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WEEKLY REPORT FOR August 27, 2010
CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE
· ACM and representative from Public Works met with a company to discuss energy efficiency in city facilities.
· CM and ACM met with City Auditor and Financial Services Director regarding investments.
· ACM and EDO representative met with a News-Press representative to discuss the local economy and businesses in the city.
POLICE DEPARTMENT
· A Detective from our Major Crimes Unit traveled to DC on August 28 for the airing of the America’s Most Wanted segment she taped on August 17. The Detective is there to answer questions and to gather information as it comes into the Tip Line.
FIRE DEPARTMENT
· On August 19, the Department assisted the Lee County School District with bus driver emergency evacuation training.
PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT
· Youth Services Division currently has 56 children registered to attend our before or after school care programs at Christa McAuliffe Elementary and Oasis Elementary currently has 110 children registered to attend.
· The Youth Services Division held August Adventures Camp for 170 participants at the Youth Center during the week of August 16.
· The Arts Studio is working with the local artist, Tiite, in preparation for a second unveiling of the Worldwide Peace Marker – United States sculpture, to be held this Saturday, August 28 at 11:00 a.m.
· On August 21, the Lake Kennedy Center held a 40 year perspective luncheon in honor of Cape Coral’s 40th Anniversary as a City. Local historian, Paul Sanborn, a 48 year resident, was the featured presenter and shared his experiences about life in the early days of Cape Coral. Approximately 40 people attended the event.
· The first year of the Rotino Senior Center’s Grant-A-Wish program for seniors will culminate on August 29, with a wish granted to longtime Center Member Tony Romano, who is currently battling pancreatic cancer. Family members and friends from the Senior Center have been invited to spend the afternoon with Tony and enjoy his favorite foods during a traditional Italian dinner. Geo’s Italian Restaurant, Little Sicily Trattoria, and the Italian American Club have donated the meal.
· The Sun Splash Family Waterpark had their annual Safety Training & Aquatic Rescue (STAR) Program audit this week by the Starfish Aquatic Institute. The Waterpark received a “5 Star Rating” which is the highest rating possible.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
· During the week of August 16, Building assisted 416 customers and processed 628 transactions at the front counter. This does not include any of the work done in the back (CO’s, tracking, phone calls, faxes, subcontractor forms, closing out of permits, etc.).
· During the week of August 16, 631 inspections were requested and 611 were completed. The completed inspections may include previous inspection rollovers, site checks and other non-scheduled inspections but requested by the customer.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
· Business Development Coordinator partnered with the Cape Coral Realtors Association and the Cape Coral Chamber to represent the city at the Florida Realtors Conference in Orlando where realtors from the United States and Europe are in attendance.
· Business Recruitment Specialist (BRS), Councilmen McClain, CRA staff and board members attended the International Consortium of Shopping Centers (ICSC) Conference in Orlando, Florida to promote the City of Cape Coral and to identify additional resources to help stimulate business growth.
· EDO staff continued research related to the feasibility of creating a business incubator within the City of Cape Coral.
FINANCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT
· Purvis Gray and Company, the external auditor, is finishing up field work for the Charter School Authority financial audit ending June 3, 2010. The report will be presented to the Charter School Governing Board on September 14.
· The phone room handled 2,481 telephone calls.
· Processed 484 requests for payoff information.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
· Special reports for the Financial Advisory Committee: We have reassigned an analyst to automate the historical budget data extracts from the H.T.E. system.
· CRW Transaction Audit reports: Special transaction audit reports were developed for the PermitTRAK, ProjectTRAK and CodeTRAK modules. These will let DCD staff research any transactions of interest.
· Public Safety Broadband Wireless: In order to cover the SW sector of the City, signals are transmitted from the EOC cell tower to the tower located at Fire Station 6. Fire Station 6 is then directly linked and the signals are retransmitted from antennas at the top of this tower to provide connectivity to Fire Stations 1, 9 and the Oasis Charter School system. This week an upgrade was applied to the cell tower-to-cell tower linkage increasing the channel speed from 13 Mbps to around 89 Mbps. This provides the Fire Station 6 users with connection speeds equivalent to being directly located within the EOC. Speeds for Fire Stations 1 and 9 and the oasis complex have also improved – and we will monitor performance over the next 30 days.
CITY CLERK
· City Clerk’s Office will begin accepting new passport applications as of September 1, 2010, Monday through Friday 7:30am – 4:00pm.
HUMAN RESOURCES
· The Recruitment Division processed 198 employment applications. All applicants were notified of their application status. 3 eligibility lists were created and 195 background investigations were conducted for employees and volunteers. 16 new employees were processed this week: 4 contract employees for Parks and Recreation and 12 for the Charter Schools. There are currently 15 contract, 3 full time, and 3 promotional (2 full time and 1 contract) positions posted for the City and 9 available positions for the Charter Schools listed on our website.
· Risk Manager met with Police, Fire, and Blue Collar Union representatives as well as department representatives regarding pre-employment, annual and biannual physicals Request for Proposal (RFP).
· Risk Management staff conducted Administrative Regulation 56 training for all Sunsplash supervisors. This AR establishes guidelines with respect to employees returning to work who have suffered an illness or injury unrelated to their work capacity as a City of Cape Coral employee.
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