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NOTES <br />Public Works Department <br />Community Open House <br />Thursday, May 18, 11 a.m. <br />1820 Roosevelt Boulevard <br />o Fourth Public Works community open house <br />o Part of national celebration for National Public Works Week <br />o Event helps the community better understand what Public Works is all about <br />o Event also provides an opportunity to recognize the work of employees who <br />have "gone the extra mile" <br />o Individuals and groups being recognized were selected by their peers <br />Recognize two people who have been with the City over 30 years. Honoring <br />them for their years of dedicated service. When they joined Public Works, <br />the City had a population of 35,000. <br />Ray Baker: Ray joined the City in 1954. He has been with Public Works <br />for 35 years and has been supervisor of the street sweeping crew for <br />31 -1/2 years. <br />Myron Boss: Myron came to work for the City in 1954, and has been with <br />Public Works for 34 years. Myron keeps storm channels cleaned to <br />to keep them from overflowing their during storms. <br />Special Service Awards <br />o These awards people who worked on special projects that saved <br />dollars, generated additional revenue, or had a positive impact on the <br />department or city. <br />Sharon Budzier (BUD ZEER): Sharon recently completed three key mapping <br />projects: the storm sewer master plan, sewer index maps, and the centerline <br />base maps. As a result of her work, city agencies and business now have <br />accurate information about pipe and line locations to help them better manage <br />their infrastructure. <br />J.J. Hill: Meeting the needs of the disabled community is of primary concern <br />to Public Works. To increase understanding, J.J. planned a disabilities <br />awareness workshop for City employees that received praise for it's excellent <br />quality and record attendance. <br />The next six people are with Transportation and are receiving an award for �`==• <br />five -years of work developing a computer - controlled traffic signal system. <br />The first half of the City's 175 traffic signals went on line this year and <br />will let us fine tune peak -hour traffic flows at busy intersections.. John <br />Emmons, Transportation systems supervisor, headed up the project and will <br />accept the award for his crew; members include: <br />John Emmons <br />Randal Dale <br />