05-09-85 Street & Alley Comm MinutesMay 9, 1985 SEWER AND WATER/STREET AND ALLEY COMMITTEES 3:00 P.M.
Chairmen Nystul and Palmer, Councilmen Ruiz, Saverud in attendance.
Mayor McDowell, DPW Hammer, Steve Cox, Ed Gallagher, Mike Fraser, Fred
Zavodny, Ben VanDyke, Tom Heineke, Doc Dahlquist, Dennis Carver, and
Roger Hopkins of the Daily Interlake also present.
SEWER AND WATER
SIXTH AVENUE WEST WATER MAIN - Gary Crow letter: Committee decided
to postpone until the next meeting.
REQUEST FOR PAYMENT - MORGAN & OSGOOD CONSTRUCTION - Discussion.
Point was made that we must accept or declare we will not within 30 days.
C. Ruiz moved that payment be authorized, seconded, Committee concurred.
BIGFORK SEWER DISTRICT REQUEST - This is a request for Kalispell to
handle sludge from the Bigfork plant. Mike Fraser, engineer for Bigfork,
explained that they do not wish to get into sludge disposal. They are looking
ahead for needs 1 - lz years in the future. Mayor McDowell asked him to
work jointly with Kalispell in looking for land for land application with
the idea that they might be of help to us as well. The benefit to Kalispell
would be revenue for equipment usage. Their load would be 900 gallons a day
of treated sewage. C. Ruiz asked about the possibility of land in lieu of
revenue. This request was taken under advisement by the Committee.
• COMBINED STREET AND ALLEY/SEWER AND WATER
FIFTH AVENUE WEST - Discussion of financing. Mike Fraser handed out
a report on time, cost, engineering fees, pavement cross-section, adjustment
of costs because of City labor and input, timing to be ready for opening of
Cavanaugh Lodge. Discussion of what could reasonably be completed within
a construction season, the need and timing of the work on First Alley West,
the load on the sanitary sewer main (the lodge will hook in directly, plus
everything north of the BN right of way), length of time involved in various
possible phases. The bottom line on cost for the project is $1.2 million.
Discussion of funding, SID (which would cause aggravation of those not in
re -development area).
Discussion of breaking into two contracts to speed up the project:
1. Bid as a whole, or 2. Bid as two phases running concurrently. If we
use city crews would we need to hire more people? Cost factor for full
contract vs. using some city labor. DPW Hammer suggested doing Center and
beginning at the plant and working north to loth as soon as possible. First
Alley West sleeve could be decided once the pictures are available. Bidding
on the entire project should be done this fall so that work could begin
promptly in the spring.
C. Nystul recommended that the engineering question to be answered
was whether to replace trunk line to plant or put in new line and abandon
the old one.
May 9, 1985
Combined Street and Alley/Sewer and Water Committee
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0 The combined Committee recommends the following:
1. Thomas, Dean and Hoskins for full engineering of the complete
system .
2. Immediate bid -letting for the south half of the project.
3. Fall bid -letting on the north half of project with construction
to begin in the spring.
4. Carver Engineering to immediately engineer, coordinate, and bidding
on Center Street and Depot Park.
5. Billmayer to collect the data and do engineering on First Alley West.
Engineers will present plans to this committee for review before
proceeding with projects.
CENTER STREET - Dennis Carver presented proposal, breakdown of estimated
costs. If whole job was contracted, including the 24" line under the Cherry
Warehouse, estimated cost is $36,000. Time factor: Should be able to do
engineering in 60 days, health Department takes approximately 30 days.
Construction would begin before the Ist of August. 90 day project. Asphalt
good only till October 15. Time factor should be put on contractor.
C. Saverud recommended authorizing the hiring of Carver for Center
Street and the Depot Park area. Committee approved.
• DEPOT PARK - Landscaping has been offered ,by citizen's groups. The
problem is the unknown street design around Depot Park. Committee will ask
Community Development to follow through for answers. They will need the
consensus from the Chamber of Commerce. A meeting will be set up with
Community Development, DPW Hanmerrand the Chamber.
STREET AND ALLEY COMMITTEE
ASPHALT BID - C. Nystul moved to award the bid to the lowest bidder,
American Asphalt. Committee passed.
CURB AND SIDEWALK BIDS - Discussion of hiring 1 or 2 contractors,
methods, quality of final product. C. Nystul made a motion to award to
Marriot, Phase I to Big Mountain, Phase II to Marriot, to ensure sufficient
contractors to keep up. C. Saverud Seconded. C. Palmer objected. He felt
it was not good faith on the part of the City to call for low bids and not
use them. Discussion of the size of Marriot's crews and the restriction of
how much forming can be done per day. C. Saverud agreed with C. Palmer that
City should go with low bid. C. Nystul asked about performance bond. C.
Saverud made the point that low bid is important here because this is an
assessment. C. Nystul withdrew the motion and C. Saverud withdrew his
second. C. Nystul moved to accept the low bid on all three. C. Saverud
seconded. Committee passed.
PARK PLACE - C. Saverud moved to okay a temporary barracade. C. Nystul
seconded. Committee passed. "Not thru street" on one end and "dead end" on
the other end.
May 9, 1985
Combined Street and Alley/Sewer and Water Committee
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FINANCING OF GRADER PURCHASE - Committee agreed to pay cash.
PARKING - ELROD SCHOOL - Request for loading and unloading zone
on the east side of Fourth Avenue between 4th and 5th Streets, for buses
and parents. Committee asked that Gary Rose come before the Committee the
week of May 20th.
PARKING - RUSSELL SCHOOL - Request for loading and unloading zone
on all four sides so that children do not have to cross road. Discussion
of Mrs. Leslie Rich proposal for closing down Wyoming Street between 8-5
daily. Fred Zavodny asked to check out the signs designating no parking
to corner - apparently there was no authorization for them. DPW Hammer will
ask Mrs. Rich and Gary Rose to come before the Committee the week of May 20th.
PARKING - E. Nevada and North Main - Committee agreed to ask Chief
Stefanic to check this problem out.
FLATHEAD INDUSTRIES LETTER - Committee read letter. DPW Hammer to
arrange for representative to be present at the Street and Alley meeting
the week of May 20th. DPW Hammer said Mall specifications call for dust
control and power sweeping continually.
STEBBINS ADDITION - Committee has no objections. Note was made that
Gene Doty required the water line to the end of the property.
SEWER BUILDING - Request for siding and doors for building at the
Street Department. Money is in the budget. Committee okayed.
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