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<br />Police Chief Alan Cockrill addressed the council with his monthly report. Chief <br />Cockrill gave the council a detailed report showing accidents, and arrests for March <br />2023. He stated that accidents were up last month. The renovations of the new <br />Police Department are coming along but he didn’t have an expected completion date <br />at this time. He had met with the representative from Stryker and the new traffic <br />monitors should be in place Monday. <br />B) ENGINEER’S REPORT <br />City Engineer, Damon Johnson, addressed the council with his monthly report. <br />Mr. Johnson said the Wastewater Plant flows are down from all of the rain we <br />have had lately and things are getting back normal. The Construction <br />Department is working on some temporary patching on Broad Street. They still <br />have a couple of blocks of work to complete before the complete paving can be <br />done. Contract Section III continues to progress. The last two tunnels under the <br />railroad have punched through. There is still a road crossing to be done at <br />Southerland Drive, but we should be down to the final months of this project. <br />Mr. Johnson also gave an extensive update on the Water Treatment Plant history. <br />The original plant was constructed in 1964 with 5 major upgrades over the last 59 <br />years. The current plant is serviceable and operable with repairs but some <br />areas, such as filters and pipe gallery, are in need of major repair. With the age <br />and design of the current facility some repairs are in areas unable to be isolated <br />and fixed and still make water. City staff, along with engineers have been looking <br />at this project since the 2015 Master Water Plan that showed the deterioration of <br />some of these components. The City of Batesville is responsible for providing <br /> <br />