HomeMy Public PortalAbout18-PW-DR-August 2019Monthly Department Report – Public Works
Memo
To: City Council
From: Nathan Stewart, Public Works Director
CC: Anette Spickard, City Manager
Date: 8/30/19
Re: Monthly Department Report – August 2019
ADMINISTRATION/ENGINEERING
1. Development Engineering Reviews:
Review coordination of land use applications with the City Planner, and engineering review of
construction plans including Payette Lakes Recreational Water & Sewer District (PLRWSD) Headworks
Building Project, Broken Ridge Commons, Thompson Place, McCall RV Resort Phase 2, St. Luke’s
Hospital, May Hardware, McCall Valley Storage Condos and numerous projects for individual residential
parcels.
2. Downtown Core Reconstruction:
Phase 1B: Sunroc has been working on both the north and south half. Multiple contractor related setbacks
have delayed progress on the south half. Additional coordination on the north (with Timbercrest Condos
to remove deteriorating log columns) has added to the workload. Our construction management team has
been working with Sunroc to identify ways to bring the project back on schedule. Final lift paving on
Lenora and 2nd is still scheduled to occur the last week of September.
Phase 2A: Knife River has completed water, sewer and stormwater work on Park between 2nd and 1st
Streets. Work will continue eastward on Park (between 3rd and 2nd Streets) during the last 2 weeks in
September. Work in Veteran’s Alley will begin October 1 and will begin on the west (near 1st Street) and
proceed eastward. Refer to the City’s website: https://www.mccall.id.us/downtownproject for more info.
3. PW Facility Study:
Horrocks Engineers and CRSA Architecture will be in McCall and meeting with Public Works (PW) and
Community & Economic Development staff on 9/5 and 9/6.
4. Mission Street Reconstruction/ ITD STP Rural Grant:
Forsgren Engineers (Project Engineer) has submitted their scope of work to Local Highway Technical
Assistance Council (LHTAC ) and has just recently received comments back. PW staff will be
participating in a meeting with LHTAC and Foresgren concerning scope and cost estimates in mid-
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September. Once final, a State Local Agreement for Engineering will be presented to the City Council
for approval.
5. SH-55/Deinhard-Boydstun Lane Corridor Study:
Horrocks Engineers has prepared a draft scope of work for this study and staff has provided it to ITD for
review/comment. Next steps will be to determine funding responsibilities for the City and ITD. ITD Board
will tour the Corridor in early September.
STREETS:
1. Maintenance Activities:
Continue to clear and shore up existing stormwater systems, grading/blading gravel roadways, sign
repairs/replacement/relocating, and street sweeping as weather permits.
2. Dust Abatement Activities:
All dirt roadways have been dust abated to curtail dust issues, specifically behind City Hall.
3. Bear Basin Rd:
Crews have been working on Bear Basin Road by removing large obstructions in the right of way, grading,
adding gravel, and over 2,000 gallons of dust abatement material.
4. Road Patching:
Patch with hot asphalt along north & south Mission St., Mather, Forest & Gamble, bike path along Spring
Mountain Blvd, McCall Ave, Davis, Wooley, Warren Wagon Rd and intersection.
5. Right of Way (ROW) Maintenance:
Clear brush around street signs along Ponderosa, Reedy, Railroad, Agate, N Samson Trail, Mission, E.
Lake St., Warren Wagon Rd, Lick Creek, and Stibnite.
WATER:
1. Distribution:
a. Jasper Subdivision Water Main and Drainage Improvements: Water distribution pipeline
construction within the Jasper subdivision has been completed. The contractor is currently
constructing roadside ditches and culverts and will soon have the water distribution system
connection made along Hwy. 55. Public Works has had contact with many residents concerning
the proposed culverts and swales that are part of the project, generally relating to location and size
of the proposed facilities, in addition to individual parcel access.
b. New Water Service: Set meters and turned water on for 8 new residential customers.
c. Emergency Calls: Responded to 2 emergency water shut offs during the month, and 1 for possible
main line leak on Blue Water Circle which turned out to be an irrigation line.
d. Normal Call Outs: Addressed 2 requests to turn water on/off for season, 3 requests for possible
leak, 2 requested turn off for repairs, and checked 4 residents for high usage requests from Utility
Billing.
e. Digline Requests: Responded to 60 regular dig line locates.
f. ECR/MXU Replacement: Replaced 1 ECR and 6 MXU’s that were not working correctly.
g. Valve Flushing/Exercising: Annual ARV/PRV inspections continue throughout our system, with
2 needing repairs.
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h. Main Water Line Repairs: Repairs were made to the leaking main line on Louisa Road. Crews
replaced 21 feet of leaking galvanized pipe.
2. Treatment:
a. Legacy Pump Station Structural Repair: Final design is being completed to incorporate intake line
(from lake) that was located by PW staff. Foundation stabilization work may be postponed until
summer/fall 2020 pending contractor availability.
b. Legacy Pumps: The vibration reports were received from Riverside and two of the three station
pumps are vibrating out of specification. Current plan is to have both pumps pulled in mid or late
October for repairs. Much of this repair is a under warranty.
c. Legacy Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs): Ventilation fan installed in electrical room to help
moderate high summer temperatures. Final acceptance documentation for VFDs is being
processed. Anticipate final review by Idaho Power in September.
d. Water Treatment Plant Effluent Valve Repair: Filter 2 effluent valve has failed 3 times in the past
month. Butler Acutator Services has completed necessary repairs (all under warranty).