Public Works:
• Landfill 315 tons of refuse this week.
• Routine sanitary sewer jetting completed for 2022.
• Transit 642 riders this week.
• ROW mowing underway.
• Pot hole repair ongoing.
• Toluca tower painting and inspection underway.
• Dumpsters being assembled.
Streets:
• Traffic counts are currently underway at the intersection of 10th and Box Butte.
• September 26-30th we will have “Streetscan” in town grading the pavement network. This system utilizes Artificial Intelligence to review video, assess the physical state and grade the pavements. The type and severity of pavement failures will be used to create a multi-year capital improvement plan for city streets.
Electric:
• Continue making progress on the 10th to 18th street, Emerson/Platte alley rebuild.
• Performing yearly inventory in warehouse.
• Continue to repair/replace streetlights as needed.
• Assisting Tourism with Autumn in Alliance preparations.
• Appraisal of the power plant property was completed.
Finance:
• Sales taxes received this week for July were $208,609.24 or about 1.2% over the prior year. The portion for vehicle sales taxes was up almost 20% which means taxes from other retail sales were down about 1.3%.
• FY2023 Budget was adopted by the City Council.
BBDC
• Led a business through the Strategic Planning process. This is a service we offer to all members – please contact BBDC for more information.
• Attended the Governor’s Town Hall Tuesday afternoon on Taxes, Broadband, and Water.
• Thursday participated in Zoom meeting with UNL team on the RDAR research grant process, and what to expect the next 6-7 months.
• Attended a meeting at WNCC to discuss the newly proposed Construction Trades program they will be launching in January; we will be seeking space options for them to operate the mobile construction trailers and a possible CDL training site.
Airport:
• The Taxiway/Apron rehabilitation project started on Monday morning and painting of Runway 12/30 and Runway 8/26 happened.
• Bid opening for the Hail Storm insurance claim for the airport was opened on Thursday with the bid coming in slightly under the insurance estimate.
• Repairs to the Trap Club building has been completed.
Fire:
• Chief spoke at the 2022 Nebraska Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service in Kearney.
• Zoom meeting with ESO on transition from ER ePCR to ESO EHR Fire/EMS records management system.
• Staff participated in an EHR demo with ESO.
Police Admin:
• Meetings: INA Alert, Central Square, FirstNet, CALEA, Datalytics, Viper 7, NOSRAC board members, PAARI, Nebraska PATH, South Central 911, SRS, PCAB, Behavioral Health, RDAR.
Police Communications/Intelligence:
• Coordinated 663 calls for service.
• Completed 11 report requests.
• 3 firearms permits issued.
Police Operations:
• 5 Child Welfare Investigations.
• 0 DUI, 18 Traffic Stops.
• 6 accidents.
• 0 K9 deployments.
• 198 Building Checks.
• 36 Community Contacts/Business Checks.
• 3 Vacation House Checks.
• 13 Active Investigations.
Animal Control:
• 17 Animal Calls.
• 2 Dog Impounds. 1 dogs currently in the shelter.
• 0 Cat Impounds. 0 cat currently in the shelter.
Code Enforcement:
• 22 Code enforcement issues.
Notable Service:
• Satisfaction rating 91.7%.
• Overall crime is down 4.9% YTD from last year YTD.
• Coffee with a cop.
• Governor event.
RSVP & Senior Center:
• Many RSVP volunteers assisted with the high school cross country meet on Saturday. After that event, the school received a message complimenting them on the care and compassion these volunteers showed for runners as they crossed the finish line. We are so proud of our volunteers!
• Continued to serve meals in the dining hall as well as make deliveries as necessary.
• Arranged MANY volunteers for Autumn in Alliance
• Requests for volunteers continue to increase, so if you are over 55 and would like to contribute your talents for the betterment of the community, please contact the Senior Center at 762-1293 for additional information.
Parks & Cemetery:
• Met with the contractor for repairs to the fountain pumps. Coordinated with the contractor to get parts ordered and schedule fountain repairs.
• Met with contractor to lay out the entrance sidewalk to be installed at the tennis courts. City crews installed the basketball hoop at the tennis courts.
• Trimmed Sudman Park, the back fence at Bower, and all of Central Park. Located and painted irrigation heads at Central Park for the weekend.
• Planted trees at the lineman school.
• Moved picnic tables, extra roll outs and trailer to Central Park for Autumn in Alliance.
• Reconstruction of the tennis courts located at 16th and Box Butte is currently scheduled to begin in October with completion during Spring of 2023.
Museum:
• Organized, identified individuals pictured, and digitized photo donations.
• Prepared for the Barn Quilt event that will be hosted in the Museum starting October 1st.
• Assisted a researcher with information regarding railroad development in the region.
• Visitation continues to be steady despite the end of the traditional tourism season.
• Continued archiving and entering donations into the Past Perfect database.
• The community continues to come to the museum to look through items available to the public.
Library:
• The bookstore was painted this week, taking us one step closer to re-opening!
• Tuesday alone we had 185 visitors in the library!
• This week Children’s Librarian Cynthia Horn had great participation in Story Time and LEGO Club. She also has the Autumn in Alliance Coloring Contest display ready and everyone is invited to vote for their favorite in each age division. Cynthia also made preparations for autumn crafts and book displays.
• Technical Services Librarian Emily Nelson prepared for Thursday’s author visit with Debra White and completed the Nonfiction inventory. She will be starting the inventory of the books in the Regional Collection soon. She also assisted patrons with computer questions and processed interlibrary loans for several patrons and private book clubs.
• Adult Services Librarian Nalani Stewart continued working on inventorying the Fiction collection and the series cards, catalogued new fiction books and DVDs, and worked on the “Community & the Library” NLC class. She also began collecting suggestions for the November/December book club, as well as the January, February, and March book clubs.
• Library Clerks Pam Becker and Kris Wilder have been staying busy at the circulation desk, especially during Storytime. They also have been working on Fall displays that have been drawing lots of compliments from our patrons!