03-2025 Minutes

Street Committee Meeting

March 18, 2025 - 12:30 p.m.

The meeting was called to order at 12:30 p.m.

Present were, Scott Manchester, Assistant Director of Streets; Jim Bodenhamer, Carry Manuel and Jennifer Baker, Committee members; Steve Hill, Director of Public Works, and Scott Liles, City Clerk.

The Street Report for February was reviewed.

Scott reported there has been some work done on the parking at the Community Center.  In February, the crew has been putting in 4-inch base on the parking lot.  Currently, there is a crew digging out behind the gymnasium for concrete walls that will be poured in the future.  Jim asked if everything was proceeding on schedule.  Scott told the Committee yes, everything that has to do with parking lots, the Street Department will be building, and there will be work on the splash pad, lazy river, etc.  The cost as of February 28 is $1,638,120.03.

The Redbud-Windbrook rebuild is going well.  The cost through February 28 is $204,316.65.  Windbrook is finished, except for asphalt, up to Redbud Street and that crew is now working on Redbud.  Scott reported that when they get the curbs done on both sides of Redbud up to Spring Street, they will go back and finish Windbrook Street from Redbud to Cardinal Drive.  When finished, the crew will go back and finish Redbud.

The rebuild project at Delwood Lane, Grace Lane and Meadowcrest is going well and has a total cost of $112,631.21 through February 28.  This crew is almost halfway up Meadowcrest, Grace Lane is ready to be dug out.  Scott estimates they will have concrete and landscaping completed by mid-April.  Asphalt will go down shortly after that. 

The Maintenance crew has been working at Cooper Park on the tennis courts.  The Parks Department was awarded a grant for new tennis courts to be built.  The old courts were dug out, new rock and base were placed along with hot mix asphalt.  The cost through the end of February is $55,459.94, and this amount will be reimbursed to the Street Department.

Concrete work at the new Police Department location is going well.  That crew has completed their work until the culvert order has been delivered.  The cost to the Police Department totals $35,989.63, which will be reimbursed to the Street Department.  This crew has moved over to the new Fire Department location to continue their concrete work at the second entrance. 

The total cost of Snow Removal for February is $28,964.71, the total combined with January is $47,094.  Scott told the committee that all snow removal went well.

Maintenance for the month of February totaled $26,888.28, which included sign maintenance, crack sealing, cleaning out culverts and ditches, patching potholes, etc.

The Budget Summary was reviewed and looks good. 

There was a crew of five guys that went to Cave City on Saturday to help them with the tornado that came through on Friday the 14th.  They returned Sunday and two of them went back yesterday and today.  Scott said they have gotten a lot of work done and won't be going back unless they are needed.  They took a dump truck and chainsaws, along with a dump truck and backhoe from the Water Department.

Scott reported to the Committee he has a mechanic and two concrete finishers starting on Monday 24th, the makes the department full staffed.

The meeting was adjourned at 12:41 p.m.