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Public Works <br /> DATE: 5/28/2024 <br /> MEMO: 2024-90 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Moore Wolfe and City Council Members <br /> FROM: Tim Gleason, City Manager <br /> Matt Newell, P.E.,Public Works Director <br /> Paul Caswell, P.E., City Engineer <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> Ordinance Granting a Permanent Easement to the Sanitary District of Decatur under Lake Decatur <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council approve the attached ordinance authorizing <br /> the Mayor to sign and the City Clerk to attest to the conveyance of a permanent easement on City property under lake Decatur to <br /> the Sanitary District of Decatur. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> The subject easement is located just north of Lost Bridge Road across Lake Decatur as shown on the attached location map. <br /> The Sanitary District of Decatur is proposing to install a new force main parallel to the existing force main to add redundancy for <br /> the Lost Bridge Pump Station that serves the City's sanitary sewer system south of Rt 36 and east of Lake Decatur. The failure <br /> of the existing force main would cause a large environmental and economic impact to the area. The active force main crosses <br /> Lake Decatur just south of Lost Bridge Road and is approximately 38 years old. The City does not anticipate current or future <br /> disruption to the use of the lake for City for operations. The force main will be directionally drilled and is proposed to be a <br /> minimum of 20 feet below the lake. <br /> LEGAL REVIEW: The Legal Department reviewed and approved the easement on May 24,2024 <br /> PRIOR COUNCIL ACTION: <br /> There have been no prior Council actions regarding these proposed easements. <br /> POTENTIAL OBJECTIONS: None <br /> INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: <br /> Sanitary District of Decatur <br /> STAFF REFERENCE: Matt Newell,Director of Public Works,will attend the City Council meeting to answer any questions <br /> of the Council on this item. <br /> BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: None <br /> ATTACHMENTS: <br /> Description Type <br /> Ordinance Granting a Permanent Easement to the Ordinance <br /> Sanitary District Decatur under Lake Decatur <br /> Location Map Backup Material <br />