Weslaco City Commission Regular Meeting
Page 66 September 5, 2012
Miguel D Wise, Mayor John F. Cuellar, Mayor Pro-Tem, District 2 Robert J. Garza, Commissioner, District 1 Olga Noriega, Commissioner, District 3 Gerardo “Jerry” Tafolla, Commissioner, District 4 Lupe V. Rivera, Commissioner, District 5 Joe A. Martinez, Commissioner, District 6 Leonardo Olivares, City Manager
City Manager’s Report 05 September 2012 Departmental Update • Public Utilities o Preparations continue through the cooperation of the Department and Allied Waste for the quarterly Clean Sweep Project which will start on October 29, 2012. • Parks o The Department has begun the process of mapping/gridding the cemetery on August 23 and 24, 2012, with the assistance of Efrain Tafolla, Gilbert Garcia, J. P. Rodriguez and City volunteers. o The Valley Nature Center’s Cement Mortar Units (CMU) are at 90% completion and work on the roof trusses has begun this week. Construction for this project is 1½ months behind schedule. o The La Placita Restrooms foundation has been poured and work on cinder blocks began August 29, 2012. Construction for this project is on schedule. o Engineer consultants Cruz- Hogan Engineering held a public hearing on August 22, 2012 for the FEMA Drainage Grants and Phase I studies will be completed this month. • Public Facilities o The Department has completed the repaving of Oklahoma Avenue from US Business Highway 83 to First Street and has begun repaving East Ballard Street between North Texas Boulevard and Academy Sports and Outdoors. • Information Technology o The Department has completed the software inventory of City Hall and can now work toward the standardization of all software for the purpose of upgrading all city hall personnel computers to Microsoft Office 2010. o On August 27, 2012 the City experienced a power surge which caused damage to the mag locks system and several circuit boards. As a preventative measure the city electrician installed a power plug to the system and connected it directly to an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS). • Library o The Department has received the new APC (American Power Conversion) backup system for the network. Once installation is completed at library the old unit will be installed at city hall to replace the City’s current damaged APC system.