Sign up for email newsletters
Sign up for email newsletters
At the Algonac City Council’s July 5 meeting, members discussed a variety of items, including county funding for fire department equipment, street projects, repairs and more.
“St. Clair County Commissioner Dave Vandenbossche has offered the city of Algonac an opportunity to benefit from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 economic stimulus funds recently received by St. Clair County,” Mayor Terry Stoneburner said. “Funds are available to public safety agencies in the district for equipment to enhance communication and other related equipment. The city was allocated up to $15,000.”
She said Fire Chief Joe Doan has requested several items that would be reimbursable through the funding program, including heavy-duty noise reduction headsets for the fire boat and fire pump operations, apparatus onboard portable radio and battery chargers, firecom interface system for fire boat headsets, spare portable radio batteries, station charging system for portable radios and batteries, stubby antennas for portable radio units, dispatch radio console for station radio, Stihl MS 251 chainsaws and spare blades and installation of radio equipment in apparatus.
“As each project is completed, the city will submit and invoice request to St. Clair County for reimbursement,” Stoneburner said.
Council member Rocky Gillis made a motion to accept ARPA of 2021 economic stimulus funds up to $15,000 from St. Clair County; to approve purchase of communication equipment from Spectrum Wireless in the amount of $10,956.73, and to approve purchase of chainsaws from Zimmer’s Sales & Service in the amount of $751.96 in the total amount of $11,708.69, and direct the city manager to sign the contract on behalf of the city.
Mayor Pro Tem Michael Bembas noted that there would be $3,292 of allocated funds that the city would not be using.
“We’re leaving some money on the table is my only concern,” he said, noting that he saw an automatic CPR machine online and that could be purchased if it is needed.
The council unanimously approved the motion.
The council unanimously approved a motion to approve the proposal for professional design engineering services for Golfview Avenue water main and pavement replacements by Hubbell, Roth & Clark Inc. in the amount of $57,500 and direct the city manager to sign the proposal on behalf of the city.
“Golfview is the next proposed infrastructure improvement project priority based on the age of the water main, frequency of water main breaks, and poor condition of the existing pavement,” Stoneburner said. “As part of the 2021 (Pavement Surface Evaluation and Rating Study) road rating effort, the referenced section of Golfview Avenue had a PASER rating of 2. The PASER system rates the condition of the surface of a roadway from 1, which is failed, to 10, which is excellent. A rating of 2 is classified as poor and the recommended repair method is a full reconstruction of the roadway.”
She said the city received a 2021 PASER rating map created by HRC at no cost to the city, as HRC was awarded a grant for the project on behalf of the city.
“This project will include the removal and replacement of the deteriorated asphalt pavement and the complete replacement of the aged water main utilizing pipe-bursting technologies,” Stoneburner said.
The project will be from Mill Street to the west city limits.
Stoneburner noted that HRC has also submitted a grant application to the Michigan Department of Transportation Office of Economic Development for a $250,000, Category B Transportation Economic Development Funding opportunity, which can be used for construction costs only.
She said that $80,000 was budgeted for fiscal year 2022-2023 for Golfview Avenue project engineering and that construction is anticipated to begin in May of 2023, but it will depend on the availability of grant funds and construction costs next year.
The council also unanimously approved a motion to approve the proposal for preliminary design engineering services for North Avenue, Elm Street and Chestnut Street pavement rehabilitation by HRC in the amount of $7,200 and direct the city manager to sign the proposal on behalf of the city.
“North Avenue, Elm Street and Chestnut Street are the next proposed pavement rehabilitation projects based on the age and poor condition of the existing pavement,” Stoneburner said.
She noted that the referenced sections of the roadway also had a PASER rating of 2.
“This scope of this project will be dependent on the findings of the soil borings, pavement core extractions and geotechnical investigation,” she said.
She said $8,000 was budgeted for fiscal year 2022-2023 for preliminary design engineering and construction is anticipated in 2024-2025, depending on the availability of funds and construction costs.
The council also discussed repairing a few items.
“As part of the Stormwater, Asset Management and Wastewater grant, Doetsch Environmental Services has been cleaning and televising sewers throughout the city,” Stoneburner said. “And due to significant drainage issues, Lathrup was one of the first streets to be televised. The existing corrugated metal pipe storm sewers on Lathrup discharge below the river level in the canal along Lathrup.”
She said the storm pipe near 450 Lathrup St. has completely failed.
“The pipe has collapsed and is filled with sand,” she said. “There is so much sand and debris it could not be cleaned. The drainage structure near the road is also compromised.”
The storm pipe near 505 Lathrup St. has several holes and is full of sand. The outlet end of the pipe is in the canal/boat harbor and is underwater, filled with sand.
Near 517 Lathrup St., the pipe is full of sand and the outlet side of the pipe is partially buried in the dock.
Council member Jacob Skarbek made a motion to approve the proposal for professional design engineering services for storm sewer repairs on Lathrup Street by HRC in the not-to-exceed amount of $12,500 and direct the city manager to sign the contract on behalf of the city, which was unanimously approved.
The council also unanimously approved a motion to approve repairs to the water quality monitoring equipment at the water plant by Environmental Consulting & Technology Inc. in the amount of $1,820.
“A recent check of the water quality sonde that monitors incoming water quality found that the central wiper needs replacement,” Stoneburner said. “A sonde is a sensor that can monitor temperature, pH value, turbidity, conductivity and dissolved oxygen. This monitor is backlogged for three months and we need to get it ordered quickly.”
A motion to approve payment to DeLude Construction Inc. for emergency water service line repairs at 1207 St. Clair Blvd. in the amount of $2,462.50 was also unanimously approved.
“On June 16, 2021, (the department of public works) was contacted regarding water coming up out of the ground near the stop box at 1207 St. Clair Blvd.,” Stoneburner said. “The water stop box is a small metal box located outside between the water main and the home or the business. It is usually set near the sidewalk. It is used to shut off water to the property. DeLude Construction was contacted to make the repairs.”
The council also unanimously approved a motion to approve payment to Bill McDonald Ford for repair to the DPW’s 2013 F250 in the amount of $2,055.26.
“That truck needed repairs to the air conditioning and a new windshield,” Stoneburner said. “The air conditioner was leaking Freon inside the truck and the windshield was leaking behind the dashboard. Bill McDonald Ford has completed the repairs.”
Additionally, the council approved a motion to approve replacement of the Programmable Logic Controllers panel in the water plant raw water pump house by UIS Scada in the amount of $14,975; a motion to approve payment for postage to mail voter identification cards by Printing Systems Inc. in the amount of $1,023.71, and a motion to approve purchase of road salt for the 2022-2023 season from Detroit Salt Co. at a cost of $11,192.50.
We invite you to use our commenting platform to engage in insightful conversations about issues in our community. We reserve the right at all times to remove any information or materials that are unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, indecent or otherwise objectionable to us, and to disclose any information necessary to satisfy the law, regulation, or government request. We might permanently block any user who abuses these conditions.
Sign up for email newsletters