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Infrastructure & Technology Committee — March 9, 2026

The meeting was a standard operational session focused on infrastructure maintenance and vendor approvals with no public testimony or recorded dissent.

Date Monday, March 9, 2026 Duration 0.2h Speakers 6 Decisions 4 Routine
📄 Agenda ▶ Video 📄 Minutes

Public ⁠impact

Issues from this meeting with documented community impact.
01

OpenSky Public Safety System Transition

Transition to a new L3 Harris P25 standard system with a $284,189 maintenance extension Affected: All Aurora residents relying on public safety communications
safety change
02

Starr Avenue Water Main Replacement

Replacement of aging mains and approximately 16 lead water services via a $467,106 project Affected: Ward 1 residents, specifically those with lead water services
other high impact

Decisions ⁠logged

Every recorded vote, with timestamps and dissents.
Approval of Proval de Minas 26-0136 from February 23.
Motion by Alderman Bate, second by Alderman Larson.
Passed 3-0
Resolution 26-0091: Authorize the Director of Purchasing to purchase services for Amendment 5 of the system maintenance agreement with L3 Harris for $284,189.
Motion by Alderman Bate, second by Alderman Larson.
Passed 3-0
Resolution 26-0137: Authorize the Director of Purchasing to enter an agreement with Schroeder for asphalt services in the amount of $1,058,200.
Motion by Alderman Bate, second by Alderman Larson.
Passed 3-0
Resolution 26-0138: Award the Starr Avenue Water Main Replacement Project to Girardi Water and Sewer Company for $467,106.
Motion by Alderman Bate, second by Alderman Larson.
Passed 3-0

Topics ⁠discussed

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▶ 01:00 OpenSky System Maintenance Extension

Discussion regarding a resolution to extend the maintenance agreement for the OpenSky public safety system through June 30, 2026, while the city transitions to a new L3 Harris P25 standard system.

Speakers: Unidentified speaker
▶ 04:34 2026 Citywide Pavement Patching Contract

A presentation on the annual contract for asphalt services, including pavement patching for water/sewer maintenance, driveway apron replacements, and addressing sidewalk trip hazards.

Speakers: Unidentified speaker
▶ 07:02 Starr Avenue Water Main Replacement

A proposal to replace an aging water main in Ward 1 that has a history of frequent breaks and contains approximately 16 lead water services.

Speakers: Unidentified speaker

Controversy & ⁠dissent

Where the board, the community, or the agenda diverged.

Action ⁠items

Who owes what, by when.
Complete the first batch of repairs (concrete and asphalt patching) following the winter period.
Assigned: Schroeder (Contractor) · Due: Memorial Day

Notable ⁠statements

Should we actually complete the other system sooner than June 20th, then we would actually get a refund for the amount that we are asking for this to be extended to. — Thomas Collier · Explaining the financial contingency of the OpenSky system extension due to the transition to the P25 system. ▶ 01:57
We rank the water mains based on the number of breaks per mile, how many services are on it, if there are any critical facilities that are served... [and] if the road's in rough shape. — Kurt Muth · Explaining the criteria used by Public Works to prioritize water main replacements. ▶ 08:58

Public ⁠comment

What residents said — verbatim, with timestamps.
No public comments were identified in this meeting.
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Report composed by grok-4.3, gemma-4-26b, grok-4.20-0309-reasoning · analyzed 2026-05-29.