Highlights from "The Week in Review" (TWIR)

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Fire Department
Emergency Incidents: We had a total of 81 incidents this week, which included four that were fire related: 2-Structure Fires, 1-Cooking Fire, and 1-Grass Fire. Dollar loss for the week was estimated at $502,500. The remaining calls this week were: EMS-39, Vehicle Accidents-6, Service Calls-18, and Other Emergencies-14.

Fire Prevention: This week’s Fire Prevention Activities included: Business Inspections-42, New Construction Inspections-16, Plan Checks-10, and Fire System Checks-17.

Public Works
Fall Leaf Pickup: The Streets and Solid Waste divisions will begin the City’s annual curbside leaf pickup on November 30. Leaf collection requires the City to pull our streets workers from other jobs and reconfigure our equipment for leaf collection, which prevents us from using that equipment for other jobs. Therefore, staff waits until the majority of the leaves have fallen before curbside leaf collection can begin, so that we can limit the amount of time where other tasks cannot be accomplished. Residents are encouraged to place leaves into their green Toters whenever possible, because it is much more efficient and less costly for City staff to collect leaves from the Toters. If the leaves will not fit into the green Toter, then they can be piled in the street. Piles should be configured so that they do not extend into the travel lane or block the flow of water along the curb. As a reminder, residents who use a yard service should instruct their yard service to place yard clippings and leaves into their green Toter or haul them away, instead of just blowing them into the street where they may contaminate or block the storm drains.

City Hall Sidewalk Project: As part of the project to improve customer access to services at City Hall – specifically, the Finance Department, the Streets Division will reconfigure the sidewalks between the Center Street parking lot and the Finance Office this weekend. The crews are doing the work during the weekend to minimize the inconvenience to residents and staff. This project will improve handicapped accessibility and will also allow for another door into the Finance lobby. Work to remodel the Finance lobby and improve handicapped parking spaces in the Center Street lot will be completed in the coming weeks.

Streetlight Repairs: The City’s streetlight contractor normally repairs all reported problems within a week or two. The contractor is currently taking a little longer to get some of the lights repaired because many of their resources have been diverted to repair damage from the recent windstorms. The contractor did spend extra time last week repairing as many lights as possible before Halloween, and they are working to get caught up. However, our trouble reports usually increase when the clocks are turned back, as they were last Sunday, and residents notice more streetlight problems – so we may experience longer repair times for a few more weeks.

Parks & Recreation
Donation to Youth Scholarship Program: The Friends of the Manteca Parks and Recreation Foundation have donated $5,000 to the Youth Scholarship Program. This donation was made possible by the Swing for Youth Golf Tournament that was held July 24. The City of Manteca, and specifically the Recreation Division, offers scholarship assistance to families in need of youth- and teen-related activities, including youth sports, swim lessons, arts classes, dance, self-defense and performing arts classes. This donation is expected to provide assistance to more than 100 students. Since the Foundation’s creation in 2007, nearly $10,000 in scholarships have been awarded.

Community Development
Building Safety Activities: The City’s Building Safety Division conducted a total of 342 inspections during the week. The division issued 36 building permits: 4 Single-Family Dwellings, 2 Commercial Canopies, 1 Fire Alarm, 1 Fire Sprinklers, 2 Hood and Duct, 2 Miscellaneous Electrical, 6 Miscellaneous Mechanical, 1 Miscellaneous Plumbing, 1 Patio, 1 Residential Master, 10 Roofs, 1 Sign Permit, 1 Storage Rack, 1 Swimming Pool, 1 Commercial Remodel, and 1 Grading Permit for the Magnolia Street Apartments. A total of 27 new project applications were submitted for plan check services, which included 16 Single-Family Dwellings, 1 Commercial Remodel, 1 Fire Sprinkler, 2 Signs, 2 Solar, and 1 Tenant Infill. Final inspections are being made at BR. Funsten on the warehouse phase. They plan to complete the racking and move product from other locations starting November 16. Red Robin has poured its foundation, is erecting steel frame work and completing site work. Hampton Inn and Suites is currently stuccoing the exterior of the building. Walls are going up on one of two shell buildings at the Promenade center.