City plans building drainage fix using restroom-renovation savings; internal budget transfer will cover $47,330 request

City staff told the Committee of the Whole they plan a targeted drainage project to push water away from a municipal building after repeated interior leakage and tile bubbling. Staff said the work will be done by a specialist contractor; some earlier repairs by the Street Department reduced costs but did not fully resolve the problem.

Rodney (staff) said an earlier restroom renovation project came in under budget and yielded roughly $279,000 in savings; he proposed using a portion of those savings to fund the drainage fix. He identified $47,330 as the amount linked to the maintenance budget transfer. Finance and administrative staff, including Annette Williams, clarified the transfer can be done internally within the building-maintenance division and Fund 301 and does not require legislation or a voice vote by council.

Rodney said the work will likely begin after staff vacate parts of the building and after mowing and site-work are concluded; he said November is the target month for the project to reduce interference with operations. The committee received the update and accepted that staff will process the internal transfer and schedule the work.

Ending: No formal motion or vote was required after finance staff confirmed the transfer is an internal administrative action; staff will proceed to process and schedule the work and return with any updates as needed.