Highlights from "The Week in Review" (TWIR)
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Police
Stabbing: On October 4 at 4:39 p.m., officers were dispatched to a report of a fight involving bats. Gunshots were reported to be heard in the alley behind 244 Acacia. Upon arrival, none of the participants were on scene. A short time later, officers located one victim in the 200 block of Acacia with a stab wound to his left forearm. A razor was still embedded in the wound. The 16-year-old victim was transported to Doctors Hospital for treatment of the non-life-threatening wound. He could not identify his assailants.
Residential Fire: While on patrol, Officer Elness saw the vacant residence at 146 Oak St. on fire. Officer Elness immediately called for the Fire Department to respond. The fire was contained to approximately a 10-foot section on the east side of the residence. The contact person for the residence was notified.
Canine Competition: On October 3, Officer Grant Flory and his retired Manteca PD canine, Spike, competed in the Stanislaus Sheriff's K9 Trial. Once again, they represented the Manteca Police Department very well. They took 1st place in the Retired Class. Had they been competing in the regular Open Division, Spike would have taken 1st place in the Protection Phase. He beat out 25 other K9’s, including the top three dogs in the Western States Police K9 Association, and the Eukanuba poster dog out of the Sacramento Police Department. He was the first to compete and put on an excellent show. Grant and Spike would have placed 4th overall in the trial if he were competing Open. Congratulations to Grant and Spike!!
Fire
Emergency Incidents: We had a total of 119 incidents this week, which included five that were fire related: 1-Structure Fire, 2-Vehicle Fires, 1-Grass Fire and 1-Dumpster Fire. Dollar loss for the week was estimated at $12,200. The remaining calls this week were: EMS-67, Vehicle Accidents-6, Service Calls-19, and Other Emergencies-22.
Fire Prevention:
This week’s Fire Prevention activities included: Business Inspections-49, New Construction Inspections-10, Plan Checks-12, and Fire System Checks-4.
Fire Awareness in the Schools (FAITS) – Firefighters will be visiting both Veritas and Woodward schools this week to present demonstrations on fire and life safety.
SAFE members staffed the Fire Prevention Safety Trailer at the Pumpkin Fair last weekend, giving children hands-on experience in fire evacuation drills.
Public Works
Stimulus Funding Approved: The City was notified earlier this week that the U.S. Department of Energy has officially awarded $586,200 in ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) grant funds to the City for its street light retrofit project. The ARRA funds will be used to replace the City’s existing street lights with high-efficiency, induction lamps, which will save the General Fund approximately $150,000 per year in energy costs. Public Works is working on a procurement specification for the induction lamps and plans to begin soliciting competitive bids soon.
Louise Avenue Sidewalks: East Louise Avenue – between Cottage and Empire – has several areas where the street has not been improved to full City standards, which would include curb, gutters and sidewalks. Normally, these improvements are installed when the parcels are developed for a new or upgraded use. The costs for such improvements are paid by the developer or owner; however, in some cases, other projects that need such improvements may be required to fund a portion of improvements to mitigate impacts those projects would cause. In this particular area, several developments created a need or future demand for pedestrian facilities and, hence, were required to fund a portion of the future improvements. The three subdivisions include Diamond Oaks, Almond Crest and Spring Meadows. The three projects have deposited a combined total of $70,800 for future improvements to these areas. Recently, staff reviewed the feasibility and cost of installing the improvements in advance of development in the area. The estimated costs to complete the street and sidewalk were $200,000 for the north side of the street, and nearly $400,000 for the south side of the street. These estimates include utility relocations, right-of-way acquisition, grading, paving and concrete work. Currently, the City does not have any additional funding available to do such work in advance of development. Staff will, however, continue to watch for any resources that might become available in the future.
McKinley Avenue Specific Street Plan: In conjunction with the current effort to update the City’s Circulation (Transportation) Element of the General Plan, staff is working on the preliminary planning for the future McKinley Avenue Extension. The fist step in the process is to develop a Specific Street Plan, which will identify the roadway alignment to connect McKinley Avenue between a new interchange at McKinley/SR 120 and a new interchange at the Austin Road Business Park/SR 99. Staff has completed the initial mapping to show multiple alternative routes. Comments are being solicited from the development community. The next step will be a series of workshops to take public input.
Community Development
Auto Dealerships – Staff has been meeting over the past three months with our four, local automobile dealerships, and we expect to finalize an employee discount program that will be offered to employees working for businesses in Manteca.
Promenade Center – Three building permits were paid and issued on October 7 to the developers of the Promenade Shopping Center for construction of new “luxury outlet” buildings. Work will commence next week before October 15, and is anticipated to be completed in March 2010. Additionally, The Hampton Inn/Suites at Promenade is also scheduled for completion in March 2010. The Red Robin restaurant will open in February 2010.
New Stadium Center Shops – Kitchell Development is working to fill vacant buildings at Stadium Center. Chilaberries Yogurt has confirmed its move to the center, with plans to open in December this year. They also have a number of major tenants that they will be announcing soon.
Union Crossings – The City Council will be asked to review and approve the proposed Union Crossing Shopping Center project on October 20. The project is located on Union Road, just south of Highway 120, and will entail 450,000 square feet of new retail space, plus proposed restaurants on more than 54 acres.
Building Safety Activities: The Building Safety Division conducted a total of 333 inspections during the week. The division issued 47 building permits: 11 single-family dwellings, 1 single-family demolition, 1 change to existing plans, 4 commercial demolitions, 1 commercial remodel, 4 miscellaneous electrical, 2 miscellaneous plumbing, 2 miscellaneous mechanical, 1 patio, 1 residential garage, 1 residential master, 7 residential solars, 7 roofs, 1 sign, 2 swimming pools, and 1 commercial restaurant, and the Red Robin restaurant at Promenade. A total of 29 new project applications were submitted for plan check services, which included 2 single-family dwellings, 1 fire sprinkler, 1 commercial mechanical, 6 residential solars, 4 sign permits and 15 solar master plans.
Police
Stabbing: On October 4 at 4:39 p.m., officers were dispatched to a report of a fight involving bats. Gunshots were reported to be heard in the alley behind 244 Acacia. Upon arrival, none of the participants were on scene. A short time later, officers located one victim in the 200 block of Acacia with a stab wound to his left forearm. A razor was still embedded in the wound. The 16-year-old victim was transported to Doctors Hospital for treatment of the non-life-threatening wound. He could not identify his assailants.
Residential Fire: While on patrol, Officer Elness saw the vacant residence at 146 Oak St. on fire. Officer Elness immediately called for the Fire Department to respond. The fire was contained to approximately a 10-foot section on the east side of the residence. The contact person for the residence was notified.
Canine Competition: On October 3, Officer Grant Flory and his retired Manteca PD canine, Spike, competed in the Stanislaus Sheriff's K9 Trial. Once again, they represented the Manteca Police Department very well. They took 1st place in the Retired Class. Had they been competing in the regular Open Division, Spike would have taken 1st place in the Protection Phase. He beat out 25 other K9’s, including the top three dogs in the Western States Police K9 Association, and the Eukanuba poster dog out of the Sacramento Police Department. He was the first to compete and put on an excellent show. Grant and Spike would have placed 4th overall in the trial if he were competing Open. Congratulations to Grant and Spike!!
Fire
Emergency Incidents: We had a total of 119 incidents this week, which included five that were fire related: 1-Structure Fire, 2-Vehicle Fires, 1-Grass Fire and 1-Dumpster Fire. Dollar loss for the week was estimated at $12,200. The remaining calls this week were: EMS-67, Vehicle Accidents-6, Service Calls-19, and Other Emergencies-22.
Fire Prevention:
This week’s Fire Prevention activities included: Business Inspections-49, New Construction Inspections-10, Plan Checks-12, and Fire System Checks-4.
Fire Awareness in the Schools (FAITS) – Firefighters will be visiting both Veritas and Woodward schools this week to present demonstrations on fire and life safety.
SAFE members staffed the Fire Prevention Safety Trailer at the Pumpkin Fair last weekend, giving children hands-on experience in fire evacuation drills.
Public Works
Stimulus Funding Approved: The City was notified earlier this week that the U.S. Department of Energy has officially awarded $586,200 in ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) grant funds to the City for its street light retrofit project. The ARRA funds will be used to replace the City’s existing street lights with high-efficiency, induction lamps, which will save the General Fund approximately $150,000 per year in energy costs. Public Works is working on a procurement specification for the induction lamps and plans to begin soliciting competitive bids soon.
Louise Avenue Sidewalks: East Louise Avenue – between Cottage and Empire – has several areas where the street has not been improved to full City standards, which would include curb, gutters and sidewalks. Normally, these improvements are installed when the parcels are developed for a new or upgraded use. The costs for such improvements are paid by the developer or owner; however, in some cases, other projects that need such improvements may be required to fund a portion of improvements to mitigate impacts those projects would cause. In this particular area, several developments created a need or future demand for pedestrian facilities and, hence, were required to fund a portion of the future improvements. The three subdivisions include Diamond Oaks, Almond Crest and Spring Meadows. The three projects have deposited a combined total of $70,800 for future improvements to these areas. Recently, staff reviewed the feasibility and cost of installing the improvements in advance of development in the area. The estimated costs to complete the street and sidewalk were $200,000 for the north side of the street, and nearly $400,000 for the south side of the street. These estimates include utility relocations, right-of-way acquisition, grading, paving and concrete work. Currently, the City does not have any additional funding available to do such work in advance of development. Staff will, however, continue to watch for any resources that might become available in the future.
McKinley Avenue Specific Street Plan: In conjunction with the current effort to update the City’s Circulation (Transportation) Element of the General Plan, staff is working on the preliminary planning for the future McKinley Avenue Extension. The fist step in the process is to develop a Specific Street Plan, which will identify the roadway alignment to connect McKinley Avenue between a new interchange at McKinley/SR 120 and a new interchange at the Austin Road Business Park/SR 99. Staff has completed the initial mapping to show multiple alternative routes. Comments are being solicited from the development community. The next step will be a series of workshops to take public input.
Community Development
Auto Dealerships – Staff has been meeting over the past three months with our four, local automobile dealerships, and we expect to finalize an employee discount program that will be offered to employees working for businesses in Manteca.
Promenade Center – Three building permits were paid and issued on October 7 to the developers of the Promenade Shopping Center for construction of new “luxury outlet” buildings. Work will commence next week before October 15, and is anticipated to be completed in March 2010. Additionally, The Hampton Inn/Suites at Promenade is also scheduled for completion in March 2010. The Red Robin restaurant will open in February 2010.
New Stadium Center Shops – Kitchell Development is working to fill vacant buildings at Stadium Center. Chilaberries Yogurt has confirmed its move to the center, with plans to open in December this year. They also have a number of major tenants that they will be announcing soon.
Union Crossings – The City Council will be asked to review and approve the proposed Union Crossing Shopping Center project on October 20. The project is located on Union Road, just south of Highway 120, and will entail 450,000 square feet of new retail space, plus proposed restaurants on more than 54 acres.
Building Safety Activities: The Building Safety Division conducted a total of 333 inspections during the week. The division issued 47 building permits: 11 single-family dwellings, 1 single-family demolition, 1 change to existing plans, 4 commercial demolitions, 1 commercial remodel, 4 miscellaneous electrical, 2 miscellaneous plumbing, 2 miscellaneous mechanical, 1 patio, 1 residential garage, 1 residential master, 7 residential solars, 7 roofs, 1 sign, 2 swimming pools, and 1 commercial restaurant, and the Red Robin restaurant at Promenade. A total of 29 new project applications were submitted for plan check services, which included 2 single-family dwellings, 1 fire sprinkler, 1 commercial mechanical, 6 residential solars, 4 sign permits and 15 solar master plans.
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