City Manager Reports to Council
On December Activity

 

From City Manager Marc Maxwell

 

 

DOWNTOWN – Work is progressing well on the Oak Street project.  I expect to re-open Oak Street at the end of January or first week in February.  After that the Capital Construction Division will begin working on the Jefferson/Oak intersection and Jefferson up to but not including the intersection with Church Street.

 

SOUTH BROADWAY WATER PROJECT - This project is now completed.   The project replaced 2,200 feet of water main from Joyce to Drexel.  The old line was a major source of complaints regarding pressure/flow and water quality. 

 

NEW CITY HALL – Work continues on the foundation for the addition.  Steel has been installed to support the new office area on the 2nd floor.  The new roof is installed.  Work continues on the interior.

 

CLAIMS – We had no liability claims, no Workers’ Compensation claims and submitted no property claims in December.

 

BUFORD PARK BASEBALL FIELD – The baseball field reconstruction project is nearly completed on Bronson Field.  All we lack are a couple of signs and the roofs on the dugouts.  Thank you Danita Graves for the generous donation that made it possible!!!

 

H.O.M.E. PROGRAM - We have 3 new H.O.M.E. projects underway:  107 S. Mitchell, 208 Beckham, and 1321 Vaughn Street.  We also have 2 promising applications in process; 2009 Main and 212 Ross.

 

This program provides new homes for citizens with low or moderate income, whose homes are dilapidated, and who have clear title to their homes.  Essentially the program demolishes their old home and builds a new one in its place.  The projects are funded by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

 

REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES – Finance Director, Peter Karstens will present a year-to-date review of revenues and expenditures.

 

                                                                                          

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS –   Elsewhere around the City, employees:

• Made 43 water line repairs.
• Replaced 13 water meters.
• Unstopped 28 sewer mains.
• Repaired 4 sewer mains.
• Washed 65,000 feet of sewer mains.
• Sold 927 gallons of AvGas and 4,893 gallons of JetA fuel.
• Responded to 142 fire/rescue calls including 3 structure fires.
• Performed preventative maintenance on 60 fire hydrants.
• Replaced 28 street signs.
• Set-up and removed holiday decorations.
• Patched 53 potholes.
• Made 20 street repairs following utility repairs.
• Replaced 12 “stop” signs.
• Removed debris from 2 bridge crossings on North Town Branch.
• Replaced 16 sign posts.
• Swept 61 streets.
• Repaired 2 storm drain catch basins.
• Conducted 8 health inspections and 44 public nuisance inspections.
• Conducted 45 building inspections, 50 electrical inspections, 53 plumbing inspections, 22 mechanical inspections and issued 20 building permits.
• Repaired pumps and piping for wastewater sludge press.
• Performed preventative maintenance on wastewater final clarifiers.
• Treated wastewater to a daily average total suspended solids level of 4.96 mg/L.
• Treated 118 million gallons of drinking water.
• Responded to 36 traffic accidents, recorded 43 offenses, made 65 arrests and wrote 443 traffic tickets.
• Received Taser training.
• Made 2 felony arrests in the Special Crimes Unit.
• Responded to 190 animal control calls.
• Achieved an animal adoption rate of 60%.
• Flushed 37 dead-end water mains.
• Replaced filter media in water treatment filters #1 and #6.
• Processed 453 tickets through Municipal Court.

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