MEMORANDUM
CLAIMS – We did not have any worker’s compensation claims in August. We had one minor liability claim in August.
SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) has awarded us a $2.4 million grant. However, this does not mean we can start the project. We must first sign a contract with the TDHCA. Before TDHCA provides an agreement for our signature, they must finish their environmental clearance process which involves two different comment periods, the last of which will conclude on Sep 28. After that, TDHCA says it will take about a week to prepare the contract and forward it to the City. If all goes as planned, we should be able to sign the contract in early October. It is important to note that if we spend any money on the senior citizen center before the contract is signed, the grant will not reimburse the money.
PACIFIC PARK – Workers installed a new bathroom. It is made entirely of concrete, even the roof. So you could roll it down a hill, pick it up, and use it. The installers told us that happened once.
They demolished the old bathroom.
XLNT Construction should begin construction on the basketball pavilion soon.
COLLEGE STREET – This project is slowly progressing eastward. This contractor is very slow.
REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES – Finance Director Lesa Smith will not present a report on revenues and expenditures as she has been deep in the budget this month.
STREET IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM – Texana Land and Asphalt has resumed paving the streets on our SIP list. Therefore, I have crossed out the completed streets on the list below.
2022 SIP | ||
Street | Between | Length |
Jackson | Middle to College | 2480 |
Kasie | Tate to Camp | 681 |
Lee | Davis to League | 3099 |
Fore | Main to Connally | 1070 |
Forrest Ln | Bell to Barbara | 1119 |
Garrison | Main to Connally | 940 |
Glover | Davis to Church | 348 |
Houston | Hillcrest to League (Delayed to 2023) | 4800 |
Commercial Serv. | various repair | 442 |
Como | College to RR | 3317 |
Dabbs | Gilmer to Davis | 401 |
Drexel | Broadway to Mockingbird | 1441 |
Fisher | Spence to Lee | 1500 |
Ardis | Spence to Beckham | 1880 |
Azalea | Hillcrest to Main | 3648 |
Bonner | Church to Davis | 539 |
Brinker | Beasley to dead-end | 2629 |
California | Church to Seventh | 1520 |
Charles | College to Lakeshore | 998 |
Lee (2021) | Davis to Broadway | 1901 |
League (2021) | Bellview to Pampa | 3131 |
Total Linear Feet | 37,884 | |
Total Miles | 7.18 | |
Total Cost | $ 2,012,318.00 | |
Street Maintenance Fee Cost Estimate | $ 1,072,668.00 |
$ 1,049,101.81 | |
Red Text indicates streets paid for by the Street Maintenance Fee. All other streets are paid for by a transfer from General Fund to Capital Fund. |
Elsewhere around the City, employees:
- Reprogrammed school zone lights
- Restored power to Highway 11 lift station
- Treated wastewater to a daily average total suspended solids reading or .16 mg/L.
- Crews repaired 40 water-main ruptures.
- Workers replaced eight water meters.
- They repaired a fire hydrant that a vehicle struck.
- Unstopped 22 sewer mains.
- Crews washed 75,000 feet of sewer mains.
- Workers repaired one sewer main.
- They hauled 386 tons of sludge to the landfill.
- We sold 193 million gallons of potable water.
- We sold 5,328 gallons of AvGas and 13,593 gallons of JetA fuel.
- Residents checked out 3,766 items from the library, plus 742 eBooks.
- Firefighters responded to 270 fire/rescue calls, including three structure fires and a vehicle fire.
- Crews performed preventative maintenance on 79 fire hydrants.
- Cleaned and repaired the Hopkins County Veterans Memorial fountain.
- Workers repaired 168 potholes.
- Teams made 29 extensive street repairs following utility repairs.
- They replaced a few stop signs, speed limit, and slow children playing signs.
- Cleaned out stormwater catch basins three times.
- Workers removed two fallen trees from the street.
- We demolished and removed structures at 631 Sunset, 409 S. Moore, and 327 Magnolia.
- We responded to 251 animal control calls.
- Residents achieved an 80% adoption rate.
- Police made 11 felony arrests in the Special Crimes Unit at 201 N. Davis Street, Sulphur Springs, TX 75482 – 903.439.3700 – sulphurspringstx.org.
- Police responded to 42 accidents, wrote 615 citations, recorded 38 offenses, and made 62 arrests in the Patrol Division.
- We conducted 56 building inspections, 23 electrical inspections, 13 plumbing inspections, and three mechanical inspections, and we had 18 building permits.