On March 1 the Ada Village council held a regular meeting and a Streets Committee meeting to discuss improvements to Grandview Boulevard.
REGULAR MEETING
Council approved payment of bills, payroll and updating persons authorized to use village credit cards.
Personnel committee member Bob Simmons recommended and council approved the hiring of Michelle Hall for a clerk position. Eighteen applications were received and three individuals were interviewed.
Interviews for pool cashiers and lifeguards are being scheduled. The village received 40 applications for cashier and 22 for lifeguard; 20 cashiers and 20 lifeguards will be hired.
Financial officer Patty Navin reported that income tax receipts for February were comparable to the (pre-COVID) February 2020 level.
Village administrator Jamie Hall had the most extensive report of the evening, which included:
He is exploring options for updating water meters to a "smart" system that provides readings remotely and improves accuracy. A smart system would also decrease the number of employee hours devoted to readings and rechecks; currently some 80 hours are devoted to this each month. Hall noted that some 80% of meters are 25 to 30 years old.
The Village has signed an agreement with the Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP) for a GIS water information system with GPS valves, meters, and hydrants. The cost of the project is some $26K with $13K paid by the Village.
Hall thanked all village employees for "pitching in" during a challenging period when the village is understaffed, training new employees, learning new software, and about to start on a busy spring work load.
GRANDVIEW BOULEVARD
Following a short recess, the council reconvened for an update on the estimated $2M improvement project for Grandview Boulevard. The next public meeting on this issue is expected to take place the third week of April 2022.
The engineering plan includes
- 4" curbing
- New water and sewer services for every lot, including vacant lots
- Correction of standing water problems at lots 212, 216, 220 and 224
- Adding manholes to connect storm drains
- Water lines will be replaced with 8" (currently 4")
- Sanitary line will be relined where it is under a curb, replaced in other locations
Hall noted that some existing water lines are not located in an easement, a situation that will have to be fixed. The easement between Grandview and Oak St. has a shed and trees that will need to be moved/removed for the work.
