Police Admin:
• Meetings: PAARI, Stop the Stops, Microstrategy, CALEA, PCAN, Visual Labs, 911 Meeting.
Police Communications/Intelligence:
• Coordinated 516 calls for service.
• Completed 1 report requests.
• 0 firearm permits issued.
Police Operations:
• 0 K9 deployments.
• 3 accidents.
• 0 DUI.
• 67 Building Checks.
• 28 Community Contacts/Business Checks.
• 8 Child Welfare Investigations.
• 10 Traffic Stops.
• 0 Vacation House Checks.
• 23 Active Investigations.
• 15 Cases Resolved.
PAARI:
• 39 Calls for service YTD.
• 10 Offers for service YTD.
• 18 Active Service YTD.
• 10 Medical Service Referrals YTD.
• 10 Financial Service Referrals YTD.
• 8 Employment Coaching YTD.
• 2 Graduates YTD.
• 0 Known relapses YTD.
Animal Control:
• 28 Animal Calls.
• 3 Dog Impounds. 1 dogs currently in the shelter.
• 0 Cat Impounds. 0 cats currently in the shelter.
Code Enforcement:
• 0 Code enforcement issues.
Notable Service:
• Satisfaction rating 91%.
• Animal shelter was inspected by the state and had no issues.
Electric:
• Last Friday around 11:00 o’clock a.m. a truck tore down lines and broke a pole off in the 400 block of Black Hills. Spent all afternoon repairing and getting service back to 4 customers.
• Friday evening a piece of line hardware on 16th street and Boise cracked and “tracked” electricity causing the pole to catch fire. Personnel had to de-energize an area to repair damaged hardware.
• We completed the three phase, 1.25 mile rebuild project on Sarpy Road west of HWY 385. We re routed all electricity from Cody substation to other substations so maintenance on Cody sub buss could be performed, then completed work, re-energized the system and “switched” load back to Cody sub.
• Installed a pad mount transformer for construction power for WESTCO fertilizer plant.
• Repaired/replaced various items on three irrigation well transformer banks.
• Repaired/replaced streetlights as needed.
Water/Sewer:
• Worked on Pump 1 at “A” Station.
• Repaired leaking chlorine injections.
• Turned fire hydrant on at 31st Terrace. Repaired fire hydrant at Holstein Drive.
• Landscaped and seeded 3 main break sites. Dug up sprinkler line at City Park for Parks and backfilled.
• Elkhorn and 18th Colorado SOC well samples. Weekly water samples and chlorine residuals.
• Jetted and used the camera on 2 sewer lines.
• 25 locates.
• 12 work orders.
Streets:
• Graded well field and sewer lake road.
• Graded around town.
• Alley repairs.
• Patched potholes.
• Equipment repairs.
• Yard repairs from snow plow damages.
Transit:
• 620 riders.
• Traci Hadden and Kim Mundt are now Certified Professional Transit Dispatchers!
Landfill:
• 372 customers.
• 582.92 tons.
• Moved dirt and laid cover. Moved bales.
• Wired external power supply into PLC on baler.
• Replaced 2 dumpsters and 5 roll outs.
• Week 3 tire amnesty completed.
Airport:
• Deb Jessee is back as our summer help. This will be her second summer with the airport. We are looking forward to the extra hands to help us get caught up from being short staffed these many months!
• Training of staff and service of summer equipment was the focus of maintenance staff.
• Taxiway/Apron Rehabilitation Project is still in the Taxiway A phase. Weather has prevented work for most of the week. It is anticipated that Taxiway A phase will be completed by the end of next week.
• New 2-year terminal lease for Denver Air Connection has been submitted for their approval. The new term begins on June 1, 2023.
• Van Pelt Fencing has completed most of the work on the T-Hangar gate. Hoping that they start on the Maintenance shop gate next week.
• Required Live Burn annual training has been scheduled for the first week in May at Ellsworth Air Force Base.
• Preparation for upcoming Emergency plan review and training.
Fire:
• Chief: NSVFA Executive Board zoom meeting, NSVFA Recruitment & Retention Committee zoom meeting, E911 Board meeting, Alliance Rural Fire District Board meeting and City Council meeting.
• Lexipol, Fire Rescue 1 training platform demonstration.
• Continued ESO RMS training.
• Coordinated scheduling of staff to attend ARFF live-fire training at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota with Airport Director.
Golf:
• Play is picking up and when the weather is nice the course is extremely busy.
• Lots of new memberships are being sold for the 2023 season.
Museum:
• Attended the Nebraska Museum Association conference in Columbus.
• Hosted the KAB Recycled materials exhibit and reception.
• Conducted two school tours of the Museum.
• Prepped for the APS Foundation event.
Library:
• The Nebraska Library Commission asked APL to be part of a broadband study for an upcoming grant to expand access to rural Nebraska. It was an honor to participate in this study and communicate the needs of citizens in the rural areas of the Panhandle of NE.
• Technical Services Librarian Emily Nelson helped with the DVD reorganization project and assisted with a Cricut project. She also processed the interlibrary loans, made Bookmobile deliveries, and updated the Facebook/Instagram pages and the website.
• Adult Services Librarian Nalani Stewart cataloged new materials, hosted Fiber Arts Club, and hosted book club at the Highland Park Care Center. She also changed out the author spotlight display. The new author is thriller and suspense writer Shari Lapena!
• Children’s Librarian Cynthia Horn had great attendance for Earth Day Explorers Story Time with Amy Jackson and for LEGO Club! She was busy preparing “All Together Now” materials for bags and finalizing events for the summer reading program. Cynthia also had contacts with Book Mobile participants about their end of school year schedule and with schools about the number of flyers for “All Together Now”. Her ongoing projects include backpack maintenance, book displays and Story Time crafts.
• Library Clerks Kris Wilder and Pam Becker have been busy with at the circulation desk. We are very happy to say we have seen a large increase in new patron accounts and many new families coming in to enjoy all the library has to offer!
• Progress continues on HVAC replacement. We apologize to staff and patrons who are currently experiencing colder than usual temperatures in the building. This is an unfortunate side effect of the switchover from old to new systems.
Parks:
• Installed and graded crushed concrete on the terraces at Bower Field.
• Mowed Bower Field and the big field at Sudman.
• Aerated Bower Field, Sudman Fields, and the softball complex.
• Picked up grass clippings at Bower and started at Sudman.
• Tuned on irrigation at Sudman and Bower fields.
• Marked irrigation heads for Aerating.
• Assisted Facilities Maintenance with power washing Carhenge.
• Fertilized the Cemetery.
• Started picking up goose droppings on the softball fields.
• Renner Sports completed the concrete pours for the new tennis courts at 16th and Box Butte.
Administration:
• Design work continues on the proposed city hall remodel. This design would extend the building to the north and would include an elevator to open up approximately 90% of the building for public use by meeting ADA requirements. If completed, this addition would also make it possible to open the gymnasium back up for public use.
• Preliminary design work on asbestos abatement at the power plant is underway. Removing environmental concerns would open the building to further rehabilitation and reuse.
• Budgeting for FY2023-2024 is in full swing, with departments working diligently to implement a zero-based budget.
• Sales of five plots in the cemetery.
City Council:
• Accepted the resignation of former Mayor Mike Dafney. Council will accept applications from interested individuals to fill the council vacancy until May 8, 2023. Applications can be obtained at City Hall or online at cityofalliance.net.
• Passed the first reading of an ordinance to rezone city hall.
• Appointed the city manager to act as the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) district manager.