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HomeMy WebLinkAboutUtilities 2007-08-21 Item 3C - Report - 2007 2nd Quarter Report: Public Works SECOND QUARTER REPORT TO COUNCIL April 1 - June 20,2007 Prepared for Utilities Committee PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 2nd QUARTER SIGNIFICANT ISSUES . Traffic Signal Interconnect Project, construction completed in June, integration next. . Fort DenUlnterurban Ave. Sewer Project completed in June. . Westfield North Sewer Project completed in June. BUDGET PROGRAM GOALS Public Works Administration 1. Evaluate a Local Improvement District to potentially fund a portion of the Tukwila Urban Access Proiect at Klickitat and South center Parkway: The analysis for determining the Urban Center's property owners' proportionate fair-share is underway. 2. Evaluate future qrant fundinq options available and propose a course of action to fund transportation proiects: Ongoing. 3. Evaluate the City's Emerqency Manaqement Plan usinq the National Emerqency Manaqement Accreditation Proqram Standard as the quideline: Pending. 4. Provide quarterly reports on emerqency manaqement issues: Council has approved Phase 1 of a multi-year plan to provide back-up power to all City facilities, improve the City's ability to keep the public informed, and to hire a full-time Emergency Management Coordinator. 5. Hold quarterly community workshops: Ongoing. Business Services 1. Create a more effective, cost-efficient department - proiectinq and monitorinq department costs; seekinq more cost-effective purchasinq aqreements with vendors; preparinq the department's operation. maintenance and capital facilities budqet usinq a "needs-basis" approach: Ongoing. 2. Evaluate a proqram that effectively and efficiently administers Council-approved Local Improvement Districts: Property owners' proportionate fair-share analysis is underway. 3. Review "rate model" for establishinq appropriate rates for water. sewer and surface water enterprise funds: Ongoing. Water Utility/Maintenance Operations General 1. Track backflow prevention compliance for the annual Department of Health report usinq the City's cross-connection data proqram: Report to Dept. of Health has been sent for 2007. 2. Continue the remaininq phase of the automatic meter read proqram in the residential areas: Completed. 3. Implement a proqram to test the accuracy of water meters 2-inches and larqer into standard preventative maintenance procedures: Currently underway. Performance 1. Install new water meters within 48 hours of the hook-up request: Goal being met. 2. Respond to water quality concerns within 24 hours: Goal being met. 3. Test chlorine residual level bi-monthly: Goal being met. 4. Test coliform levels bi-monthly: Goal being met. 5. Reduce the percentaqe of water loss by an additional 10 percent as required by the State: The first half of 2007 has shown that we have met our goal by staying within the 10 percent loss as mandated by the State's new Municipal Water Law requirements. 6. Reqular testinq of fire hydrants: Goal being met. 2007 Second Quarter Report to Council Prepared for Utilities Committee Page 2 Sewer Maintenance Operations General 1. Evaluate system-wide conditions for possible replacement and/or uporade: Ongoing. 2. Review results of video loos to identify areas of damaoe or infiltration/inflow: Completed with three repairs finished. Performance 1. TV inspect 20.000 LF of pipe annually: Goal scheduled for third quarter. 2. Clean 183.000 LF of pipe annually: Completed. 3. Clean and maintain 730 manholes annually: Completed. 4. Weekly monitorino of 10 sewer lift stations for pump hours. start counts. and oenerator operation: Being implemented on a recurring basis. General Engineering Services - Water 1. Complete construction of Allentown Phase II/Foster Point water. sewer. surface water and street improvements: Water, sewer, surface water improvements substantially completed. Lift Stations substantially completed on June 5, 2007. 2. Complete construction of the Southcenter Blvd. Water Main Replacement Proiect: Construction ongoing with completion expected in the third quarter. 3. Complete construction of Interurban Ave. S. Waterline Proiect: Survey completed, project delayed to 2008 as budget funds are being used on the South center Blvd Water Main project. General Engineering Services - Sewer 1. Complete construction of Allentown Phase II/Foster Point water. sewer. surface water and street improvements: Water, sewer, surface water improvements substantially completed. Lift Stations substantially completed on June 5, 2007. 2. Commence construction of the Gravity Sewer under 1-405 Proiect: The consultant recommended an inverted siphon under 1-405, construction delayed to 2008 due to budget restraints. Surveys and peer review began in the second quarter. Surface Water Maintenance General: 1. Participate in development of a multi-year small drainaoe proiect list: Support given to Engineering. 2. Provide field support to Enoineerino for GIS inventory: Being implemented. 3. InvestiQate throuoh usaoe of TV. GIS and f1ushino tasks to find unmapped systems: Underway. Performance: 1. TV inspect 15.000 LF of pipe: Scheduled for later in the year. 2. Maintain/clean 3.500 LF of ditches and four laroe water Quality ponds: Completed. 3. Clean 1.400 catch basins. manholes and stormceptors: In progress. 4. Maintain/clean 15.000 LF of storm lines: In progress. 5. Conduct weekly monitorino of five storm lift stations for pump hours. start counts. and oenerator operation: Being implemented on a recurring basis. Surface Water General Engineering Services 1. Complete small drainaoe proiects identified on the approved FY2007 list: Construction contract has been awarded and construction is scheduled to begin in mid-July. 2. Obtain fundino for acquisition of Duwamish Gardens: A total of $1 ,533,521 has been raised to date for acquisition. There has also been $1,400,000 secured for the construction phase. 3. Beoin adoption and repair of the private storm systems that have been identified: Construction of three projects is included with this year's Small Drainage Project construction contract. 4. Continue development of the GIS as-bums of City infrastructure that complies with NPDES Phase II: The Area 4 inventory is scheduled to begin in July.