JULY 2020

July 2020 DPS Newsletter Happy July Everyone! The summer continues with another busy month for our department. Our team continues to be healthy with everyone complying with the safety precautions put in place to protect the city employees as well as our residents. Our Engineering team has been extremely busy reviewing and inspecting numerous private projects throughout the city including very large projects such as Legacy Apartments and Cumberland Village. Our striping project was completed this month with 91 miles of roads restriped, increasing driver safety in the City. Our construction jobs are continuing with the cooperative weather. Project updates: o 2020 Concrete Program – Concrete Removal & Replacement continues in various locations throughout the City – Just over 50% complete o 2020 Hot Mixed Asphalt/Pathway Programs – Mill & Resurfacing in various locations – 90% done o Crooks Road Pathway – Nearing completion 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 o M-59 – Micro cold milling and ultra-thin overlay between Woodward and Crooks Road o Traffic Signal upgrade at Adams and Tienken o Watermain Project – Tienken Ct, Bedford Square and Gildewell neighborhoods o Preservation Overlay on Avon Rd between Livernois and Dequindre o Rochester Road – paver placed surface seal between Avon and Clinton River Bridge The Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR4) sampling has been completed in the City. This testing evaluates our drinking water and our results are expected to pass the exposure parameters. ‘Cause a little bit of summer is what the whole year is all about – John Mayer

Appreciation Gentlemen, Hello, Jeff: I want to thank all of I have been meaning to write to you your team members for the for some time now about the work that was repair on my sidewalk and done on the corner in front of our home. easement from the water We were very pleased with the work that tap you had to complete last was done and the way that it turned out. winter. All of the trades you The crew did a phenomenal job! I hope that sent to my home were you have driven by our house to see how polite, professional and great it looks. They were precise with added that extra effort to measurements and careful with the way the finish. I am an experienced work was executed. The guy who was construction manager and working the backhoe was a master. Even our appreciate skilled trades two baby trees that were planted nearby did that go that extra effort. not get nicked. Today was the first real test Thankyou again and please of the ditch as we had that good, soaking drive by anytime to see the rain. Not surprisingly, the culvert did its job results at 3575 John R. as intended. At one point there was a few inches of water running in the culvert and Best regards, Len Egal very little standing water in the low spot in front of our home. Thank you so much for seeing this through from beginning to end. I really appreciate your help. Karen from W. Maryknoll Hello, My name is Steve Dailey, and I live in the Wildflower subdivision on Primrose Drive. I just wanted to let you know that the paving crew doing the work on Primrose right now are doing an excellent job! They are much more efficient than the crew that paved at Primrose at Johnathan a few years ago. They are polite and courteous, and have kept us informed as the work has progressed. I would highly recommend them for any additional work. Regards, Steve Dailey Being told you’re appreciated in one of the simplest and most uplifting things you can hear – Sue Fitzmaurice

DPS Happenings DPS crew inspecting a manhole cover at OU Chris Shepard joined us as Well Done our new Field Services Manger Both Jason and Keith have in early July. He’ll be completed Bluebeam splitting his time between training and are leading the City Hall and the Garage. Please stop by and say Hello! department in Electronic Plan Reviews! There’s still time to sign up! We’re looking for a few more golfers – Please let Lori know by the end of the week if you’d like to join us. Root tail pulled out of sump collection line on River Bend.

DPS Happenings Water Meter Work New Water Meter Orders Installations 200 50 100 0 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL 0 2019 2020 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL 2019 2020 Our Water Meter Department has done an amazing job catching up after the March/April shutdown. Once they were able to take necessary safety precautions and enter homes the numbers have reached pre-pandemic rates compared to last year. Awesome News Working through numerous emails and communications with the Michigan Department of Transportation, we received confirmation that we will be receiving a $793,180 reimbursement for Auburn Road. RIGHT-OF-WAY PERMIT APPLICATIONS through July each year 2018 - 148 2019 - 150 2020 - 144 Development Reviews and Approvals 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Site Plans Legal Land Division Surveys As-Built Review Easements Description/Sketches 2020 2019 Comparison of Development reviews and approvals processed in the Engineering Department in ALL of 2019 vs. the first half of 2020.

FLEET New PRV Truck It’s an amazing truck. Stop by and check it out if you get a chance. July 2020 Fleet Services Work Distribution MABAS Pontiac 2% 3% Library 3% City Fleet Roch Fire 87% 5% Year-to-date Insourcing Total $30,221