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October 14, 1986 Cameron C. Pitts, 4816 Mallard Crescent, representing Hunters Point Civic League, requested that all alternatives be conside ed before making a decision, and to vote Uno" to the rezoning ~Z 86-1S). The City Manager asked that Gerald Burgess, Director of Economic Development, be allowed to make a few comments. Mr. Burgess stated that he had never worked with a finer company than Cogentrix and that Cogentrix was trying to find the best solution for the citizens and the City of Portsmouth. Motion of Mr. Barnes and seconded by Mrs. Lucas, that Z 86-15 to be denied, and was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Barnes, Corprew, Gray, Nays: None See motion to recess on page 75. REPORTS FROM THE Lucas, Simpson, Webb, Holle C%TY ~ANAGEP 86-357 Letter from the City Manager recomn, ending adoption of an ordiance to appropriate $480,000 from the Public Utilities Capitz Improvement Program to update the current method of managing under- round water and sewer infrastructures. "Over the past six years, City Council has funded extensive mprovements to the City's sewer and water system (over $32 million these improvements were primarily involved with the respective sewe md water plants [Pinners Point and Lake Kilby), and did not include for the rehabilitation of the underground distribution system~ majority of the water and sewer linesm~ving the City date back t¢ early part of this century. As part of the recently completed work Management System it wa~ determined that the City's record keeping is as antiquated as the Lines themselves and are not consistent with modern American Water- Association standards, nor does it provide for retrieval of data. The City's Director of Public Utilities has spent the last 11 studying "model" systems and has recommended (with the endors of the City's Data Processing Director) that the current method for managing our underground water and sewer infrastructures be up- dated (see attached briefing paper for specifics). The principal components of the proposed work plan include: o Sewer and Water Distribution Inventory $190,000 o Work Management System Integration S 40,000 o Management Reporting and Analysis $ 40,000 o Geographic Reference System $ 60,000 o Master Rehabilitation Plan S150,000 Total Project Cost $480,000 The unique computer based mapping and data base components wil ~rovide the City with a realistic and flexible program to plan re- placement 'priorities" as well as interfacing with the infrastructu~ Leeds of the departments of Public Works, Planning and Economic Development. The Director of Public Utilities has proposed that thc City contract with the engineering firm of HDR Infrastructure, Inc. to provide the necessary assistance to bring the work plan on-line. HDR Infrastructure, In. was selected after comparing the qualifi- cations of their agency with other similar firms ~competitive negotiation) consistent with state and local professionsl services ~rocurement procedures. I endorse the project as proposed by the Director of Public lities and Data Processing, and recommend that $480,000 be appro ~riated from the Capital Improvement Fund and that the proposed ~ervice contract be awarded to HDR Infrastructure, Inc."