Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell’s Report To The City Council

CLAIMS – We had no worker’s compensation or liability claims in August. 

We submitted a claim to TML for vehicle damage from a minor accident involving two fleet vehicles.  

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN – We have been awarded the $250,000 grant to help pay for the comprehensive plan, and the grant contract is signed. Staff is preparing a request for qualifications to distribute to planning firms in September. 

HOLIDAY DRIVE—Water and sewer lines are completed, as is underground drainage. The Capital Construction Division is now replacing the curb and gutter, which was approved at the August city council meeting. The 12” bore across IH-30 is completed, and the contractor is pressure testing the line now. 

After Holiday Drive, Capital Construction crews will move to Alabama Street and Thermo to install water and sewer mains. 

WASTEWATER CHLORINE CONTACT CHAMBER – This $2.2 million project will repurpose a former (abandoned) sand filter turning it into a chlorine contact chamber.  Chlorine contact time is a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) bottleneck. The  WWTP has a rated capacity of 5.4 MGD. Staff believes we can increase the capacity to 10  MGD when the project is completed. The increase will require TCEQ approval, but the staff thinks it is feasible. The project is being funded from the Enterprise Fund balance. The staff has published a request for qualifications for an engineering firm. We expect to have the recommended engineering firm on the November city council agenda for your approval.

STREET IMPROVEMENT PLAN (SIP)—The following is the list of streets to be repaved in the 2024 Street Improvement Program. The highlighted streets have been completed. Weaver and Shook were completed in August. All that remains are a few asphalt repairs. 

Street	Between	Length
League	Asphalt Repairs	1000
League	Connally to KCS Rail	1200
W.A.	MLK to end	2223
Cranford	Robertson to Beasley	1287
S. Moore	Bellview to Tate	449
Oak	Gilmer to College	3446
Pollard	Mulberry to end	211
N. Davis	Glover to Airport	1728
Kirtley	Bellview to Nicholson	412
Ninth	Woodlawn to VanSickle	845
Carter	Bill Bradford to Whitworth	2000
Henderson	Craig to League	449
Melony	Azalea to end	1215
Jennings	Jefferson to College	929
Beckworth	Whitworth to Beckham	690
Sharon	W. Industrial to W. Pampa	803
Spence	Lemon to Carter	639
Weaver	Jackson to Teer	2877
Shook	Weaver to Jefferson	536
Jacobs	Houston to Bonner	848
		23,787

REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES – Finance Director Lesa Smith will present the usual report on revenues and expenditures. 

Elsewhere around the city, employees: 

• Responded to 254 fire/rescue calls, including two structure fires, eight vehicle fires, and 13 grass fires. 
• Performed preventative maintenance on 78 fire hydrants.  
• Performed 15 fire inspections. 
• Repaired 194 potholes. 
• Made 18 extensive street repairs following utility cuts.
• Replaced 17 stop signs. 
• Hauled street sweeper spoils to the landfill. 
• Shredded around Lake Sulphur Springs. 
• Checked out 3,951 items from the Library plus 1,165 eBooks. 
• Performed 69 building inspections, 24 electrical inspections, 17 plumbing inspections, and five mechanical inspections. 
• Issued 41 building permits and 55 trade permits. 
• Made electrical repairs to the Hopkins County Veterans Memorial.
• Programmed all school zone lights. 
• Repaired ac units at city hall. 
• Performed preventative maintenance to the wastewater belt press and various other apparatuses. 
• Treated effluent to a daily average total suspended solids reading of 0.29 mg/L.
• Hauled 185 tons of sludge to the landfill. 
• Repaired 20 water main ruptures. 
• Replaced 16 water meters. 
• Unstopped ten sewer mains. 
• Drained and cleaned the No. 2 clear well at the water treatment plant.
• Installed two mixers in a clear well. 
• Operated Cooper Lake Pump Station on backup power for 7 hours.
• Flushed 37 dead-end water mains. 
• Responded to 200 animal control calls while maintaining an adoption rate of 88%.
• Made five felony arrests in the Special Crimes Unit. 
• Responded to 17 accidents, issued 550 citations, recorded 40 offences, and made  47 arrests in the Patrol Division. 
• Responded to 2,365 calls in the Patrol Division. 
• Sold 2,442 gallons of AvGas and 11,262 gallons of JetA fuel. 
• Accommodated 1,839 flight operations at the airport. 
• Power-washed sidewalks downtown. 
• Treated all grass areas for armyworms. 
• Held 81 activities for seniors. 
• Installed 600 feet of French drain on Soccer Field 6. 
• Secured a grant to upgrade field lighting at Coleman Park. 
• Secured funding for new scoreboards.