Sunday, November 29, 2009
Blue Santa
The League City Police Department’s Blue Santa program has started. This program has provided many smiles on Christmas morning to those in need in our community. Add a little more cheer to a young one this Christmas season by helping out the Blue Santa program.
Friday, November 27, 2009
Traffic Trauma?
Does League City need a traffic light 800 feet away from the intersection of FM 2094 and Twin Oaks Boulevard? Read what Thayer Evans wrote and let us know what you think. If you are so inclined you may voice your opinion to our city administration by clicking here. Really want to understand the master plan? Then click here to use the resources that our city provides to keep us all up to date and informed on this issue.
Monday, November 23, 2009
On the Agenda for 12-8-09
From: Toni Randall
Sent: Sun 11/22/2009 4:20 PM
To: mallios@comcast.net
Subject: FW:
Chris
can you please put this on your blog, I would like for the citizens to be as informed as possible.
Thank You in advance
T
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From: Rich Oller
Sent: Sun 11/22/2009 7:32 AM
To: Toni Randall
Subject:
Mayor I will be bringing before you and council On December 8, a request to approve 3 necessary and needed studies for the City these are:
Water Distribution Model- This model is compulation of lines sizes, storage tank & pump sizes and existing pressures that exist in the water distribution system collected and analyzed by computer simulations to accurately predict low pressure areas due to inadequate booster staion location and/or line sizes within the system. The model also will ascess fire flows in the system to show areas of low fire flow under varying conditions. The benefit to the City is this becomes an interactive model for us to use in mangaing our distribution system and providing the information needed on extensions of lines and additional storage requirements. It will also give us the ability to better predict water supply needs more accurately.
Sanitary Sewer System Model- This is same concept as the water system model and is a tool that collects existing data including all lift station pump and wet-well sizes and provides us with information on the pumping capacity of the lift stations, determines if lift stations are undersized or maxed out, line sizes and their capacity to add more connections, and will identify areas within the collection system that is contributing infiltration/inflow (I/I) into the system. This is groundwater or runoff water that is getting into the sewer system and we are transporting & treating it. This water does not need to be treated and is costing the city to do so.
Master Drainage Plan- This plan was last developed in 1990 and the plan develops improvements from a City wide view point and how best to manage the overall drainage. It is tied to the Regional Drainage Districts plan and with FEMA and the Corps of Engineers plans. This plan will allow the city to know what types of drinage routes need to be dedicated as the city further develops. It will also be interactive with all of our land use models and Regional Drainage Models.
All 3 of these models will give the City the necessary tools to better plan development and growth and providing the tools we need to better operate the systems in a cost-effective performance based approach. The information will allow staff to be proactive and not reactive to all of these infrastructure needs.
Sent: Sun 11/22/2009 4:20 PM
To: mallios@comcast.net
Subject: FW:
Chris
can you please put this on your blog, I would like for the citizens to be as informed as possible.
Thank You in advance
T
________________________________________
From: Rich Oller
Sent: Sun 11/22/2009 7:32 AM
To: Toni Randall
Subject:
Mayor I will be bringing before you and council On December 8, a request to approve 3 necessary and needed studies for the City these are:
Water Distribution Model- This model is compulation of lines sizes, storage tank & pump sizes and existing pressures that exist in the water distribution system collected and analyzed by computer simulations to accurately predict low pressure areas due to inadequate booster staion location and/or line sizes within the system. The model also will ascess fire flows in the system to show areas of low fire flow under varying conditions. The benefit to the City is this becomes an interactive model for us to use in mangaing our distribution system and providing the information needed on extensions of lines and additional storage requirements. It will also give us the ability to better predict water supply needs more accurately.
Sanitary Sewer System Model- This is same concept as the water system model and is a tool that collects existing data including all lift station pump and wet-well sizes and provides us with information on the pumping capacity of the lift stations, determines if lift stations are undersized or maxed out, line sizes and their capacity to add more connections, and will identify areas within the collection system that is contributing infiltration/inflow (I/I) into the system. This is groundwater or runoff water that is getting into the sewer system and we are transporting & treating it. This water does not need to be treated and is costing the city to do so.
Master Drainage Plan- This plan was last developed in 1990 and the plan develops improvements from a City wide view point and how best to manage the overall drainage. It is tied to the Regional Drainage Districts plan and with FEMA and the Corps of Engineers plans. This plan will allow the city to know what types of drinage routes need to be dedicated as the city further develops. It will also be interactive with all of our land use models and Regional Drainage Models.
All 3 of these models will give the City the necessary tools to better plan development and growth and providing the tools we need to better operate the systems in a cost-effective performance based approach. The information will allow staff to be proactive and not reactive to all of these infrastructure needs.
Friday, November 20, 2009
And then there was one
It looks like this blog is the only public forum for the citizens of League City to voice their opinions on. It is my understanding that the other blog has gone private because it could not conduct open discussion in a civil way. I have received a letter that, from what I understand, has been delivered to one of the contributors of the other blog. This may or may not have something to do with the drastic action taken by the other blog. You decide and tell us what you think.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Cars, Cameras, Collections and Credit.
Did you know that if you fail to pay the 75 dollar (Big brother is watching) ticket you could hurt your credit rating? According to the Houston Chronicle today (can’t find the article online, but I have it in print ) if you do not pay your big brother ticket it will be turned over to a credit agency for collection. So if you dispute that you ran a red light there is no court of law you can go to. In League City you are SOL (surely out of luck). Thoughts ??