FRASER — At its Oct. 9 assembly, Fraser Metropolis Council authorized quite a lot of objects to enhance metropolis capabilities. The approvals all got here on a 6-0 vote.
There have been three agenda objects associated to expertise. They use the contracted agency of Anderson, Eckstein & Westrick, Inc. for technical companies and Ashley Carpenter, the challenge supervisor, offered all three objects.
CIPP liner contract
Carpenter stated town accomplished a sewer cleansing and video inspection program in 2022.
“For the earlier three finances cycles, you’ve gotten allotted $500,000 every year to handle the high-priority crucial strains by means of cured-in-place linings in these sewers,” Carpenter stated.
Within the present finances, town has additionally allotted $500,000 to handle the remainder of the strains.
Approval of the requested merchandise was the preparation of bid paperwork for the annual program.
Carpenter stated the corporate would suggest a contractor based mostly on the bids they obtain. The proposal is $7,500.
Maulvey Pathway TAP Software Help
Carpenter stated town adopted a sidewalk grasp plan in June of this 12 months after finishing a planning grant from the Southeast Michigan Council of Authorities. The grant was supposed to establish wanted sidewalk enhancements within the metropolis.
“The sidewalk grasp plan included 5 beneficial priorities, with precedence #1 being a path on Maulvey Highway,” Carpenter stated.
Town has allotted $60,000 to finish planning efforts, submit a Transportation Various Program grant utility and conduct preliminary engineering. Presently the cycle has an utility deadline of February, however this might change to June.
“Both manner, we’re going by means of an utility, solely the applying could be accomplished on this present fiscal 12 months,” Carpenter stated. “We’re not asking for any preparatory work. We’re solely asking that town council approve AEW’s proposals (to) put together the TAP grant utility.”
Completion of the TAP grant utility could be $7,500.
Replace of the storm water administration plan
Carpenter stated town obtained a SAW grant in 2018. The grant paid for video inspection of a lot of town’s storm sewers. A stormwater asset plan was additionally accomplished in 2018. It is strongly recommended that these plans are up to date each 5 years. AEW requests adjustment of plan.
“It is within the finances this 12 months,” Carpenter stated. “You’ve gotten budgeted $20,000 to implement and replace that stormwater administration plan.”
The plan contains an asset stock, situation evaluation and a crucial rating.
Councilwoman Patrice Schornak stated she is aware of they’ve accomplished quite a lot of storm water tasks and monitoring this 12 months.
“The place else within the metropolis do we now have stormwater storage or flooding points for residents that aren’t simply captured by our drainage setup, or is that the intention as a result of we do not have that but?” Schornak requested.
She went on to say she thought town had already paid for it.
Carpenter stated the plan will replace all of the work that has taken place and reevaluate the system to see the place the subsequent wants lie.
“That is going to have a look at a few of the failed metallic sewers that you’ve, these corrugated pipes which might be failing,” Carpenter stated. “We consider the place flooding happens.”
She stated it is going to all be used to replace areas for future tasks.
Schornak additional requested if this was a complete five-year plan and Carpenter confirmed that it was. Schornak definitely identified within the movement that it’s a five-year plan.
