HomeMy Public PortalAbout17-PW-DR-April 2019Monthly Department Report – Public Works
Memo
To: City Council
From: Nathan Stewart, Public Works Director
CC: Anette Spickard, City Manager
Date: 5/1/19
Re: Monthly Department Report – April 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 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.
2. Downtown Core Reconstruction:
Phase 1B: Preconstruction meeting completed 4/4/19. Construction start has been pushed back to 5/28/19,
due to inability to access aggregate pits given heavy snowpack. 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: Project is out for bid. Bid opening for this phase is scheduled for 5/1/19, with recommendation
for contract award to City Council and Payette Lake Recreational Water & Sewer District board late May.
For the latest on the project, refer to the City’s website: https://www.mccall.id.us/downtownproject
3. City Engineer Recruiting:
Nick Zaninovich has accepted the position of City Engineer and 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.
4. FY20 LOT Grant – Park Street Streetscape:
Streets has prepared a Tourism LOT application for streetscape improvements (bike lane and sidewalk)
along Park Street (between Thompson and 4th Street). This project would coincide and connect with the
Thompson Place PUD streetscape improvements and the undergrounding of overhead utilities along this
section of City right of way (ROW).
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5. PW Facility Study:
Public Works Director and Streets Superintendent are working with Horrocks Engineers on task order
development to complete a 20-year facilities capacity study for 815 N. Samson Trail property during 2019
in advance of capital investment in the facility.
6. SH-55 and Deinhard/Boydstun ROW Study:
Staff, working with Horrocks Engineers and Idaho Transportation Department, completed work on task
order development for a study to identify, prioritize and determine planning level costs for ROW
improvements needed on both SH-55 (through town) and Deinhard-Boydstun that would be necessary to
facilitate a ROW exchange.
STREETS:
1. 2019 Pavement Maintenance Projects:
Boswell Paving is preparing to mobilize materials and equipment to the Riverfront Park site in preparation
for starting construction in late June or July. Preconstruction meeting scheduled for 5/9.
2. Stormwater System:
April rain caused significant flooding in multiple locations throughout town as snowpack blocked surface
runoff. Crews worked to remove as snow and ice from inlets and around culverts Private property snow
storage within the City’s ROW made this work more difficult. Sections of roadways within the Jasper
Subdivision were closed for up to 3 days until the water receded.
3. Pot Hole Patching:
Streets crews continue to fill hazardous pot holes caused by spring break-up. Later in the month, minor pot
holes were addressed, and work began on gravel roadway grading.
4. Road Scholar Classes:
All Operator I and II staff attended Local Highway Technical Assistance Council classes (Boise and
Council) to support their Road Scholar and Road Masters Certifications. Classes included: Supervising with
Confidence and Effective Communication Skills. There are two classes scheduled for the month of May.
5. Compensatory Time:
Management required crews to use 170 hours of compensatory time that had been accumulated during the
winter snow season. Compensatory hours are granted to staff who work more than 40 hours/week instead
of paying overtime wages.
WATER:
1. Distribution:
a. Jasper Subdivision Water Main and Drainage Improvements: Pre-construction meeting was held on
April 25 at the Water Treatment Plant. Construction to begin in early July depending on weather.
b. New Water Service: Set meters and turned water on for 3 new residential customers and the meter
for the new Whitetail employee building.
c. Large Meter Replacement Program: Replaced 13 of the older 1 ½” and 2” meters this month.
d. Emergency Calls: Responded to 6 emergency water shut offs during the month.
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e. Normal Call Outs: Addressed 8 requests to turn water on for season, 2 requests for no water, checked
11 residents for high usage, and responded to 11 dig line requests.
f. Inspections/Repairs: Inspection of 1 ARV/PRV valve, repair of 2 control valves, and 4 fire hydrants.
2. Treatment:
a. Treatment and Distribution SCADA upgrades Phase 1 & II: Control Engineers completed the work
on the telemetric system between the water plant SCADA system and our off-site locations. Still
working on the system programming punch list items. This ~$300,000 investment has significantly
improved staff’s ability to manage plant operations, increase automation and overall plant efficiency
and compliance with DEQ regulations.
b. Legacy Pump Station VFD (Variable Frequency Drive) Installation: Pre-construction meeting held
on 4/24/19. Prior to the start of installing the VFD’s, staff switched from drawing raw water from
Legacy’s intake station to the Davis Beach station. Work began on 4/30/19 to dismantle Legacy for
the new VFD’s and at this time have a May 20th completion date.
c. Chlorine Generation System Replacement: Staff has received the new generation system but are still
waiting to receive the new Tanks. Once the tanks are on site, the entire system will be replaced.
d. Generator Scheduled Maintenance: Western States completed their semi-annual maintenance on all
generators within both the water treatment and water distribution systems.