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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-034 r r r ~. ~ . ~ RESOLUTION NO. 92-34 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EMERGENCY REPAIRS WHEREAS, a report submitted by the Stillwater City Engineer at a regular meeting of the City Council held in the Council Chambers on the 18th day of February , 1992, revealed that a city-wide emergency is being caused because repairs must be made to the pumps and valves in the Aiple Lift Station and, WHEREAS, in the Aiple Lift Station is part of a trunk sewer that carries the sewage from the entire city of Stillwater downstream adjacent to the st. Croix River to the Minnesota Metropolitan Waste Treatment Plant located in the city of Oak Park Heights, and, WHEREAS, the failure of this lift station would cause a devastating harm to the City and to the natural environment and to the st. Croix River, and, WHEREAS, it is necessary that this emergency work be done immediately and that it will be necessary to contract for the by-pass of the system while a cut is being made in the trunk line and that Northern Dewatering is willing to provide this as a personal service to the City; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED as follows: 1. That the expenditure for rental of equipment from Miller Construction Company in the amount of $4,392 is authorized; 2. That an expenditure of approximately $15,000 is authorized for the purchase from the Stillwater Water Department of the necessary valves, piping and other fittings that are available in the Water Department's inventory; 3. That the contract for personal services and unique emergency services with Northern Dewatering for the by-pass pumping needed while the cut is being made in the approximate amount of $21,200 is authorized; 4. That an additional expenditure of approximately $9,409 is authorized for payment to the Stillwater Water Department for Water personnel time and the City Treasurer is authorized to reimburse the funds normally charged with public works time for this extraordinary public works personnel costs and for engineering and other miscellaneous servcies associated with this emergency work. Enacted by the City Council of the City of Stillwater this 18th day of February , 1992. r ~ [ ,,J;. " . ATTEST: .. M~~ rahamson, Mayor ~