The Holtville City Council will meet Monday, October 22 at 6 p.m. at City Hall to discuss the following items. (My explanations appear in Red):
- Discussion/Related Action To Authorize The Emergency Repair Of A Collapsed Manhole At Kamm Road. Manhole collapses have become a very common occurrence along Kamm Rd. as the city's sewer outfall main continues to deteriorate. The 80+ year old pipeline, which runs approximately three miles from Holtville to the city's waste water treatment plant on the Alamo River, badly needs to be replaced. The city has been working for years to secure funding and easements for the project and construction should begin sometime in the next few months.Ultimately the residents of Holtville will probably be paying for the project through increased sewer rates. If the city decides to adopt recommendations in a recently-completed Sewer Rate Study, residents could see their sewer bills almost doubled by 2017.
- Discussion/Related Action To Adopt RESOLUTION 12-60 Awarding The Ninth Street (Between Slayton And Beale) Project’s Construction Contract. This project will widen the small portion of 9th Street that runs between Slayton Rd. and Beale Ave., an improvement that has been badly needed for some time. The thin strip of street has presented a safety issue in the area as traffic bottlenecks during high-traffic times, especially when parents are picking up/dropping off their kids at the nearby Holtville Middle School. I'm glad to see that something is finally being done about it and I hope the west end of ninth street (between Cedar and Melon) gets the same treatment soon because it's just as dangerous, if not more so.
- Discussion/Related Action To Adopt RESOLUTION 12-61 Awarding The Fifth Street Sidewalk Project’s Construction Contract. I must admit that I don't know a lot about this project, but it seems to be a simple sidewalk improvement. I'll have more info after the meeting.
- Discussion/Related Action To Adopt RESOLTUION 12-62 Accepting APN 045-600-003 Sanitary Sewer Pipeline Grant Of Easement And Approving The Certificate Of Acceptance. Both this item and the next concern the city's final approval of two easements for the new sewer outfall main that the city obtained through eminent domain, meaning an agreement couldn't be reached with the property owners. The land will now be used to build a portion of the pipeline and the property owners will be paid fair market value for the land.
- Discussion/Related Action To Adopt RESOLUTION 12-63 Accepting APN 045-080-056 And APN 045-080-002 Sanitary Sewer Pipeline Grant Of Easement And Approving The Certificate Of Acceptance See above.
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