Council acted on the items during its April 21 meeting, including the expenditure of over $383,000 for a leak assessment on a water line along Flower Mound Road and for salt brine equipment. The salt brine equipment would help town work crews better treat roads ahead of anticipated winter weather, according to town documents.
The overview
Council members approved a $212,000 contract with Pure Technologies to provide a condition assessment for a 24-inch water line along Flower Mound Road between FM 2499 and Tudor Way. The assessment of the water line’s condition will be conducted using a robot that will be inserted into the pipe, per town documents.
Along with a condition report, Pure Technologies’ work will include a corrosion assessment. Results of the assessment could result in further repair or maintenance of the water line segment that spans 0.84 miles, according to town documents.
More details
Additionally, the town plans to transition the equipment used to pretreat roadways in the event of winter weather. Per town documents, crews previously used liquid magnesium chloride, but the storage tanks within Flower Mound are no longer usable.
Town work crews will now use salt brine to pretreat the 50 centerline miles of road in the event of winter weather. The transition, which also includes the purchase of a salt brine mixer, new storage tanks and two brine sprayers, will cost $171,268, according to town documents.
Also of note
An ordinance that would have regulated micromobility devices, such as scooters, within Flower Mound was tabled to allow further changes proposed by council members. The ordinance would have also covered regulations for cyclists in town.
Based on the proposed ordinance, children under 14 years old would be required to wear a helmet, scooters and bicycles would have required front lights and rear red reflectors for nighttime operation, and micromobility vehicles could not be operated while using a mobile device.
First-time violations of the ordinance would result in a $50 fine and subsequent violations could carry a fine of up to $100, per the ordinance. The Flower Mound Police Department could also develop a micromobility safety course that would allow individuals who complete it to get a refund of the fine.
Because of a few changes proposed by council members, the town attorney recommended tabling the item until a future meeting. Council tabled the item until its next meeting, which is scheduled for May 5.
