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HomeMy Public PortalAbout2015 Public Works Annual ReportWhat We Do Operations The Public Works Department is responsible for maintaining fifty miles of city streets and parking lots; water treatment and distribu- tion facilities; and wastewater treat- ment and collections facilities. The Public Works Department is also responsible for the maintenance and repair of all city vehicles and equipment. Public Works employees are on call 24/7, 365 days each year to handle emergency call outs for power out- ages, downed trees, street and stop light issues, snow removal, water main breaks, sewer main backups, hazardous spills and clean up, water and wastewater treatment issues. The Public Works Department also assists other city departments as well as community events such as Winter Carnival snow sculptures and parade, July 4th and other events and venues. City of McCall Public Works 2015 Annual Report Public Works has 21 full-time em- ployees which are comprised of the Public Works Director, City Engineer, Administrative Assistant, Street Su- perintendent, Utilities Superinten- dent, Treatment Managers and the 14 other equipment, utility and treat- ment operators. Public Works employees are the backbone to all of the City infrastruc- ture systems. Our employees are hard working, highly qualified and skilled. Table of Contents Strategic Objectives 1 A Performance Report 2 Our Finances 5 Looking Forward 8 Mission McCall Public Works Department is dedicated to excellence, integrity, and stewardship. We enhance the safety, welfare, and livability of the community by providing and managing infrastructure and services for streets, water and wastewater utilities, and water and wastewater treatment. OP Vision Making lives better through the services we provide each day. Performance Report Streets Division Other Accomplishments • Purchased snow tires for all of the loaders to in lieu of us- ing chains. Chains are ex- tremely hard on city streets, equipment and personnel. • Completed a number of drain- age projects; Davis Street be- tween Thompson & Wooley Avenues and Mill Street. • Completed sealing the Dein- hard Lane Payette River Bridge deck. • Annual street striping of all major roads in the city includ- ing parking lots, on street parking stalls, bike lanes and cross walks. • Completed the purchase of an asphalt hot box and in - fared heater for pothole and street repairs instead of using more expensive asphalt cold mix. • Completed Phase 1 of the Streets Asset model that was used in the additional LOT proposal that successfully passed. • City Engineer provided assis- tance to the McCall Art Com- mittee. • City Engineer provides gen- eral engineering assistance to the McCall Redevelopment Agency. 2015 Accomplishments The Streets Division had a busy year in 2015. The winter of 2014- 2015 turned out to be an below average snow year. There were only 14 snow storms that required plowing. During the spring, crews crack sealed over 3 miles of streets. Major streets and streets to be chip sealed receive the highest priority. City crews aided by the Valley County Road Department chip sealed 2.5 miles of city streets including Park, Mission, Stibnite Streets, Lick Creek Road and portions of Spring Mountain Blvd. Other work included the skin patching of portions of Davis, Wooley, Spring Mountain, E. Deinhard, Mission, Stibnite, Hewitt, Samson Trail, Lenora, 1st, 2nd, Sunset, Floyde and Timm Streets. Street crews also assisted the Boar Ramp Rebuild project by hauling off unsuitable ma- terials and moved all of the material deposited at the City pit from the Park Street and Lift Station 7 project north to fill in large holes on fu- ture City park land. It was also a busy year for the City Engineer. Accomplishments in- clude 70 different types of land use application reviews, review of 8 water/sewer infrastructure projects done b y private developers, and fulfil his role as Flood Plain Administrator. The City Engineer assisted other city department projects such as the Airport Water/Sewer Pro- ject, Rotary Park, Legacy Park & Fairway Park. The City Engineer completed the design and construction manage- ment of the Park Street/Samson Trail sidewalk connection and the FY15 ITD intersection improvements. Public Works and Novotx were involved in the successful implementa- tion of XS3. Other City Departments are also now looking at imple- menting "Elements" to handle their work orders and inventory. Other accomplishments this year was the transition in the Treatment Division from John Lewinski to Matthew Dellwo and Stacy LaFay, li- censure certification pay policy, licensing of snow removal contractors, and receiving the continuing support from the Idaho Transportation Department thru their "Cash for Town Program" in which the City re- ceived $100,000 this past year. 2 Performance Report Utility Division Other AccomplishmentS Completion of the Hayes Street sewer extension. Completion of the Spruce Street sewer main. The installation of upgraded water and sewer service at Fairway Park. Completion of the Airport wa- ter & sewer project for Hang- ers 601-608. Cleaning of approximately 1/4 of the city's sewer mains. Completed additional updates to the mapping of the water and wastewater systems for the City's Geographic Infor- mation System. Completed the purchase of the Valve Exercise machine. This equipment is the most heavily used piece of equip- ment that the Utility Division has. Each winter, fire hydrants are cleared of snow for necessary availability. 2015 Accomplishments There were two significant projects completed in 2015. One was a project that has been in the planning process for over eight years, Lift Station 7 and the other was in response to an emergency, the repair and rehabilitation of the Lardo Bridge sewer main. Utility crews were busy with many water and sewer issues throughout the year including broken water mains and services, frozen water ser- vices, replacing hydrants and clogged sewer mains. Utility crews also spent enormous part of the summer and fall cleaning water valve boxes and repairing water valve and manhole lids and placing concrete collars. During 2015 the City of McCall received a much needed IDEQ Water Planning Grant for the completion of a new water master plan. The last update was done to the 2001 plan in 2008. This will be the guid- ing document for the City's water system upgrades for the next 20 years. All city dead end mains were flushed during 2015 and 1/4 of the sew- er collection system was also cleaned. Assisted by the City Engineer, the feasibility of replacing the lift station at the golf course with a gravity sewer main was explored. It was de- termined that this is not feasible and the Utility Division has taken over maintenance of the lift station. The golf course did install a larger 3 Performance Report Treatment Division McCall Public Works Other Accomplishments • Continued bidding on chemi- cals used for the water treat- ment process providing sub- stantial cost savings. • ..Annual training for both wa- ter and wastewater treatment • Water Treatment Plant boiler system repaired. ~ • SCADA upgrades were pur- chased and will be installed during the winter of 2015- 2016. 2015 Accomplishments 2015 was a year of transition in the Treatment Division. After serving the City for well over 30 years, John Lewinski our Treatment Superin- tendent retired. In his place are two capable employees in Matthew Dellwo and Stacy LaFay. Both have the necessary experience and knowledge to successfully fulfil their roles as Water Treatment Plant Operations Manager and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator. In addition to Matthew and Stacy, Wayne Swanson moved over from the Utility Division to assist them in their Treatment Operator. In 2015, the City of McCall received from IDEQ a Wastewater Plan- ning Grant to study the leakage issues at the Winter Storage Pond. There are many questions surrounding how much water/effluent leaks and what are the impacts to both the Groundwater and the North Fork of the Payette River. This study should be complete in 2017. This past year also saw the approval of an MOU between the City of McCall and the PLRWSD to work on a contract for disposal. In addi- tion, the formation of the Joint Wastewater Advisory Group was also completed. This group agreed to propose a plan to pursue enabling legislation for the merger of a Recreational Water sewer District with a City. During 2015 much needed maintenance at the Wastewater Treatment Plant was accomplished including the complete replacement of chlo- rine lines between the chlorine building and the chlorine contact basin. At the Winter Storage Pond one of the 450 hp pumps was rebuilt and reinstalled prior to the 12015 irrigation season At the Water Treatment Plant much needed deferred maintenance and general cleanup was accomplished. The summer of 2015 was extremely difficult due to the lack of precipitation and the higher than normal temperatures causing a strain on the Water Treatment Plant. So much so, that City Council instituted alternate day watering. 4 What are the costs? Our Finances —Streets Fiscal Year 2015 McCall Public Works The costs for operating the Public Works Department are paid through the General Fund. This fund is entirely de- pendant on property tax reve- nue. The City of McCall also aggressively pursues grant and other funding opportuni- ties. For instance, the City has been awarded LHTAC grants, Cash for Towns and ADA ITD grants. The Economic Impact of the Public Works Department on the City Numerous additional jobs were created in the community and in Idaho as a result of the Pub- lic Works operation and maintenance activities as well as specific Capital Improve- ment projects. New street con- struction street, maintenance activities, materials and sup- plies, gas, and diesel all con- tribute to Idaho's economy. 1 Revenue by Source Property Tax Revenue $1,264,535 $1,277,553 Grant Revenue $210,000 $510,000 Appropriated Fund $75,000 $59,882 Inter -Fund Transfer Expense $237,033 $178,079 Other Revenue $168,431 $137,494 Total $1,954,999 $2,163,008 6% 8% 3% 24% 4 FY15 Expense by Category Personnel Expense $881,347 $899,576 Operations Expense $440,532 $473,256 Capital Expense $313,416 $168,300 Inter -Fund Transfer Ex- pense $109,704 $91,876 Grants $210,000 $530,000 Total $1,954,999 $2,163,008 5 4% 24% 8% 22% 42% FY15 What are the costs? Our Finances - Water Fiscal Year 2015 McCall Public Works The costs for operating the Public Works Department are paid through the General Fund. This fund is entirely de- pendant on property tax reve- nue. The City of McCall also aggressively pursues grant and other funding opportuni- ties. For instance, the City has been awarded a $100,000 grant From LHTAC for the improve- ment of Park Street. The Economic Impact of the Public Works Department on the City Numerous additional jobs were created in the community and in Idaho as a result of the Pub- lic Works operation and maintenance activities as well as specific Capital Improve- ment projects. New street con- struction street, maintenance activities, materials and sup- plies, gas, and diesel all con- tribute to Idaho's economy. Revenue by Source Operations Revenue Carry Forward Fee & Other Revenue $1,946,250 $2,057,500 $91,000 $33,244 $31,728 Total $2,070,494 $2,089,228 2% FY15 Expense by Category Personnel Expense $390,185 $387,723 Operations Expense $366,240 $478,989 Capital Expense $250,836 $166,716 Inter -Fund Transfer Ex- pense $221,818 $213,155 Other Expense Debt Related Expense $841,415 $842,645 Total $2,070,494 $2,089,228 40% 19% 10% 8% 23 FY14 6 What are the costs? Our Finances - Sewer Fiscal Year 2015 McCall Public Works The costs for operating the Public Works Department are paid through the General Fund. This fund is entirely de- pendant on property tax reve- nue. The City of McCall also aggressively pursues grant and other funding opportuni- ties. For instance, the City has been awarded a $100,000 grant From LHTAC for the improve- ment of Park Street. The Economic Impact of the Public Works Department on the City Numerous additional jobs were created in the community and in Idaho as a result of the Pub- lic Works operation and maintenance activities as well as specific Capital Improve- ment projects. New street con- struction street, maintenance activities, materials and sup- plies, gas, and diesel all con- tribute to Idaho's economy. Revenue by Source Operations Revenue Fee & Other Revenue $531,194 $41,300 Total $2,565,384 $2,169,500 $2,034,190 $2,128,200 2% FY15 98% Expense by Category ir 1 Personnel Expense $340,146 $362,835 Expense $446,621 $468,479 Cperations apital Expense $841,620 $383,090 Inter -Fund Transfer $204,929 $223,778 Debt Related Expense $732,068 $731,318 Total $2,565,384 $2,169,500 341% 17% FY15 7 McCall Public Works Looking Forward What's Next: Projects & Challenges We want to hear from you! Peter Borner, PE Public Works Director (208) 634-3458 McCall Public Works 815 North Sampson Trail 216 E. Park Street McCall, ID 83638 Cris Malvich Streets Superintendent (208) 634-8946 cmalvich@mccall.id.us Levi Brinkley Utilities Superintendent (208) 634-8946 Ibrinkley@mccall.id.us Matthew Dellwo WTP Operations Manager (208) 634-1853 mdellwo@mccall.id.us Stacy LaFay WWTP Operations Manager (208) 634-1853 slafay@mccall.id.us Nathan Stewart City Engineer (208) 634-8943 nstewart@mccall.id.us Nathan Coyle City Manager (208) 634-1003 ncoyle@mccall.id.us Plans and Progress Fiscal Year 2016 Street Division: Street and Right -of -Way maintenance is the primary function of the Public Works Department. Public Works crews maintain over 50 miles of asphalt and gravel streets all year long. During the winter the primary activity is snow removal. When it isn't snowing, crews are busy cutting snow floor and widening roads. During the spring, crews are busy making sure drains are working properly and repairing roads damaged by spring breakup. During the busy summer season, crews are busy painting traffic lines and crosswalks, repairing or chip -sealing streets, grading and applying dust control oil to gravel streets. In the fall, crews are preparing for snow operations. Plans for this coming construction season include finish rehabilitating the expan- sion joints on the Deinhard Bridge, crack sealing, dust abatement, and helping the Parks Department with Riverfront Park. Construction activi- ties include additional chip sealing and repair of many of our busiest streets Utility Division: This year a new water main will be constructed on Edgewater Circle, design for a new water main on Industrial Loop, an- nual hydrant flushing, fire flow testing to calibrate the water model and valve and hydrant maintenance. Sewer mains will be cleaned again and manholes repaired during the I&I season. Work will also continue on the Water Planning rant. Treatment Division: At the WTP new instrumentation has been in- stalled for a major portion of the processes. Additional SCSDA up- grades will continue into the early part of summer. The summer of 2016 looks to be dry and hot again and alternate day sprinkling will need to be enacted once again. Several major pumps will be rebuilt. At the WWTP, aeration equipment repairs will be performed. Additional work will be done to ascertain the efficacy of chemical sludge removal in the treatment lagoons. Work will continue throughout the year on the Wastewater Planning Grant. 8 www.rnccau.iu.us