August 2025
Public Works Department Activity Report
Toni Bertolero, Public Works Engineer, [email protected] Erik Billing, Public Works Supervisor, [email protected] Noteworthy Information:
1. Ives Park Storm Drain Repair. GHD submitted engineered plans which allowed Public Works to prepare Regional Water Quality Control Board (“Water Board”), Army Corps of Engineers, and California Fish and Wildlife permits. Once those permits are received, Miksis can continue with the repair. We have a preliminary start date of September 22.
2. Ives Park Fencing. Public Works staff met with Friends of Ives Park to discuss fencing and other ways to improve the park functionality and aesthetics.
3. Americorp Trail Extension Project. Pre-construction meeting is scheduled for September 4.
Environmental training is scheduled just prior to construction on September 8.
4. Flood Resiliency Master Plan. Scope of work has been finalized with Wood Rogers. The contract is scheduled for Council approval on September 16. Project kickoff should occur shortly thereafter. It is estimated the work will take approximately one year to complete.
5. Community Center Fire-Related Building Improvements. The work was awarded to Earthtone and is scheduled for the week of September 1st. .
6. Landscaping. Public Works posted and distributed a Request for Quotations for landscape maintenance services. Contract was approved by Council on September2 and the service should commence October 1 .
7. Public Works Remodel. New carpet, baseboards, and ADA capable counters have been installed to finalize the remodel in the Public Works front entrance. Staff will be moving in furniture first week of September.
8. Senior Center. Relocated amenities in the Senior Center restrooms to meet ADA requirements.
Replaced the handrailing around the front deck.
9. Streets. Filled in potholes on Bodega and Live Oak. Staff is working on list of streets for digouts/repairs project and the list will be presented to Council for consideration and input in November/December 2025.
10. Police Station Emergency Generator. Public Works staff and members of the police department met with WKM Electrical and Interactive Resources at the Police Station on August 20 to review electrical needs of the station. It is estimated that a draft report for the project basis of design will be completed in September.
11. City Engineer. City staff reviewed proposals conducted interviews for the City Engineer position. City staff interviewed two firms: GHD and Moe Engineering and GHD was selected to continue to act as Engineer for the City.
12. SCTCA Funding. Public Works staff prepared and submitted five applications for a total of $18.6 Million in SCTCA grant funding. Applications submitted were:
a. Pavement Repairs and Repaving Program
b. Bodega Avenue Bike Lanes and Rehab, Phase 3
c. Bodega-Ragle Traffic Signal and Intersection Improvements d. Sebastopol ATP Citywide Bike and Pedestrian Safety Improvements e. Johnson Street Corridor Pedestrian Safety Improvements
13. Bodega Avenue Guardrail. Public Works staff attended kick off meeting with Wood Rodgers on August
25. Wood Rodgers will begin working on their Topo survey as well as evaluating existing bench, slopes, and needs for a structural analysis. Surveys should be completed by early September.
14. Storm Water Inspection Training. Public Works maintenance staff attended the annual Storm Water Inspection training put on by the City of Santa Rosa and Regional Water Board.
15. Bodega Avenue Bike Lanes and Rehab Phase 2. Staff is readying plans and specification and readying project for bid advertisement in September 2025. This project is funded with $2.2 million in grant funding from the SCTCA Go Sonoma funds.