HomeMy Public PortalAboutPW-Dept Rpt-March 2019Memo /
To: City Council
From: Nathan Stewart, Public Works Director
CC: Anette Spickard, City Manager
Date: 4/3/19
Re: Monthly Department Report – March 2019
ADMINISTRATION/ENGINEERING
Development Engineering Reviews:
Reviewed coordination of land use applications with the City Planner, and engineering review of construction plans on larger projects including St. Lukes Hospital, McCall RV Resort Phase
2, Black Bear Condominiums, McCall Valley Storage Condos and Thompson Place PUD. Horrocks Engineers is assisting with development reviews. Review and approval of escrow releases for
The Fairways subdivisions completed.
Downtown Core Reconstruction:
Phase 1B: Preconstruction meeting scheduled for 4/4/19. Construction is scheduled to begin on 5/13/19, weather depending. Project representatives will be meeting with individual business/property
owners on 5/1/19. Communications Manager has updated the project website and currently revising kiosk and other public information media to focus on Phase 1B.
Phase 2A: Horrocks will finalize design by 4/8 when bidding documents will be available. Bid opening for this phase is scheduled for 5/1/19. For the latest on the project, refer to the
City’s website: https://www.mccall.id.us/downtownproject
City Engineer Recruiting:
Nick Zaninovich has accepted the position of City Engineer. He will begin on May 6, 2019. Nick will be relocating from Fresno, California. He has previous experience working in McCall
as a professional engineer and has various Water Distribution and Treatment Operator certifications.
Idaho American Society of Civil Engineers Conference:
PW Director/Interim City Engineer attended ASCE Southern Idaho Engineering conference at BSU and attended presentations by Midas Gold, ACHD (speed limit signs), CCDC, among others. Ten
(10) professional engineering development hours (PDH) were acquired.
STREETS
FY20 CIP Projects:
Superintendent working with Horrocks and the PW Director has been preparing CIP project sheets for submittal to Finance Department by the end of the month.
Snow Removal & Preparation Activities:
The City received 5” of snow for March which allowed the crew time to begin to widen and cut roadways. Due to the amount of snow that accumulated in February, these activities will continue
into April.
Snow Removal for City Parking Lots:
The Department hired 5 local contractors to haul snow out of the 1st street and City Hall parking lots, which took three days at a cost of $16,805.00. City crews assisted with loading
trucks and managing stockpiled snow at our Riverfront Park location.
Spring Break-up Pot Hole Patching:
The crew spent more than a full week patching hazardous pot holes caused by spring break-up. This activity will continue through April or longer depending on the weather.
Road Scholar Classes:
All Operator I and II staff attended LHTAC classes (Boise and Council) to support their Road Scholar and Road Masters Certifications. Classes included: Roadway Materials; Basic Math;
Speed Limits & Speed Zones. Additional classes will be attended in April and May.
WATER
Distribution:
New Water Service: Set meters and turned water on for 1 new residential customer.
Jasper Subdivision Water Main and Drainage Improvements: City Council awarded the contract to Warrington Construction for the proposed water main and drainage improvement project. A
preconstruction meeting is scheduled for 5/9/19 and construction potentially beginning in late May/early June.
Fire Hydrant Winter Maintenance: With better weather, the crew was able to thoroughly check and clear all fire hydrants throughout town of snow & debris.
Emergency Calls: Responded to 4 emergency water shut offs during the month (1617 Timber Circle, 216 E Park St., 1032 Fireweed, and 910 Fairway Dr.).
Normal Call Outs: Addressed 3 requests to turn water on for season, 3 requests for no water (2 frozen meters on city side and 1 on owners’ side), checked 2 residents for high usage,
replaced 2 meters in system, and responded to 4 dig line requests.
FY20 CIP Projects: Superintendent working with SPF and the PW Director has been preparing CIP project sheets for submittal to Finance Department by the end of the month.
Treatment:
Treatment and Distribution SCADA upgrades Phase 1 & II: Formal migration of the water system onto the new SCADA system occurred on 3-19-19 as planned. Additional work on the telemetric
system between the water plant SCADA system and our off-site locations will continue into April.
Legacy Pump Station VFD Installation: Council awarded the contract to AME Electric on 3/14/19. VFD installation is scheduled for mid-May and prior to the irrigation season. This project
will also qualify for an Idaho Power energy efficiency rebate of ~$35,000.
Chlorine Generation System Replacement: City Council approved ordering of new storage tanks on 2/28/19. Tanks will be installed in coordination with generation system.
Water Treatment Plant Lighting upgrade: AME completed the retrofitting of all lights to LEDs at the Water Treatment Plant. This project will qualify for an Idaho Power energy efficiency
rebate of ~$7,600.
FY20 CIP Projects: Operations Manager working with SPF and the PW Director has been preparing CIP project sheets for submittal to Finance Department by the end of the month.