At a glance
A short Wednesday working session. The Public Works Board opened sidewalk season, nine fresh Sidewalk Improvement District applications on top of last year's carry-overs and roughly $310,000 in the fund, and scheduled a Thursday afternoon walk-through with the mayor to weigh priority pieces on Third through Seventh Streets for a city-funded summer rebuild. The board also renewed its engineering-services contract.
Opening and a welcome back
Members opened the meeting and welcomed returning colleagues.
Key points
- Members welcomed two returning board members.
- Roll was taken.
This page is built from YouTube's automatic captions. The transcript has no speaker labels and garbles many names, so this summary describes speakers by role. Check anything important against the city's official minutes.
Sidewalk Improvement District: nine fresh applications, a walk-through, and a possible summer rebuild
The Sidewalk Improvement District (SID) season opened with about nine fresh applications on top of last year's holdovers. The board will review them as a committee, send applicants letters either way, and bring recommendations to the Common Council. The available SID fund this year is roughly $310,000, similar to last year.
Key points
- About nine new SID applications came in by the deadline; the board will review and decide them as a committee, then notify residents by letter, including residents asked to supply any missing pieces.
- The board scheduled a Thursday afternoon walk-through with the mayor (Thursday, May 28 at 3 p.m.) to evaluate priority sidewalk pieces, there are candidates on Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Streets, plus an attachment to municipal buildings.
- After the walk-through, the board plans to issue a Request for Proposals to get city-funded sidewalk work done this summer.
- Per the engineer's report, the assessment roll for the year is being prepared and is expected to land near last year's roughly $310,000.
- Members discussed soliciting more contractors. The city allows any insured contractor who meets the state's registration paperwork to bid; the board may keep a list of contractors residents have used and send them notice when the city has work.
Veterans' second parcels, and an unfinished question for the Council
A clarifying question about how veterans-with-a-second-parcel are treated for credit purposes remained unresolved, with members disagreeing on what they had previously voted.
Key points
- The engineer asked the city to authorize, in writing, how a veteran owning a second parcel should be treated for credit or exemption purposes.
- Members remembered different things, some recalled voting against treating second parcels as credit-eligible, others were unsure, and agreed to check the prior minutes.
- The board will bring the issue to the Common Council for clarification.
Engineering contract renewed, and bills paid
The board authorized a renewed engineering services contract amendment and approved a small batch of bills.
Key points
- The board's as-needed engineering services contract was renewed at the same value as the last amendment (from around September of the prior year).
- A few outstanding invoices from February, March and April were approved for payment.
- Members heard a brief observation that local concrete pricing has dropped from about $15 to roughly $10-12 per square foot, which may stretch the budget.
Brief public comment, then adjournment
One in-person speaker delivered an enthusiastic and rambling tribute to the board, including unrelated commentary about the Dunn warehouse and city personalities.
Key points
- A regular public-comment attendee praised the board and members by name.
- He referenced his own continued work on the Dunn warehouse outside the scope of this board.
- The meeting was adjourned.
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