Highlights from the weekly report (May 29) from City of Lakewood Manager, Andrew Neiditz to the Mayor and Council Members:
- Tillicum/Woodbrook Sewer Extension Ground Breaking: The City conducted a ground breaking ceremony for the first phase of the City’s $17million project on Thursday, May 28th in Tillicum. Northwest Cascade Inc. is the general contractor and will begin work shortly. The event was well attended with City and County officials as well as State and Federal representatives. The project is a partnership among a number of gov’t entities and the community, with the City of Lakewood playing the lead.
- Auto Theft Task Force Grants Awarded: The Police Department has been awarded funds in two Task Force grants for 2009-2010. $500,000 is coming from Washington Auto Theft Prevention Agency, providing a second year of funding for a multi-jurisdictional auto theft team. Funds will provide equipment, training and services connected to the suppression, intervention and prosecution of auto theft and related crimes for LPD, Tacoma PD, Puyallup PD, Fife PD, Pierce County Sheriff, Pierce County Prosecutor and Pierce Transit.
- Federal Gang Funds Awarded: The Pierce County Regional Gang Task Force, headed up by the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department applied for recovery funds from the stimulus package and was awarded $741,407. Of that, $200,752 will come to the Lakewood Police Department to staff positions on the Regional Gang Task Force for 12 months. Tacoma Police will receive $190,720, Fife PD will receive $67,500 and Pierce County Sheriff’s Department will receive $282,435 which includes funding a crime analyst position.
- Sound Transit’s D to M Street Project Update: The city manager met with Sound Transit’s CEO and the Tacoma city manager to review the 30% cost estimate progress on the D to M Street commuter rail project, which must be completed before Sounder service to Lakewood can commence. The project is “on track”, with alignment issues having been resolved, and project engineering is underway to minimize the increased project costs. The total project cost is about $150 million. The M Street to Lakewood upgrade project is underway with completion scheduled for 2011. Rail service should start 2012.
- Public Works booth at Woodbrook Middle School Garage Sale: On May 30th Public Works will be staffing a booth at the Woodbrook Middle 7th grade Garage Sale event on Saturday May 30th which will be held in the school’s lunch room from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. Staff will be there to answer any questions regarding the Tillicum/Woodbrook Sewer project and to educate both students and parents as to the safety issues associated with the construction site.
- PSE to Replace Existing Gas Mains: PSE will once again be replacing more of its existing gas mains this summer. The following info provides the streets affected as well as PSE’s tentative work schedule.
- Replace gas main on Lake City Blvd from Veterans Dr to the end of road south of 130th St SW: replace main on Dolly Madison St SW – from Lake City Blvd SW to Naomilawn Dr SW; continue south on Naomilawn Dr to Folsom St SW; continue west on Folsom St SW to 2nd (approx 4,143 ft) 6/08 – 7/2
- Replace approximately 1,895 ft of 2” ST gas main with 2” PE IP gas main along 92nd St SW between Hipkins RD SW and Elwood Dr SW. 6/22 – 7/17
- Replace approximately 3,400 ft of 2” WI, 2” STW, 2” PE and 1-1/4” STW with 4” PE IP gas main along Gravelly Lake Dr SW between Washington Blvd SW and North St SW. 7/20 – 9/11
- Retire existing 4” ST IP main and install 6” PE IP gas main on Bridgeport Way SW. between 111th St SW and 116th St SW (approx 1,930 ft) 7/27 – 8/28
- Lakewood 101 Postponed: The City of Lakewood was planning to conduct “Lakewood 101” on June 3rd. In light of low enrollment figures, the City will cancel this session but reschedule it at some point in the future. The staff will maintain a roster of those that have signed up for the June 3rd class in order to inform them of the new date. The City regrets any inconvenience for those that signed up.