Council discusses ordering extra manhole covers and using TxDOT material to patch alleys

Public-works staff (Speaker 5) told the meeting the city has been filling alley holes with swept material and road scrapings and that crews used gravel provided by TxDOT mixed with hot emulsion to pack and patch several spots. "We scraped some of that up and hauled some in and just mix some hot emulsion with it and pack it a little bit," the staff member said, noting the method "seems to work pretty decent."

Council members and staff also discussed manhole-cover availability and whether to order extra units to keep spares on hand. Speaker 7 asked how many covers remained; staff said roughly 13–20 exist depending on the count, and members suggested ordering additional covers in the most common sizes and keeping extras on hand.