REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: November 10, 2020 Report No. EPW-20-022
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Jeff Miller, Director of Engineering and Public Works
SUBJECT:
Title
Budget Adjustment to Storm/Sanitary Servicing for Municipal Hall as related to Esquimalt Town Square Construction End
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council approve the reallocation of $33,700 from Sewer Fund Loan Proceeds, as set out in Staff Report EPW-20-022.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Building Regulation Bylaw, 2017, No. 2899
Subdivision and Serving Control Bylaw, 1998, No. 2175
Sewer Connection Bylaw, 2013, No. 2801
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
Resilient and Diverse Economic Environment - Finalize storm and sanitary servicing
Local Services and Infrastructure - Identify infrastructure repair and proactively plan for replacement needs
BACKGROUND:
The Municipal Hall, when it was constructed, was serviced by a gravity storm drain and gravity sanitary sewer. Each of these services were located in the property to the south of the hall and connected into the collection systems on Carlisle Street. Due to the construction of the Esquimalt Town Square (ETS), these service laterals needed to be relocated.
Several options were reviewed. The option chosen has the service laterals being relocated to run along the edge of the ETS foundation to the east and connecting to the Fraser Street collection mains. These service laterals will be granted a right of way across the ETS property.
Initial funding for this project was granted in 2018. A portion of the system was completed with the remainder of it being temporary in nature. The permanent construction of the lateral lines started in 2020 through an arrangement with Aragon and the Township with a revised budget due to construction costs. Completion of the new laterals will be prior to the end of 2020.
ISSUES:
1. Rationale for Selected Option
With the construction of the permanent service laterals, site conditions ...
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