Recap of City Issues 9-17-10

The contractor has started the installation of the new manhole that will divert the 15-inch wastewater line, that was damaged during the washout of Highland Village Road, to the 27-inch wastewater main.  The contractor will be working through Saturday.  Once the new manhole is constructed, this will eliminate the need for the by-pass pumping that we are currently required to do.  Also, survey crews for Halff Associates, Inc. have been collecting data information for the ultimate reconstruction of Highland Village Road.  As of Friday the County has not selected a contractor for the construction, as they are still in the interview process.

PUBLIC SAFETY (POLICE AND FIRE)

Fire:

Calls for Service: Week of Sept 10-16

• Medical Emergencies -  7
• Commercial Fire Alarms - 2
• Structure Fire - 1
• Public Service Calls - 2
• Motor Vehicle Accident - 2
• Mutual Aid/Structure Fire - 1
• Fill In - 1
• Fire Inspections - 2
• Commercial Plan Review - 1

Highland Village Fire Department was represented by Firefighter/Paramedics; Rich Caudle, Amber Ramirez, Scott Taylor, and Cody Allison (Lake Cities Fire Department) at the Benefit Bike Race that HVPD hosted on Saturday, September 11.  They were the only Fire Department team in the race and they won first place in that category.  Their team time was the fastest overall and Cody Allison had the fastest overall individual time.

City Manager Michael Leavitt, Chief Tatum and David Clark met with FEMA Representatives, along with Denton County Emergency Management, regarding the recent storm damage to Highland Village Road.

STREET / UTILITY DIVISIONS PROJECTS

Streets:

The Street Division  is forming up for the retaining wall for the Spring Oaks' turn-a-round to get ready to pour the walls next week.

The Street Division striped the parking lot at 948 Highland Village Road to create extra parking spaces and then numbered off the parking spaces.

HUMAN RESOURCES / STAFF TRAINING

Human Resources:

• Martha Butz attended the Texas Municipal Human Resources Association (TMHRA) Employment Law Seminar in Rockwall this week.  The seminar is designed to provide human resource professionals, managers, and supervisors with the tools necessary to maintain workplaces that are in compliance.  Martha also serves on the TMHRA board and attended a board meeting.  TMHRA is an affiliate of the Texas Municipal League.
• Jana Onstead attended a webinar on Thursday for "Healthcare Reform Implementation" hosted by United Healthcare.
• Vanesa Childers attended an Employee Activity Committee meeting on Tuesday where plans for a fall picnic and Christmas party were discussed.
• Martha Butz attended Council and a "Meet and Greet" for Boards and Commissions on Tuesday evening.

Community Development:

• Last week Laurie Mullens attended the annual City and County Communications and Marketing Association conference in Atlanta. The conference theme, We Have an App for That, focused the changing ways of communicating to constituents.

Laurie Mullens and Alicia Richardson attended the Women in Business Conference on Friday. The Conference is an annual event hosted by the Lewisville Chamber of Commerce. This year's conference focused on communication with presentations regarding face reading, ways to make your presentations remarkable, and online marketing. The keynote speaker was the Senior Vice President of Culture and Communications for Southwest Airlines. The conference also included a business expo.