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We implemented the new Human Resources / Payroll modules this week . Many months of training and data conversion culminated as the first payroll was processed in the new system this week. Finance and Human Resource staffs have trained for months and have made tremendous efforts to make the transition as smooth and accurate as possible. While there was a minor delay in direct deposits, all employees were paid on Friday of this week. Thank you also to department personnel who trained and are now active in the system. The system is now two-thirds complete with refuse billing being the only large area left to implement. The refuse billing will implement in early this summer. Public Works met with Ameren, the utility locate company’s representative (Missouri One Call), the Delmar Streetscape Contractor and their boring subcontractor regarding the cobra-head streetlights (Ameren Owned) and the decorative street lighting (City Ameren, the Delmar Streetscape Contractor and their owned) in the Loop. subcontractor, will cooperatively complete the cobra-head streetlight repair work. The subcontractor agreed to perform the repairs, at no cost to their Contractor or to the City, resulting in the City saving almost $60,000 in repair expenses. Through our research, we discovered that the subcontractor did not call the utility locate company – Missouri One Call, before performing their boring work. They used their Delmar Streetscape contractor’s locate information, which is prohibited. Ameren also softened their strong position of requiring the City (and subsequently the City’s Delmar Streetscape contractor) to complete the repairs because Ameren indicated that in the past, their company might not have utilized current best management practices to install their street light conduit in the Loop. The subcontractor will perform the repair work and Ameren will supervise it. The Delmar Streetscape Contractor will draft a plan to perform the repairs. Their proposal will be reviewed and approved by the City and Ameren before execution. The work is expected to be completed before the spring, weather permitting. Temperatures above 40 degrees are required to pour concrete for the pull boxes. Through the excellent follow up of public work staff, this agreement settles a long-standing issue between Ameren and the Delmar Streetscape contractor and eliminates the risk of Ameren turning off the City’s lighting in the Loop. We were notified this week that U City in Bloom will receive the Citation Award from the Missouri Parks and Recreation Association for their collaboration with the City over the past 25 years. U City in Bloom now has over 200 gardens that have beautified and enhanced the quality of life for our community. The award will be presented at the annual convention on March 3 to Mary Ann Shaw, UCIB Executive Director. Nancy MacCartney, Director of Parks, Recreation and Forestry, submitted the award nomination. Thank you and congratulations to U City in Bloom! UHome UCity team The (Arcturis, Washington University and the City) has selected Green Space as its construction firm for the green homes project in Sutter Heights. Green Space was selected to fill the shoes of BOA Construction that closed its doors prior to the holidays. Green Space principals, Josh Turner and Corey McDonald, are former BOA employees who started their own firm last summer. They have expertise in green building and are excited for the opportunity to build the green homes that will be designed by WU graduate architecture students this spring. Arcturis will be