Borough Manager - 4/26/16 Report

Date:       4/26/16

To:           Mayor and Borough Assembly

From:      Brad Ryan, Interim Borough Manager

Re:          Manager’s Report

Lands

Haines Brewery: As directed by the Assembly, I worked with the owners of the Haines Brewery and came up with an alternative to satisfy the earlier commitment for an incentive to invest in the downtown corridor.  The alternative resulted in dirt work behind their building, which helped tidy up the area, and we improved a small social trail on Haines Borough property to improve foot traffic passage between the school, Aspen Hotel, brewery, and library.  

Finance

Budget:  We continue to work through the budget process.

Police

Chief of Police:  Based on a review of the candidates and recommendations from the Public Safety Commission, I selected three finalists for in-person interviews.  William “Dave” McKillican from Hoonah; Christian Carelli from the University of Michigan; and Timothy P. O’Neill from La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Pool

Jared from ACS was in April 14th and the Backtalk system is up and running. Ed, Warren, and I attended training on the system that afternoon. We received some complaints regarding the shower temperature in the men’s room.  I contacted Gary and he’s keeping an eye on it.  Chatham School District and Chilkat Valley Preschool are using the pool for the next few weeks for lessons and water safety.

Facilities/Public Works

Facilities Maintenance:

Drywall repairs at Public Safety (still in works)
Replaced damaged plumbing and interior paneling at Tlingit Park restroom
The state boiler inspector visited Haines and all the Borough boilers passed state inspection with flying colors
Developing a plan and ordering materials for several spring/summer projects: Chilkat Center doors and siding, Oslund Park quonset, water plant doors, and pool roof exhaust fans

Public Works: 

Graded gravel roads for the first time
Used one ton of cold patch and 75 cubic yds. D-1 to repair potholes
Installed new culvert on McPhetres Lane
Replaced culvert on Sunshine
Replaced two culverts on Totem
Assisted the Harbor department with floats and gangways 
Parks hire (Kyle Klinger) will be starting April 25th; he will be mowing, opening restrooms, putting out trash cans and picnic tables   

Water & Sewer

WWTP:  We are working with Jim Dorn to get final bid documents for the building replacement.

Scott Bradford:  A big congratulations goes out to Scott Bradford, who received “Small Wastewater System Operator of the Year Award” from his peers.