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2/03/2023

Administration/General  

This Week

  • Performance Services held a project kickoff meeting at 2:00 PM on Monday 1/30 for the 202 Bell St. roof and water meter replacement project.
  • Scotty Lawson and Kevin Holt worked on getting survey postcards sent out to our utility customers. They will finish early next week, and the postcards should arrive by mid to late next week.
  • I (Nolan Ming) worked on sharing the message and coordinating public outreach on the strategic planning project and community survey. I was interviewed by News Talk 94.1 Radio and the Southern Standard and coordinated with Hannah Hill on a plan to recruit focus group participants. Click HERE to take our survey!
    • If you are interested in joining a focus group, which will be held on Feb 22-24, please contact Hannah Hill at 931-473-1200 or email hhill@mcminnvilletn.gov
  • I met with Parks & Recreation Director Justin Scott and Maintenance Manager Mark Kell to discuss Rocket Park refresh plans and the Milner Center cooling tower issue.
  • Progress meeting held on SeeClickFix. 
  • I continued working on setting up our new 311 system called SeeClickFix. The program can be accessed by both the public and City staff from an app or online from a computer and allows staff to manually enter and process requests made by the public in person or by phone. Ultimately it will enable staff to promptly respond to resident inquiries and requests and empower community members to collaborate with local leaders on issues and improvements.
  • Safety committee meeting held on Wednesday 1/27 at 9:00 am to consider the purchase of a fire truck and addition of a stop sign at Westwood 5th Ave and Boyd Ave.
  • I worked on identifying alternative projects for the CDBG grant if we do purchase a fire truck outright. We had planned to apply for a fire truck, so we’ll need to change course. We have several sewer inflow and infiltration projects that we can apply for.
  • I worked with employees and city staff on various issues throughout the city.

Next Week

  • I will continue working on coordinating focus groups and getting the word out about our survey.
  • I will continue working on SeeClickFix.
  • I will be meeting with Justin Scott and representatives from Young Men United to discuss plans for the proposed Rocket Park refresh.
  • Continue working on closeout of the Milner Center HVAC issue and closeout of project contract. See item above re: cooling tower capacity.

Police

  • 503 calls for service were answered this week
  • The department drone has been extremely beneficial in the past several weeks. This technology has been an excellent resource in a variety of calls. The drone has been called out to assist with water rescue location identifications, photography for evidence collection at incident scenes, and area scanning for other agencies.
  • Assessors conducted our on-site accreditation assessment on January 24th with department Accreditation Manager, Det. Sgt. Stuart Whitman.
  • Chief Nichole Mosley attended the Tennessee Association Chiefs of Police this week, where we were officially presented our 5th Agency Accreditation Award. This is a distinguished honor, and we appreciate the hard work that goes into maintaining this award for our department.
  • We lost a great friend, Captain, and co-worker this week in the passing of Mr. Derwin Adcock. We want to extend our sympathies and condolences to his family, including police family. Captain Adcock’s service and dedication to our community and department will not be forgotten. He will be dearly missed.

Fire

  • This week we had 31 calls:
    • 23 medical calls
    • 5 smoke detector activation (no fire)
    • 2 vehicle accidents
    • 1 false alarm
  • Delivered Meals on Wheels
  • Dylan Blair has been to TFACA for week 1 of inspection class
  • Signed off on 2 certificates of use and occupancy
  • Had a Safety Committee meeting on Wednesday for a new fire truck
  • All shifts are doing their City Wide training
  • A-Shift put in one car seat
  • Marty White has been working on the new AFG Grant
  • We received our new SCBA air compressor

Parks & Recreation  

  • Milner Center:
    • January 22nd- 28th: We had 1,062 spectators in the building for basketball and tennis.  We had 424 paid admissions and 1,424 pass swipes.
    • Rene Alvarez- Our Program Coordinator started an archery program for homeschoolers on Wednesday. Had about 25 students.
    • We have basketball and tennis this Saturday, February 4th.
    • WCMS Softball practices have started on Cat Walker Field.
    • McMinnville Youth Soccer and McMinnville Youth Baseball and Softball signups are going on now.
  • Park Theater:
    • February 10th - Barracude Live: America’s Heart Tribute. Show starts at 7:30

Water & Wastewater

  • Multiple service calls and locates for water and sewer.
  • Assisted Scotty at City hall projects.
  • Checked pump stations throughout the City Water system.
  • Continued work on Inflow and Infiltration by repairing cleanouts/checking pump runtimes.
  • Met with Lyndon about plan to GIS locations for Caney Fork in Hickory Hills Subdivision.
  • Replaced several ¾ inch meters with bad transmitters.
  • Read meters throughout the System.
  • Clean-up at the shop
  • Interviews for current job opening on Thursday 2.2.23.
  • Met with contractor or George Huggins for sewer availability.
  • Pulled pump at Boyd Ave. that was pulling high amps.
  • Serviced pumps and equipment at the shop.
  • January rainfall was 5.52 inches recorded at the Water Plant
  • Total rainfall for 2022 recorded at the Water Plant was 61.34 “
  • along with 9.5 inches of snowfall

Community Development

  • David Baird has announced that he is resigning his position as Director of Community Development to accept a job with a private consulting firm where he will work as a urban planning consultant.  David’s last day with the city will be next Friday, February 10th.  We wish him well in his future endeavors.
  • Congratulations to Sean Garrett who will become the Director of Community Development effective Monday, February 13th.  Sean is currently employed as the city’s Community Planner and Building Official.
  • Congratulations to Lucas Stepp for passing the ICC Permit Technician exam.
  • Facilitated a meeting of the Regional Planning Commission where a final plat was approved for a subdivision on Viola Rd.
  • Facilitated a meeting of the Historic Zoning Commission where a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) for a sign on E Main St. and a COA for walls, doors, and façade on E Morford St. were approved
  • Facilitated a meeting of the Board of Zoning Appeals where special exceptions for an accessory apartment on Beersheba Hwy. and a two-family dwelling on Walker St. were granted.
  • Certificate of Occupancy and Use granted for Phi Aesthetics in downtown on N Spring St.
  • Commercial building permits for alterations granted for two downtown buildings on N Spring St.
  • Demolition permit granted for a building on E Morford St.
  • Sign permits granted for proposals on E Main St. and Center St.

Public Works

  • Patched several potholes around town
  • Ran the sweeper
  • The road crew for PW took a class on “Work Zone Basics”
  • Worked at City hall replacing light bulbs and fixing a toilet
  • Cleaned debris and leaves off of storm drains
  • Stockpiled rock at PW
  • Went to Franklin to tow a police car back

Animal Control

  • 118 calls received:
    • 3 follow ups
    • 9 cruelty calls
  • 3 dogs released back to owner
  • 4 dogs taken in
  • 10 dogs in shelter
  • 2 court cases
  • 4 dogs released to rescues
  • Fed and cleaned shelter everyday