Amador County – Ione City Manager Kim Kerr introduced the Ione City Council Tuesday to its newly contracted engineer, to get to know him and learn about his work so far. She said City Engineer John Wanger has been “gathering information and working on various projects for the city,” and she wanted the council to meet him. Among projects he had looked at were a “Pavement Management System,” a Capital Improvement Program, and construction of bathrooms at the Ed Hughes Memorial Arena. Mayor Skip Schaufel asked the engineer “how many dealings” he has had with Caltrans. The mayor said Ione is “surrounded by highways,” and to get projects completed, you must have Caltrans place them on their 5-year State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) list. Wanger said he has worked with Caltrans in 4 different districts, including Amador County’s District 10, based in Stockton. He said as a city manager, he has “been the recipient of a bypass through the town” he worked for. Schaufel said Highway 104, and sidewalks along Preston Avenue and Church Street were priorities, as was the Ione Bypass. Schaufel said he has spoken with past city council members “who never got along with Caltrans, so they never talked to them,” and the Ione Bypass never made it to the STIP list. Wanger said he has made high-level contacts with Caltrans on past projects. He said: “I have had to talk to the district director because it had risen to that level, and I have had to talk to a legislator, because it had risen to that level.” Vice Mayor David Plank asked if Ione was the first city in Amador County that Coastland has worked for. Wanger said it was the first city, but the company has worked for the county in the past. He recommended Ione create a 5-year Capital Improvement Program, and he offered an 18 to 21 week schedule. It included a “project kickoff meeting,” gathering background information, establishing project parameters, prioritizing projects, “establishing funding parameters,” and completing a CIP document. The process would include meetings throughout, he said. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. -
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Amador County – Ione City Manager Kim Kerr introduced the Ione City Council Tuesday to its newly contracted engineer, to get to know him and learn about his work so far. She said City Engineer John Wanger has been “gathering information and working on various projects for the city,” and she wanted the council to meet him. Among projects he had looked at were a “Pavement Management System,” a Capital Improvement Program, and construction of bathrooms at the Ed Hughes Memorial Arena. Mayor Skip Schaufel asked the engineer “how many dealings” he has had with Caltrans. The mayor said Ione is “surrounded by highways,” and to get projects completed, you must have Caltrans place them on their 5-year State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) list. Wanger said he has worked with Caltrans in 4 different districts, including Amador County’s District 10, based in Stockton. He said as a city manager, he has “been the recipient of a bypass through the town” he worked for. Schaufel said Highway 104, and sidewalks along Preston Avenue and Church Street were priorities, as was the Ione Bypass. Schaufel said he has spoken with past city council members “who never got along with Caltrans, so they never talked to them,” and the Ione Bypass never made it to the STIP list. Wanger said he has made high-level contacts with Caltrans on past projects. He said: “I have had to talk to the district director because it had risen to that level, and I have had to talk to a legislator, because it had risen to that level.” Vice Mayor David Plank asked if Ione was the first city in Amador County that Coastland has worked for. Wanger said it was the first city, but the company has worked for the county in the past. He recommended Ione create a 5-year Capital Improvement Program, and he offered an 18 to 21 week schedule. It included a “project kickoff meeting,” gathering background information, establishing project parameters, prioritizing projects, “establishing funding parameters,” and completing a CIP document. The process would include meetings throughout, he said. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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