09.e PW - Staff Report
Staff Report
Date of Meeting: 6/18/2024
For: Honorable Mayor and Council
From: Charles Fischer – Director of Public Works
Subject: PW - Staff Report
Roads/ROW
Shoulder repair and pothole patching is nearing completion.
The single pass ROW mowing is complete north of Hwy 97. Staff will move to the southern City
roads which will take roughly two weeks to complete.
Larger sections of road patching have been assessed and listed below; these are areas which
have required pothole patching every year and now have significant scaling and cracking.
• 218th Street – starting from the intersection of Lofton Ave 1700 sqft will be removed and
replaced.
• 230th Street – starting from the intersection of Oldfield Ave 700 sqft will be removed
and replaced
• 185th St – starting from the intersection of Olinda Tr 4400 sqft will be removed and
replaced
Parks
The portable toilet enclosure has been installed at Wayne Erickson Ballfield which now blocked
the view from Olinda Trail and the neighboring properties. Previously the portables were
hidden in the woods but the new company providing service will not travel over turf areas, and
required placement adjacent to the parking area of the field.
Landscape bed maintenance has started and our first focus was cleaning up the Lilliskogen
Memorial and rain garden, and the Settlers Monument. City Hall and the beds at the corner of
Hwy 97 will be next on the list.
The Wayne Erickson Ballfield has been a busy with for rentals this year. Additional dragging and
mowing has been required by staff to keep up on field maintenance for each rental.
Sewer
In the last month multiple repairs have been required within the Bliss system, mainly on the
residential pumps and controls in the neighborhood. Two control relays and one pump have
been replaced so far this year.
Lightening strikes have affected communication between the lift stations and our central
computer. A battery backup was required to be replaced to continue remote monitoring of the
systems.
Equipment
Delivery update for equipment order between August 2023 and March 2024:
• Mulching head for tractor – Delivered and in use
• Track skid loader – End of June
• F550 Dump Truck – Cab Chassis Delivered, Truck accessory install end of August
• Tandem Plow Truck – Cab Chassis delivery 4th quarter 2024, Truck accessory install TBD
(likely to be completed in 2025)