CITY MANAGER’S REPORT

Week ending February 3, 2004

 

Diversity Training for 2004

Karen Reed, Recruiting Specialist with the Administrative Services Department, will present a brief overview to the Commission of the 2004 Diversity Training program that is underway for all City employees.

 

Oread Stair Project Completed

The ONA (Oread Neighborhood Association) 12th and Mississippi Stairs Project (see below) was initially funded with CDBG funds for $4,100 in 2000.  Funds were used for a topography study and initial design for the project.  Interested neighborhood residents were involved with design concepts for the stairs.  CDBG funds totaling $62,000 were allocated in 2001 and 2002 for the final Design and Engineering of the project, as well as subsequent construction of the new stairs.  After construction was completed late last fall, approximately $3,000 remained of the allocation.  NR staff is currently working with ONA residents and P & R staff to determine appropriate low-maintenance landscaping for the area.  The $3,000 balance of CDBG funds will be used to purchase the plantings, which will be installed by P & R staff.  Adjacent neighbors have assumed the responsibility for planting and watering flowers and are agreeable to continuing this plan.     

 

 

 

Public Works Project Receives Award

The American Concrete Pavement Association has selected the 2003 Curb & Overlay Repair Project at Clinton Parkway & Inverness (see below) as the winner in the association’s Concrete Overlays – Streets category and will be recognized at the 24th Annual MO/KS Portland Cement Concrete Paving Conference on Wednesday, March 10, 2004 as the best pavement constructed in this category for the 2003 year in the state of Kansas.

 

 

 

 

 

Stewart to Discuss Water Issues

Chris Stewart, Asst. Utilities Director – Water, has been invited to represent the Kansas Section of the American Water Works Association (KsAWWA) in Washington D.C. in April to discuss water issues with elected officials from Kansas.  Stewart, one of two representatives from KsAWWA to participate in this opportunity, will be meeting with the State’s Senators and Representatives at various locations to present issues that water professionals are dealing with in today’s water industry.