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Staff ReportsKALISPELL FIRE DEPARTMENT 336 1 st Avenue East P. a. Box 1997 KALISPELL, MtONTANA 59903.1997 TED MAIN TED WAGGENER DAVE MAYHEW ASST. CHIEF FIRE CHIEF FIRE MARSHAL Kalispell Fire Department Monthly Report January 1, through January 31,1996. Bruce Williams, City Manager Doug Rauthe, Honorable Mayor City Council Members The Kalispell Fire Department responded to 16 fire calls for the month of January 1996. Two of the fire calls were a "General Alarm" a fire large enough to call in all off -duty firefighters. The first "General Alarm" fire was at the City Service West on January 2,1996 at 10:01 A.M.. The fire started when a worker was thawing a frozen truck tire with a heat gun. He then left the area and apparently forgot about the heat gun. The tire caught fire while he was gone. The fire did an estimated dollars loss of $22,000.00. The second "General Alarm" fire was on January 3,1996 at 03:08 A.M. located at 229 1/ 2 8th Street East. This fire apparently started from grease left in an electric fry pan. The fire did a lot of smoke and fire damage to the basement apartment that the fire started in. The estimated dollar loss for this fire is $20,000.00. The ambulances made 165 runs for the month of January 1996. Motor Vehicle Accidents 23 Medical Emergencies 25 Cardiac 20 Y Sick Calls 30 Transfers 16 Trauma -Assaults 7 Falls 31 Strokes 2 Poisons 1 . i` - Psychiatric Problems 2 O.B. Patients 1 Drug -Alcohol Related 7 Our eight personnel that are taking the "Emergency Medical Technicians Paramedic Course" are still very active in the course. They are still going to class on Monday and Wednesday nights to practice for the National Paramedic Examination. The national examination is scheduled to be given on February 24-25,1996 at Flathead Valley Community College. There were 13 people that used the "Kalispell Firefighters Chimney Brush Program", during January 1996. The Kalispell firefighters (no taxpayer money), bought the brushes and rods to be loaned to anyone who needs to clean their chimney. Respectfully Submitted, Ted A. Main Assistant Fire Chief WORKSPUBLIC . ACTIVITY REPORT DECEMBER 1995 A. OFFICE, REPORU BUDGETS, REQUESTS & COMPLAINTS - Completed 1995 Annual Report and submitted to Manager - Position of Public Works Clerk awarded to Barb Sullivan B. CENTRAL GARAGE - 147 repair orders were completed during the month of December -Police ....................................... 40 -Parks ....................................... 10 -WT/WW/SW................................. 17 -Garbage ..................................... 16 -Street ....................................... 44 -Fire ......................................... 15 -PW/CD/BD/TSS................................. 5 -Fixed radiator 302 -Elgin Sweeper. Replaced clutches in 333 & 335 "Tonka" Trucks. -WWTP Jeep - replaced clutch - added leaf spring. -1987 GMC Pickup - rebuilt transmission. -Replacement cutting edges arrived for plows. ENGINEERING A. ENGINEERING PROJECTS CURRENTLYBEING DESIGNED OR COORDINATED BY CITY STAFF. -Preliminary design for Meridian Road continues -Meeting with MDOT for final approval of encroachment permit on Meridian @ U.S. 93 -Prepared plans and specifications for repair to Gravity Thickener tank -Prepared and submitted Annual Gas Tax Allocation Report -Photogrametry map drafts returned for correction -Continue to issue excavation permits -Continue inspections on various projects OPERA TION.S AND MAINTENANCE A. WATER PDIEM. STORAGE. DISTRIBUTION (Ben Van Dyke) -Produced 60,870,000 gallons of water, 11,307,000 gallons in the upper zone and 49,563,000 gallons in the lower zone. -Injected 39 pounds of chlorine at Lawrence Park pump station. -Continued maintenance of all pumps, motors, reservoirs, grounds, and controls for the water supply system. -Completed Trihalomethane testing. -Armory well radio telemetry power supply failed. Removed and ordered new unit from Motorola. -Completed file organization for lead & copper, VOC, nitrate, nitrite, and other tests and sent copies to State Water Quality Bureau. -Repaired furnace for chlorine room. -Constructed a Pontoon Float System for #1 reservoir. -Inspected interior #1 reservoir and #2 reservoir and changed numerous halogen bulbs for the lighting system. -Assisted field crews on various tasks, taps, shut -offs, locates, etc. -Assisted Street Dept. and Parks Dept. on snow removal program. B. SEWER FACILITIES, LIFT STATIONS, COLLECTION ( Vic Schroeder) -Weekly general maintenance continues at fourteen lift stations -Video and jet cleaning operations continue C. SOLID WASTE COLLECTION/DISPOSAL (Jack Fournier) ALLEY CLEAN UP. - 15 new customer services -Weekly garbage service continues -Alley clean up continues -Repaired two 300 gallon container and one 400 gallon container, -Responded to 10 violations -Street Dept. provided extra help for alley clean up. -Steve Bauer is now employed filling the vacant operator position. -Christmas week - four days to pickup five days of routes -New Year's week is scheduled the same. -Picked up dead deer carcass off Woodland on the morning of December 27th. CONSTR UCTION AND MAINTENANCE A. STREETS. CURBS, GUTTERS, ALLEYS -Graded alleys -Leaf pickup with sweepers -Patch potholes & utility cuts with cold mix (Leonard Hogan) -Winter operations: plowing snow, hauling snow, sanding and ice melt spraying -Cleaned up burn pile of limbs, etc. south of shops -Assisted the Sign Dept. -Assisted Solid Waste Dept. with alley cleanup after Christmas -Assisted Parks Depts. with Christmas tree removal -Sanded alleys and intersections -Water repair on Center & Main - approximately 12 ton cold mix to fix -Mill flow line on 4th St. W. -Sidewalk grinding on 1 st and Main to remove slickness B. WATER CONS TR UC TION A ND SYSTEM REPAIR (Randy Vickhammer) -Assisted Ben with pumps -Work order and complaint resolution continues -Cleaning and exercising of valves ongoing -Meter repair and replacement ongoing -Assisted street division with snow plowing -Set new meter pit - Peterson School -Arizona and Underhill Court - Removed 4" stand pipe and installed manhole cover in place -651 7th Ave. EN - repaired service line between water main and curb stop -Assisted Parks Dept. at Lawrence Park -Replaced one fire hydrant -Removed one fire hydrant -Repaired 18" water main (bell joint) Main Street at Center -Filled Mueller fire hydrants with oil C. SIUMLS. SIGNS, STRIPING, SERVICES (,Terry Diegel) -Continued general maintenance on traffic signals, signs, meters, decorative lights, alley lights, special lighting, airport runway lights, barricading, banners and sight obstructions -Installed stop signs and poles at 13th Ave. West and 7th St. West, N/S bound -Did luminaire count city wide. -672 PP&L owned and maintained of which 16 were blacked out -125 City owned and maintained with no blackouts -Repaired rotating Beacon at Airport -Did OPTICOM Survey for Fire Dept. emergency runs - 12 intersections -Barricaded Main St. and routed traffic for water main repair -Made signs for KPC for 1 st Interstate Parking Lot and installed on our poles on 12/28/95. Permits go on sale 1/2/96. -Removed old 1st Interstate Bank signs PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT ACTIVITY REPORT December 1995 Joanne Emrick A yellow -green substance, originating in Evergreen, came through the Plant for approximately 3 hours on December 7th. Analysis of the substance did not identify it, but it was not antifreeze and did not contain any unusual heavy metals. The Operators worked quickly to divert and then dilute the substance; no negative effects on the Plant have been observed. Training was conducted by the manufacturer for all Operators on the operation and maintenance of the new Gravity Thickener center drive unit. This was part of the warranty process. The Gravity Thickener was put back on line after installing the new center drive unit, the phosphorus biological removal process has not worked optimally; we are adding alum until we can stabilize the process. Seven bids were received for the removal and reapplication of a protective coating in the Gravity Thickener to prevent further concrete deterioration . The contractor will start in February. The fourth quarter sludge analysis report shows lead and zinc levels barely within the required limits. We will continue to work with Joe's Radiator Shop to reduce the amount of lead and zinc coming from their business. We continue to make unexpected repairs to equipment, such as: -The make -up -air system in the Headworks has required numerous repairs to keep it running -The Control Gate (maintains the water in a quiet status, i.e. without air) lift shaft broke and had to be replaced, this time with a longer unit. -One of the three Lamson air blowers is not working. The Operators have taken it apart and are currently getting costs on repairs. The average daily Plant flow was 2 million gallons, with a peak of 2.8 million gallons on December 12th. We had rain on that day, but were unable to record the amount of rainfall as the rain gauge is removed during winter. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY REPORT JANUARY 1995 - Attended the Effective Leadership for Public Work Providers Seminar. - Continue to update and record annexation waivers and petitions. - Preparing to update Infrastructure Management System. -Testified before City Study Commission. -Presented Water Rate Study to the City Council. - 121 repair orders were completed during the month of January -Police........................................31 -Parks.........................................7 WT/WW/SW..................................18 -Garbage ..................................... 12 -Street........................................47 -Fire...........................................4 -P W/CDBD/T S S................................... 2 -Rebuilt side arm on the'85 International garbage truck. -Repaired broom and drive chain on'87 Toro mower. -Replaced engine in '94 Chevy pickup. -Performed preventive maintenance and minor repairs on various City equipment. -Purchased and installed new cutting edges for snow plows. -Prepared driveway repair estimates for 41 Buffalo Head Townhouse residents. -Prepared and distributed 121 individual Municipal garbage service petition ballots to the property owners of the Southwest Kalispell area. -Windward Way and Meridian Road design concepts submitted to Northwest Health Care and MDOT for review. -Updating the City's Organizational Chart Engine Bering continued...... -Worked on specifications and bid proposal for the installation of Opticon Systems at nine intersections within the City of Kalispell. -Held pre -construction meeting for Hampton Inn project. -Continue inspection of the following construction projects: Hampton Inn, Woodland Court sewer extension, and Southgate Subdivision. -Updated AutoCAD software and installed survey modules to speed data transfer between total station and AutoCAD drawings. (Survey modules also have contouring capabilities) OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE -Produced 61,647,000 gallons of water, 10,800,000 gallons in the upper zone, and 50,847,000 in the lower zone. -Injected 47 lbs. of chlorine. -Continued maintenance of all pumps, motors, and reservoirs, grounds, and controls for the water supply system. -Assisted with the snow plowing. -Assisted with the reading of water meters. -Reinstalled radio power supply at the Armory Well. -Scraped off old paint and prepared floor and surface for new paint job at Depot Well. -Remounted power transformer at Depot Well after power source was undergrounded. -Modified power supply wires to Depot Well motor. -Kalispell Electric removed overhead wires and installed wires underground to Depot Well building. -Met with electrician to get estimate on electrical "as built" drawings for each pump station. -Complied data for Public Service Commission Report. B. SE HER FACILITIES. LIFT S TATIONS COLLECTION ( Vic Schroeder) -Weekly general maintenance continues at fifteen Lift Stations. -Video and jet cleaning operations continue. -Assisted Lakeside Sewer District with the City's Jetvac truck to unplug a sewer main. -Removed snow from around all Lift Stations and storm inlet grates. -Rebuilt 92 Pump at Lift Station #8. Installed new impeller, wear plate, and new seals. -Pumped Woodland Park holding tank. -Lift Station #6 had power failure on one phase. Called PP&L for repairs. C. SOLID WASTE COLLECTION/DISPOSAL (Jack Fournier) A._ LLL.EY CLEAN_ZIP. -Weekly garbage service continues. -Alley clean up continues. -Repaired three 300 gallon containers. -Responded to 13 violations. Solid Waste Continued..... -Delivered (seven) 90 gallon containers, (three) 300 gallon containers, and (two) 400 gallon containers for a total of 12 containers. -Steve Bauer has completed his training period on side -arm trucks. CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE A. STREETS, CURBS, GUTTERS. ALLEYS -Plowed and hauled snow - "Winter Operation". -Ice-melting and sanding. -Hauled sand pea gravel to storage shed in yard. -Removed snow piles in public parking lots. -Plowed snow at the Airport. -Ran curbs with loaders to clear storm drains and assist drainage. -Assisted Garbage Dept. with alley clean up. -Assisted Parks Dept. with Christmas tree pick up. -Tagged 22 delinquent accounts. -Repaired 4 fire hydrants. -Assisted Ben with pumps. -Work orders and complaint resolution continues. -Meter repair and replacement ongoing. -Assisted Street Division with snow plowing. -Assisted Parks Dept. with Christmas tree pick up. (Leonard Hogan) (Randy Vickhammer) (Jerry Diegel) -Continued general maintenance on traffic signals, signs, meters, decorative lights, alley lights, special lighting, airport runway lights, barricading, banners and sight obstructions -Winter maintenance of traffic signal cabinets. -Checked City for faded signs (stop signs, etc..). -Tested photo cells on all City owned lighting systems. -Tested AC contactors. -Tested runway lights, beacon, and strobe lights. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT ACTIVITY REPORT January 1996 Joanne Emrick -Last month it was reported that the biological phosphorus removal process was not working optimally after putting the Gravity Thickener back on line. The process is now working well, with total phosphorus levels at 0.3 ppm. When the process is interrupted, it takes a number of weeks to return to proper functioning. -The Operators and a mechanic from Lamson Blower Corporation are currently repairing one of the air blowers that had quit running. The total cost of the repair including parts and labor will be approximately $10,000. -The Operators continue to perform maintenance tasks; work orders, new valve kits in the effluent filter room compressors, and organizing spare parts, etc. -A new Plant computer was put on line this month. The existing computer was extremely slow as it was overcrowded with information to process. -There were no permit violations this month and no pager call -out alarms. -The Plant had 2 days of high flows: 2.9 million gallons on 1115 and 2.4 million gallons on 1/16. We recorded rainfall on 1/15. The average flow for the month is approximately 2 million gallons per day.