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The Mayor and Councilman Brewer have been added to an ex-employee’s pending claim against the town.
The # 2 main water storage tank is being filled and should be online within the week. The job has been completed and is being reconnected at this time. The PW crew is doing an excellent job of getting the tank back online. Filling the tank has started. The contractor, MMI, did an excellent job and CAG also did an excellent job overseeing the project. I did the final inspection for both CAG and NCS Engineering.
I had the pressure tank at #2 tank tested at 50 locations for gauge thickness. Averages were .191. There were three areas that tested .171 and these were repaired. The cost of a $22,000 replacement tank was not an option and the repair saved the town the 22K cost of replacement.
There is a carryover of $16,000 and I have asked CAG to direct these funds to the town for administrative costs. CAG has agreed to this request. I feel that when the town receives grants for the town improvements there needs to be a maximum of 15 percent for administrative costs to the office and into the town general fund for the work done behind the scenes.
The water is better and even tastes better. I make my coffee, now, using it. The new chlorinator should take some of the calcium and hardness out, when installed. Thanks to Juan Ponce and Pablo for this success and a job well done.
The swimming pool has taken in $4,649 since opening. At this date we have spent $4,930 plus chemical costs. This is a $281.20 deficit and the town will have to pay this. Far better than the many thousands of dollars of deficits in the past. We need to plan for a pool recoating in the future and the town will need to search for grant funding. We still have $2,600 in grant funding available for the pool, so, if we use these funds, the pool will end up in the black for the year. A Council Person and a grant writer will be needed to search for these funds.
I am thinking with the success of the pool a Labor Day free swim for one or two days might be a good idea, maybe a week after Labor Day? Possibly ask the Fire Department and the Lions for help in cooking burgers, etc. Maybe the Senior group could invest in burgers and dogs. A Council Person will be needed to head this party up.
The water system in the town needs several upgrades, including four timers for the new sewer aeration in the ponds. I have cut the power usage in half with the help of Juan Ponce. This totals a $450 a month savings in the town’s electric bill. The timers will cut man-hours and should save more funds. We need two flow meters for proper water distribution. These run approximately $325 each. We also need two cast-iron water impellers for the booster pumps. Cost is $787 each. One is a back-up. We also need three phase power electrical service and three transformers. Cost of electrical work is between $2,500 -$3,500. We also need a second automatic chlorinator for the #1 storage tank. The cost is $6,500. A grant writer and a Council Person in charge will be needed.
Thanks to Chief Nash for the equipment from the Air Base: a Humvee, 30KW gen set, and a one ton flatbed with stake side panels. I just got a new driveline and Charles installed it, and, the truck drives great with six new tires. I am thinking the gen-set could be used for backup electrical power for the community center. If a long power outage should come about, we could use the CC as a place for people to get in out of the heat. An auto switch would be needed at a cost of $2,500, plus or minus, and the electrical contractor. The power switch and gen-set could also be used as a Well backup in a catastrophic shutdown where water tanks are getting low. A Council Person will be needed for this grant and parts acquisition.
Thanks to Pat Walker Consulting, LLC for the help, the professionalism, and the hard work to get the Town of Mammoth back on track. We are close to getting in the black and in a shorter period of time than I had projected, all due to Pat. Thanks to her, again.
Many thanks to Sharon Christensen for the hard work and the dedication to the town library. I have witnessed the youth in action and on their computers. The youth I talked to are very energetic and wish I had some of their energy. People should see the garden!
There will be no Town Hall meeting this month. I was swamped with the water storage tank and a meeting can be held the fourth week of this month if persons want me to get a meeting going. The meetings are beneficial for the Town, and, persons are invited to join in and voice their concerns, present new ideas, and talk openly. Thanks to all the persons that have attended the past meetings and voiced their concerns.
A grant needs to be started for new water main lines, and road paving after the mains are installed. Grants need to be submitted and funding applied for. A council person is needed to head this up.
/s/ Donald Jones
Mayor, Town of Mammoth
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