Issue 86 - January 2017 THE ESCANABA EXPRESS The Escanaba Express is a monthly newsletter that is published to keep the community informed about the City’s services, programs, activities and opportunities to participate. City of Escanaba, Michigan UPCOMING MEETINGS Date Time Type of Meeting 01/05 6:00pm Manager’s Call 01/05 7:00pm City Council Meeting 01/10 4:30pm Housing Commission 01/10 6:00pm Recreation Advisory Board 01/11 12:00pm Joint Government Meeting 01/11 4:00pm Electrical Advisory Committee 01/12 6:00pm Planning Commission 01/18 8:30am Java with Jim 01/19 8:00am Loan Administration Board 01/19 6:00pm Manager’s Call 01/19 7:00pm City Council Meeting 01/23 5:00pm Board of Library Trustees 01/24 8:00am Public Safety Retirement Board 01/26 8:00am Downtown Development Authority From: CHRISTMAS TREE DROP OFF SITES Residents are reminded that they can drop off their Christmas tree at one of the City’s “Christmas Tree Recycling” areas located behind the Lemmer Elementary School off 8th Avenue South and behind the bandshell in Ludington Park. Trees must be free from decorations, wire and lights. Wreathes and garland will not be accepted. Trees will be recycled at the Delta County Compost site.
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Issue 86 - January 2017
THE ESCANABA EXPRESS The Escanaba Express is a monthly newsletter that is published to keep the community
informed about the City’s services, programs, activities and opportunities to participate.
C i t y o f E s c a n a b a , M i c h i g a n
UPCOMING MEETINGS Date Time Type of Meeting
01/05 6:00pm Manager’s Call
01/05 7:00pm City Council Meeting
01/10 4:30pm Housing Commission
01/10 6:00pm Recreation Advisory Board
01/11 12:00pm Joint Government Meeting
01/11 4:00pm Electrical Advisory Committee
01/12 6:00pm Planning Commission
01/18 8:30am Java with Jim
01/19 8:00am Loan Administration Board
01/19 6:00pm Manager’s Call
01/19 7:00pm City Council Meeting
01/23 5:00pm Board of Library Trustees
01/24 8:00am Public Safety Retirement Board
01/26 8:00am Downtown Development Authority
From:
CHRISTMAS TREE
DROP OFF SITES
Residents are reminded that they can drop off
their Christmas tree at one of the City’s
“Christmas Tree Recycling” areas located
behind the Lemmer Elementary School off 8th
Avenue South and behind the bandshell in
Ludington Park.
Trees must be free from decorations, wire and
lights. Wreathes and garland will not be
accepted. Trees will be recycled at the Delta
County Compost site.
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Another successful year!
Shop with a Cop has been running for the last 19 years and proved positive again on Saturday
December 10th. The Shop with a Cop program gives underprivileged K-7th grade students in Delta
County a chance to go shopping for Christmas presents with officers from the Escanaba Department
of Public Safety, Delta County Sheriff’s Office, Michigan State Police and Gladstone Department of
Public Safety as well as many additional volunteers. Many times you’ll find the officers entire family
assisting during the event. Each year the Delta County Sheriff’s Office has coordinated the event
locally.
The children are nominated to participate in the
Shop with a Cop program by referrals from area
school personnel. They are given a ride to the
Walmart Supercenter in Escanaba, in either a fire
truck or police car and are then paired with a
police officer and/or a community volunteer. The
children are allocated with a certain amount of
money. Many of the children that participate in
this program focus on buying presents for their
parents and siblings, which is always very heart-
warming to see. The children then enjoy lunch at
McDonalds and the gifts are wrapped by the Delta
County Jaycees.
The purpose of the Shop with a Cop event is to foster positive relationships between area youth and
officers. It’s no secret that this has been a troubling year nationwide for law enforcement’s “image”
and programs like this certainly help foster the positive relations we yearn for.
Each year this event is made possible because of the generosity of our community.
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THE CITY OF ESCANABA KNOWS HOW TO RING IN THE NEW YEAR
Three major community events were held on New Year’s Eve
A New Year’s Eve Party was held at the Catherine Bonifas Civic Center from 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.,
where food and games were provided free of charge
Fireworks were shot from the Municipal Dock at 9:00 p.m.
The 4th Annual Pasty Drop took place at Midnight. Many City of Escanaba Residents and Visitors
came down to Center Court to celebrate the changing of the New Year by counting down the
seconds as the large Pasty (made of wire and lights) was lowered from a crane. Door Prizes were
handed out, Games were played, hot chocolate, cookies and pasties were also made available.
After the Pasty Dropped, many revelers took a commemorative picture with the pasty to
memorialize the event.
THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF ESCANABA,
ENGINEERED MACHINED PRODUCTS AND
THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
FOR MAKING THIS EVENT POSSIBLE!
THANK YOU TO BAY DE NOC UUS, CR MEYER, GRAM’S
PASTIES AND HALBINSEL INC.
FOR MAKING THIS EVENT POSSIBLE!
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WINTER PARKING REGULATIONS
In order to better the flow of traffic, to ease the parking situation and
expedite the movement of fire equipment and emergency vehicles during
the months of December, January, February, March, IT IS HEREBY
ORDERED that parking will be restricted to one side of every street and
avenue within the confines of the City from 7:00 a.m. until 2:00 a.m.,
during the months of December, January, February and March, in the City
of Escanaba in accordance with the schedule listed below:
Parking will be allowed only on the west side of all streets.
Parking will be allowed only on the north side of all avenues.
No vehicle shall be parked for a period longer than one half-hour on any street or avenue
within the confines of the City between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. unless otherwise
indicated by signage during the months of December, January, February and March of each
year.
On Ludington Street and the 100 blocks off Ludington Street, parking will be allowed on both
sides of the street with the exception of South 15th Street, South 16th Street, South 17th
Street, South 18th Street, South 19th Street and South 22nd Street.
Parking will be allowed on the east side of the street in the following business districts: 200,
300, 400, 500, 600 and 700 blocks of Stephenson Avenue and the 1400, 1500, and 1600
blocks of Sheridan Road.
Parking will be allowed overnight, on both sides of the street, in the 200 block of Ludington
Street.
Parking will be allowed overnight within the median of the 100 block of South 3rd Street.
Parking will be allowed overnight in the 100 block of South 5th Street, on the west side of the
street, pursuant to a permit issued by the City Clerk’s Office.
The issuance of a traffic ticket or notice of violation by a public safety officer in the City shall
be deemed an allegation of a parking violation as herein provided.
These parking regulations will be in effect through March of 2017.
The Public Safety Department suggests that you clip this notice and keep it in your automobile.
They ask for your continued cooperation in this attempt to promote public safety.
Rob LaMarche
Director of Public Safety
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TIPS TO KEEP YOUR WATER FLOWING IN THE EXTREME COLD WEATHER
Check basements and crawl spaces for drafts.
Check plumbing close to a vent or window.
Turn on or install heat tape on plumbing which is exposed to the cold.
Disconnect garden hoses from outside faucets.
Avoid parking or driving over your incoming water line.
It’s best to pile snow over your service line and sewer lateral to provide
more insulation form the cold.
Keep an eye out for rusty water; this is a sign of a pipe freezing.
If your water reaches a temperature below 34 degrees, your line may
be subject to freezing.
Have your sewer lateral cleaned to insure no obstructions are present
that may slow the flow.
Use more water to flush solids to the main, today’s low flow toilets do
not provide enough flow.
Do not flush sanitary wipes into the sanitary sewer, they will slow the flow and create a plug downstream.
Grease will solidify very quickly in a cold sewer line, which may eventually create a plug.
Clear your sewer vent on your house, a plugged vent will not allow your sewer to breath and will restrict the
flow.
Most importantly, please check on a neighbor that may need a helping hand.
Call the Water or Wastewater Departments: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM (786-3291 or 786-1301),
if you have any water related problems.
Jody Welch was promoted in the Water/Wastewater Department to
Distribution Lead Worker on December 19, 2016. Jody has been with the
City since June of 2013.
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CITY OF ESCANABA - JOB OPENING
CITY MANAGER POSITION
The City of Escanaba, Michigan, population 12,529 is looking for a city manager to serve as its Chief
Administrative Officer and oversee a $31 million operating budget in a 12 square-mile community,
located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
This position is responsible to the Escanaba City Council for the administration of all city affairs and
operations placed in the City Manager’s charge. The city is looking for a replacement for long-time City
Manager James V. O’Toole, who is scheduled to retire in March 2017. Mr. O’Toole has been the City
Manager for the past 10 years.
The City Manager is responsible for assuring that critical services are provided in an effective and
efficient manner providing the highest value possible. This includes a responsibility to citizens, business
owners and employees in the city that infrastructure is maintained, that capital assets required for
operation are in safe condition, and that personnel policies are abided by. A Bachelor’s degree in public
administration, business management, political science, finance or related fields and five to 10 years of
relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of experience and education is desired. The successful
candidate must possess a broad base of skills in municipal operations, be a highly skilled communicator
and collaborator, and able to listen and integrate criticism, while working to resolve conflict. The city
seeks an individual with proven success in keeping up with current trends and bringing innovative ideas
forward, as well as a demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.
The city will offer a competitive salary and benefit package depending on qualifications, experience, and
negotiations. City residency is strongly desired by the City Council.
The application period is now open and the deadline to apply has been extended to February 3, 2017.
Applicants must submit a resume and letter of interest via e-mail to [email protected], or by postal mail,
Attn: Human Resources Office, P.O. Box 948, Escanaba, MI. Applicants wishing that their resume be
kept confidential as allowed by the Michigan Open Meeting Act, Act 267 of 1978, Section 15.268
Closed Sessions: Permissible Purposes, Paragraph (f) are asked to request in their cover letter that all
information remain confidential until there is mutual agreement and consent between the applicant and
the City of Escanaba.
Before applying, applicants are required to review the complete job description at http://
www.escanaba.org/jobopenings.
For additional information about the community please visit our website at www.escanaba.org.
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HERO PROGRAM
Officer Tabitha Marchese of Escanaba Department of Public Safety has implemented a new program with the Escanaba Area Schools. The Hero program is based on doing good for
others. Examples could be playing or eating with someone that eats alone, helping a teacher or their peer pick up, helping a fellow student with an assignment and many more.
The children "caught" will be given a ticket when they are seen helping someone and the ticket
will be placed in a bucket for a drawing. Once a month a drawing is held and two tickets are chosen. One child will get to ride to school in a fire truck and another child will have lunch with
a police officer.
Both children will be given a back pack with educational and Public Safety souvenirs donated by community businesses.
"HERO UP" KIDS!
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Volunteer
ANGEL Program To help reduce drug addiction in Delta County, MI, the Escanaba Department of Public Safety is
changing the way it handles addicts who request help with their addiction to opiates such as
buprenorphine, suboxone, subutex, morphine, heroin, fentanyl, oxycodone as found in OxyContin®,
Percocet®, and Percodan®, and hydrocodone as found in Vicodin®. There are many resources
available to help with this disease, but many people do not know how to access these services. With
strong community support, Public Safety will be adopting the following policy to address the needs of
any person who comes to the department requesting help with their opiate addiction.
Any person who enters the police department and requests help with their addiction to Schedule I, II,
III, IV, controlled substances will be immediately screened into the ANGEL program. If such a person
who has requested help with their addiction is in possession of drugs or their drug equipment
(needles, etc.), they will not be charged.
For more information you can contact the Escanaba Public Safety Department at (906) 789-5911.
ESCANABA PUBLIC SAFETY RIDE-ALONG PROGRAM By: Rob LaMarche, Escanaba Public Safety Director
The City of Escanaba Department of Public Safety is pleased to offer a Ride-Along program for citizens. A Ride-Along program gives citizens a unique opportunity to learn about the daily challenges and risks that officers face while protecting the community. Citizens will also get an “inside” view of how officers serve the citizens of Escanaba. Additionally, citizens get to interact with a uniformed officer and ask questions, discuss issues and voice concerns.
Anyone interested in participating in the Escanaba Department of Public Safety’s Ride Along Program must abide by the following rules:
RULES OF THE ROAD Rider must be at least 18 years of age.
A criminal history check will be run on the participant. The participant must have no felony and must be free of any serious misdemeanor convictions which are considered unacceptable by the Director of Public Safety. The Director and/or Command Staff reserves the right to refuse a citizen’s request without cause.
Participant must complete a ride along packet and return it to the Department of Public Safety within a minimum of seventy-two hours prior to the requested date of the ride-along.
Participation may be limited to a maximum of two four-hour sessions, within a six month period.
No participant will act as a police/fire agent in any manner.
While participating in the ride-along, no participant is allowed entry into a residence or any other location where a reasonable expectation of privacy exists.
No weapons such as firearms, batons, O.C. Spray, etc., will be carried by a ride-along participant.
Rider must wear appropriate attire which is business casual and reflects good taste.
Approval to the ride along will be denied if the participant has been drinking.
Interested people are asked to contact the Department of Public Safety at 786-5911 so that a ride can be scheduled.
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City Council Actions - December 2016 Regular Council Meeting, December 1, 2016
1. Approved Traffic Control Orders No. 991, 992, & 993.
2. Approved use of the Municipal Dock on July 3 and August 5, 2017, from 12:00 noon to 11:00 p.m. for the
2017 Rock the Dock Community events and enter into contracts and commitments with the various vendors
and entertainers up to $11,050.
3. Approved the 2017 Annual Council Meeting schedule.
4. Awarded Energis High Voltage Resources, Inc. of Green Bay, WI, the contract to purchase relay panels for
the North Substation in an amount not to exceed $33,429.57.
5. Approved an award to Trachte, LLC of Oregon, WI, in the amount $120,676 for the construction of the
North Substation Control Building.
Special Council Meeting, December 13, 2016
1. Approved to advertise in the Green Bay Press Gazette for a new City Manager at a cost of $2,610.07 for two
weeks.
Regular Council Meeting, December 15, 2016
1. Approved the annual Delta County Historical Society 2016-17 Service Agreement in the amount of $2,000.
2. Approved a proposal from DStech for a new VMWare Network Server in the approximate amount of
$12,572.58
3. Approved the purchase of new Pierce Pumper Truck.
4. Approved a Mutual Aid and Financing Agreement between the City of Escanaba and Wells Township.
5. Approved to provide Manager O’Toole with a non-refundable past performance bonus of $10,000 that would
be paid before Jan 1, 2017, if Manager O’Toole would commit staying on through July 3, 2017, or if he
would be relieved of his duties prior to July 3, 2017.
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CITY SERVICES AND INFORMATION GENERAL GOVERNMENT OFFICE STAFF