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Home My Public Portal AboutPW July 2011- final For Period Ending: July 31, 2011 Department Project Comments Status PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT: Administrative/Engineering City Campus Survey/City Hall backup power Coordination w/IT for site survey of City campus in preparation for City Hall backup power station New/Ongoing Administrative/Engineering Crystal Beach sidewalk design Preliminary survey conducted for future sidewalk along Crystal Beach Property on SH-55 New/Ongoing Administrative/Engineering City GIS control network Coordination with GIS department for fieldwork and data reduction for new survey control network/database New/Ongoing Administrative/Engineering Deinhard/Thula sewer line manhole Project design and management for new, 60” dia. manhole connecting Thula and Deinhard sewer mains New/Completed Administrative/Engineering Sign Management Secured grant funds from LHTAC to have our regulatory/warning signs inventoried. I conjunction with the work associated with pavement management all remaining sign will be inventoried. Then all signs will be checked for compliance with reflectivity standards and readied for downloading into our I-Worq sign program. New Administrative/Engineering SH-55 Lane Striping Coordination w/ITD to revise striping to include 11’ lanes, 12’ turn lanes within portions of the City following chip sealing New/Ongoing Administrative/Engineering Highway 55 Sidewalks The City of McCall received $50,000 Cash for Towns from ITD for safety related improvements to sidewalks and handicap ramps along 3rd Street. Plans are being prepared for construction bids and work to occur late in August and in September. New Administrative/Engineering Whitetail PUD Assisting staff in the review of PUD development agreements to determine if all required public infrastructure has been completed Ongoing Administrative/Engineering Whitetail PUD Assisting staff in the review of PUD development agreements to determine if all required public infrastructure has been completed Ongoing Administrative/Engineering Centennial Committee/Park Prepared base map of Railroad/SH-55 ROW and parking area for sculpture park sub-committee. Public Works will be project managers for this project. Ongoing Administrative/Engineering CDBG Grant Application Working with City staff on development of grant application for streetscape improvements for 3rd Street Ongoing Administrative/Engineering Deinhard Lane Reconstruction/ARRA Grant Construction will start August 1 and substantial completion is scheduled for August 19. Ongoing Administrative/Engineering Deinhard Pathway Construction on the pathway began on July 20th. Ongoing construction management. Ongoing Administrative/Engineering Development Project Acceptance Continued site inspections and infrastructure acceptance for The Springs, Greystone Village, Crystal Blue Condos, Aspen Ridge PH-3, and MDHS. Ongoing Administrative/Engineering Engineering Specifications/Code Revisions Public Works has started developing code revisions for the water and wastewater utilities, revising engineering and drainage standards and specifications. Ongoing Administrative/Engineering Hwy 55 Speed Study Public Works will conduct additional speed studies this August and look at vehicle speeds through the downtown area and provide additional information to City Council. Ongoing Administrative/Engineering Land Use Application Reviews Payette Lakes Middle School, Odmark Remodel, Woody’s sidewalk,491 Chula Road, 2005 Warren Wagon Road, and Dr. Charles sidewalk design. Ongoing Administrative/Engineering Lift Station 7 Application has been submitted to the US Fish & Wildlife Service and we are awaiting comments. A NEPA study will have to be conducted late summer and early fall for review by the USFWS before further work can be done. Approval to move forward with design will not be until Spring 2012. Ongoing Administrative/Engineering Lift Station 7 Application has been submitted to the US Fish & Wildlife Service and we are awaiting comments. A NEPA study will have to be conducted late summer and early fall for review by the USFWS before further work can be done. Approval to move forward with design will not be until Spring 2012. Ongoing Administrative/Engineering Pavement Management Inventory and assessment of all city streets will occur during the late summer/early fall 2011 to update the pavement management system. Ongoing Administrative/Engineering Pre-Chlorination Building Conceptual alternatives for chlorinating raw water supply are being looked at. Ongoing Administrative/Engineering Policy/Safety Manual Public Works is developing a comprehensive safety/policy manual specific to Public Works. This manual is due to be completed by the end of August. Ongoing Administrative/Engineering Sewer Infiltration and Inflow Staff is compiling information regarding lift station pump hours, historical I & I monitoring/remediation documentation, etc in preparation for future engineering task order to monitor and report issues Ongoing Administrative/Engineering Software Public Works has fully implemented fleet management software from I-Worq. Additional software for managing sidewalks and sewer infrastructure are being evaluated. Ongoing Administrative/Engineering Technical Advisory Group (TAG) The TAG has requested an extension to the July 29, 2011 deadline for the written recommendation report. Additional information is required from DEQ and about water rights issues before a report can be finalized. Ongoing Administrative/Engineering Urban Renewal Assist the Urban Renewal Board in construction management for the 2010 Improvement Project. Ongoing Administrative/Engineering Parks and Recreation Fir Street Bathroom Providing construction and overall project management for new bathroom at intersection of Mill and Fir Streets. Substantial completion 6-30-11. Ongoing/Completed Administrative/Engineering Consulting engineer Request for Qualifications (RFQ) Selected Horrocks Engineers for General Engineering Services. Completed Administrative/Engineering Consulting engineer Request for Qualifications (RFQ) Selected Horrocks Engineers for General Engineering Services. Completed Administrative/Engineering Deinhard Lane Utility Underground Financing approval and construction coordination w/Idaho Power to underground existing power and cable TV from the US Post Office to the east side of Samson Trail Completed Administrative/Engineering Legacy Sundial Final completion and acceptance of project completed on 7-27-11 Completed Streets Repair patches Contracted to have patch repaired per ITD in front of Paul’s Market. The original patch done last fall was due to a water main leak and it sunk. Working with ITD for contribution. Additional patching completed on 1st St., Saddlehorn, Buckboard, Jacob St., Mission, and Lake Side Ave. New/Ongoing Streets West Lake Street Repaired patches in roadway at State & West Lake per ITD. Will be going back to original contractor for reimbursement. New/Completed Streets Street Painting Painting of parking lots, stop bars, & handicap markings. Ongoing Streets Brushing Continued brushing along roadways as time allows between major projects. Ongoing Streets Customer Service Address complaints surrounding driveway culverts, ditches and overall road conditions. All complaints are addressed after the area’s are personally inspected. Updated/Ongoing Streets Emergency Call-ins Received 3 emergency call outs during the month, one due to missing stop sign, and twice to reset the traffic light at 3rd & Deinhard. Updated/Ongoing Streets Inspections Assisting City Engineer with site inspection on any new construction projects that are located in our right of ways. Ongoing Streets Road Maintenance Continued grading, watering and applying dust oil as needed to roadways. Repairs of road shoulder and drainages continue. Ongoing Streets Road repairs We continue to monitor the temporary road repairs, completed in previous months. Ongoing Collection/Distribution Hydro Cleaning Crew has cleaned all sewer lines west of the river and will start repairs to manholes that were found to need it. New Collection/Distribution Lift Station 9 Lost motor controller. A.M.E. contractor will be onsite to check out or replace. New Collection/Distribution Line Replacement Crew replaced three sections of water lines during the month (1515 Louisa, Idaho St., and 305 West Lake). New Collection/Distribution Manhole/water valve/meter pit maintenance Crew replaced two (2) water valves & meter pits, and repaired 2 manholes that were damaged this winter. New/Ongoing Collection/Distribution Misc. Issues Crew pulled pump motors at LS #4 due to blockage caused by plastics and other items. New/Completed Collection/Distribution Sewer Blockage Crew cleaned out sewer line blockage in the Rio Vista subdivision. The blockages are being caused by roots intruding into our lines and are scheduled to be cleaned out by Pipeline Services next week. New/Ongoing Collection/Distribution Hydro Cleaning Crew continues to flush Park Street sewer line until line can be replaced. Currently this is being performed weekly to prevent back- ups. Also, cleaning all known slow or trouble lines. Ongoing Collection/Distribution I & I In correlation with the manhole inspections the crews are noting extensive I & I. At this time it appears to be coming from homeowner’s sump pumps used to lower crawl space water levels, which is then being pumped directly into our sewer lines. The crews will keep a close watch on this. Ongoing Collection/Distribution Water Meters To date all but 30 MXU’s have been replaced. Additional replacements will be completed after the water read in July. Ongoing Collection/Distribution Water Meters To date all but 30 MXU’s have been replaced. Additional replacements will be completed after the water read in July. Ongoing Wastewater Treatment J-Ditch The ditch has been online since June 21st. Water level is high due to excess moisture this spring. Ongoing Wastewater Treatment Leak Test Keller Associates report received and is inconclusive. Minor repairs may be needed. Ongoing Wastewater Treatment Irrigation Pump Pump installed and is operational. Completed Water Treatment Lead Copper testing In the middle of obtaining lead/copper water sampling. This covers about 25 different homes in the water system. The sampling is required by DEQ/EPA every three years. New/ongoing Water Treatment Computer system The new motor control center screen is ordered. Project should be completed by mid August. This system monitors about 15 major pumps & motors. Ongoing Water Treatment Water plant pumps Both pumps have been repaired. Completed