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ADril 12r I ask that you approve'tthe schedule for complying with E.P.A.'s regulations, appropriate the requested $284,000 for the preliminary design and chloramine disinfectant work, and authorize me to sign a task order to the City's existing contract with our water engineering consultant, CH_M-Hill for this work. With your approval, the remaining balance in the Public Utilities Capital improvements Fund will be $880,065." Motion by Mr. Clemons, and seconded by Mr. King, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: "AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $284,000.00 FROM THE PUBLIC UTILITIES CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FUND FOR PRELIMINARY DESIGN WORK FOR FACILITIES NEEDED AT THE LAKE KILBY WATER TREATMENT PLANT." Ayes: Clemons, Epperson, Griffin, Hawks, King, Pitts, Webb Nays: None Motion by Mr. Epperson, and seconded by Mr. Clemons, to award the contract for the preliminary design and chloramine disinfectant work to CH2M-Hill and to authorize the City Manager to execute the contract, and was adopted by unanimous vote. 94-124 - Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption of an ordinance to appropriate $175,000 from the Public Utilities Capital Improvements Fund for part of the City's Master Infrastructure Rehabilitation Program. "Most of Portsmouth's neighborhoods built prior to 1956 are served by a unique vacuum sewer system (only Norfolk and New Orleans have similar systems). Sewage flows by gravity into neighborhood"suction wells" where the sewage is stored and then conveyed to a central pumping stationby vacuum, in Portsmouth, up to ten neighborhood "suction wells" are serviced by one central pumping station allowing for a very cost efficient operation. Eleven of the systems' twenty-seven "suction wells" are of the so-called "J" type design and were constructed in the 1925-1927 period. These "J" type "suction wells" are showing significant deterioration due to almost 70 years of exposure. A phased rehabilitation of the "suction wells" is part of the City's Master Infrastructure Rehabilitation Program.. .The Director of Public Utilities is requesting the appropriation of $175,000 of the $450,000 earmarked this year for infrastructure improvements to rehabilitate four of the "J" type wells. These four wells are located at'the intersections of: ColLunbia St. and Williamsburg Ave., Douglas Ave. and Commerce St., Jefferson St. and. Green St:, and Florida Ave. and Bayview B%vd. Ea?h rehabilitation will include replacement of the br~ck portion of the well with a new corrosion resistant concrete structure; new access hatch; new interior corrosion resistant piping; the installation of new valving and an emergency bypass assembly; as well as necessary street repairs. I concur with this request and recommend approval of the appropriation of $175,000 for the suction wells' rehabilitation project. With your approval, the amount remaining in the Public Utilities Capital Improvements Fund will be $705,605." Motion by Mr. King, and seconded by Mr. Clemons, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: "AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $175,000.00 FROM THE PUBLIC UTILITIES CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FUND FOR PART OF THE CITY'S MASTER INFRASTRUCTURE REHABILITATION PROGRAM." Ayes: Clemons, Epperson, Griffin, Hawks, King, Pitts Nays: None