Sedalia’s Public Works Commitee Approves $983,040 of Expenditures

The Public Works Committee was quite busy Monday night with a half dozen items up for decision.

Council passed two resolutions and one ordinance approving a 90/10 federal grant to make improvements to Sedalia Regional Airport.

According to Airport Director Derrick Dodson, the north 500 feet of the runway, along with a parallel taxiway, needs rehabilitation.

The total cost is estimated at $580,000, and staff believes that $188,000 of that could be accomplished this year, if the grant is awarded. Therefore Council approved a budget amendment for $18,800.

Council then approved an agreement with Roadway Asset Services to conduct an “Asset Inventory and Pavement Index” at a cost of $179,550.

According to agenda notes, the vendor will come and catalog all of Sedalia's roadways, curbs and sidewalks to build a model that helps make decisions on how best to maintain those assets. The rate was negotiated through a cooperative purchasing arrangement, it was noted.

Council then approved an agreement with Wilson and Company for design engineering for the “Katy Depot/Liberty Park Connect Project” involving constructing a sidewalk that will connect the two sites at a cost of $194,715.15.

Council then approved a quote from Red Equipment, LLC, for a camera and cutter truck for the Utilities Department for use in the sewer at a cost of $589,975.95.

According to agenda notes, an ongoing issue with keeping wastewater freely flowing to the treatment plants is the fact that tree roots and other obstructions intrude into the pipes and create backups.

Collection systems crews typically use jet trucks to force water through the main to free the debris and unclog the pipe, which loosens and washes away the debris, but doesn't address the obstruction that caused the debris to accumulate in the first place.

An outside vendor is called in to go around to all the places where obstructions were recorded and grind them out, then apply a chemical treatment to prevent them from coming back.

Now with the new equipment, City crews can go ahead and grind out the obstruction from inside the pipe from the nearest manhole, thus eliminating the need to dig up the pipe for repairs, saving time and labor in the process.

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Council then granted a licensing agreement to Nucor to grant access to City property to start excavation to expand Nucor's portion of a rail spur. The expansion is needed due to Nurcor's recent growth spurt. Therefore, the license agreement will be extended another 90 days.

Council then approved an “initial site characterization work plan” for property located at Broadway and Hancock. It was discovered that there are old petroleum storage tanks beneath a concrete pad, where a Taco Bell is planned for construction.

Council meets again Aug. 5. The public is invited to attend.