SECOND QUARTER REVIEW AND ANALYSIS

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

CITY OF SALISBURY, MARYLAND

1.   PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS (See First Quarter R & A)

2. ANNUAL OPERATIONS (See First Quarter R & A)

3. F.Y. 2004 GOALS (See First Quarter R & A)

4. PROBLEMS AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS

            A. Industrial Discharges and Pretreatment Program

            1.         Grease accumulations are seen in nearly all the City's pump station wet wells. WWTP personnel continue to clean these stations on a regular schedule with the Vactor truck. The waste is taken to the Septage Receiving Building for Lime stabilization and storage. The treated waste is subsurface injected to agricultural land with the sludge applicator for disposal. The Pretreatment Program continues to monitor dischargers and enforce the regulations to reduce the amount of grease accumulations.

            2.         Occasional violations of the Silver limit occurred during the 2nd quarter FY '04. Inspections and samples are ongoing as part of the Silver Pretreatment Program

            3.         Sharp Water has agreed to move their facility. The City is awaiting their plan for the move. Violations of Iron and Chlorides are ongoing.

            4.         Inspections of SIU's are ahead of schedule for calendar year 2004.

            B. Wastewater Treatment Plant

            1.         Overall compliance for the months of October and November was 98.7%.*

            2.         Violations for October and November.*

                                    October – 7 Silver and 1 TSS violations this month – 97.42%

                                    November No permit violations this month – 100%

(* December data will not be available until 1/28/04)

            C. Septage Handling Program

1.         The Septage Facility is open and receiving septage.

2.         The septage fee charged to septage haulers for the City to receive treat, store, and land apply residential septage generated within Wicomico County is currently set at $66/1,000 gallons. The fee for out-of-county is the same.

D. Biosolids Department

1.         Hauled beltpress sludge to County Landfill

2.         Performed maintenance of equipment.

3.         Worked on beltpress relocation

            4.         Sludge hauled:             Liquid                         Beltpress

October           None                         94.5 dry tons

November        None                         None dry tons

December        None                         None dry tons

Leachate hauled:           October                      60,000 gallons

(to City system)            November                   205,000 gallons

December                   150,000 gallons

            Days Storage: Working         11 days @ 18,000 gpd as of 1/16/04

Reserve          3 days @ 18,000 gpd

5. GENERAL FUND ACTIVITIES

A.        Citywide Curb, Gutter and Sidewalk

                                    Contract No. A-7-03:  86% Complete

                                    Contract No. A-7-04:  79% Complete

B.        Citywide Blacktop

                                    Contract No. 9-02-BT - Blacktop -    91% Complete

Contract No. 9-03-BT - Blacktop -    60% Complete

Contract No. 9-04-BT - Blacktop -   63% Complete

C.        Aerial Topographic Mapping

We have 160 ortho photos leaving 14 topo maps yet to be purchased via City funds.

D.        Pavement Millings

Contract No. 8-02-PM - Extension -  100% Complete

Contract No. 8-04-PM -                      85% Complete 

6. SEWER FUND ACTIVITIES

A. Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements per Federal/State Grant and State Loan

1.   A Chemical Translator study will soon be completed which, from preliminary

results, will modify the WWTP NPDES Discharge Permit limit for Silver and Copper. The current limit for Silver is 1.8 ppb. The pending translator study results will set this limit at >6 ppb. This is a three fold increase, making compliance more feasible. The study establishes how much silver is actually available in the plant effluent, which could affect aquatic organisms.

2.   The second phase of work on the Long Term Control Plan for control of

overflows is completed The work includes monitoring of sections of the collection system to determine the extent of any remaining combined sewers, infiltration, and inflow. The results of the study will be utilized to determine needed modifications and repairs.

3.   Design of Phase I of the BNR Upgrade to the WWTP is underway, by O'brien

and Gere. Completion for several fast tracked items that are part of the upgrade is planned for this coming year. Overall completion of the upgrade is scheduled for 2007. The preliminary engineering report has been submitted to MDE.

7. WATER FUND ACTIVITIES

A.  Installed security fences around the water towers and reservoirs.

B.  Lead and copper testing has been completed and incompliance.

C.  Clean-out for Edgemore and College Ave. elevated storage tanks completed as of July 2003.

D.  Phase I - Scada System is 90% complete.

E.  Electrical upgrade for the Park Water Plant is complete and fully functional.

8. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT

9. PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

            Advanced Auto Parts (W. Ruark Dr. & Rt. 13 N.)

            Aspen Hills Village (Dykes Rd.)

            Avalon Plaza

            Briancliff Estates (Dykes Rd.)

            Car Care, Rt. 13 North (Rt. 13 & Alexander Ave.)

            Cedar Crossing (Onley Rd.)

            Culver, Robert (Culver Rd. & Pemberton Dr.)

            Executive Plaza, Lot 2 (Executive Plaza)

            Fire Station 1 Addition – Beaglin Park

            First Baptist Church (Booth St.)

            Fountains, Lot 5, Medical Building (Leonard Lane)

            Fountains, Lot 9A (Sweetbay Dr.)

            Freida Potts Property (Rt. 50 W.)

            Go-getters (Calloway St.)

            Go-getters Senior Housing (Callaway St.)

Healthway Dr., Senior Housing (Healthway Dr.)

            Heritage (Pemberton Dr., Culver Rd.)

            Heritage, Parcel E (Pemberton Dr.)

            Kentucky Fried Chicken (S. Salisbury Blvd.)

            Layton, Donald (E. Naylor Mill Rd.)

            Lord Salisbury Shopping Center (N. Salisbury Blvd.)

            McDonald’s (S. Salisbury Blvd.)

            Merritt Mill Rd. Apts (Merrit Mill Rd.)

            Miller’s Edge (Pemberton Dr.)

            Mt. Hermon Rd. 1005 (Mt. Hermon Rd.)

            N. Salisbury Shoppes (N. Salisbury Blvd.)

            Newtown Park (Broad St., Poplar Hill Ave., Ellen St.)

            Rayner Development (Pemberton Dr.)

            Rent-a-man (Northwood & W. Gordy Rd.)

Robertson Farm (Old Ocean City Rd., Sharen Dr.)

Sassafras, Offsite W&S – (West Rd. Offsite)Salisbury

Mall Renovation - (Civic Ave. & Glen Ave.)

Salisbury Seniors Cottages (Foxfield Apts.) - (W Zion Rd.)

            Shady Grove (Dykes Rd.)

            Three Creeks (W. Naylor Mill Rd.)

            Tim Mar Acres

University Park - Phase II (Milford St.)

Zion, North Rd. Hotel – (W.Zion Rd. & Kiley Dr.)

Waterside Landing (Canal Park Dr.)

            Waterside Landing (Canal Park Dr.)

Westwood Commerce Park (West Rd.)

            Wicomico Transit - E. S. Adkins Site (Rt. 13 N.)

            Williams Landing (Riverside Dr.)

            Woodcock Property (Hammond and Caroline St.)

10. SPECIAL PROJECTS

ØConstruction inspection of WWTP improvements (in-house vs. outside contractor to be

determined)

ØCulver Road - drainage design - Concept Design Completed

ØDPW and Planning & Zoning coordination of development and subdivision requirements

ØTopographic digitized mapping

ØPretreatment program ongoing

ØSludge management applications/permits ongoing

ØTraffic sign upgrading per MSHA grant

ØEvaluation of odor control, BOD removal and sludge disposal methods to be completed

with BNR upgrade (construction completion scheduled for 2007)

ØEvaluation of WWTP process capacity to be completed with the BNR upgrade

(construction completion scheduled for 2007)

ØFinal design for WWTP BNR upgrade and expansion is underway including a solids

handling study to develop an alternative approach for sludge - dewatering and sludge stabilization facilities to eliminate the need for existing sludge-storage lagoons and sludge-thickness tanks and improve sludge-disposal options and flexibility.

11. PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION/RESUBDIVISION/EASEMENT PLATS

            Aspen Hills - Subdivision (Dykes Rd.)

            Atlantic Bank & Donald Williams - Subdivision (Riverside Dr.)

            Avalon Retirement Phase 15 - Subdivision (Troopers Way)

            Cottages @ Riverhouse - Easement (Pemberton Dr.)

            Emerson Ave., Parcel 2597 - Subdivision (Emerson Ave.)

            Fountains Lots 1,2,3,9, & 10 - Resubdivision (Merritt Mill Rd.)

            Fountains, The - Subdivision (Merrit Mill Rd.)

            Foxfield Apt. , Lots 76 & 77 - Resubdivision (Harford Rd.)

            Heritage - Subdivison (Pemberton Dr. & Culver Rd.)

            Jackson St., Donald Hall Subdivision (Jackson St. & Roger St.

            Leonards Mill Property, Lots 1A & 1B - Subdivision (W. Dagsboro Rd.)

            Marley Manor, Verizon Easement – Robins & Snow Hill Rd.

            Monument Square- Resubdivision (Monument Square)

            Mill Pond Village Lots 4 & 5 (E. Naylor Mill Rd.)

            Natsen & Snitzer - Subdivision (S. Divison & May Dr.)

            Pepsi Expansion - Resubdivision (Snow Hill Rd.)

            Raynor Development - Subdivision (Pemberton Dr.)

            Rector Property - Easement (Honeysuckle Dr. & Varsity Lane)

            Rector Property - Subdivision (Honeysuckle Dr. & Varsity Lane)

            Rich-Wil Drive, Beach, Anne D. - Resubdivision (Lot 9A & 10A)

            Riverside Rd., Lot A, Phase 4 - Resubdivision/Easement (Riverside Dr.)

            Salisbury Investment Group,LLC – Subdivision – Rt. 13 and Jasmine Drive

            Sapan, LLC – Subdivision – Rt. 13 nr. Toys-R-Us

            Shady Grove - Resubdivision (Dykes Rd.)

            South Commons - Easement (Dykes Rd.)

            Southside Professional Center - Subdivision (Division St., South add Building)

            Stonegate - PH IV, 2a, 3a, - Section 4 - Subdivision (Stonegate Dr.)

            Stonegate Sec. 4, Block C, Lot 1 - Resubdivision (Stonegate Dr.)

            Verizon – Subdivision – Subdivision – Calloway Street

            Victory Gardens, Lots 1 & 2 - Subdivision (Dickerson Lane)

            Villages of Sleepy Hollow – Easement – Pemberton Drive

            Villages of Tony Tank, Lots 1 & 2 – Resubdivision (Village Oak Drive)

            Woodcock, Lots #270-292 - Resub, (Caroline St.)

            Woodcock Property – Easement (Caroline and Hammond St.

12. ANNEXATIONS

                        East Naylor Mill Road - Ruark Property

                        Schumaker Drive - Robertson, Shultz and Brittingham

                        U.S. Route 50 - Milford St. Associates

                        Three Creeks – Causey Property

                        Old Ocean City Rd. – Farlow Farm

                        Johnson Road – Johnson's Retreat

                        Glen Avenue – Stephens Property

                        Pemberton Drive – Martin & Ruark

                        Glen Avenue – Brown Property

                        Glen Avenue – East Fields Development

13. RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND EASEMENTS

                        New Subdivisions

                        Processing various deeds

                        Research in Land Records

14. LAND SURVEYS AND ACQUISITIONS

            As-Built Surveys:         Brewington Overlook - Water & Sewer

                                               Gateway Village - Water & Sewer

                                                Harbour Pointe - Water & Sewer

                                                Jersey Road - County Park Water Extension

                                                Mill Pond Village - Water, Sewer, and Stormwater

                                                Northeast Collector - Water and Sewer

                                                Stone Gate - Water, Sewer & Stormwater Management

                                                Villages at Tony Tank Water & Sewer

                                                Pepsi – Water & Sewer

            Topo:                           Milford Street - Regional Storm drain Study

                                                Lake Street - Sewer Relief

                                                Park - West Entrance Playground

            Surveys:                       Rt. 50 East to Stadium - Sewer & Water

                                                Northeast Corridor - Right of Way Acquisition

15. MISCELLANEOUS - SURVEYOR

            Review subdivision plats and site drawings

            Provide cadastral information to the public

            City-owned land inventory completed

            Public relations - land information and annexations

            Logging field book index on computer

16. DESIGN/CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

            East Naylor Mill Road - Street lighting 100% complete

            Northeast Collector - McCrone has designed street and storm drainage, and water and

            sewer from U.S. 50 to Old Ocean City Road. City has negotiated right of ways for

            acquisitions within corporate limits. Right of way through Robertson Property has been

            obtained via Council approval of Planned Development District for Robertson Property.

            Construction is scheduled to begin in June 2004 and end in June 2005.

            Citywide combined sewer separation - Engineering for development of the long-term

            separation is underway.

17. TRAFFIC DIVISION

      A. STP MAINT

          1.   Repaired underground cables.

          2.   Checked out report of live wires for Utilities Dept.

      B. WATER PLANT MAINT.

           1.   Repaired Starter at Paleo

           2.   Reset Breaker at Well Pump House #1 twice. Breaker defective.

           3.   Replaced 250 Amp Breaker in #1 Well House.

           4.   Paleo- met with Choptank and Water Plank about emergency generator

                 and replacing bad cable.

           5.   Checked out Well House # 14 controls.

           6.   Repaired control wires for Well House # 14.

      C. CITY YARD MAINT.

           1.   Carpenters Shop- wired disconnect for router

           2.   Main Office- Picked up material and started to replace thermostat.

           3.   Utility Yard- replaced security light

           4.   Helped carpenter repair gutters.

           5.   Administration Office- installed two receptacles, removed one receptacle,

                 replaced bulbs in ceiling light and exit lights.

           6.   Main Office- replaced thermostat.

           7.   Reset time clocks in Traffic building and Stock Room building.

           8.   Checked thermostat in Stock Room

      D. MARINA MAINT.

           1.   Checked out fan in bathroom and ordered new blades.

           2.   Check pedestal at slip 97.

           3.   Checked out service to party boat

           4.   Repaired light in pedestal

      E. ZOO MAINT.

           1.   Replaced box and receptacle on lift station

           2.   Replaced bulb in security light

           3.   Checked electric fence around bear cage.

           4.   Repaired light on food storage building.

           5.   Installed two (2) new electric fence units for the bear cage.

           6.   Checked out people counter

      F. POLICE DEPT. MAINT.

           1.   Marine Rd Tower- connected grounds to ground rods with cad welds.

           2.   Installed receptacle for UPS

           3.   Replaced three way switch

           4.   Verified specs for Tower site electrical service installation

           5.   Replaced ballast in one light for Quartermaster’s office

      G. FIRE DEPT. MAINT.

           1.   Station # 1- Checked out electric door

      H. SHOP MAINT.

           1.   Installed new computer.

           2.   Replaced cord cap for Stock room bird noise maker

           3.   Made repairs to 50 amp 125/250 volt receptacle assembly – replace

                 receptacle

      I. PARKING GARAGE MAINT.

      J. STREETLIGHT MAINT.

           1.   C.8 Terrapin Ln.- replaced eye

           2.   C.8 Marvel Rd.- repaired lens frame and eye socket.

           3.   Trimmed tree limbs around head

           4.   C.10 Marvel Rd.- replaced eye

           5.   Roberts Street- installed service

           6.   Middleneck Dr.- called Miss Utility

           7.   North Pointe- Called Miss Utility

           8.   Repaired conduit at Lake St. Playground.

           9.   Repaired lights on Plaza

           10. Repaired C.13 U.S. 13

           11. Repaired C.6 Waverly Dr.

           12. Repaired C.10 Division St.

           13. Repaired C. 6 Circle Ave.

           14. Repaired C. 3 Mitchell Rd.

           15. Repaired C. 3 Mitchell Rd.

           16. Repaired C. 7 Mitchell Rd.

           17. Repaired C. 9 Mitchell Rd.

           18. Repaired C. 5 Fairground Rd.- replaced eye, bulb and igniter

           19. Repaired C. 4 Cypress- replaced bulb

           20. Repaired C. 5 Mitchell Rd.- replaced fuses, fuse holders and eye

           21. Repaired C.2 Emerson- replaced bulb

           22. Repaired C.1 West Dagsboro Rd.

           23. Repaired C.7 N. Pointe- replaced bulb

           24. Repaired C. 2 Hampshire- replaced fuses and eye

           25. Repaired Rt. 50 Monument- replaced bulb

           26. Repaired Government parking lot- reset time clock.

           27. Repaired Fire Training Center- replaced bulb

           28. Repaired Riverwalk south side- replaced bulb

           29. Repaired Riverwalk north side- reset time clock

           30. Repaired Lot # 16- replaced bulb

           31. Repaired Plaza- replaced 160 watt bulb

           32. Repaired Lot# 15 - replaced security light bulb and lens

           33. Repaired Lot # 1- replaced eye

           34. Repaired Caravan Way- check power to street light service and called

                 Conectiv.

           35. Repaired North Point - Damaged conduits.

           36. Reset Time clocks - Zoo, Picnic Island, Sanitation Bays, Stock Room

           37. Gathered feeder cable at Picnic Island and secured @ 12 ft up to the pole.

           38. Repaired C12 Industrial Drive - eye

           39. Repaired C.8 Terrapin Ln.- replaced eye

           40. Repaired C.8 Marvel Rd.- repaired lens frame and eye socket. Trimmed

                 tree limbs around head

           41. Repaired C.10 Marvel Rd.- replaced eye

           42. Repaired Limrock Ct. C.2- replaced eye

           43. Repaired C-1 Middle Neck - Knocked down. Made circuit safe and

                 removed pole and debris.

           44. Repaired C-4 Hillcrest Ave. - Replaced Eye

           45. Repaired C-6 Hillcrest Ave. - Replaced Eye

           46. Reset time clock at Government Parking lot.

           47. Roberts Street- installed service

           48. Middleneck Dr.- called Miss Utility

           49. North Pointe- Called Miss Utility

           50. Park light by river- put in ballast kit

           51. Repaired C-10 Eastern Shore Drive and Vine Street.

           52. Repaired C.40 Beaglin Park Dr. – replaced street light pole, head, and repaired conduits

           53. Repaired C.1 Middleneck

           54. Repaired C. 32 Beaglin Park Dr. Repaired C-16 STP Replaced bulb

           55. Repaired Light on Black Jack pole

           56. Repaired C. 7 Moss Hill- replaced bulb

           57. Repaired C.1 N. Park- replaced eye

           58. Repaired C.8 ESD- replaced bulb

           59. Repaired Village Oak Dr.- replaced ballast kit

           60. Repaired C.8 Onley Rd.- replaced bulb

           61. Repaired C.16 St. Albans- replaced bulb

           62. Repaired C.10 St. Albans- replaced fuses and repaired wire

           63. Repaired C.5 Tilghman- replaced bulb

           64. C.1 Middleneck Dr.- Replaced foundation, pole and light. (again)

           65. North Pointe Dr.- repaired underground conduit, pulled new wire made

                 connections.

           66. Repaired C.8 Cottontail- replaced arm

           67. Repaired C.8 Terrapin- replaced eye and bulb

           68. Repaired C. 3 Kinsdale - replaced bulb

           69. Repaired C. 7 ESD- replaced eye

      K. SIGNAL MAINT. & INSTALLATIONS

           1.   Relamped traffic signals

           2.   Replaced bulb at Beaglin Park and Schumaker wait light.

           3.   College and Super Fresh- checked for correct times.

           4.   Snow Hill and Carroll - replaced bulb.

           5.   Repaired signal at Beaglin Pk. And N. Park.

           6.   Repaired signal at Beaglin Pk. And N. Park

           7.   Repaired S. Division and Milford- replaced bulb

           8.   Repaired Waverly and S. BLVD- replaced bulb

           9.   Repaired Shumaker and Beaglin- replaced bulb

           10. Repaired Waverly and S. BLVD- replaced bulb

           11. Repaired ESD and S. BLVD- replaced bulb

           12. Repaired Carroll and Snow Hill- replaced bulb

           13. Repaired Davis and E. Main signal pole knocked down.

           14. Repaired conduit for flashing light circuit at Brown & Naylor Sts.

           15. Repaired Replaced bulb- Beaglin and Glen

           16. Repaired/Realign Light Head at Delaware & Isabella.

           17. Repaired S. BLVD and ESD- reset conflict monitor

           18. Repaired Moss Hill and E. Main- reset MMU

           19. Replaced bulb on Delaware North bound- Red signal.

           20. Replaced bulb on Isabella East bound. Bad interlock socket.

           21. College and Camden- repaired control cabinet and replaced signal head

                 visor.

           22. Snow Hill and Carroll- replaced bulb

           23. Main and Long- straightened heads

           24. Repaired signal at Long and E. Main- replaced bulb

           25. Priscilla St.- unloaded new poles

           26. Repaired Delaware and Isabella- repaired amber signal

           27. Repaired College and Camden- reset MMU

           28. Main St. and Snow Hill- refastened service conduit.

           29. Beaglin Pk. And Schumaker- reset signal

      L. SIGNS

      M. PAVEMENT MARKINGS

      N. LOCATES

           1.   Preformed Miss Utility locates.

           2.   Preformed locate at Tennis courts.

      O. VEHICLE MAINT.

           1.   Preformed daily vehicle maintenance.

           2.   Picked up new trailer from Creighton’s Trailer Sales in Mardela. Turned

                 paperwork for tags and title to Walt in the garage.

      P. REPORTS & MEETINGS

           1.   Prepared daily and quarterly reports.

           2.   Staff meetings

           3.   Town hall meetings

           4.   PRB meetings

           5.   Safety review board meetings

      Q. MISC.

           1.   Poplar Hill Mansion- replaced three bulbs.

           2.   Picked up barricades and cones from Ward Museum

           3.   Bell Plaza parking lot- trimmed trees

           4.   Church St. - trimmed trees

           5.   Trimmed trees at Woodcock playground.

           6.   Repaired pump on Plaza.

           7.   Trimmed trees at Woodcock playground.

           8.   Repaired pump on Plaza.

           9.   Trimmed trees off Truitt St. for Verizon.

           10. Photographs of property near bridge tender house Main St.

           11. Trenched for silt fence for Mike the Carpenter for new playground near Bandstand

           12. Helped Parks cut down trees at Robins Nest Park

           13. Provided temporary service at Lake Street Playground Lake Street

                 Playground- turned power on to check out electric to new building.

           14. Picnic Island- removed overhead cable for tree contractors

           15. Took Chanukah Candles to the Plaza

           16. Repaired snowflake on Main St.

           17. Poplar Hill Mansion- replaced dimmer and light socket.

           18. Christmas decorations- turned on time clocks for snowflakes and trees.

      R. TRAFFIC STUDIES

           1.   Roger & Prince Streets

           2.   Parsons Road & Pemberton Dr.

           3.   College and Riverside Dr.

           4.   Isabella and US 50

           5.   Delaware and Cypress

           6.   Lake and Mill

           7.   Isabella and N. Division

           8.   Isabella at Delaware

           9.   Isabella at Lake

          10. Isabella at Mill

          11. Isabella at Division

          12. Division St.

      S. TRAINING

18. STREET DIVISION

                        Hotmixing - citywide

                        Coldmixing - citywide

                        Patching potholes - citywide

                        Cleaned catch basins (per plan)

                        Assisted Sanitation with Bulk Pick-ups on Mondays

                        Grading Alleys

                        Top soiling & seeding - citywide.

                        Set barricades, cones, signs, and cans for organizational functions

                        Assisted with leaf pickup and recycling

                        Placed barricades out for the storms

                        Preparation of streets for repaving

                        Worked with the County on Lake Street Project

                        Worked with the Park crew making planters around the City

                        Got equipment ready for snow removal

19. PARKS

                        Planted 30 trees citywide parks & playgrounds

                        Mulched leaves in park

                        Cleaned drain basins in park areas

                        Placed Christmas tree downtown for City Hall

                        Planted planters on Plaza

                        Two walk-behind snow blowers and one rider ready

                        Placed playground mulch at Lake St. playground

                        Removed three dangerous trees from Picnic Island

                        Removed all trees from Robins Nest Park

                        Planted 2500 bulbs

                        Removed over 33 tons of leaves from City streets

20. CARPENTER SHOP

                        Built shelving unit for City stockroom

                        Replaced and painted garage door trim at fire station #2

                        Installed wood sides on parking garage utility trailer

                        Constructed and painted 50 new barricades for Street Department

                        Remodeled Recycling Coordinator's office

                        Started assembly of playground equipment at City Park

21. UTILITIES

                        Sewer: Second Quarter Totals (October, November, December)

                        Water: Quarter Totals (October, November, December)

                        Storm Drains: Quarter Totals (October, November, December)

Utility Branch had three vacancies in the second quarter and one to two utility employees assisting meter readers as needed; winterized all playgrounds, fountains, yard hydrants, marina; Lake St. playground (new water/sewer to building)

22. WATER PLANT

            Water pumped from: (October, November, December)

23. SALISBURY ZOO

            Monthly Visitors Count:

                                    October 2003              14,965

                                    November 2003             9,792

                                    December 2003             5,599

                                    Total Visitors count for fiscal year 2004 Second Quarter – 30,356

                                    Total Visitor Count for 2003 – 194,982

            Staff:   hired Alana Schoedler to fill Education Technician position

                        Hired Amy Keiser as a temporary zookeeper to cover duty of Jennifer Albero

                        who is out on 12-week FMLA leave

            Staff Projects:

                        Furthered construction of new river perimeter fence

                        Continued work for new "Tropics Trail" exhibit

                        Planned new Education Animal Holding Facility

            Master Plan:   Continued work in the Master Plan

            Events:

                        Hosted Night of the Living Zoo in October; almost 5,000 in attendance;

                        brought in nearly $37,000 in total revenue (best ever!)

                        Hosted Critter Christmas in December; almost 500 in attendance;

                        brought in nearly $3,000 in total revenue

            (RedSwings Playground)

                                    Assisted with planning for renovations to zoo playground with Chris

                                    and Hendrika Layton; playground to be built in memory of Ben Layton

                                    who died of lukemia in 2002

            Education Report:

                        Wicomico County2nd Grade field trips conducted for nearly 600 students

Conducted training for 1 new FTE educator & 3 new PTE educators in December

Trained 3 new members of MD Conservation Corps

                        Conducted new Forestry Awareness Program in partnership with MD DNR

                                    and MD Conservation Corps

                        Served 1,300 Wicomico County 4^th graders

                        Docent holiday luncheon December 1, 2003 recognizing volunteer participation

                        Docent field trip to VA Marine Science Museum on December 5, 2003

            50^th Anniversary

                        Continued planning for the 50^th anniversary of the Salisbury Zoo in 2004

                        Over $4,000 received in sponsorships