AUGUST 2020

AUGUST 2020 DPS Newsletter August brought hot and dry weather which was great for keeping construction projects moving along. Project updates: o 2020 Concrete Road Replacement Program: Started May 11th and we are 70% complete. Work continues to be within budget and on schedule. o 2020 Hot Mixed Asphalt (HMA) Road Rehabilitation Program: Started on Monday, May 4th and we are completed. o 2020 HMA Road & Pathway Rehabilitation Program. Started on Monday, May 4th on Austin Avenue. Austin and Lockmoore Ct are paved out and completed. o Crooks Rd Pathway – 65% complete, work started the week of June 22nd after receiving the RCOC permit. Tree removals, trimming and brushing ongoing, pathway grading and aggregate base placement are ongoing. Project is on schedule. o Water Main project - Started pipe-bursting Glidewell Subdivision and all work on time & within budget. o Auburn Road – Installations continue including the addition of a splash pad and roundabout construction. o Dequindre Road – reconstruction & widening from West Utica Road to Collins Avenue continues. 9/14 scheduled traffic switch o Rochester Road – paver placed surface seal between Avon and Clinton River Bridge begins on September 14th. o Signal upgrade at Tienken and Adams continues. \"Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.\" - Joshua Marine

Appreciation Janet Olivares Just wanted to thank you for the (840 Riverbend) quick efficient response to my called to compliment the city phone call regarding a workers who were working construction sign on north on her street. She had the Rochdale by the creek bridge. It nicest things to say about had sat there on the ground Jeff and his team. Said they blocking the walkway for at least are true assets to the city. a year and the construction crew She knows you are busy, but said it \"wasn't theirs\". We know wanted you to know. She better. Anyway, it is gone now and said Thank you very much! the woods looks better for it. Your work is appreciated. A resident on Pheasant Ring Sincerely, Hester Hull made an appointment due to a 266 Marmoor Court high water bill and stated John Carney was timely, professional This morning a crew came over to fix and did an excellent job helping the water leak under the street at determine the source of the 2786 Emmons. They were problem. professional, friendly & did a superb job putting the sod back, putting back the mailbox & flowers, etc. I could not be happier with the service they provided & the manner in which they did it. Looking forward to having them put topsoil & hydro-seed in the coming weeks. Again, thanks to your marvelous workers. Lynn Thelen Gratitude is the best Attitude

New Technology An engineering team, lead by Jason took the lead in Jenny, has been diligently working exploring what hardware will be needed for electronic plan with the Roadsoft software for several different aspects in the reviews after discovering what Sterling Heights had was department. Recently, they transferred all the City sign obsolete. Jason researched information from Lucity into options, worked with Roadsoft making the information much easier to locate and use for purchasing and came up with decision making purposes. Sample new hardware including a reports that can be generated for curved monitor and a secondary touchscreen the Sign Shop include: monitor. This solution for Archived Signs Reports reviewing drawings, creating maps and construction MUTCD Signs Reports drawing will work for our Maintenance Reports department as well as others Total number of signs in the City. per section A big thank you to Jenny Signs per road for securing 2 Samsung Galaxy's for the Sign Shop Signs to replace per year and DPS Department to integrate Roadsoft for remote work order entry eliminating duplicate paper work order processing. Technology makes the world a new place – Shoshana Zuboff

New Technology During Covid downtime Abbey and Russ took the opportunity to locate and review older permits that had not yet been invoiced. Some of these dated back to 2014. The purpose was two-fold. First reason was to take advantage of the inspectors capacity as construction had been halted. The second reason was performing overdue housekeeping. Abbey set up a way to expedite the invoicing process to allow these companies to pay online. This work resulted in the following invoice totals:  Consumers Energy $12,240 PAID  Comcast $9,362.50 PAID  ITC $660 PAID  DTE $840 billed, awaiting payment Time Clock at the Garage Joni researched several options, beta tested and worked with Payroll to make sure this new time clock would be the best option. This is a touchless system that has automated the way time and attendance is calculated at the garage. The intuitive user interface makes the set up simple and managing time a breeze. The new system is easy, efficient, and flexible - seamlessly exporting data into our payroll system. Free payroll exports and no recurring monthly costs means a low total cost and increased productivity.

DPS Happenings This month the City received $125,214 from the Local Road Improvement Program Statewide/Regional DPS Leadership Paul Davis has Tracey has been been selected to selected to serve on the Statewide Drinking serve on the GLWA committee Water Advisory for the 96\" water Council Consultant main replacement Procurement New Date Taskforce September 25th Allan was able to tour the Blue Water Glass company where the Rain Garden Fencing for the Auburn Road Corridor was constructed Some factoids for you on the custom street scape fence: -100% made in Michigan -432 total custom fence panels for approx. 4,182 Linear feet of system or just over 3/4's of a mile - 863 concrete mounted posts/caps - 864 custom decorative waves - 3,400 custom brackets to mount the waves to the vertical pickets -10,800 vertical pickets -1,790 brackets used to attach panels to posts -20,880 screws - Michigan people manufacturing these panels worked approximately/projected 1,920 hours not including delivery, installation, design and project management time

FLEET Access article here: https://www.government-fleet.com/10122312/a-lifetime-of-lasting-firsts Bruce Halliday Honored in Government Fleet Magazine

FLEET Rear Drivetrain Grader Repair Progressive Approach By downloading the RTA app on his phone, Nick Watterson can now access vehicle information on the go such vehicle numbers and input work order information.