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Memo
To: City Council
From: Nathan Stewart, Public Works Director
CC: Anette Spickard, City Manager
Date: 2/4/19
Re: Monthly Department Report – January 2019
ADMINISTRATION/ENGINEERING
1. Development Engineering Reviews:
Review coordination of land use applications with the City Planner, and engineering review of
construction plans on larger projects including St. Lukes Hospital, McCall Rental, and Jakes Landing and
many smaller Record of Survey and residential Design Review applications. Horrocks Engineers is
assisting with development reviews.
2. Mission Street Reconstruction – STP Rural Grant:
City, Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) and Local Highway Technical Assistance Council
(LHTAC) finalized the engineering design request for proposal (RFP). The RFP is open and LTHAC and
the City will evaluate proposals and select the design consultant in February/March.
3. Downtown Core Reconstruction:
Phase 1A – Substantial completion punch list items were completed during January. Final completion is
anticipated in mid-February. For the latest on the project, refer to the City’s website:
https://www.mccall.id.us/downtownproject.
Phase 1B – Advertisements for bids began on 1/10/19 and bids will be received until 2/15/19. Staff plans
to present bidding results and recommendation for award at the February 28 City Council meeting.
Phase 2A – City and Idaho Power have finalized easement needs for undergrounding overhead utilities
on Park Street (in front of McCall). Final design will now commence. For bidding in early April.
Construction for this phase planned for August – November 2019. Overhead utility relocation planned for
Spring 2020.
4. City Engineer Recruiting:
Final applications were received during January. We have received 3 City Engineer applications (PE
required) and 2 Staff Engineer applications (EIT required). Interviews are scheduled for 2/12 and 2/18.
Monthly Department Report – Public Works
STREETS
1. Winter Carnival:
This year the crew delivered 19 loads of snow for snow sculptures, spent 120 hours completing street prep
specifically for parking and pedestrian mobility, and 122 hours to assist with setting up/taking down
barricades and crowd control for the parade.
2. Snow Removal & Preparation Activities:
Snow plow events occurring in January and amount of snow received; 1-6 (6”), 1-7 (10 “), 1-17 (5”), 18
(2”), 19 (6”), 23 (6). For the month of January, the crew logged 800 work hours which included hours to
widen, cut the floor and improve right of way snow storage.
3. Emergency Call In:
Received one emergency call in on 1/22/19 to sand Pine St.
4. Customer Complaints and Snow Removal Violations:
The Streets Superintendent is addressing all customer complaints as they come in. Physical inspections
and photos are being completed to aid in resolving the complaint. Time is being made to educate
homeowners and contractors on snow removal violations called in by the crew during snow plowing.
5. FY19 Maintenance Improvement Projects:
Advertisements for bids began on 1/10/19 and bids will be received until 2/14/19. This project will include
chip sealing and micro-surfacing through-out the eastern portion of the community. A recommendation
for contract award will occur at the February 28 City Council meeting.
WATER:
1. Distribution:
a. Set meters and turned water on for 2 new residential customers.
b. SPF is at 90% design for the Jasper Subdivision water main replacement.
c. Completed 2 turn offs (505 Willie & 1237 Herrick) and 4 regular turn ons (Hangar 204 &
704, 1920 N Davis #D, and 1662 Timber Cr.).
d. Perform snow removal activities at plant and booster stations for a total of 54 man hours.
e. Emergency repairs completed on city service line (between meter & main). Will replace
the problem section of line in the spring.
f. Five crew members attended an all-day Idaho Rural Water Association class (positive
displacement pump) in McCall. Each employee will earn CEU’s toward their state
Operator licenses.
2. Treatment:
a. Control Engineers began working on the back-end programing under Phase II of the
SCADA upgrades.
b. SPF Water Engineers finalizing bid packets VFD installation at Legacy Beach.
c. The new chlorine generation system from Denora Technologies/ChlorTec® is in
production. The new chlorine dilution system required for the new chlorine generation
system is also on order. Current time line to get it all install is sometime in Spring/Summer
2019.