R2008-124 APPROVING EXPENDITURE EMERGENCY SEWER REPAIR

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r s Engineering& Infrastructure Memorandum NO. 2008-65 � DATE: August 6, 2008 TO: Honorable Mayor Carrigan and City Council Members FROM: John A. Smith, Interim City Manager - ��`��i"" Richard G. Marley, P.E., Director of gineering& I ras ru re � Matthew C. Newell, P.E., City Engine��""' SUBJECT: Emergency Sewer Repairs at 1405 East Lawrence Avenue and 640 South Stone Street SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by staffthat the City Council approve the attached resolution approving an expenditure of$19,562.39 with Bolt Plumbing for emergency sewer repairs at 1405 E. Lawrence Avenue and 640 S. Stone Street. BACKGROUND: On July 18, 2008, City staff became aware of a sanitary sewer health hazard. The houses at 1405 East Lawrence Street and 640 South Stone Street shared a common sewer service line which had collapsed. As a result of the collapse, the house at 1405 East Lawrence was without a working sanitary sewer. Worse, the collapsed sewer blocked the outlet for the sewer from 640 South Stone and sewage from that house was flushing in to the basement of 1405 East Lawrence Street. Since the combined sewer was located on the property at 640 South Stone Street, it was essential to obtain right of access to that property to repair the sewer. After several futile attempts to communicate with the owner of 640 South Stone to discuss the need for sewer repair, it was decided to construct a new separate sewer for the house at 1405 East Lawrence. The new sewer for 1405 East Lawrence was constructed on the Stone Street public right-of-way. The sewer for 640 South Stone was repaired at the main. Under Chapter 74 Section 14 of the City Code, the Director of Engineering and Infrastructure determined that the substandard private sewer lateral servicing the buildings at 1405 East Lawrence and 640 South Stone was in a state of disrepair to the extent that it constituted a threat to the health, safety, and welfare of the public. In order to remove the threat to the public, the Director of Engineering and Infrastructure was authorized to order the necessary repair work be performed. All expenses incurred to rectify the problem will be paid by the City and billed to the affected properties. A lien will be placed on the properties at 1405 East Lawrence and 640 South Stone to assure repayment. The owners of 1405 East Lawrence and 640 South Stone are agreeable to this arrangement and have signed contracts agreeing to pay the repair cost. Both properties appear to have a greater market value than the amount of the lien. Repairs began on July 22, and were completed on both properties July 31, 2008.