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City Manager’s 5/3/2019

WEEK-IN-REVIEW

Last weekend our Palm

Coast Fire Department

hosted a Touch-A-Truck

event at Wadsworth

Elementary School. Over

1,000 children and adults

visited the event to touch,

explore and honk the horns

of many of the City’s Fire

trucks and public works

vehicles, Florida Highway

Patrol vehicles, Flagler

County’s Fireflight

Helicopter and much more!

Palm Coast Children Touch-A- Truck Event

Touch-A-Truck Event

Saturday, May 4, 9am to 2pm Central Park at Town Center

Announcements

2019 Art Exhibition and Show: The Palm Coast Community Center and Flagler Schools, welcomed artists from all walks of life, as they showed off their wares to visitors at the annual Art Exhibition and Show. There were performances, displays and interactive projects that many residents enjoyed taking part in.

Highlights

Friday, May 10, 8:30pm Central Park at Town Center

Tuesday, May 21, 5pm Central Park at Town Center

Next Week:

Tuesday, May 7, City Council Business Mtg, 6pm, City Hall – Community Wing

Wednesday, May 8, Leisure Services Advisory Committee Mtg, 5pm, Palm Coast Community Center

Friday, May 10, Volunteer Firefighters’ Pension Board Mtg, 8:30am, Fire Station 25

Administrative Services & Economic Development Department Update

BAC Update

Public Works Department Update

Community Development Department Update

Fire Department Update

Parks & Recreation Department Update

Utility Department Update

Engineering & Stormwater Department Update

Attachments

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May 21 ‘Food Truck Tuesday’ event benefits Family Life Center Special activities to be held at ‘The Chill Zone’ to replace canceled Teen Flashlight Egg Hunt Fire Chief Jerry Forte speaks at statewide conference Smoke Testing in Palm Coast Plantation on May 6-10

News Releases

ADMINSTRATIVE SERVICES & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT-Beau Falgout, Interim City Manager

Processed 8 public records requests.

Processed 2 litigation documents.

Prepared and processed 13 documents for recording.

Prepared 1 agenda item.

Prepared 4 proclamations.

Prepared and posted 2 agendas to the web.

Processed 1 bond.

Completed 1 Proof of Life document for a citizen.

City Clerk

Communications & Marketing Our Division wrapped up preparations for Saturday’s Arbor Day event, creating maps and signage, planning the celebration

for those who completed the Mayor’s 90/90 Challenge for Fitness, and doing the last-minute event marketing. Arbor Day

will be 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Central Park, featuring a tree give-away in exchange for non-perishable, non-expired food items

(while supplies last). The butterfly release will be at 11 a.m., the butterfly tent will be bigger than ever! Other highlights

include free professional paper-shredding service, drone demonstrations, a petting zoo, train rides, and performances by the

City's 'Recyclasaurus' and 'Velocirappers' dinosaurs. The full schedule is posted at www.palmcoastgov.com/arborday.

The Brand Plus Team met this week to review plans to celebrate the City’s 20th anniversary, approve the final design for

signage for art in public places, brainstorming ideas for a new video series featuring City employees, and updating the

design of a tourism ad. The updated City of Palm Coast brand guide received approval this week and will now be used by

City employees for quick reference on design and brand issues such as City colors, usage of City logo and seal, and additional

resources for branding.

Another big focus for the Division is marketing and design for the upcoming launch of the Palm Coast Connect citizen

engagement portal. We are also writing the articles for an information center on the portal where Palm Coast residents will

be able to find answers to common questions.

The June-July newsletter was finalized and sent to the printer. We staffed the Council Workshop and made final

preparations for the new Citizen’s Academy program starting Monday. All four staff attended the Florida Public Relations

Association’s training on “Cutting through the Digital Noise” and also received training on the Mevo camera. Video editing

continues for our Adopt-A-Trail program, highlighting the many wonderful trails in our city.

News releases that went out include May 21 ‘Food Truck Tuesday’ event benefits Family Life Center, Special activities to be

held at ‘The Chill Zone’ to replace canceled Teen Flashlight Egg Hunt, and Fire Chief Jerry Forte speaks at statewide

conference. We also posted an announcement about Smoke Testing in Palm Coast Plantation on May 6-10.

The social media post of the week was the Instagram-created boomerang video of the construction crews starting work on

The Palms at Town Center, an apartment complex being built near the intersection at Bulldog Drive and Central Avenue.

The post reached 3,319 people with 45 reactions, 50 comments, and 13 shares.

Social Media

POST OF THE WEEK

Central Services Division

Purchasing

Status Ref. # Project

Open RFSQ-CD-19-53 / ITB-CD-19-53 Indian Trails Sports Complex Improvements

Open ITB-CD-19-54 Stormwater Utility Site Maintenance Evaluating ITB-UT-19-45 Replacement PEP Pumps - Price Agreement Contract

Evaluating RFSQ-CD-19-47 / ITB-CD-19-47 Belle Terre Bridge Rehabilitation

Evaluating ITB-CD-19-32 Backup Power to Five (5) Pump Stations FEMA Contract #4283-27-R Evaluating ITB-CD-19-33 Backup Power to Five (5) Pump Stations FEMA Contract #4283-31-R Evaluating ITB-CD-19-34 Backup Power to Five (5) Pump Stations FEMA Contract #4283-33-R Evaluating ITB-CD-19-35 Backup Power to Five (5) Pump Stations FEMA Contract #4283-34-R Evaluating ITB-CD-19-36 Backup Power to Five (5) Pump Stations FEMA Contract #4283-35-R Evaluating ITB-CD-19-37 Backup Power to Five (5) Pump Stations FEMA Contract #4283-36-R

Reopened RFSQ-CD-19-40 / ITB-CD-19-40

New Traffic Signal and Turn Lane at Belle Terre and Market Ave/Eastwood Dr.

Completed LOI-CD-19-38 Request for Letter of Interest (LOI) for Central Park Master Plan Update and Design Services

Completed RFSQ-CD-19-43 / ITB-CD-19-43 Water Treatment Plant No. 1 (WTP1) Electrical Upgrades

Completed RFQ-UT-19-49 Utility Department Window Replacement

BUSINESS ASSISTANCE CENTER

BUSINESS CONSULTING

This Week – 8 Consulting Sessions, 31 Consulting Hours

Total for Month – 8 Consulting Sessions, 31 Consulting Hours

NEW PALM COAST COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES

Peace by Pieces Healing & Wellness LLC – 300 Palm Coast Pkwy – Unclassified Personal

Service

On Point Chiropractic – 1 Florida Park Drive – Chiropractor

Maitland & Associates Inc – 1 Florida Park Drive – Consultant

La Luna Spa – 1 Florida Park Drive – Unclassified Professional Service

NEW PALM COAST HOME BASED BUSINESSES

Suite Maison – Consultant

AmeriLawns Inc – Handyman Service

Walters Lawn Care Service – Landscape Service

Grace Pharmacy Solutions LLC – Consultant

Leia’s Dog Walking & Pet Services LLC – Pet Care/Pet Sitter

Praise Lawn Care – Landscape Service

East Coast Moving & Delivery Service – Moving Company

Island Lawn Care – Landscape Service

Elevate Auto Transport – Trucking Company

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PUBLIC WORKS

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PARKS & HIKING TRAILS INSPECTIONS # MILES

PARKS & TRAILS SIGN INSPECTIONS

ATHLETIC FIELDS PAINTED

INSPECT PKS & ATHLETIC FIELD IRRIGATION ZONES

PARKWAY MEDIAN MAINTENANCE

INSPECT MEDIAN IRRIGATION ZONES

Parks & Medians Division

CITYWIDE FACILITY REQUESTS

ROAD CALLS

VEHICLES - REPAIR

VEHICLES - INSPECTIONS

VEHICLES - PM'S

HAND EQUIP & MOWERS - RD CALLS

HAND EQUIP & MOWERS - REPAIRS

HAND EQUIP & MOWERS - PM'S

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Facility & Fleet Service

City Fleet Fire

Fertilizing sports fields - ITSC

Repairing bridge – Long Creek Nature Preserve

Fertilizing turf

Community Center

Verticutting Dog Park

Holland Park

Adding shell to trails – Linear Park

Aerial repairs to Tower 2

Replacing access panel on light pole

Tennis Center

Repairing spray rig

Erosion control- F section

Hazard tree removal

Prichard Drive

Fire mitigation- Prichard Drive

FPL path

26,400

35 1 300 7 2 3 2 33 23 5

Streets Division

Site distance trimming LF Curb & gutter swept # of milesEdge of roadway repair Screen & recycle dirt for City projects - Cubic yardsPot holes repaired Street Radii repairedTraffic signal work Traffic control for special eventsRepair signs Hazardous tree removalSpecial Projects

Dedication tree & plaque installed

Central Park

Hazardous tree removal – R section

Installing “Tree City USA” sign

Old Kings Road

Establishing new grade for Sesame pathway – Sesame Blvd

Sight distance trimming

Seminole Woods Blvd

Chipping coquina rock to install

dedication plaque

Commercial Permits Applied

1070 Palm Coast Parkway Unit # 3

Interior Renovations - Check on Hold Cash Advance

JK Modern Construction $25,000

Commercial Permits Issued

5006 Palm Coast Parkway NW

Site Development - Pine Lakes Animal Hospital

AM Weigel Construction

$284,000

Occupancy Permits Issued

4883 Palm Coast Parkway NW # 3

Paradise Landscaping and Lawn Maintenance

Amanda and James McGovern

15 Hargrove Lane # 6D Encompass Enclosures Jeff Knapp

101 Palm Harbor Parkway # A103 Mezzaluna Pizzeria Michael DiBitetto

33 Princess Kathleen Lane Ibrahims Cozy Home - Group Home Moazzam Imtiaz

Certificate of Occupancy Issued

303 Palm Coast Parkway St. Marks By the Sea Lutheran Church - Kitchen Albano Design Studios

Construction value improvements from October 1, 2018 to date $178,813,148

Residential Single Family / Duplex Residences 14

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT – Stephen Flanagan, Director

FIRE– Jerry Forte, Fire Chief

COMMUNITY OUTREACH Basic First Aid & CPR: June 29th 9 openings August 10th 12 openings Healthcare Provider: July 27th 8 openings

DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES Flagler Palm Coast High School students and Volunteer Firefighter Intern applicants have a total of 17 “Ride-Along” hours this week.

The Fire Department hosted a very successful Touch-A-Truck event at Wadsworth Elementary School. We planned for 100-200 guests and over 1,000 children & adults came through. Our volunteers hosted the safety trailer with over 250 children being educated on fire safety. Chief Forte spoke at the Florida State Fire College Fire Instructor Conference on Empowering Employees.

The Palm Coast Fire Department launched its official Facebook Page. You can visit the page at www.facebook.com/palmcoastfire for more photos and updates on the department’s activities.

Tip of the Month:

Water Safety – The number one safety

tip is to supervise your kids around any

kind of water – from the beach to the

bathtub. Always be within arm's length

whenever infants or young children are

in or around water.

PSA – "Please, Do Something -

Water Safety Awareness PSA

http://bit.ly/PleaseDoSomething

Volunteer Intern

“Become a Volunteer”

http://www.palmcoastgov.com/govern

ment/fire/volunteer

Register for Basic First Aid & CPR

or Healthcare Provider:

http://www.palmcoastgov.com/govern

ment/fire/cpr

GUIDANCE

Touch-A-Truck was a Tremendous Success!

Firefighter Joe Fajardo was showing off Engine 242

Touch-A-Truck Touch-A-Truck was an incredible success!

Over 1,000 children & adults came by to

see, touch, explore and honk! Touch-A-

Truck was a free, family and community

event for children of all ages. They were

able to hop up in the driver’s seat, honk the

horn & kick the tires on a variety of big rigs

in the City of Palm Coast.

Drone Class

The Palm Coast Fire Department is looking

forward to emerging technologies to do our

job more efficiently when encountering

hazardous situations. Driver Engineer

Michael LaGreca joined first responders in

Flagler County for the UAS Response Tech

Class. The class was hosted by Flagler

County Emergency Services & instructed

by David Merrick of the Center for Disaster

Risk Policy (CDRP) at Florida State

University.

Empowering Employees

Chief Jerry Forte was invited to speak at

the Florida State Fire College Instructor

Conference. His topic, “Empowering

Employees” discussed the importance of

creating a climate that allows people to

unleash their potential.

HIGHLIGHTS

Driver Engineer Mike LaGreca at the Drone Class

Chief Jerry Forte speaking at the Florida State Fire College on Empowerment

Parks & Recreation – Alex Boyer, Director

Last Friday we held our Spring Art Exhibition and Show in partnership with Flagler Schools. The event kicked

off with Beginning Ballet toddlers performing an adorable recital followed by our Improv Class presenting a

hilarious show. The event showcased artwork from our Wood Carvers, Open Art Studio, Sit, Stitch N’ Give, and

youth activities, as well as artwork from all five Flagler School District’s elementary schools. The event

concluded with a talented performance by the Flagler Schools Elementary Honor Choir. Both art and an

appreciation for art filled the Palm Coast Community Center. We are grateful for the partnership with Flagler

Schools on this worthwhile event.

We hosted our Second Annual Ladies Day Tennis event at the Palm Coast Tennis Center. We had over 40

women in attendance. They enjoyed Round Robin, lunch, and prizes on a beautiful day. They also brought in

enough donations to fill the entire bed of a pick-up truck. The donations went to WARM or Women Assisting

Recovering Mothers.

May officially kicks off National Water Safety Month! In conjunction with the Palm Coast Fire Department, we

will be posting water safety tips on our social media pages. Follow us to the fun at

www.facebook.com/palmcoastrec.

The start of May means that we are officially winding down our winter/spring season of activities and getting

excited for our summer season. We have many summer camp options for both youth and teens this year at

www.parksandrec.fun/camps.

Summer 2019 Activity Guide http://www.palmcoastgov.com/recreation

Online Registration & Activities List http://www.parksandrec.fun

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Daily Activity Attendance (April 25-May 1)

Adult/Senior Weekly Senior Social Activities Line Dancing West Coast Swing Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program A Day at the Movies Discover Trip Health & Wellness Yoga for All & Gentle Yoga Better Balance through Tai Chi Indoor Rowing REFIT® Revolution Family Fitness Zumba Gold Family Kickball Aquatics Palm Coast Masters Swim Aqua Zumba® Water Aerobics Fitness on the Water Kid’s Kayaking Class Swim Lessons STEM Athletics Open & Beginner’s Pickleball Adult Open Gym Volleyball & Basketball Tennis - Adults Beginners, Cardio, Morning Blast, Doubles Skills, & Round Robins Annual Ladies Day Tennis Tennis - Youth Tennis Tots Rallies (Rookie, Red, Orange, & Green) Junior Development Toddler/Youth/Teen Munchkin Soccer Musical Munchkins Our Neck of the Woods Teen Mountain Biking Palm Coast Master Builders Cooking is Fun for Teens! Cooking Matters for Chefs and Kids Special Events Spring Art Exhibition and Show

Activities Offered this Week

COMING UP

May 10 – Movies in the Park May 17 – Parents’ Night Out/The Chill Zone May 21 – Food Truck Tuesday May 27 – Memorial Day June 3 - Summer Camps start

Spring Art Exhibition and Show

Our Neck of the Woods Planting Milkweed

Palm Coast Tennis Center donations to WARM

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5-2-2019

Temporary modification of the disinfection treatment procedure from chloramines to free chlorine will begin May 8th. Customers may notice an increase in the taste and odor of chlorine in their drinking water during this time.

The average water demand for the week was 8.774 million gallons per day.

The average wastewater flow for the week was 6.050 million gallons per day.

Water Distribution crews installed 20 new water meters, 1 irrigation meter and 8 reuse meters.

There are 230 new meter installations pending with 57 lots cleared and an average installation time of 3 weeks.

Wastewater Operations installed 5 new PEP tanks and replaced 2.

There are 26 new PEP tanks pending. Currently all new tanks are being installed within 10 days of site ready.

There were 50 calls after hours.

Water Distribution crews completed 10 meter pit adjustments/replacements, repaired 2 service lines, 3 manifolds and tested and repaired 126 backflow preventers.

Wastewater crews replaced 12 PEP pumps, 1 PEP panel, 4 ball valves and boxes, 16 floats and 10 cleanout caps, repaired 1 gravity main and 2 service laterals. Crews also installed 3 risers, 1 PEP pump assembly and inspected via CCTV 12,001 feet of gravity sewer and 50 manholes.

On May 1st, Staff from Water Treatment Plant #2 attended an AWC Advanced Training: Water Chemistry for Membrane Professionals.

Wastewater Operations installed new control panel components (control breakers and motor starters) at Pump Station 20-1 (Wellington) to run new Grundfos 42hp pumps.

Delivered 250 door tags in Palm Coast Plantation for pending smoke testing.

On April 27th, Staff from

Compliance/Environmental and Customer

Service operated the booth at the Earth

Day Celebration at Washington Oaks Park.

Utility, Stormwater, and Water

Conservation information was on display.

The Wastewater Collection / Maintenance

Division modified the existing

Concentration main previously used to

discharge Water Treatment Plant #2

concentrate to Royal Palms and converted it to a sewer force

main. The project involved the removal of a 12-inch valve,

plugging a tee fitting and capping the portion of the line

extending westbound. This will add much needed pumping

capacity to pump stations south of State Road 100.

Utility – Richard Adams, Director

The average wastewater flow was

6.050 million gallons per day

The average water demand for the week was

8.774 million gallons per day.

On May 1st, the water

operations maintenance

technicians installed a

new lime silo dust

collector located at Water

Treatment Plant #1. The

new dust collector uses

pleated filter elements

and special fabrics that

have an efficiency rating

of 99.9 %. This machine’s

operation improves the

air quality by preventing

particulate matter from

entering the environment

during the offloading

process.

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Columbarium FirstAME Church

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EffluentPumping SystemImprovements

FEMA GeneratorImprovements

(30 Lift Stations)

2018 GravitySewer Pipe

Lining

Pump Station DImprovements

ColocationFacility #1 RoofReplacement &Interior Repairs

Tennis CenterFence Posts

Replacements

Ravenwood PEPSystem

Improvements

WastewaterTreatment Plant

#1 ClariferEquipment

Replacement

City Capital Projects Under Construction

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Stormwater Division

Graded residential swale maint - LF

Culvert pipe cleaning - LF

Ditch maintenance - LF

STORMWATER & ENGINEERING – Carl Cote, Director

Culvert Pipe Cleaning -

in th e"F" section

Swale Maintenance -Freeman lane ( before)

Swale Maintenance -Freeman lane (after)

Additional sanitary sewer PEP mains

are being installed along Riviera Drive

and Richmond Drive. The project will

help improve the performance of the

PEP tanks in the upper reaches of the

system, west of Richmond Drive and

along the new pipe route by providing

more pipe transmission capacity and

efficiency.

This picture to the right is of the

contractor fusing two ends of the

HDPE pipe. The HDPE pipe is used for

drilling the PEP main underground.

Two drills were connected by fusing

them together.

Spotlight Projects

Fusing: HDPE pipe is connected by applying heat to the two ends of the pipe while pushing them together to form a

permanent joint

Fun Fact –

Pretreatment Effluent Pumping system (PEP)

A PEP System is part of our central sewage system designed

for your particular area. It is important that you have a basic

understanding of how the system operates.

Photo: Food trucks lined up during a Food Truck Tuesday event in April of 2019.

NEWS RELEASE – City of Palm Coast Contact: Kimberly Norman, Public Relations Associate 386-986-3717 April 30, 2019

May 21 ‘Food Truck Tuesday’ event benefits Family Life Center Palm Coast – Enjoy the backdrop of Central Park while tasting gourmet food at the next Food Truck Tuesday on May 21. The event will be from 5-8 p.m. along Park Street next to Central Park in Town Center. The address of Central Park is 975 Central Ave., Palm Coast. A portion of the proceeds from the event will go to the Family Life Center, which is a local organization that provides essential support services to individuals and families to end domestic violence and sexual violence in Flagler County. Support services include shelter, food, clothing, transportation, medical services, employment coaching, education resources, legal service support, counseling, community education, outreach programs, and partnering with other social service and law enforcement agencies to coordinate support services and programs. Each Food Truck Tuesday features free entertainment along with a variety of food trucks - mobile kitchens, canteens and catering trucks that offer up appetizers, main dishes, side dishes and desserts. Many menus are kid-friendly. Foods to be featured change monthly but have included lobster rolls, Portuguese cuisine, fish and chips, regional American, Latin food, ice cream, barbecue and much more. Food trucks participating on May 21 are: Cool Beans, Monsta Lobsta, Haole and Ono, Woodson's Wrap Shack, Josie's Latin Fusion, London Fish & Chippy, Ramon's Personal Chef, Solazzo's Sweet Creations, Frozen Sweet Treats and Kona Ice.

Food Truck Tuesday is held on the third Tuesday of every month starting in March and ending in October. This event is presented by Palm Coast Parks & Recreation. For more information, call Parks & Rec at 386-986-2323. Please check for updates on the City website at www.palmcoastgov.com/foodtruck.

Photo: Participants of Palm Coast Shredders gather before heading out on the trail.

NEWS RELEASE – City of Palm Coast Contact: Kimberly Norman, Public Relations Associate 386-986-3717 May 2, 2019 Special activities to be held at teen event ‘The Chill Zone’ to replace canceled Teen Flashlight Egg Hunt Palm Coast – There is one last ‘The Chill Zone’ for teens before summer break and it’s happening Friday, May 17 from 5:30-10 p.m. at the Palm Coast Community Center. The Chill Zone offers teens age 13-17 a free place to hang out, eat pizza, listen to music, watch movies and play video games in a fun and safe environment. Since the Teen Flashlight Egg Hunt was canceled last month due to inclement weather, there will be an Ultimate Battle Zone Sports Nerf Game and the Game Time Game Truck will be present at The Chill Zone that evening. Morejon and Andrews Orthodontics is sponsoring the Game Time Game Truck.

There are additional entertainment options for teens this spring and summer. Here’s a lineup of some of the programs. New! Teen Adventure Camp - Campers will embark on eight exciting field trip adventures plus spend time at the Palm Coast Aquatics Center, 339 Parkview Drive. They will go rock climbing and zip lining, visit a water park and trampoline park, and more. See the website for a full lineup of trips for each session, which are Monday through Friday, June 10-21 and July 15-26 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. This is for students grades 6-9 (grade just completed) and costs $275/session. A bagged lunch is available at no extra charge through the school district summer lunch program. Register at parksandrec.fun/camps. New! Mountain Biking Camp - Participants will learn basic off-road bike skills, explore and maintain trails, improve fitness and understand the importance of teamwork and goal setting. Trail location will vary throughout the week. Camp runs Monday through Friday, July 8-12 from 8:30-11:30 a.m. at Mala Compra, 5862 N. Ocean Shore Blvd, and Graham Swamp, 5135 Colbert Lane. This is for youth ages 11-18 and costs $50 for the entire week. Register at parksandrec.fun/camps. Palm Coast Shredders - Participants will learn basic off-road bike skills, explore trails, improve fitness, and understand teamwork and goal setting. Helmets and mountain bikes are required. A limited number of helmets and bikes may be available to borrow based on a first-come, first-serve basis as long as appropriately sized for the participant. The final spring session for ages 12-18 runs Tuesdays, May 7-28 from 6-7:30 p.m. There are three sessions in the summer for ages 11-18 also on Tuesdays from 6-7:30 p.m. Session 1 is June 4-25, session 2 is July 2-30 and session 3 is Aug. 6-27. The cost is $5 per session. Each class during the sessions will

rotate locations between Linear Park located at 31 Greenway Ct, Mala Compra and Graham Swamp. Check the website for exact locations by date. Register at parksandrec.fun/teens. Junior Development - This clinic is for advanced level tennis players who will develop athletic skills through a game-based approach. The focus is on refining tactics and techniques for doubles and singles. This takes place Tuesdays and Thursdays from June 4-Aug. 1 from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Palm Coast Tennis Center. Players must be ages 11-18 and the cost is $15 per day. Register at parksandrec.fun/teens. Junior Lifeguard Camp - The Junior Lifeguard Camp offers step-by-step lifeguarding skill development. Swimmers ages 11-15 will learn water safety, lifeguard rescues, first aid and CPR/AED. There are two sessions on weekends, June 29-30 and July 20-21 from 8 a.m.-noon at the Palm Coast Aquatics Center. Class attendees will receive a CPR mask, Red Cross whistle and t-shirt. The cost is $70 per session. Register at parksandrec.fun/camps. Palm Coast Youth Swim Team - Our seasonal swim team emphasizes fun, fitness and teamwork for all swimming abilities. This is held Monday through Friday, June 10-Aug. 9 from 8-9 a.m. at the Palm Coast Aquatics Center. This is designed for ages 5-17 and costs $40 per month. Register at parksandrec.fun/aquatics. For more information, please call Parks & Rec at 386-986-2323.

NEWS RELEASE – City of Palm Coast Contact: Patrick Juliano, Fire Public Information Officer 386-986-2488; cell 386-290-9722 May 3, 2019

Palm Coast Fire Chief Jerry Forte speaks at statewide Fire conference Palm Coast – Palm Coast Fire Chief Jerry Forte was a keynote speaker at the 2019 Florida Fire Instructor Conference on Thursday, presenting on “Empowering Employees.” The conference was hosted by the Florida State Fire College in Ocala. Chief Forte’s conference presentation focused on the importance of empowering employees to make the organization successful. Since becoming Chief, he has implemented a number of changes, challenging employees to be part of the department’s leadership by utilizing team concepts. He empowers firefighters to take ownership of department’s structure and allows them to create solutions for organizational challenges. Chief Forte believes in creating a climate that allows employees to reach their full potential. “We need to find subject matter experts, give them the ability to assemble like people for a team, try something new and unconventional, and challenge them to step up without the fear of discipline from failure,” Chief Forte said. The Florida Fire Instructor Conference brings together leaders within the fire service from across the state. Attendees took part in a two-day conference in which they learned about various topics to enrich their departments and training centers. Florida State Fire College is operated by the Bureau of Fire Standards and Training, which approves Florida's firefighter training curricula, provides training to Florida's emergency services providers and certifies Florida fire service members to ensure they meet industry-based standards. Forte became Palm Coast’s Fire Chief last September after serving as Deputy Chief for nine years. He started as a Palm Coast volunteer firefighter in 1990, becoming a career member as a firefighter/EMT in 1992 and then rising through the ranks. For more information, contact Patrick Juliano, Fire Public Information Officer, at [email protected] and 386-986-2488.

May 2, 2019

Smoke testing of sewer lines set for May 6-10 in Palm Coast Plantation

To improve sewer service to citizens, the City of Palm Coast will be smoke testing the sanitary sewer lines for the homes in Palm Coast Plantation. This smoke testing will be done from Monday through Friday, May 6-10. This test, which involves forcing smoke into the sanitary sewer lines, will check for leaks, breaks and defects in the system.

The smoke is odorless, creates no fire hazard and will not enter your home or business unless you have defective plumbing or dried-up sink traps or floor drains. The smoke test should only affect your home for approximately 15 minutes. Homes affected by smoke testing will find a door tag hanging on the front door.

The smoke used for this test is manufactured strictly for this purpose, leaves no residuals or stains and has no effect on plants and animals. Direct contact with the smoke may cause minor respiratory irritation in some people.

If people in your building suffer from a heart condition, asthma, emphysema or some other respiratory condition and are planning to stay in the building during testing, notify the City of Palm Coast at 386-986-2371 to discuss your specific case.

Prior to testing, please pour two gallons of water in the seldom-used sinks or floor drains to prevent sewer gases, smoke or odors from entering the premises. If smoke does enter your home during testing, immediately remove yourself from the building, notify the crews that are conducting the test or call the City. Again, if smoke enters your home, it is an indication of a plumbing defect, so you should also notify a plumber. While we can assist in the location of any defects on private property, the correction of any defects are the responsibilities of the property owner.

Smoke that you will see coming from the vent stacks on houses is normal. However, smoke coming from holes in the ground IS NOT normal and is considered a defect. All such defects will be photographed and logged. The City will then contact the property owners if a defect is located on private property.

This smoke testing is part of the City's continuing effort to provide a safe, economical, efficient and environmentally sound sewer system throughout Palm Coast. The smoke testing procedure has been recommended by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as an effective means of identifying problem areas in the sewer system. Eliminating system defects and illegal connections will help our community remain in compliance with the new federal legislation regarding sewer systems maintenance and sanitary sewer overflows.