth <br />with approximately 4 feet of storage area remaining within the lagoon.. Reported Veolia staff installed tle aerators in the lagoon for mixing and to increase the <br />dissolving oxygen levels during warner sulnmer months.r Reported Veolia staff completed the annual cleaning of the inlet channel, bar screens and <br />grit chambers. There was a larger than nonnal level of gravel removed, mostly likely due to the <br />extreme influent flow experienced during the flooding conditions in February. <br />Police Chief - Kirk Bland:r Reported there has been an increase in calls over the past weekend due to the increase in <br />people in town; the City will probably see more people in town from now on through the summer.o Reported normal police departrnent projects have been put on hold due to the Covid- 19 <br />virus.r Reported the cut street crossings due to the Stormwater project made a great speed <br />deterrent and is sorry to see them being filled in. <br />2