Summary of Significant Programs, Projects, and/or Events Performed by City Departments

Monthly Administrative Reports SEPTEMBER 2014

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES HUMAN RESOURCES FINANCE & BUDGET FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSESSING PURCHASING TREASURY CITY CLERK/RISK MANAGEMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SVCS COMMUNITY RELATIONS LIBRARY PARKS & RECREATION FIRE POLICE PUBLIC WORKS ENGINEERING PLANNING NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES BUILDING SERVICES & FACILITIES

MAINTENANCE

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

In collaboration with our partners on the event coordination committee – Macomb-OU, Inc., Macomb County, and the Michigan Defense Center – a special CBS 62’s “Michigan Matters” program, hosted by Carol Cain, was recorded at the VELOCITY Center that attracted over 125 dignitaries and special guests from across Michigan. The topic of the event was the future of the defense industry in the State of Michigan. Guests speakers such as Mayor pro-tem Michael Taylor, Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel, and Macomb-OU Inc. Executive Director Julie Gustafson opened the event. Carol Cain then moderated a panel discussion with Major General Gwen Bingham, Commander of the TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC); Sean Carlson, Executive Director of the Michigan Defense Center; Scott Badenoch, Badenoch, LLC; and Sonya Sepahban, Senior Vice President at General Dynamics Land Systems. The Michigan Economic Development Association hosted the Economic Development Basics course in Lansing. Staff attended the course as the first step to obtaining status as a Certified Economic Developer (CEcD). Corridor Improvement Authority (CIA) The Sterling Heights Economic Development (SHED) Team met several times with the developers of the former Riverland Mall on N. Van Dyke. The Developer is redeveloping the property by locating a ‘Zap-Zone’ in the facility and by giving it a major façade facelift. The developer continues to work with the current tenants and on attracting new tenants to generate revenues to make further site improvements. Over the course of the next year it is anticipated that more façade improvements will take place, more of the parking lot will be reconstructed and new landscaping will be installed. Velocity-Events Key events at Velocity for the month of September included:

CITY ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT SEPTEMBER 2014

OFFICE OF CITY MANAGEMENT M. Vanderpool, City Manager

• Capital Raise Meetup • Utica Community Schools Citizen’s Committee Call Center • Visor Frames BAB • LSI Defense Contracting Series: Teaming With Prime Contractors • Women in Defense • Smart Lighting Solutions BAB • Macomb County Partners Meeting • Source GDI (Government, Defense & Infrastructure) Luncheon • Macomb County Economic Development Meet and Greet • Social Media Club of Detroit: Search Engine Optimization for Business 101 • MMTC: Manufacturing Diversification • Michigan Defense Matters

Additional meetings are held on an ongoing basis in the facility conference rooms and spaces. Over 7,949 persons have participated in events and sessions at Velocity in over 478 events, meetings, and sessions.

Economic Development Department Updates The Michigan Economic Development Corporation hosted a Pure Michigan Business Connect Event in collaboration with their local partners at Macomb County, the City of Sterling Heights, and the City of Roseville. The event

connected 83 small, local companies to buseiness development resources from several agencies such as Macomb Community College, Michigan Works, DTE, Consumers Energy, the Small Business Development Center, Macomb-OU, Inc., and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation to name a few. Companies had the opportunity to talk to representatives from each agency and to learn about what programs were available. Several other projects have taken shape over the past few months. The City created a vision statement and guidelines with the assistance of the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG). The vision team was split in to sub-planning groups tasked to specific assignments. Some of these tasks that are vital to economic development efforts include rewriting the City’s Master Plan, Parks & Rec Plan, Bike Plan and Road Plan. The Economic Development Manager, City Planner, Parks & Recreation Manager, and Director of Public Works are working together to tie these plans together during the Master Plan update. Additionally, a focus was placed on marketing efforts. The City has consulted with Identity Creative to assist with updating the City’s marketing materials and strategies. Currently, the team has identified a new slogan and are working on a new logo. Ultimately, this effort will drive the redesign of the City’s website and provide consistency when branding materials, letterheads, signs, vehicles and other items that represent the City.

September Connections

• Lease renewal for Kosch Catering • City of Sterling Heights Director’s Meeting • City of Sterling Heights Visioning Team Meeting • Macomb Partners Event Coordination Meeting • Velocity Partners Event Coordination Meeting • Sterling Heights Regional Chamber of Commerce

o Tourism & Hospitality Committee o BRAG: Manufacturers Roundtable

• Sandler Training • ATCO • Brighter Logistics • D&M Tool & Fab • Johnny Black’s Public House • Michigan Economic Developers Association • Drew Industries • The Center for Automotive Research • Michigan Defense Center • Former Riverland Mall Developer • Macomb Community College • Small Business Association

MANAGEMENT SERVICES

The City Manager discussed the following items in his City Manager’s Reports during the August City Council meetings:

• Healthy Living Expo • Website Redesign Survey • Online Sterling Heights Fall Magazine • Parks & Recreation Registrations • Road Construction Season • Macomb-OU INCubator Events • Clinton River Clean Up and Canoe/Kayak Landing • Fire Prevention Week/Open House • Daddy Daughter Dance • November 4th Election

City Administration continues to review false alarm appeals received in the Management Office. During the month of August, 2 new False Alarm requests were received and 3 False Alarm determinations were made.

The Macomb Area Communities for Regional Opportunities (MACRO) Meeting was held on September 11th. The next meeting is scheduled for October 9, 2014.

2030 Visioning continues. The various appointed committees that were chosen to start working on the updates to the Master Plan, Human Resource Plan (Succession) and Information Technology Plan continue to meet. Updates to these committees are made at the Visioning Team meetings, which will be held November 19th. New hires

• Steve Stover, Firefighter Paramedic, hired August 18, 2014

• Matthew Schodowksi, Firefighter Paramedic, hired August 18, 2014

• Jonathan Feil, Firefighter Paramedic, hired August 18, 2014

• Donna Guitar, Part time Deputy Court Clerk, hired September 15, 2014

• Bethany Boutin, Part time Librarian, hired September 15, 2014

Demotions

• Kevin Reese, Police Lieutenant demoted to Police Sergeant on September 20, 2014 Promotions

• Robert Duke promoted from Assistant Fire Chief to Interim Fire Chief on September 5,

2014

• James Andonoff promoted from Fire Captain to Fire Battalion Chief on September 5,

2014

• Gary Choate, promoted from Fire Captain to Fire Battalion Chief on September 5, 2014

• Richard Werback promoted from Fire Lieutenant to Fire Captain on September 5, 2014

• Kevin Wardrop, promoted from Fire Lieutenant to Fire Captain on September 5, 2014

• Tim Ferguson, promoted from Fire Sergeant to Fire Lieutenant on September 5, 2014

• Jeffrey Cline, promoted from Fire Sergeant to Fire Lieutenant on September 5, 2014

• Mark Wellhausen, promoted from Fire Engine Operator to Fire Sergeant on September

5, 2014

• William Walker, promoted from Fire Engine Operator to Fire Sergeant on September 5,

2014

HUMAN RESOURCES W. Blessed, Asst. City Manager/ HR Director

• Ann Piccolo, promoted from Administrative Secretary to Police Chief Secretary on

September 5, 2014.

• Jackie Janusch, promoted from Police Terminal Agency Coordinator to Police

Administrative Secretary on September 6, 2014.

• Angela McLennan, promoted from part time Deputy Court Clerk to full time Deputy

Court Clerk on September 22, 2014

• Natalie Minaudo, promoted from Police Technical Secretary to Police Terminal Agency

Coordinator on September 27, 2014.

Retirements • Chris Martin, Fire Chief, retired on September 4, 2014

• Todd Rotter, Fire Captain, retired on September 4, 2014

• David Gonczar, Fire Battalion Chief, retired on September 4, 2014

• Richard Boughton, Fire Battalion Chief retired on September 4, 2014

• Teri Golpe, Police Technical Secretary, retired on September 4, 2014

• Vera Micklash, Police Chief Secretary, retired on September 4, 2014

• Kevin Ernst, Police Officer, retired on September 5, 2014

• Kevin Wagner, Police Officer, retired on September 5, 2014

• Roy Palmeri, Emergency Dispatcher, retired on September 4, 2014

• Thomas McMullen, Police Sergeant, retired on September 19, 2014

Recruitments The office concluded the application period for the following recruitments in September:

• Police Officer – Applicants must have completed the written exam with Empco Inc. by

September 19. Those that meet minimum qualifications complete the application

packet and scored 80% and above on the written exam will be invited to the oral

examination.

• Economic Development Manager – Applications were due by September 17

• Community Relations Director – Applications were due by September 17

FINANCE & BUDGET

Finance & Budget Issues We finished reviewing the fiscal year-end revenue and expenditures by account for every City fund and will be assisting Financial Services in writing the management analysis and the accompanying transmittal letter for the City’s Annual Financial Report. We have continued to review all capital improvement projects that were not completed last year to determine the amount of funding needed to be reappropriated in the first budget amendment. We completed a mandated analysis of Building revenues and expenditures as part of the State Construction Code Act, a review of PEG fees and related costs, and assisted Finance in the closing of the prior year in MUNIS. As part of the new MUNIS software release, we have had to update Office software. This has resulted in the need to recreate and update all budget document pages in Excel and Word. In addition, the new MUNIS no longer supports the IQ report writer, so all custom reports are going to have to be rewritten in Crystal. As part of the County Fire Consolidation project, we have been participating in developing questions for the upcoming RFP and providing City and Fire Department background information to the committee. The Director has been appointed by Macomb County to sit on an oversight committee to review possible efficiencies at the Detroit Water & Sewer Department. The Director has attended several meetings at DWSD, MACRO, and Macomb County Board of Commissioners. We worked with Human Resources to update the part-time hourly rate wage schedules for the next 3 years due to increases in the State’s minimum wage. We met to discuss and approve the transfer of the pension consultant from the Merrill Lynch group to Morgan Stanley resulting from a decision by Bank of America to exit the public fund investment consultant line of business. We also approved the hiring of a large cap core fund manager. 2015/16 Capital Budget The Capital Budget manuals for next year’s budget were distributed and all requests will be due by October 17th. The Capital Coordinating Unit (CCU) meetings are scheduled for November to review capital requests. Training was held for several new administrators. Performance Reporting We began to prepare and update the required Citizen’s Guide to Finances, Projected Budget Report, Performance Dashboard, and Debt Service Report. This information will be on the City’s website and submitted to the State to ensure we receive our State Revenue Sharing funds.

We gathered key financial benchmark information from the 10 largest Michigan communities in order to include this information in the budget and in the Citizen’s Guide. Meetings The Director attended meetings regarding: MGFOA Legislative Committee, MGFOA Conference, General Employees Retirement Board, Investment Committee, MACRO, Branding, County Fire Consolidation, and Police/Court warrant staffing.

FINANCIAL SERVICES Controller • Prepared for single audit conducted 9/15- 9/18 (federal awards) • Prepared for workmen’s compensation audit to be conducted 10/30 • Prepared for annual financial audit (10/20 – 10/31) • Attended MGFOA Fall Conference (Michigan Government Finance Officers

Association) • Attended monthly Cornerstone Municipal meeting • Completed and filed Quarterly HICCA return • Closed year end (period 13) • Completed GASB 34 adjustments for financial statements • Participated in Web-design meetings Accounts Payable • Total documents processed for the month of September 2014 was 1,088 which

generated 488 checks. Payroll The following Payroll activity took place during September: As of the last pay for the month of September 2014, 87.8% of all employees receive their paycheck by direct deposit. • Processed 65 pay checks and 580 NOD’s • Completed 29 Section 125 plan reimbursement requests • Calculated and processed 10 final payouts • Processed 10 temporary promotions for Fire Dept. • Processed 1.5% bonus for POA • Verified and Processed Minimum Wage changes in MUNIS • Calculated Fire Fighter holiday pay • Prepared 3rd quarter 941 return

ASSESSING Michigan Tax Tribunal (MTT) & State Tax Commission (STC) Issues • Dwayne McLachlan: Small Claims: Reviewed decisions filed by MTT

Full Tribunals: Continued to negotiate settlements and prepare and review valuation documents. Responded to 2013 and 2014 filings.

• Roxanne Reeder:

Sent answer forms for two small claims cases. Processed 2 MTT Consent Judgments.

*** The Assessing Department converted from Pervasive to .Net. The staff reviewed their reports from Pervasive and identified which ones needed conversion to .Net. Dawn Peterson imported and corrected approximately 75 reports. *** Assessor Issues Brief Overview • Monitored and reviewed MTT decisions and responded to numerous citizen

inquiries regarding the outcomes. • Reviewed IFEC matters and developed recommendations for IDD and IFEC

applicants. • Reviewed sales activity for development of market benchmarks. • Continued testing of new BS&A software modules and training by BS&A. • Reviewed database for consistency and accuracy after conversion and upgrade. • Participated in economic development meetings. • Vacationed week of September 15th. Appraisal Staff Issues – Brief Overview • Worked on land values for the 2015 assessment roll. • Processed late Personal Property statements. • Handled multiple IFEC issues and assisted the Clerk’s Office with three

applications. • Reviewed 3 sets of prints from Don in Planning for Assessing Department

approval. • Created new quarterly folders for new Commercial / Industrial sales. • Continued photo project for condominiums. • Apexed Dor Sal and reviewed Master Deed of Somerset Square to clarify issues. • Measured 15 houses 25% complete or better. Field checked status of numerous

others. • Identified and populated the correct, missing zoning codes of thousands of

properties. • Imported permits from Building.Net for sorting and distribution. • Fielded general permits • Attended STC continuing education: Disabled Veterans Exemption (Rox, Shawn,

Robin).

Front Coverage Staff – Brief Overview • Processed split combination SPL-0764 and forwarded to Don Mende in Planning. • Entered 2015 Term Contract for CoStar. • Worked on Sheriff Deed Action List. • Reviewed high volume of incoming Hardship applications for applicants. • Produced 15 Apex drawings. • Long phone call 09/03/14 re: 5661 14 Mile Rd. letter from MDOT. • Continued working on Commercial / Industrial sales project. Processed Typical Documents • Property Transfer Affidavits & Name changes processed: 323 • PRE's & Rescissions processed: 279 • Deeds processed: 209 • Documents scanned and attached: 803 Information Accessed from City Website

PURCHASING General Organizational analysis has been completed in determining the next step for ‘refreshing’ multi-function-devices (MFD’s) throughout the City. Information received from vendor has been reviewed and has been presented to City Management for review. Meetings with departmental administration are to be scheduled to inform those to be affected by proposed changes prior to presentation to City Council. Purchasing Manager attended the following meetings during the month • Banquet Hall Service RFP Evaluation Committee conference call • September MPPOA meeting • Pre-proposal site visit – North Clinton River Park borders and safety surface • Multiple meetings and discussions with City, County, State and FEMA

representatives involving the August 11, flood event • Monthly MITN meeting • Web site development kickoff meeting • RFP Evaluation committee interviews – North Clinton River Park borders and

safety surface Staff continued working with files received from the City Clerk’s office in an attempt to ‘blend’ them into our existing files. These files date back to 2009 and need to be reviewed for original source documents and record retention purposes prior to destruction. Purchasing Manager reviewed all Pcard transactions as well as bill listings for the month of September. This internal review validates compliance with the guidelines and requirements of the Purchasing ordinance relative to all purchases made by the City.

Resident Assessing Property & Land Online Retrievals: 15,539 Resident Assessing Sales Search: 283 Resident Assessing Total Online Retrievals: 15,822

Continued with the cleaning and restructuring of the Purchasing office O: Drive to better organize and assist staff in locating electronic files more efficiently - ongoing. During the month of September, the Purchasing office sold excess City property via MITN auctions, with the City receiving a total of $566.08. Signed in and prepped for delivery a total of 148 packages from FedEx/UPS. Bids, Proposals, and Quotes The following ITB/RFP/RFQ’s were opened during the month of September: • ITB – Public Safety Mobility Equipment – Modems & Antennas • ITB – Storm Drain and Sanitary Sewer Repairs • ITB – Printing of the City of Sterling Heights Magazine • ITB – Tandem Axle Dump Truck • ITB – Front End Loader • ITB – Towable Topdresser • RFQ – Fire Extinguisher Maintenance There were 69 regular purchase orders and term contracts processed in September for the 2015 FY. Additionally, there were 87 changes made to existing 2015 purchase orders processed during the month. Agenda Statements Eight (8) agenda statements were evaluated, prepared, and included at the two September City Council meetings. These items included: • Award bids for video cameras with accessories, editing software and equipment • Extend a bid award for water service installations • Accept a proposal for field lighting equipment at Joseph J. Delia Major Park • Receive Purchasing Manager’s report regarding emergency purchase of an air

conditioning unit to service the data center with in the Office of Information Technology

• Award a bid for the official city newspaper for the publication of the City of Sterling Heights’ legal notices and advertisements

• Accept a proposal for banquet hall services • Award a bid for motor oil, solvents, and anti-freeze • Purchase a 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe for the Sterling Heights Fire Department

TREASURY City Treasurer

• Attended Visioning Committee meeting at Velocity. • Attended bi-monthly MCTA meeting. • Met with Laura Branchick and Audrey Ward from Comerica Bank. • Attended Web Development kickoff meeting. • Attended annual Comerica Forum.

Treasury Office

• BSA .net upgrade was completed successfully the week of September 22nd. Treasury staff attended training and worked with BSA to implement the new system.

• During September the Treasury staff processed 3,000 property tax bills collecting $11.9M. Year-to-date statistics for all property tax payment methods are provided below:

• The City provides many avenues for residents to use credit cards to remit payments for a variety of services. The following table shows the level of credit card activity within various areas of the City for the current fiscal year and the prior two fiscal years.

• Management Assistant generated 294 general billing invoices with a total value

of $153,586 during September. In addition, the Management Assistant also issued 178 false alarm warning letters during the month.

• During September, residents and others using the BS&A Equalizer internet

product conducted 26,666 public record data retrievals. Included in that total were 6,885 property tax inquiries. The following graph shows the number of retrievals by month for the fiscal year.

Current Year % of Total Lockbox 13,194 30.7%Electronic Files Received 16,157 37.6%Online via Credit Card 208 0.5%Online via EFT 2,358 5.5%Manually in Treasury 11,002 25.6%Total Processed 42,919 100.0%

YTD Tax Bills Processed

Number Amount Number Amount Number AmountTreasury 970 $696,676 2,897 $1,026,233 2,770 $1,041,10441A Court 1,742 278,437 6,962 1,081,730 5,233 835,573Parks & Rec. 1,140 88,015 3,793 308,748 3,795 373,538Utility Billing 5,676 918,517 21,466 3,136,739 19,068 3,192,426Building 53 12,375 155 38,053 60 7,859Library 466 5,283 1,764 19,492 1,849 20,737Police Records 154 2,941 283 5,461 - 0

Total 10,201$ 2,002,244$ 37,320$ 5,616,455$ 32,775$ 5,471,238$ Average $ / Transaction $196.28 $150.49 $166.93

Credit Card Payments ProcessedCurrent Year-to Date Total Total

Fiscal 2014/2015 Fiscal 2013/2014 Fiscal 2012/2013

Utility Billing Utility Billing statistics for September 2014:

Current Month Auto Pay Applications

8 Total Auto Pay customers 2,315 Total Budget Billing Customers 107 Current Month On-line Retrievals 2,875 % Increase/(Decrease) from prior year 17.43%

New bankruptcy filings

9 Lockbox Payments Received 10,841 $ 2,523,472

On-line Credit Card Payments Received 2,119 $ 333,438

Pension Administration Office

• Responded to 21 requests from members for clarification of benefits and related research issues.

• Prepared agendas for the regular monthly meeting of the GERS Board, as well as related correspondence with the custodial bank, legal counsel, financial advisor and various money managers.

• Prepared 1 GERS pension estimate and 3 final retirement calculations. • Drafted GASB 67 (GERS/PFRS) and OPEB footnotes for the June 30, 2014 CAFR. • Prepared and sent out first mailing for GERS Retiree/Beneficiary annual

verification process. • Prepared and distributed Summary Annual Report to all active GERS members.

General Employees Retirement System (GERS) At the regular meeting held in September the board received an application for service retirement from Lisa Stoen, Police Clerical. In addition a discussion was held regarding the decision of Merrill Lynch to remove itself from the public funds business and the subsequent move of the Brice Group to Morgan Stanley. The GERS Board affirmed its confidence in the Brice Group and moved to begin the process of preparing contracts and initiating the transfer of assets from Merrill Lynch to Morgan Stanley. Three Large Cap Core Equity managers were interviewed. A decision regarding these managers was tabled until the completion of the transition to Morgan Stanley.

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Public Record Data - Retrievals (by month)

The monthly reports were received as follows: August 2014 August 2013

Change Number of retirees 349 344 1.45% Pension payments for month $845,801 $889,850 -4.95% Pension payments YTD $7,635,028 $7,158,196 6.66% Market value of portfolio* $119,949,947 $108,253,464 10.80%

*Represents a 2.34% increase from the July 2014 balance.

Police & Fire Retirement System (PFRS) At the regular meeting held in September, DROP retirement termination requests were received from the following:

• Richard Boughton, Fire • David Gonczar, Fire • Christopher Martin, Fire • Todd Rotter, Fire • Kevin Ernst, Police • Kevin Wagner, Police • Glenn French, Police

In addition a discussion was held regarding the decision of Merrill Lynch to remove itself from the public funds business and the subsequent move of the Brice Group to Morgan Stanley. The PFRS Board had additional questions and tabled its decision regarding the move to Morgan Stanley until the next meeting. Three Large Cap Core Equity managers were interviewed. A decision regarding these managers was tabled until a decision was reached on the move to Morgan Stanley. The monthly reports were received as follows: August 2014 August 2013

Change Number of retirees 309 298 3.69% Pension payments for month $1,239,449 $1,188,170 4.32% Pension payments YTD $12,443,520 $10,996,958 13.15% Market value of portfolio* $205,506,140 $178,366,928 15.22%

*Represents a 3.24% increase from the July 2014 balance. Public Act 20 - Investment Activity As of August 31, 2014 the Public Act 20 portfolio was invested in full compliance with Michigan Public Act 20 and the investment policy adopted by the City Council. As shown by the pie graph below, the actively invested portion of the portfolio was below the 85% target set by the investment committee. This is normal during high tax collection time and the excess funds were invested in September.

The bar graph below compares the actual holdings by investment type to the targets set by the City’s investment committee. As noted above, overnight funds are significantly above target due to the large inflow of revenue from tax collections received at the end of August. These funds were invested in September.

The fiscal year-to-date yield earned for the combined portfolio (1.63%) exceeds the average benchmark (two-year Treasury note yield of 0.33%) set by the investment committee. The year-to-date results of investment activity for the period ended August 31, 2014 were as follows: 2014/15 2013/14 Change Earnings $94,795 $85,643 10.69% Percent of Budget 24.49% 16.63% 47.25% Yield: Overnight 0.05% 0.04% 30.50% Active Invest. 1.85% 1.50% 23.59% Portfolio Balance: Overnight $32,600,728 $31,697,041 2.85% Active Invest. $48,993,889 $52,810,917 -7.23% Total Portfolio $81,594,617 $84,507,958 -3.45%

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City Clerk The City Clerk’s Office continues to train the two new clerical employees that started in April. Temporary part-time staff continues to assist with preparation for the November election. Numerous liquor license transfers have been filed and are in the review and processing stage. Death Certificates Staff is increasingly processing death certificates via the new Electronic Death Registration system implemented by the State Register. Election Clerk’s Office is in the process of preparing for the November 4, 2014 General Election. Petitions / Non-Discrimination Ordinance Clerk’s Office received 206 additional petitions protesting the recently enacted non-discrimination ordinance. Staff processed the petitions and determined there were 6,380 valid signatures of registered electors. The City Clerk issued a certificate of examination stating the petitions contain the requisite number of signatures of registered electors required under the City Charter. Licenses / Registrations Staff continues to work on numerous licensing and business registrations. Staff is also working on finalizing the registration application for the newly enacted marijuana ordinance. Animal Licenses Pet Data continues to report compliance with the veterinarian direct reporting of rabies vaccination information from known veterinarian service suppliers in Sterling Heights, and additional clinics outside Sterling Heights. Claims / Lawsuits Workers Compensation: There were six (6) new workers compensation claims received in September. As of September 30, 2014 there was 1 employee off work due to workplace injuries. Short Term Disability: Three (3) employees received STD benefits during the month of September.

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIVISION M. Carufel, City Clerk/Risk Manager

Long Term Disability: No active open claims for employees. Life Insurance: No claims filed. New property / liability / subrogation claims and incidents: 52 There was 1 lawsuit received in September. Subrogation recoveries: $252.03 9/2/14 - $252.03 from Frankenmuth Insurance - Vehicle damaged street sign Safety / Training / Other The monthly Loss Control Committee meeting was held on September 9, 2014.

Information Technology BS&A

• Completed Tax and Assessing Upgrade • Working with BS&A to flag accounts in CRA • Working on moving the soil erosion program into BS&A BD.net – Currently

testing • Still working on issues with the Contractor and Licensing tables – BS&A provided

a licensee utility to update licensee information • Installed Several new releases for CRA, Building, Tax, Assessing, DPP, and

Special Assessments • Online services for permits now configured and active • Online services for CRA still being configured • Server maintenance and utilities run by BS&A • Extract of BS&A data to Code V • BS&A data conversion complete – Still fixing some issues • BSA to address updates done weekly • Continued working and configuring the APEX sketching software Assessing • Assisted with database maintenance • Pulled the PRD Web Server stats for the month • Continued to support BS&A Multiple Databases and Application Servers

Munis

• Looking at upgrading check printing hardware • Preparing for upgrade to version 10.5 scheduled for 11/11/14 • Departments completed work on DIA • All MUNIS PC’s being upgraded to Windows 7 for release 10.5 requirement

• Maintenance issues with Munis database locks • Fixed several batch errors • Looking at time collection module in MUNIS for FD • GIS connected to Munis UB for data analysis • Upgrading crystal reports as notified • Assisted with month end • Fixed several processing errors • Ran utilities on Database • Multiple Live to Test database copies • Loaded several program fixes • Administrative maintenance on the Online system • Processed payroll checks • Support of all city staff members using Munis System

Faster CCGsystems

• Presented Faster DB options to DPW Admin • Assisted with report maintenance • Reviewing maintenance agreement • Created monthly reports • Maintenance of all system users and printers

Accela Permits

• Accela is now for historical data only all data has been moved to BS&A Recware

• Upgraded Safari to 4.5.10 – now dealing with report issues and we don’t have support

• Updated Recware online activities as needed • Working on getting Recware to work on windows 7 • Printing monthly birthday report • Now running reports for Internet, Senior, Parks, and Nature • Assisted with running the daily cash dist report • Staff assisted in design of data entry for Recware software

QVF

• Backups • Updated and replicated software

Court

• Fixed audio issue with arraignment system • Working on removing the leading zero for officer ID on IyeTek import into JIS • Added multiple AS/400 sessions • Worked on various AS/400 problems • Helped create new macros for AS/400 at Court • Assisted with several software and configuration issues

Hardware

• Fixed all of the damage from the flood on 8/11/14 – phone system still recovering from being wet at PD – Still working on a few lines at PD

• Updating all PC’s to Windows 7 • Replacing 10 XFR 6400 with XFR 6420 because of touch screen issue • Preparing for Firewall replacement scheduled for 10/7/14 • Fixed DSX system at Velocity • Re-purposed PowerEdge 2900 and EqualLogic 5000 SAN for AppAssure • PC replacement for 14/15 (PD, FD, and miscellaneous PC’s for MUNIS) • Replaced 4 bad motherboard at PD • Replaced 3 bad mice • Replaced 2 bad laptop batteries • Replaced 6 bad BIOS batteries • Replaced 2 bad hard drive fans • Replaced 10 touch screen controllers in Dell XFR’s • Replaced 0 broken screens in Dell XFR’s • Replaced 1 broken keyboard in Dell XFR’s • Completed work on proposed in-car video camera system upgrade at PD with

WatchGuard – All cars now setup and configured • Reported several printers to Konica OPS program for repair • Maintenance contract for 3 UPS units – PM performed by Ancona Controls on

4/28/14 – FD batteries replaced on 7/8/14. More maintenance is being done on the PD UPS waiting to schedule. PD UPS unit is down

• Fixed multiple PC’s throughout city • Continued updating computer inventory list • Cleaned multiple printers making roller noises

Software

• Upgraded all AppAssure clients to 5.4.2.228 • Upgrading to Office 2010 • Font issues with myriad roman win7/office2010 fixed • Setting up AppAssure as part of DR program • IT Staff now administering the Door Access software • Staff implemented maas360 for MDM solution • Reviewing meter collection methods and software • Installed APEX sketch software in Assessing • Created shared department calendars in Outlook • Working on vacation calendar • Upgraded MCM server and all clients to new version • Completed installing new Webroot endpoint protection – 378 clients have been

upgraded to the new version • Testing internal helpdesk software • Working on SharePoint server for testing purposes • Assisted staff with various software problems and solutions • Loaded software apps in coordination with various departments

ISP/ Firewall/Network • Working on slow printing issues at DPW water and sewer area • Still Testing NetMotion with IOS devices • PD and FD modems and antennas to Council on 10/7/14 • Researching remote app delivery • Network maintenance and windows updates on 8/29/14 – next maintenance

update scheduled for Dec 2014 • Configured firewall for remote camera viewing • 45 door security additions and changes for September 2014 • Continued work on setting up second DMZ for wireless Internet public access –

Completed install of wireless Internet access at Senior Center, P&R, Council Chambers, Building

• Investigating backup Internet service • Pushed out windows updates to all servers and clients • Working on Departmental mail stores • Made several policy changes on content filter • Monitor and maintain Internet, E-mail, and Firewall effectiveness and reliability • Reviewed Firewall policy for optimum efficiency • Upgraded Barracuda database hourly • Ran Monthly Internet and E-mail usage reports

Police

• Wired and setup new CRU division at PD • Moved CAD machine to COMTEC for testing • Renewed maintenance on PD Forensic system • Working with PD and PCT on camera issues • Working with PD and AT&T on dispatch move • Loaded New world version 10.3 in test environment • Setup laptops and MDC’s for 10.3 testing • Working with Macomb County on New World project • Added SOS photos to LEIN returns in 2 PD cars • Installed 2 new 4G modems in 2 PD cars • Antennae’s added for WatchGuard system to rear of PD • Working with New World and IyeTek on accident interface • Updated PAAC manual • Cleaned up the society/public issues with SQL scripts • Fixed LEIN and MICJIN issues • Attending New World/County meetings • Business Jacket consolidation performed on 9/24/14 • Added aerial maps to PD and FD mobile • Updated virtual partner for new image • Updated ISS, Aspen, Vin ID for new image • Setup new LPR automated process to pull in NCIC lists • Assisting LPR, agencies with LPR configuration • Staff repaired multiple MDC issues (AVL, Modem, Screen) • Radio System • Maintain and support XP workstations and Network printers

Fire

• Working with County on Westnet move to COMTEC • Working with New World on logging mobile issues • Working with IROL to populate business information • Added AP’s in all fire stations for FD mobile inspection project • Still working on FD records, PCR, and mobile issues related to upgrade • Pre-plans to Fire mobiles should now be working with version 10.0.10 • Fixed various errors in NFIRS • Support and Maintenance of XP Workstations and Printers at Fire Admin and

remote stations Phone System and Nextels

• Fixed issues at Velocity with phone system • AT&T renewal contracts to Council on 10/7/14 • Moving IPad cellular users to shared data plan to save money • Finished with AT&T to get credit for Internet billing issue at Velocity – tax

exempt issue • Investigating cloud fax services • Investigating tellular devices to replace alarm phone lines • Setup and Manage of the new Verizon accounts for the mobility devices • Investigating Phone System upgrades • Several phone changes due to employee moves and retirements • Updated/adjusted/added several program changes to several Sprint phones • Updated and changed several names on landline phones • Fixed several extensions of landline phones • Adjusted time on phone system • Maintain and support all phone systems and Nextel phones city wide • Maintain and support all land line telephone systems

General

• Staff working with Access Interactive on consultant pricing for the IT Plan • New air conditioning unit installed – monitoring for issues • Staff attending Visioning sessions • Re-programmed Council Chambers name plates for updates • Working with UB and DPW on meter reading system • Windows updates installed on all computers in WAN • Updated copiers to reflect new staff members • Compiled PC Inventory for Finance • Setup laptop for Council Meetings • Backup of complete network data on a nightly basis • Help Desk support for city wide technology

COMMUNICATION SERVICES • Continued updating Facebook and Twitter

Facebook – 3,963 people “like” us, up 4.7% from August - Messages reached 31,859 people Twitter – 881 followers, up 1% from August

• E-subscription Service: (E-NEWS, Agendas, Council Reports, SHTV Guide & Job Opportunities) Distributed 29 newsletters in September 5,149 subscribers, up 4.2% from August

• Take T.E.N. employee newsletter: issued 3 editions • Updated website including items for Economic Development and Velocity • Updated artwork in numerous sections of the website • Continue to update city calendar • Update employee intranet • Report grass violations to DPW • Compiled pictures, prepared congratulatory letters, created power point presentation

and program for the Beautification Awards • Coordinated 2 SHINE projects at 4 properties • Updated income/expense report of Sterlingfest • Follow up on unpaid invoices for Sterlingfest • Coordination/mailing/media releases for Holiday Assistance Program • Assisted with coordination of training meetings and Velocity event • Assisted with the preparation of Volunteer Appreciation Dinner (prepared mailing list,

invitations, accepted RSVP calls) • Assisted Community Foundation with projects

Citizen Action Center – September 2014 238 General E-mail Request for Information and/or Service

BOARDS & COMMISSIONS

Sterling Heights Cultural Commission • Artist of the month • Summarized Sterlingfest

Community Foundation: • Finance Committee met to establish reporting measures • Event planning of Puttin’ on the Ritz • Veteran’s Day Ceremony committee met • Obtained non-profit mailing status

COMMUNITY RELATIONS DEPARTMENT September 2014 S. Guitar, Community Relations Director

Sterling Heights Beautification Commission • Voted on Beautification Awards

Sterling Heights Ethnic Community Committee

• Began nomination process for Diversity Distinction Awards SHTV

• Aired City Council meetings, the Board of Ordinance Appeals, and the Board of Ordinance Appeals II Meetings

• Completed production on Putin’ on the Ritz 2014 promotional video • Provided copies of Macomb-OU INCubator promo video digital files and DVDs to

Macomb-OU INCubator • Coordinated the rental of camera platforms and backdrop to be used by CBS/62

Michigan Matters production crew for recording program during Michigan Defense Matters symposium held at Velocity

• Set up and removed Parks & Recreation department staging for Michigan Defense Matters symposium held at Velocity

• Participated in technical dry-run for Michigan Defense Matters symposium held at Velocity

• Provided audio and various technical support during Michigan Defense Matters symposium held at Velocity

• Shot photographs of 29 retail/office/senior housing developments throughout the city for future use by the City Manager

• Provided City Manager and MML technical staff digital copies of SHAP Saved video, Macomb-OU Incubator and the SHAP Paint shop grand opening/Chrysler 200 Launch Celebration for Leadership Macomb presentation

• Produced Clinton River Cleanup and New Paddle Landing video for Denise Gerstenburg’s presentation during City Council Meeting

• Reset City Hall Outdoor Clock after power failure caused the clock to show the incorrect time

• Cleared unknown and outdated message from the outdoor sign at the Nature Center • Met with new city website developer and all city department staff to discuss needs

and implementation of the new city website • Manned city of Sterling Heights main switchboard located in Community Relations

when front office staff was unavailable • Met with Sales and Technical engineers from VTP to review current City Council

Chambers audio/video equipment and operations to develop potential capital equipment request

• Attended “branding” meeting to review potential new City of Sterling Heights logos • Developed Safe Streets Update artwork for implementation on the Cone Zone

section of the city’s website

• Provided audio system support for neighborhood association meeting held in the city council chambers

• Provided video service support for city wide departmental new website preparation meeting

• Facilitated and assisted SHPD’s request to have Comcast install a new cable drop in the lower level of the Police Department

• Shot photographs of City Employee Picnic luncheon • Aired Stevenson HS football game recorded and shared by Macomb Township

Government Channel • Traced, organized and rewired SHTV Control Room & Playback system audio and

video signal input/output connection and wiring • Prepared for the installation of new SHTV edit Systems • Removed old outdated and unused AVID editing system computers, hardware,

monitors, equipment and wiring components • Assisted IT department with the installation and implication of new PCs in SHTV

office and control room • Recorded and implemented hold/afterhours messages for the city phone system • Attended Visioning 2030 meetings • Updated city Facebook pages images and videos • Posted municipal meetings minutes on website • Published newsletter mailing lists for subscribers to meeting agendas • Published newsletter mailing list for subscribers to Job Opportunities • Published notifications of SHTV on-demand list of new programs • Maintained Recreation Activities line • 23 service club / lost (found) pet notices place on the SHTV Message Board • Updated Bid List to SHTV & website • Created and updated city department, events and activity messages SHTV Message

Board • Programmed AM 1700 Radio Station messages • Created and updated Library Channel Message Board pages • Uploaded SHTV Program Schedule onto City Website and emailed copies to

subscribers • Uploaded video presentations to the City’s YouTube Channel • Uploaded video presentations to the City’s Facebook page • Produced SHTV monthly report for submission to the Community Relations

department overall monthly report • Produced two new episodes of Sterling Report

NEWS STORIES COVERED

• SHFD Open House Preview • P&R daddy daughter dance preview • SHFD rope rescue training at Schenoerr towers • Reopening of 17 Mile rd bridge • Sterling Heights DPW removal of Clinton River blockage

SHTV PEGCentral Data Stream Files 498 Files available for playback 414 files published 84 files unpublished Top Five PEGCentral View ed Files CityCouncilFull9-16.mp4 8-28-14ZBA_1409703904.mp4 9-8-14OBA.mp4 8-28-14ZBA.mp4 CLE-NutsandBolts2010.mp4 SHTV YouTube Channel Data SHTV YouTube Channel views 5,477 SHTV YouTube Channel Estimated minutes watched 12,498 PRINT REQUESTS 1,000 - "Approved" Labels for Building 6,000 - Ballot Inserts for City Clerk 500 - Volunteer Appreciation Dinner Invitations for Community Relations 1,000 - Order of Probation for 41A District Court 1,000 - P.V.B.W. Request Forms for 41A District Court 500 - Letterhead for D.P.W. 1,000 - Vehicle Equipment Trouble Forms for D.P.W. 1,000 - #10 Envelopes for Fire Department 9,000 - Open House Coloring Page for Fire Department 9,000 - Open House Flyer for Fire Department 25 - Firefighters Contract for Human Resources 11,000 - Recreation Connection Flyers for Parks & Recreation 125 - ASA Hall of Fame Programs for Parks & Recreation 5,000 - Abandoned Auto Reports for Police 5,000 - Training Requests for Police 500 - Quartermaster Equipment Log - Traffic Afternoons for Police 600 - Abandoned Auto Labels for Police 2,000 - #10 Envelopes for Police 100 - Map Books for Police 250 - Michigan Matters Invitations for Velocity

STOCK REQUESTS

• Building - 2,000 #10 Window Envelopes • Community Relations - 500 #10 City Envelopes • 41A District Court - 4 Boxes of 1 Part, 3 Boxes of 2 Part, and 3 Boxes of 3 Part

Computer Paper, 1,000 5" x 8" White Labels, 2,500 60# Blue 8.5" x 11", 100 Group 83 Time Cards, and 25 Weekly Time Summary

• Engineering - 500 60# White 11" x 17" • Library - 1,500 60# Ivory 8.5" x 11", and 1,000 60# Lilac 8.5" X 11" • Parks & Recreation - 10 Packs of City Mailing Labels, 1,500 City Letterhead, 4,000 #1 • City Envelopes, 250 67# White 8.5" x 11", and 500 60# Tan 8.5" x 11" • Treasury - 2,500 #10 City Window Envelopes, and 500 #9 White Regular Envelopes

BINDERY Community Relations - 140 Laminating Sheets 5 mil. 8.5" x 11" Library - 6 - 10 mil. Laminating Sheets 8.5" x 11", 5 - 5 mil. Laminating Sheets 8.5" x 11", and 27 - 5 mil. Laminating Sheets 11" x 17" STOCK ROOM 2,000 - Payment Request Forms 11,500 - #10 City Envelopes 12,500 - #10 City Window Envelopes COPY PAPER City Management - 2 Cases 41A District Court - 8 Cases D.P.W. - 2 Cases Engineering - 3 Cases Finance - 3 Cases Fire - 1 Pallet Parks & Recreation - 4 Cases

Automation/Technology Microsoft Office 2013 was installed on three more public computers and one more staff computer, replacing Office 2003. The PCs and printers that were put up for auction were brought over to the Purchasing Department so that they could handle the payment and pick-up of the items. Services/Programs/Issues In September, the library circulated 42,500 items and responded to 5,509 resident requests for information. 32,648 patrons visited the library in September, an average of 1,306 a day or 135 an hour. Resident Mr. Ronald Himmler donated $4,525 to enhance the library’s DVD collection with the purchase of over 200 PBS Nova and Nature series DVDs. Items will begin to appear on the shelves for circulation in October. A new Parent/Teacher Resource collection is being developed. The resources will assist teachers and parents in the education of their children. The collection includes workbooks and guides that connect to Common Core. Items will begin to appear on the shelves for circulation in October. In celebration of National Library Card Month, 405 prizes were given away throughout the entire month of September. Prizes included gift cards, tote bags, cookies, cake, and ice cream. The Friends of the Library sponsored all of the giveaways! September marked the first month the library offered one-on-one tech assistance appointments. Seven appointments were scheduled. A special needs student tour was held this month with 25 special needs students and caregivers. Instruction was provided in the use of the library’s services and resources available to them. The Boogie, Woogie Kid concert was wildly popular. 177 patrons attended, with some listening from the lobby or the children’s garden. Due to incomplete coverage in the press, many showed up and did not register for the program. The overwhelming turnout has spurred further thought on how best to handle high-volume programs. Highlights of September’s other Adult and Family Programming: ABCs of Computers – 12 patrons; Ask the Lawyer – 20 patrons; College Planning Session – 15 patrons; Crafter’s Cooperative – 4 patrons; Creative Writer’s Workshop – 13 patrons; Family Gaming Day – 12 patrons; Gadget Guy – 2 patrons; Good Reads – 12 patrons; Movie Day: Divergent – 12 patrons; Senior Book Discussion – 4 patrons; Tech Time – 6 patrons.

COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT September 2014 T. Turgeon, Community Services/Library

Highlights of September’s Youth Programming: Shake Rattle & Roll had 225 children and caregivers at two programs; Our new Baby Lapsit program was offered on three Wednesdays and had 39 attend; Our Pokemon program continues to be popular and was enjoyed by 63; Four Monday Medleys were held with 63 children and caregivers; Four Storytimes had 56 children; Four Toddler Times had 245 children and caregivers; 31 children read to our Paws dogs with four sessions offered; Saturday Adventures in Reading brought in 12 to participate. Boards/Commissions/Staff 2 Supervisor meetings were held. Karen Stine attended the Adult Services Roundtable meeting. Cathy Les attended two Overdrive webinars. Laurie Zachwieja attended one Overdrive webinar. Interviews were conducted for a new part-time clerk in Circulation. Bethany Boutin was hired as the new part-time librarian in Public Services. Her background is in serving youth.

September Library Statistics

September 2014 FY 14/15

Library Web Site Hits 73,745 236,487

Online Catalog/Database Usage/Facebook 29,805 99,543

Circulation 42,500 138,860

Public Computer Usage (Hours) 4,415 12,845

Library Visits 32,648 102,628

Information Requests from Residents 5,509 17,647

Program Attendance 1,641 5,374

Loans-Outgoing Items 6,360 19,456

Loans-Items Received 6,691 21,868

New Patron Registrations 348 1,087

In-House Usage 6,036 17,830

Materials Added 1,750 4,925

Holds Placed by Residents 5,539 17,626

PARKS & RECREATION Administration Staff coordinated and hosted the Employee Picnic on September 19th.

Staff updated, printed and delivered the fall edition of the Recreation Connection newsletter to area schools.

Staff submitted building use requests for Youth Basketball. Instructional Summer Fitness classes wrapped up and fall Fitness classes began.

Youth Karate lessons started in September.

Parent and Tot classes began in September.

Dance classes started the week of September 15th.

Gymnastics classes began on September 20th.

Athletics The Redskins Football league continued playing at Delia Park.

The Fall Adult Softball leagues began in September along with our Adult Kickball league on Thursday evenings.

Registration began for the All Area Boys Basketball League for boys in 9th, 10th, 11th or 12th grades that didn’t make their school teams. Games will begin in December.

Special Events Work continued for the upcoming Sterling “Frights” Halloween party and also the upcoming Sterling Christmas celebration.

Details have been finalized for the annual Daddy Daughter Dance to be held on October 16th at the Century Banquet Center.

Research and planning continued on the new Farmer’s Market to be held in Dodge Park next summer.

Nature Center “Let’s Feed the Animals” was held on September 20th with 50 people in attendance.

670 drop-in guests visited the Nature Center in September.

One field trip was held at the Nature Center during September with 83 total visitors.

On September 13th, the DNR held a presentation on research they’ve been doing with Osprey in southeast Michigan.

Three birthday parties were held in September with 72 people in attendance.

Park/Building Operations Two new Park Monitors were hired in September. They replace two part-time Monitors that have moved on to school or work programs. Welcome Mitch and Tony!

Park Operations staff members have been hustling to keep up with litter and garbage control especially at Delia Park with youth football leagues in full swing.

Delia Park hosted the Hanson’s Invitational on September 27th.

Phase II of construction began at Beaver Creek park this month.

Received proposals for safety surfacing and playground borders for North Clinton River Park.

Field lighting was approved for Delia Park.

Seniors The seniors enjoyed five trips during the month of September:

• 7 seniors travelled to London and Paris from September 22 to September 29th.

• 62 seniors watched the Detroit Tigers game at Comerica Park on September 12th. • 53 seniors visited Stratford on September 11th. • 52 seniors participated in the Riverwalk in Detroit on September 26th. • 34 seniors visited the Detroit Zoo on September 30th. • 21 members of Lunch Bunch shared a meal together on September 25th at The

Pantry.

Ten seniors attended the Quilting group on September 4th. On September 22nd, twelve seniors attended a meeting to discuss the 2015 New York City trip.

650 seniors attended the Healthy Living Expo on September 18th.

On September 10th, fifty-two seniors attended the presentation by St. John Providence Health System on how to prevent falls and retain balance.

On September 3rd, eight seniors listened to a speaker from the Michigan Senior Olympics. Tips on how to live an active life were provided. 83 seniors participated in the new activity “Brain Neurobics”. Brain Neurobics forces stimulation of the brain so it will grow new cells and make new connections, making the brain more agile and flexible. Participants learned how performing routine activities in a non-routine way stimulates the brain.

Fourteen seniors participated in the Spelling Bee practice sessions on September 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th.

Six seniors helped out with the Tote Bags of Love Production Party on September 16th. The group made backpack tote bags for underprivileged children.

Bingo was held on September 9th with 141 seniors in attendance.

Twenty seniors participated in the three Low Impact Fat Burner sessions this month.

The Bowling League began in September with 294 bowlers participating.

71 seniors gathered for the four Calorie Conscious meetings.

102 people participated in the monthly Card Party.

463 seniors enjoyed playing Bridge in September. 44 seniors enjoyed playing Bunco at the Center this month.

30 seniors played four sessions of Canasta during September.

Six seniors challenged each other at games of Chess this month.

198 seniors enjoyed the seven Get-Together’s held in September.

Nine seniors participated in this month’s Investment Club meeting.

Thirty-nine seniors participated in the four Sit-n-Stitch gatherings during September.

Twenty seniors played Mah-Jongg this month.

Thirty-two seniors enjoyed massages at the Senior Center during September.

25 seniors enjoyed playing a few games of Pinochle this month.

Sixteen seniors participated in the Model Builders Club.

Fourteen seniors participated in the September Musical Group.

Eighteen seniors participated in the Painting Workshop this month. Thirty-six seniors visited with the Foot Doctor during September.

233 seniors used the Pool Room and 32 seniors played in the Pool Tournament this month.

Eighteen seniors played four games of Scrabble during September.

Fifteen seniors enjoyed the two Stained Glass classes that were held in September.

Six seniors helped out with the Troop Packing party held on September 30th.

Four sessions of Woodcarving were held in September and 64 seniors participated.

Twenty-two seniors had their blood pressure taken at the Senior Center during September.

Nineteen seniors enjoyed the Aquatic Exercise classes held at Henry Ford High School.

Sixty seniors participated in the “Exercise with Mary” classes in September.

Fourteen seniors enjoyed playing Badminton this month.

Ten sessions of Basketball took place in September with 39 seniors enjoying court time.

Nineteen seniors participated in our Body Sculpture program.

70 seniors enjoyed Line Dancing during September.

567 seniors enjoyed playing Pickleball this month.

15 seniors enjoyed several games of Table Tennis this month.

Tai Chi remains popular with 122 seniors participating.

611 seniors used the walking track this month.

93 seniors participated in the 7 Zumba Gold sessions that were offered in September.

Four seniors participated in the September Book Club meeting.

37 seniors participated in the four “How to Stay Fit” programs that were offered in September.

126 seniors participated in the Walking Club in September.

And finally, Thirty-four seniors played Bocce Ball this month.

Sterling Heights Parks and Recreation Creating Community through People, Parks and Programs.

Administration Division During the month of September, Interim Fire Chief Duke: Meetings/Training attended:

• County NWS project management • Weekly Directors • Chaldean Community outreach • NWS/County Westnet station alerting interface • Michigan's Defense Industry: A Special Episode of Michigan Matters • Web development committee

Miscellaneous: • Daily updates and information sharing with Battalion Chiefs • Continue County NWS build • Reviewed several revised and proposed SOG changes • Reviewed citation and awards recommendations • Completed Training Chief performance appraisal • Completed Battalion Chief performance appraisal • Coordinated sizing of PPE for personnel • MCHT activation: SCS HazMat • Coordinated turn out gear fitting for new FFs • Project lead for FD city website upgrade • Coordinating/working on 2015/16 capital budget • Mentor/coach Acting Asst. Chief • Mentor/coach newly promoted Battalion Chiefs • Interviewed for Fire Chief position • Reviewed fire extinguisher maintenance contract for Purchasing Dept. • Submitted to MCOEM reimbursement for Lakeshore HS HazMat incident personnel costs • Completed pipeline survey • Met with CODE 3 representative and DPW mechanics to discuss new BC vehicle

Acting Assistant Chief DeMeyere: Meetings/Training attended:

• PIA in Warren • County Hazmat Team meeting • Trench training behind DPW • Results from UIC “SHFD Survey” • Conference call re: New World, Radio repair and City of Sterling Heights • Monday Morning briefings/meeting

Miscellaneous: • Daily updates and information sharing with Battalion Chiefs • Performed Fire Chief’s duties for a weekend, while out of town • Called in for working fire • Assisted new and Acting Battalion Chiefs • Reviewed several revised and proposed SOG changes

FIRE DEPARTMENT September 2014 R. Duke, Interim Fire Chief

• Reviewed citation and awards recommendations • Made numerous attempts, and contacted civilians, PD and FF’s for Open House

Awards • Organized and planned for the FD Open House, including, but not limited to:

Contacting Utica and Warren Con. Schools, flyers, coloring contest Researched and leased/borrowed Roseville’s Smoke House Arranged for stage, tables, chairs, facilities, etc. from various city departments Inventoried supplies and shopped for Open House items Gathered supplies and equipment

• Processed several purchase requests • Met with Secretaries and handled some issues • Handled daily Operational concerns • Processed numerous paperwork • Researched and worked on Capital Budget • Made some assignments for Capital Budget • Reviewed radio reports; meeting set with HFM • October transfers with return of Chief Martin

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2. To research and implement new firefighting tactics and strategiesbased on science and staffing levels.

3. To research the purchase and use of more efficient pumping fireapparatus for daily operations.

4. To continue implementation, refinement, and evaluation of the FireDepartment succession plan.

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Administration 14/15 Performance Objectives 1. To ensure a smooth transition of Fire Dispatch to the MacombCounty Dispatch Center.

2. To explore opportunities and the effects on the delivery ofemergency medical services that will be created by changes in healthcare by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

3. To continue to see effeciencies in the delivery of Fire and EMSservices to the residents.

4. To fine-tune the Company Inspection Program, which usesExtinguishment division personnel to perform fire inspections.

ISO 9001:2000 Calibrated Devices Report

Devices tested/calibrated in: September 2014 Description Quantity Description Quantity Airpak regulators & reducers 5 Annual fit testing 0 Airpak sensor batteries 5 Fire extinguishers-annual &

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Airpak inspections & valve repair 3 Hose repair 0 Airpak flow test 0 Tools/other equipment 18 30 minute bottles 0 Mask/Helmet repairs 1 60 minute bottles 0 Ground ladders 0 Hydrostatic cylinder testing 2 Monitor maintenance &

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cylinders 3 Fill station maintenance 3

Training Division

During the month of September, the Training Division coordinated/delivered training on the following subjects: New Boat Engine Operation in-service Simulated pre-connect Fire Attack Simulated Forward Lay/Bundle Fire Attack Live Burn Fire Attack Trench Rescue refresher Elder Abuse University of Indiana Re-Cap/Results

Chief of Training Ratliff: Meetings Attended:

• MCMCA Ops Meeting • Loss Control • MITF-1 Planning Meeting • Roseville FD Strategic Training Meeting • EMS Expo @ Suburban Collection Novi • R2N ACC Meeting @ Medstar

Miscellaneous: • Coordinate 2 new grant covered exercises (1-County Hazmat, 1-County Rescue) • Coordinated/published August/September training schedule • Coordinate limited duty personnel (Grady) • Recommended training to the Fire Chief for approval

o Class A burn in training tower for November o EMS Expo Novi o E-Draulics/Extrication

• Submitted monthly report to the Fire Chief

EMS Coordinator St. Peter: Training Delivered:

• Elder Abuse Class 3 classes • New Hire Orientation 1.5 days • EMS Coordinator St. Peter Orientation On going

Training Attended:

• Staff and Command 5 Days • Elder Abuse 3 Days • PHTLS Provider Class 2 Days • Boat Training 1 hour • Dealing with difficult people Seminar 1 Day • NAEMT On-line Instructors Program 3 Hours • AHA Instructors Essentials/ PALS Module 3 Hours • UST Online Training 0.5 Hours

Meetings Attended: • Met with UMAS management (Monthly) EMS related issues • Morning Briefings • Met with Harbor Chase Management, re: non-emergency calls for service • Met with Pine Ridge of Hayes Management, re: Response to on site emergency without

care being given • MCMCA EMS Operations Meeting • Training Division Meeting/Lunch

Miscellaneous: • New World Software is ongoing, unable to submit NEMSIS internally, submitted by New

World, 6 PCR’s Missing, New World trying to recover • R2N meetings ongoing • CARES entry ongoing/Up to date • QA/QI Data collection ongoing

Training Officer Ranes: Training Delivered:

• Outboard motor familiarization training brought to each station over 3 days

• LIVE BURN over 3 days Training Attended:

• Took Class C UST test and received certificate

• Macomb County Hazmat SOG class • Fred Pryor seminar (all Day) • Macomb County Business

Symposium/Conference Meetings Attended:

• Training division meeting Miscellaneous:

• Work on November training schedule

• Troubleshoot VC and computer problems for EMS Coordinator

• Test new VC remote at station 2 and write up instructional paper for its use

• Prep and organize retirement /promotion/new hire badge pinning

• Assembled Hazmat SOG Book for placement on RRTN

• Assisted Lt. Allen with construction on training tower to prepare for live burn

• Cleaned training tower • Four trips to station 2 to load and

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3. To establish a comprehensive professional developmentsuccession plan in order to deliver safe & effective emergencyoperations.

4. To provide all extinguishment personnel with training related to newfirefighter strategies and tactics.

• Work with Chris Griessel to repair training tower garage door

• Email UMAS and give contact info for live fire training

• Went to Home Depot and purchased steel trash can for live burn training

• Made Live Fire training documents for dispersal to SHFD members

outlining the training and parking issue for station 5

• Tested and cleaned misting fan in prep for training

• Cleaned Training tower and surrounding parking lot for USAR training

Extinguishment Division

The extinguishment division responded to 1,047 alarms in September 2014. This averages out to 35 alarms per day or 1 run every forty-one minutes. Fiscal runs year to date are 3,242.

Fire Activity September 6; Engine 5 was dispatched to Homestead Drive for a report of a burn victim. While en route Engine 5 was informed that the patient had left the scene and that the incident occurred with an outside fire. Engine 5 continued non-emergency and upon arrival were met by a resident of the home who informed them that the victim was transported to BTR by a personal vehicle after sustaining burns. The incident was related to the use of gasoline to intensify the fire. The fire was in an unapproved fire pit with firewood, no use of a spark arresting device, and no cooking was being performed on the fire at the time of the incident. The gasoline was poured onto a smoldering fire and in the process caught the clothing of one of the occupants. The resident and the person that poured the gasoline stated that the victim started to run around as his clothing was on fire, until directed to drop to the ground and roll the fire out. The clothing was found on scene and showed melting of both legs of the pants and melting/burning to the coat. The patient was interviewed at BTR and found to have partial thickness burns to the back side of both legs, ankles and his lower back. The victim recalled sitting next to the fire during the introduction of gasoline to the fire. He believed that the gas may have splashed onto his clothing during the incident, which caused the clothing to burn and melt. The scene was documented and pictures included in the report. No patient care was provided by SHFD; the patient was found in the resuscitation room at BTR with initial plans on the patient being transported to a burn unit for further care and treatment. The resident and others at the site of the fire were advised of the open burning ordinance, and a copy was left with them.

September 15; Engine 1 was dispatched to possible structure fire on Canterbury. Engine 1 arrived to find a two-story residential house with nothing showing, and the resident standing outside. Rescue 1 did a 360 with nothing showing. Truck 1 called command. Engine 1 and Rescue 1 did an investigation and found smoke with heavy soot throughout the house and heavy fire damage in the basement; the fire was out. Truck 1 called for the Fire Marshal. Truck 1 and Engine 1 assisted the Fire Marshal with the investigation, and then left the scene with him. Estimated Property Loss: $100,000 / Estimated Contents Loss: $50,000.

EMS Activity

September 4; Engine 1 was dispatched to 39333 Van Dyke (Fitness USA) for difficulty in breathing. Upon arrival, Engine 1 found a 51 y/o male lying supine on the ground. The patient was apneic with a weak pulse, and his skin was cyanotic. The patient was a construction worker working on a construction site. The patient was in a parking lot next to the site, and was behind a van when found. Per bystanders on the scene, the patient had complained to co-workers that his heart was “racing” and he collapsed. Rescue breathing was started with a bag valve mask and c-spine control was established. The patient had a weak slow pulse, and the EKG quick look revealed sinus brady. When attempting to pace the patient he became pulseless. 2-person CPR was started and continued throughout code. An IV was started and an ET tube was placed. The patient never regained a pulse throughout code. Code work was done for 30 minutes and then the patient was c-collared, back boarded and head immobilized. The patient was transported emergency status to BTR in UMAS A81 with an SHFD attendant. BTR was contracted via 800 radio and no orders were given by the hospital. Upon arrival at BTR, the patient’s care was transferred over to the ER doctor and staff with a full report. September 28; Engine 5 responded to Delia Park for a person with neck pain. Upon arrival, Engine 5 found a 10 y/o male lying prone on the ground with his helmet on. He was conscious, alert and oriented to person, place and time with a fellow firefighter holding c-spine. The family stated he was running in his football pads and fell on his face with his legs curling upwards behind him. The patient never lost consciousness and denied any back pain. The patient had neck pain in L2, and L3 area with numbness down both feet. The patient still had pulse and motor sensation in both extremities. The patient was placed on a backboard with full spinal immobilization. All vitals were checked and within normal range. The patient’s care was transferred to UMAS A81 for transport to BTR for further evaluation.

Motor Vehicle Accidents September 8; Engine 1 was dispatched to a roll-over accident with injuries at Plumbrook and Dodge Park. Engine 1 arrived to find a pickup truck that rolled over on its passenger side and landed on the side walk. Further scene size up revealed that the patient involved was attempting self-extrication and was standing upright inside the vehicle. The vehicle was stabilized and Engine 1, Truck 1 and Rescue 1 proceeded with extrication of the patient. Full spinal precautions were in place and the patient was extricated through the sunroof of the vehicle. The patient assessment revealed that the patient was alert and oriented to person/place/time, but could not recall the accident. Baseline vitals were obtained and the monitor revealed a normal sinus rhythm. The patient was transferred to the ambulance for priority 2 transport to HFM.

September 22; Engine 2 arrived to find a 25 year-old female who crashed her vehicle into the guard rail on southbound M-53, just south of M-59. One vehicle was involved. The patient’s seat belt was worn, and there was no airbag deployment. The patient had applied breaks prior to the crash, and the vehicle struck the guard rail at moderate to lower speeds. Upon assessment, the patient was alert and oriented. The patient did not have any head, neck or back pain. There was positive motor and sensory function in all extremities. It was unknown if the patient had any loss of consciousness. The only injury found upon assessment was a broken nose, and both areas around the patient’s eyes were slightly swollen. The patient’s vital signs were assessed and recorded. It was noted by multiple personnel on scene that there was an odor of ETOH on the patient. The patient’s nose was bandaged, and the patient was c-collared and backboarded. The patient was transported priority 1 to HFM.

Other Alarm Activity

September 5; Engine 1 and Truck 1 responded to Tottenham during a severe thunderstorm to a reported power line on a home. The storm had knocked down a large tree branch onto the service drop of the home, and then down onto the lean-to addition on the rear of the home. The lean-to addition roof buckled under the pressure of the tree branch. The power line was resting on the downed branch, but not in contact with the aluminum roof. DTE was contacted to respond to address the hazard. The homeowner was advised to refrain from entering the back yard for any reason until DTE says it is safe. September 11; Macomb County Hazmat Team was activated for a chemical spill at Lakeshore High School in St. Clair Shores. Interim Fire Chief Duke, Sgt. /Medic Walker, and FEO Richter were deployed to the scene. SHFD R11 was taken to the scene for HazMat specialty equipment. The chemicals were identified and hazards were mitigated.

FIRE DEPARTMENT – MONTHLY STATS Activity by Category

Year-to-Date Cumulative

Since July 1, 2014 Fiscal 14/15

Prior Year Same Period Since July 1, 2013

Fiscal 13/14

September-14

September-13

FIRES 62 58 18 19 EMS 2357 2280 789 742

OTHER 823 724 240 214 3242 3062 1047 975

Fire Prevention Division

During the month of September, Fire Marshal Bauss:

• Attended Fire Prevention training at the Kellogg Center in East Lansing • Completed Underground Storage Tank training with certificate for level “C” • Witness Tested the emergency generator at ATCO, generator was functional • Met with Lakeside Mall to review lower level corridor renovation, near Sears • Met with Cranbrook Management regarding outstanding violations • Attending meeting at City Hall regarding revising the city website

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Performance Objectives

Fire Prevention 14/15 Performance Objectives 1. To manage IROL reports (Inspection Reports OnLine) andfollow-up on non-compliant systems to ensure 100%participation and compliance.

2. To expand IROL to include private water supplies, draftstopping and smoke detector reporting and explore its use forkey-safe and emergency contact updates.

3. To fully implement the Company Inspection Program andmanage the inspections by Use Group and District.

4. To take full advantage of the New World computer systemby entering building and business data, fire-flow, hazmat andcontact information into the system.

Fire Inspector Adsit: • Met with owner of Nicky D’s to discuss kitchen suppression system • Received license from State of Michigan for certification of Plan Reviews & System

Inspector • Completed Underground Storage Tank training with certificate for level “C” • Met with owners of Hanna’s Fruit Market to discuss two blocked exits

Fire Prevention Specialist Slezak:

• Attended Fire Prevention training at the Kellogg Center in East Lansing • Received license from State of Michigan for certification of Plan Reviews & System

Inspector • Completed Underground Storage Tank training with certificate for level “C” • Reviewed Key Safe procedures with the Fire Marshal and Administrative Assistant

Activity Name: FIRE PREVENTION Month of: September 2014 2013/14 ACTUAL

2014/15 BUDGET SEPT

2014/15 Y.T.D.

1. Total Fire Inspections Conducted 878 1,380 66 196

General Building Fire Inspections 0 0 0 0

Use Permit or Final Occupancy Inspections 399 320 42 88Special Events / Annual Licenses for: Massage Parlors, Tatto Parlors, Junk Yards, Hotel/Motel 41 40 3 11Liquor License, Amusement Devices, Capacity Checks & Site Inspections. 48 190 2 6

Witnessed Acceptance Tests Inspections 91 90 8 25

Re-inspections of Violations 191 350 8 24

Citizen Assistance Inspections 50 70 2 9

In-Service Company Fire Inspections 58 320 1 33

2. Violations Discovered and Issued 745 2,400 30 165

3. Investigations (Fire and Other) 26 30 3 5

4. Plan Reviews (Site, Buildings, Alarms) 121 250 10 10 fwd: 267 + 109 = 376

MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

PERSONNEL

On September 4th, the Chief’s Administrative Secretary Vera Micklash, Technical Secretary Teri Golpe and Communications Officer Roy Palmeri all retired! Roy and Vera served the police department for 26 years, and Teri has been with the police department for 19 years. On September 5th, Officers Kevin Ernst and Kevin Wagner retired. They have both been officers with the police department for 25 years! On September 19th, Sergeant Thomas McMullen retired. Tom has been with the department over 19 years.

NEWS RELEASES Missing Person - Police Ask For Help In Finding Lawrence Kunz Missing Person - Lawrence Kunz - white male 27 years old Lawrence has been missing since 8/31/14 (Sunday). Lawrence has mental problems and may be off his medication, he left the house on a blue mountain bike and may be headed to a wooded area in northern Sterling Heights. The family is very concerned because of a similar disappearance in April in which Larry was found in the woods behind Lifetime Fitness in Shelby Township (Hayes & M-59). Larry was off his medication and was in serious jeopardy of injury or death if he would have not been found by Sterling Heights Detectives. Anybody who might have seen Lawrence or his blue mountain bike is asked to call the Sterling Heights Police Department at 586-446-2825. UPDATE – Missing Person Lawrence Kunz - 9/5/14 @ 2:40 pm Today an Oakland County Sheriff helicopter searched the area in and around M-59 and Hayes Road (up to 21 Mile Road) but saw nothing. Lawrence was last seen at Meijers (M-59 and Hayes) on Sunday night at 10:00pm (8/31/14). Lawrence purchased a tent and 20’ of chain. He might be wearing a black hoodie. The family is concerned that due to his mental state he might chain himself to a tree in the woods and try to starve himself. When he last went missing in April he used chains and a tent to secure himself to a tree for 3-4 days until police located him behind Lifetime Fitness. We are asking any

POLICE DEPARTMENT September 2014 M. Reese, Police Chief

residents or business owners that live near any wooded area to call police if they see a tent in the woods. It is possible that he could have rode his bike as far north as 26 Mile Road. The tent is possibly red in color. UPDATE – Missing Person Lawrence Kunz - 9/5/14 @ 3:40 pm The father of the missing man is available for interviews and would like to talk with any media regarding his son in hopes of finding him. His name is Mark Kunz 586-822-3595. UPDATE – Missing Sterling Heights Man Lawrence Kunz Found Alive Lawrence Kunz, a 27 year old Sterling Heights man that went missing on August 31st, has been found alive in Macomb Township. Lawrence suffers from multiple psychiatric problems and the family was very concerned when he rode away from the family home on a mountain bike last seen buying a tent and chain from Meijer’s at M-59 and Hayes road on the night he disappeared. In April of this year Lawrence chained himself to a tree in the woods and Sterling Heights Detectives located him before any serious injury. Aerial searches, ground searches and multiple K-9 tracks proved unsuccessful in finding Lawrence. A construction worker on 9/25/14 was clearing ground cover in the north east corner of Hayes and 22 Mile Road when he saw a red tent and bike tucked far within the brush and thought it was odd. A day later the construction worker was talking to some friends about seeing a man living in a tent near his job site when one of the friends had mentioned that they had seen a flyer in Armada that requested information about locating a missing man that might be living in a tent in the woods. The construction worker contacted Lawrence’s father and reported what he had saw. Lawrence’s father arrived at the location on 9/29/14 and found him alive living in the tent chained to a tree. Lawrence had lost considerable weight and was transported to the hospital by his father. Based on Lawrence’s actions, Sterling Heights Detectives petitioned Lawrence for psychological evaluation. Sexual Assault at Wal-Mart (Van Dyke & 14 Mile Road)

On 9/2/14 at 7:46 pm an unknown black male sexually assaulted a 15 year old girl in the cosmetics aisle of Wal-Mart. The 15 year old was dropped off at Wal-

Mart by her older brother to do some shopping when the assault took place. The victim was in the cosmetics aisle looking at mascara when a black male walked up behind her and started thrusting his groin area onto the buttocks of the 15 year old. When confronted the suspect stated “I’m sorry” and walked away. The suspect is a black male approximately 30 years old, 5’9”-6’, had short hair, wearing shorts and a green t-shirt with two white palm trees on the back. The suspect rode away from Wal-Mart on a mountain bike. The suspect had his pants pulled up and did not expose himself to the suspect. Any information please contact Detective Grammatico at 586-446-2940 UPDATE - Suspect arrested in Wal-Mart sexual assault case Brian Javon Leak - 19 year old black male, 5"9", 160 lbs. was arrested on 9/6/14 for the sexual assault that took place on 9/2/14. Wal-Mart security recognized the suspect as he entered the store on 9/6/14, he was detained and police were called and an arrest was made. Brian Leak was arraigned by Judge Sierawski at the 41A District Court on 9/8/14 and charged with Criminal Sexual Conduct 4th degree, bond was set at $25,000 cash surety. A preliminary exam is set for 9/22/14 at 9:00 am. Missing Person – Roger Lord, 71 year old Sterling Heights resident Sterling Heights Police are asking for the public’s support in helping find 71 year old Roger Lord. The family is concerned because Roger suffers from dementia is legally blind and is also a diabetic. Roger disappeared at 2:50 pm today while doing laundry with his wife at their residence in the Sterling Heights Apartment complex, located in the area of 14 Mile Road and Dequindre. Roger’s wife went back to their apartment for a couple of minutes and when she returned to the laundry room Roger was gone. Roger’s wife and family checked nearby areas that Roger liked to visit, Avis Park and New York Deli Restaurant, but were unable to find him. Sterling Heights Police have been searching the area and are bringing in a K9 unit to help track the area Roger was last seen in. Roger is a white male, 5’7”, 190 lbs., brown hair parted on the side possibly wearing prescription glasses. Last seen wearing blue jeans with a blue checkered button up shirt. Please call Sterling Heights Police with any information that might help police locate Roger Lords 586-446-2800.

UPDATE – Missing Person Roger Lord Roger was found by Troy Police sitting on a bench in front of Costello Elementary in Troy. Roger was in good medical condition. Larceny of IPads - Target - 16 Mile Road & Dequindre Two black males 18-25 entered the Target store on Metropolitan Parkway in Sterling Heights on 09/17/14 at 21:20 hours. They walked directly to the electronics section of the store. One of the suspects took out a hammer he brought with him and smashed the locked case containing iPads for sale. Multiple iPads were then loaded into bags the two suspects brought with them. They then fled out the doors to a maroon colored 4 door vehicle and sped away. Anyone with information regarding this incident are asked to call Detective Hill at the Sterling Heights Police Department at 586-446-2843.

CRIMINAL ACTIVITY SEPTEMBER 2: An employee of an assisted living facility in the 14000 block of Lakeside Circle, south of Hall Road, reported that someone punctured all four tires of her vehicle while she was working. A patron of a water park in the 34000 block of Van Dyke Avenue, at 15 Mile Road, reported that while he was in the pool, someone stole his cell phone from a table with his other belongings on it. A resident in the 36000 block of Waltham Drive, located in the Ryan and 16 Mile Road area, reported that while moving his vehicle from the driveway onto the street, he realized the rear passenger tire and rim were about to fall off. He discovered the lug nuts had been removed in a possible attempt to steal the tire. The lug nuts were not located anywhere in the area. A resident in the 33000 block of Wendy Drive, located in the 14 Mile and Ryan area, reported someone slashed both drivers’ side tires of his vehicle while it was parked in front of his house. A resident in the 37000 block of Carpathia Boulevard, located in the Ryan and Fox Hill area, reported her credit card had been used three times in Belleville without her authorization. A resident in the 41000 block of Prunum Drive, located in the 18.5 Mile and Ryan area, reported that he received a call from AT&T inquiring if he was attempting

to open an account with them in Detroit. The transaction was terminated and the victim placed alerts on his credit report. A resident in the 36000 block of Dominion Circle, located in the Mound and 16 Mile Road area, reported someone scratched the rear passenger door of her vehicle while it was parked in her driveway. SEPTEMBER 3: A resident in the 34000 block of Sandpebble Drive, located in the Ryan and 15 Mile Road area, reported that he was awakened to the sound of his motorcycle being driven off. The victim is in possession of the only key to the motorcycle, which was parked in the lot in front of his apartment. A resident in the 11000 block of Fairview Drive, located in the Dodge Park and 16.5 Mile Road area, reported she was awakened to the sound of her car alarm going off. She looked outside and observed a figure running from the direction of her car. The rear driver’s side window was left open when she parked the vehicle. Nothing appeared to be missing from the vehicle, and no damage was incurred. A patron of a workout facility in the 44000 block of Mound Road, south of Hall Road, reported that someone stole his duffle bag from an unsecured locker while he was working out. The bag contained his clothing and his house and car keys. The victim had to have his vehicle towed to his home. A patron of a gas station in the 13000 block of 14 Mile Road, west of Schoenherr, reported that while she went inside, she left her wallet in her unlocked car. When she came back out, she discovered her wallet missing. The wallet contained cash, various forms of I.D. and numerous credit cards. A resident in the 37000 block of Lola Drive, located in the 16.5 Mile and Dodge Park Road area, reported that someone broke the pole for the American flag in his front yard. A resident in the 44000 block of Pine Drive, located in the Hayes and Hall Road area, reported that someone stole his motorcycle while he was at work. The victim stated the bike was chained and had an ignition lock on it. The chain had been cut and the ignition lock was found on the ground in the area. A resident in the 14000 block of Atwater Drive, located in the Hall Road and Hayes area, reported that someone stole all four tires and rims from his rental vehicle while it was parked in the lot near his residence. The vehicle had been left up on two landscaping bricks.

The victim reported that she parked her vehicle in a lot in the 42000 block of Mound Road, south of 19 Mile Road, near a dumpster. When she returned to her vehicle, she discovered the windshield had been caved in. SEPTEMBER 4: A resident on the 12000 block of Amber Court, located in the area of Metro Parkway and Dodge Park Road, reported all three cars in his driveway and been opened. His wallet, which contained a credit card and social security card, was taken from one of the vehicles. An employee arrived at the job site on the block of 6000 Center Drive, located in the area of Mound Road and Metropolitan Parkway, and discovered that someone had stole the batteries from his excavator and dozer/grader. Two residents on the block of 13000 Riverwood Drive, located in the area of Moravian and Schoenherr, reported that their cars were broken into both of which were parked in their respective driveways. One resident stated CDs and a small amount of change were stolen and the other resident stated $10 in change was stolen. A resident on the block of 43000 Holmes Drive, located in the 19 Mile and Mound area, reported that tools were stolen from his work van. The victim believes the side sliding door was unlocked. A resident on the block of 38000 Fringe Drive, located in the area of Ryan and 17 Mile, reported that he was in his backyard doing yard work and heard a loud bang at the front of his house. When he walked to the front of his home he discovered the garage service door open, which had been closed and locked. The resident found a small black scuff mark on the door near the frame where it appears the suspect forced the door open with an unknown object. Nothing was taken from the garage and it appears the suspect did not enter the house. The victim stated that someone had made an unauthorized purchase in Sterling Heights using her debit card. Several other unauthorized purchases were made in Detroit, Chesterfield and Roseville. Her bank was notified and the card cancelled. A resident on the 40000 block of Shakespeare Drive, located in the area of Clinton River Road and Schoenherr, stated she received a phone call from someone claiming to be from the IRS and that she owed back taxes, would be arrested if she did not pay immediately, and her pension would be forfeited. The victim obtained $3,924 worth of Reloadit money cards and gave suspect the card

numbers. The victim’s husband called Reloadit after learning of the incident and was advised it was a scam. SEPTEMBER 5: An employee on the 2000 block of Metropolitan Parkway, located east of Dequindre, reported that when she arrived at her place of employment, a dentist’s office, patients were waiting inside. She was advised the door was found unlocked upon their arrival. The manager stated she had locked the door the previous evening. There was no sign of forced entry and nothing appeared to have been taken. An employee on the 42000 block of Mound, located south of 19 Mile Road, reported her vehicle was parked in the parking and when she entered it she noticed that both of the sun visors were down which is not how they were left. The victim stated nothing was missing from inside the vehicle, but when she started the car it sounded extremely loud and found the catalytic converter was cut off. The victim stated he lost his wallet on 8-29-14 which contained multiple credit cards and his license. He noticed that his debit card and credit card were used at three different businesses in Sterling Heights. The cards have been canceled. A resident on the block of 34000 Orsini Drive, located in the Hayes and 15 Mile area, reported that when she arrived home the garage door was open which she believed may not have been closed. She heard noises in the upstairs bedroom area and heard the family dog whimpering or crying. She walked upstairs and observed the bedroom window open and the shades in the up position, which is not how they were left. She looked out the window and observed shoe prints in the dirt underneath the window. Nothing appeared to be missing. SEPTEMBER 8: A resident on the 14000 block of Wedgewood Road, located in the area of Moravian and 15 Mile, reported that her debit account was used without her permission. The victim stated the transaction was with Max Health in the amount of $49.98. A resident on the 7200 block of Orleans Avenue, located in the 19 Mile and Van Dyke area, reported that both of her sons’ bicycles were stolen from her front yard. One bike is a black and green mountain bike and the other is a gold Vigo with black and silver print.

The victim reported that an undetermined amount of mail and a fax/copy machine were stolen from an office space that he leases on the 37000 block of Dequindre, located north of Metropolitan Parkway. He stated that only he and his landlord have keys to the office. There were no signs of forced entry. A resident on the 41000 block of Savory Court, located in the area of 18 Mile Road and Ryan, reported that she received a voicemail from an automated system claiming to be the IRS requesting she return the call. The victim returned the call and the male who answered asked her to confirm her ID by providing her social security number. The victim did so and told her not to call back and hung up. The victim called back and the suspect hung up on her. The victim was advised to contact the credit reporting agencies to have her accounts flagged. A resident on the 39000 block of Pinebrook Drive, located in the area of 17 Mile Road and Dequindre, reported that her Jeep, which was parked in her driveway and she believes was locked, had an Apple computer, purses, school books, glasses, and other personal items stolen from it. A resident on the 35000 block of Burgundy Court, located in the area of Moravian and 15 Mile Road, reported that an unknown person used his social security number to open a Verizon account and the balance is just over $1,900. A resident on the 8000 block of Parisien Drive, located in the area of 17 Mile and Van Dyke, reported that he never received a package that was delivered to his home. He contacted the U.S.post office who advised him that the package was delivered to his home on September 2, at 1656 hours. A resident on the 4000 block of Cromwell Road, located in the 18 Mile and Mound area, reported that her neighbor noticed some damage to her bedroom window screen. There were two small holes in the middle of the screen approximately two inches long. The holes did not appear to have been cut with a sharp object and the screen had several scratch marks the length of the holes. No other damage or pry marks were found on the window. A resident on the 14000 block of Pernell Drive, located in the area of Clinton River Road and Schoenherr, reported that his vehicle was placed on blocks and the four tires were stolen while parked in his driveway. Nothing else appeared to be taken or damaged. SEPTEMBER 9: The victim reported she was a victim of credit card fraud at Macy’s at Lakeside Mall. The victim was still in possession of her credit card. The suspect also tried to open a Victoria’s Secret credit card in her name.

A resident on the 8000 block of Winchester Drive, located in the Utica Road and M53 area, reported damage to her vehicle. It appears that a rock or similar item was used to scratch the hood of the vehicle. A resident on the 33000 block of Karin Drive, located in the 14 Mile and Ryan area, reported someone opened an AT&T account under his name. The victim learned of this when he received a letter from a collection agency for $477. The victim reported he completed a job application on the 42000 block of Merrill Road, located in the 18-1/2 Mile and Mound area. Two days later he realized his wallet was gone and is confident that it was taken by another person that was completing an application at the same time. A resident on the 14000 block of Moravian Manor Circle, located in the area of Moravian and 15 Mile, reported he received an invoice in the mail from Verizon for a four line account opened at a Verizon store in a Walmart in Alabama. He was advised his name, address, and social security number were used to open the account. The victim cancelled the lines. SEPTEMBER 10: A resident on the 38000 block of Coronation Drive, located in the Ryan and 17 Mile area, reported an unknown vehicle had driven over her mailbox which was smashed and ripped out of the ground. A resident of the retirement home on the 43000 block of Hayes, located north of 19 Mile, reported that she went to the dining room for breakfast with her purse and forgot to take it with her when she left. The next morning her identification wallet was returned, but the purse and $50 in cash were unaccounted for. A resident on the block of 33000 Monticello Drive, located in the 14 Mile and Hayes area, reported that she received a phone call from a collection agency stating she owed $1467.89 for a HP computer that was purchased in April of 2013. The victim was informed that someone had set up a PayPal account using her social security number and billing address. The owner of an office plaza on the 4000 block of Metropolitan Parkway, located east if Ryan, reported that 2 weeks ago a rear window of the building had been broken by a BB. Thinking this was an isolated incident, a report was not made. Another incident occurred where 2 additional windows in the same area were hit as well. The owner believes this is happening at night as the rear of the building is not well lit.

An employee driving a garbage truck for a waste company reported that as he was picking up garbage on Sterling Drive, located in the area of Mound and 15 Mile, the garbage truck burst into flames. The employee tried to put out the fire with a fire extinguisher but the fire was too large. The Sterling Heights Fire Department had the employee dump the entire load of garbage onto the street so they could put out the fire. There was no significant damage to the truck. A new truck and equipment was ordered to clean up the large pile of garbage off of the road. SEPTEMBER 11: A resident on the 4000 block of Bayleaf Drive, located in the area of 18 Mile and Ryan, reported that someone entered her unsecured vehicle which was parked in her driveway and went through the center console. Nothing was reported as missing. A resident on the 41000 block of Marjoran Drive, located in the area of 18 Mile and Ryan, reported that someone entered his vehicle which was parked in his driveway and stole his wallet which contained his ID, passport, and credit cards. There were no signs of forced entry, but the victim didn’t know if he locked his doors. The victim reported that someone cut off her catalytic converter while her vehicle was parked at Olive Garden on Lakeside Circle. Residents on the 40000 block of Langton Drive, located in the Dequindre and 18 Mile area, reported that their bikes and bike rack were stolen from their vehicle which was parked in their driveway. There was no damage to the vehicle. A resident on the 13000 block of Heatherwood Drive, located in the area of Schoenherr and Clinton River Road, reported that he received a bill from Synchrony Financial which was in his name, but he does not have a credit card with that company and had not applied for one. The victim was advised a purchase was made in May for approximately $400 and the credit company received one payment. A resident on the 34000 block of Fontana Drive, located in the area of 15 Mile and Moravian, reported that he received a bill from Verizon Wireless and does not have an account with them. Verizon advised the victim his social security number was used to open the account online. An employee on the block of 41000 Van Dyke, located north of 18 Mile, reported that someone stole his pickup truck while he was working

SEPTEMBER 12: The victim stated she was working out at a gym on the 44000 block of Mound, located south of Hall Road, and left her purse in a locked locker. When she returned to the locker the lock was cut and the locker was open. The victim stated her purse had been gone through, but nothing was taken. An office manager at a business located on the block of 41000 Dequindre, located north of 18 Mile, reported they have received numerous phone calls from someone saying they were from the IRS, they are being sued, and they need to wire money to prevent criminal action. The phone number was identified as a spam number that is tied to a money scam. The complainant was advised to have the number blocked. SEPTEMBER 15: The complainant stated that an unknown person stole an air conditioner from his business located on the block of 7000 18-1/2 Mile Road, located west of Van Dyke. The complainant indicated the wires and pipe were cut and the unit was dragged a few feet, presumably to a vehicle. A resident on the 1000 block of Avalon Drive, located in the Dequindre and 18 Mile area, reported that someone stole a laptop computer and Ipad from his vehicle which was unlocked and parked in his driveway. A resident on the 43000 block of Gina Drive, located in the Ryan and 19 Mile area, reported that her employer advised her that an unknown subject had applied for social security benefits using her name and social security number. A resident on the 4000 block of Comstock Drive, located in the 15 Mile and Mound area, reported that an unknown suspect threw a small can of rubbing compound on the back of her vehicle which caused a small dent in the rear door hatch. The vehicle was parked in the street at the time of the incident. The victim reported his truck was damaged while parked on the block of 4000 Southlawn Drive, located in the area of 14 Mile and Mound. The back window was broken out by a watermelon. No other vehicles in the area appeared to be damaged. The victim reported he went to Lakeside Mall and parked his vehicle near the food court entrance at the back of the lot. When the victim returned to his vehicle and started his car he discovered the catalytic converter had been sawed off.

A resident on the 43000 block of Donley Road, located in the area of 19 Mile and M53, reported that while he and his wife were inside their home, they heard noises coming from their garage. Two males were observed attempting to lift the garage door. They residents yelled at them at which time the suspects fled. Entry was never made into the garage and nothing was missing from the garage or backyard. A resident on the 33000 block of Karin Drive, located in an apartment complex in the area of 14 Mile and Ryan, reported that someone forced entry into both of his vehicles which were locked. The suspect pried a hole near the side of the door handle to access the locking mechanism. The interior of the vehicles had been gone through but the victim was unable to determine if anything was missing. SEPTEMBER 16: A resident on the 37000 block of Copperstone Drive, located in the area of Van Dyke and Metropolitan Parkway, turned in an application to rent an apartment and was notified by the apartment complex that the social security number he supplied came back with a different name. The Social Security Administration was advised of the situation who instructed him to file a police report. A resident on the 39000 block of Parklawn Drive, located in the area of Van Dyke and 17 Mile, reported that she received a Comcast Cable bill in the mail with her address but a different name in the amount of $139.21. She contacted Comcast to shut off the cable as she is using a different cable company at her house. The reportee checked with her bank accounts and credit cards and nothing suspicious was found. SEPTEMBER 17: The owner of an auto repair shop on the 5000 block of 15 Mile Road, located west of Mound, reported that four cars that were parked in the lot of the plaza which were to be serviced had their catalytic converter stolen. The owner of a business located on the 2000 block of 15 Mile Road, located east of Dequindre, reported someone called stating they were from the billing department at DTE Energy. The caller accurately stated their outstanding balance of $1,403.75 and if it wasn’t paid within the day, service would be shut off. The caller explained how to make payment with cash cards. The owner purchased (2) $500 Money Pak cards and gave the card numbers to the man when he called back. The next day the suspect called again demanding the remaining balance at which time the owner felt this was suspicious and called

the DTE telephone number listed on his bill. The DTE representative advised this was a scam. A resident on the block of 35000 Marina Drive, located in the Mound and 15 Mile area, reported that someone damaged his tree which is between the sidewalk and roadway. The tree had gouges on the trunk. SEPTEMBER 18: The owner of a plaza on the block of 38000 Mound Road, located south of 17 Mile, reported that someone drove across the grass between the curb and parking lot resulting in two ruts approximately 30 feet long from the spinning tires. An employee of Freedom Hill reported someone stole a 70” television along with the wall mount which was located in the open air club of the theater. The victim parked his vehicle in a business lot on the 6000 block of Center Drive, located in the area of Mound and Metropolitan Parkway. The victim stated his vehicle, which was locked and he has the only keys for it, was stolen. There is no video surveillance of the area. An employee of a business located on the 42000 block of Merrill Road, located in the area of 18-1/2 Mile and Mound, reported someone tried to use her corporate credit card to purchase a lawnmower in Tennessee. She was alerted by Comerica and she declined the purchase. The complainant called the lawn equipment company who stated they would not release the lawnmower without identification. The complainant had a similar incident in August. A 97-year-old resident of a senior living community on the 11000 block of 15 Mile, located east of Van Dyke, had two envelopes containing money stolen from her bedroom dresser. A resident on the 36000 block of Van Dyke, located south of Metropolitan Parkway, reported that a lockbox containing prescription medication was stolen from his van parked at his home. The box was locked and placed between the front seats. The van doors were locked but the side door does not lock. There was no damage to the van and nothing else appeared missing. SEPTEMBER 19: A resident on the 43000 block of Charlemagne, located in the area of Utica Road and 19 Mile, reported that he left his residence secure and returned home to

discover a 55” television, a 21” television, and a laptop were stolen. There were no signs of forced entry, but there were two windows that were left unlocked. A resident on the 5000 block of Gardner, located in the area of Mound and 17 Mile, reported that approximately 18 months ago he started receiving telephone calls from Global United Arbitration stating that they had a summons for him and he would need to give them his personal information. The victim refused to give any information, but the calls continued. On September 18 he received another call from Global United Arbitration and learned that the caller had his birth date, social security number, and other personal information. The victim called his credit bureau and found that there has been no unauthorized credit or purchases in his name. SEPTEMBER 22: A resident on the 43000 block of Chester Drive, located in the area of 19 Mile and Dequindre, reported someone smashed the front passenger window of his daughter’s vehicle which was locked and parked in their driveway. A computer, jewelry, and purse which contained her driver’s license, credit and debit cards were stolen. It was discovered that her debit card was used at a gas station in Detroit. A resident on the 43000 block of Chester Drive, located in the area of 19 Mile and Dequindre, reported she parked her vehicle in her driveway and left her purse on the driver’s seat. She found the driver’s door window was smashed and her purse was missing. A resident on the 2000 block of Joseph Drive, located in the area of 19 Mile and Dequindre, reported his vehicle was parked in his driveway and discovered his rear passenger window was smashed and a computer, computer bag, backpack, and books were stolen from his vehicle. A resident on the 34000 block of Zimmer Drive, located in the 15 Mile and Ryan area, reported someone broke out a 1x1 rear sliding window of his pickup truck which was parked in front of his house, but nothing was taken. A resident on the 2000 block of Joseph Drive, located in the area of 19 Mile and Dequindre, reported the driver’s side window of his vehicle had been cut out and removed. It appears the suspect made entry by crawling through the window and then stole 2 IPads, jewelry, a purse, and a GPS unit. A resident on the 14000 block of Moravian Manor Circle, located in the area of 15 Mile and Moravian, reported that she had some personal checks bounce even through there was money in her checking account. The victim discovered three

purchases that were made in Dearborn with her bank card that she did not make and she was still in possession of her bank card. The victim contacted her bank and cancelled her account as well as her bank card. A resident on the 41000 block of Tetley Drive, located in the area of Clinton River Road and Schoenherr, reported that the license plate was stolen from his vehicle which was parked in his driveway. A resident on the 36000 block of Jared Drive, located in the area of Metropolitan Parkway and Schoenherr, reported that someone broke two of his ceramic flower pots on the driveway of his residence. A resident on the 36000 of Samoa Drive, located in the Metropolitan Parkway and Schoenherr area, reported that someone entered his unlocked vehicle which was parked in front of his residence and stole a printer, cell phone, Interlock ignition breath machine and pulled apart the dashboard and also stole a stereo. A resident on the 38000 block of Warwickshire Drive, located in the area of Van Dyke and 17 Mile, reported his vehicle was parked in the driveway and all four tires were stolen from it. The suspects had loosened the porch light bulbs so they wouldn’t work and used two landscaping blocks from the backyard to lift the vehicle. A resident on the 13000 block of Bimini Court, located in the Schoenherr and Metropolitan Parkway area, reported someone spray painted the back window, back door and the license plate of his vehicle. The victim reported he parked his vehicle in front of his uncle’s home on the 13000 block of Canterbury, located in the area of Schoenherr and Metropolitan Parkway, and found chocolate cake was thrown on the hood of his vehicle and it also had a dent. It appears the dent in the hood could have occurred from someone standing or sitting on the vehicle. A resident on the 8000 block of Hampshire Drive, located in the Utica Road and 18-1/2 Mile area, reported that while her vehicle was parked in a visitor parking spot in her condo complex, both passenger tires were stolen. The lug nuts were on the pavement and the passenger side of the vehicle was resting on a concrete block. Numerous key marks were found on the vehicle along with a large dent on the hood and chipped paint. A resident on the 4000 block of Stephanie Drive, located in the area of Ryan and 15 Mile, reported that she parked her vehicle in the driveway and locked it. The next morning the vehicle was gone and there are only one set of keys which she has in her possession.

SEPTEMBER 23: A resident on the 35000 block of Maureen Drive, located in the area of 15 Mile and Mound, reported that his car which was parked in his driveway had all four tires stolen. The suspects used landscaping bricks to jack the car up. An employee of a business on the 34000 block of Mound, located south of 15 Mile Road, reported someone crawled under the fence into the parking lot and stole a tail light from a 2001 Ford. The employee advised there is a surveillance video which also shows the suspect walking around with a flashlight looking thru vehicles in the lot. A resident on the 14000 block of Dresden Drive, located in the area of Moravian and 15 Mile, reported that someone stole the recycle bin from the side of his house. A resident on the 41000 block of Betley, located in the Clinton River Road and 19 Mile area, reported that someone attempted to gain entry into the rear door of the attached garage of his residence. The suspects used an unknown object against the face of the door denting it and damaging the lock set and door jamb. No entry was made into the garage. A resident on the 37000 block of Clubhouse Drive, located in the Metropolitan Parkway and Schoenherr area, reported that he received a bill from Verizon Wireless though he does not have an account with them. The victim called and was advised that someone used his name, address and social security number to open five accounts. Three were opened at Wal-Mart in Ohio and two were opened online. The victim closed the accounts with Verizon. SEPTEMBER 24: A resident on the 43000 block of Bordeaux Avenue, located in the 19 Mile and Van Dyke area, reported that someone shot out the rear passenger side window of his vehicle. The damage appeared to be done by a pellet gun. A resident on the 4000 block of Lindow Drive, located in the area of 15 Mile and Ryan, reported someone broke the rear passenger’s window to his vehicle and stole cigarettes and money. A resident on the 37000 block of Evergreen Drive, located in the Metropolitan Parkway and Ryan area, reported she received a letter from the IRS stating that they received more than one tax return with her name and social security number. The victim was advised to have a fraud alert placed on her credit report.

SEPTEMBER 25: A resident on the 5000 block of Kidway Court, located in the Mound and 18 Mile area, reported that someone egged both vehicles that were parked in front of her residence. A resident on the 39000 block of Van Dyke, located north of 17 Mile, reported that someone opened a Verizon account using his personal information. The victim applied for a loan at a bank and was advised that he had defaulted on a Verizon account and it was turned over to a collection agency. A resident on the 43000 block of Marquette Avenue, located in the 19 Mile and Van Dyke area, reported that someone broke the passenger side window out of his car. Nothing was reported stolen. A resident on the 40000 block of Kraft Drive, located in the Ryan and 18 Mile area, reported that his vehicle was stolen. The victim stated he parked and locked his van in his driveway and was still in possession of both sets of keys. SEPTEMBER 26: A resident on the 43000 block of Tarragon Drive, located in the area of 18 Mile and Ryan, reported that his vehicle, which was parked in his driveway, had the ignition punched and the car had been moved about 10 feet in the driveway. Nothing was missing from the vehicle. A resident on the 8000 block of 16-1/2 Mile Road, an apartment complex located between Ryan and Mound, reported that he returned home from Ohio and his car was stolen. An employee on the 39000 block of Mound, located between 17 Mile and 18 Mile, reported his motorcycle was stolen from the parking lot of the business. The victim stated the motorcycle had a steering lock feature which was engaged and he still had the keys for it. SEPTEMBER 29: A resident on the 35000 block of Tall Oaks Drive, located in the area of 15 Mile and Van Dyke, reported that someone stole a garden hose and a solar light statue from the front of her condominium. A resident on the 2000 block of Burningbush Drive, located in the area of Dequindre and 19 Mile, reported that while checking his credit card account

online, he noticed two transactions that he did not make and he has been in possession of his credit card the entire time. The victim cancelled his credit card. A resident on the 13000 block of Northside Drive, located in the 14 Mile and Schoenherr area, reported that someone stole the antenna from her vehicle which was parked in her apartment complex lot. A resident on the 11000 block of Shetland Court, located in the Canal Road and Schoenherr area, reported she received a call from her credit card company that her credit card had been used in countless places in Pontiac. She advised the company she did not make these purchases and the credit card was subsequently cancelled. An employee on the 6000 block of Center Drive, located in the area of Mound and Metropolitan Parkway, reported that he parked his personal trailer in the company’s parking lot. The victim noticed both padlocks used to lock the trailer and been cut and the doors opened. Nothing was stolen from the trailer as nothing was stored in it. A resident on the 41000 block of Plumtree Drive, located in the area of Ryan and 18 Mile, reported that his back door was damaged. It appears to have been hit by a BB or a pellet and shattered. A resident on the 13000 block of Ridgepoint Drive, located in the area of Schoenherr and Clinton River Road, reported that she received a phone call from Visa security department to verify two purchases that were made at a store in Clinton Township. One purchase of $554.23 went through but the next transaction was not completed due to Visa security being alerted. The victim is in possession of her credit card and since has canceled the card. A resident on the 40000 block of Firesteel Drive, located in the area of Schoenherr and Clinton River Road, reported that he heard several loud bangs at the front of his house. He went outside, looked around, but did not see anything. In the morning the victim found that someone had broken three of the seven small windows on his garage door. It appears that several small rocks from the front of his yard were used to break the glass. A resident on the 11000 block of Crown Drive, located in the area of 19 Mile and Clinton River Road, reported that someone used her name and social security number to obtain a Verizon cell phone. The victim was advised this transaction was done online.

A resident on the 34000 block of Dequindre, located south of 15 Mile Road, reported that someone stole his motorcycle which was parked in the carport of his apartment complex. A resident on the 4000 block of Kelly Drive, located in the area of 18-1/2 Mile and Ryan, reported that someone stole 12 landscaping bricks from her yard. SEPTEMBER 30: A resident on the 37000 block of Almont Drive East, located in the area of Metropolitan Parkway and Mound, reported that someone had run over his mailbox snapping it in half. The flowers and grass were also damaged. An employee on the 6000 block of Sterling Drive, located in the area of Mound and 15 Mile, reported that someone had cut the padlock to a fenced area behind the building and stole scrap metal and metal baskets. A resident on the 13000 block of Concord Drive, located in the 19 Mile and Schoenherr area, reported that his truck was broken into and tools and credit/debit cards were stolen. The victim stated his truck was unlocked so there are no signs of forced entry. A resident on the 8000 block of Clay Court, located in the Van Dyke and 17 Mile area, reported that someone purchased two cell phones when they opened an account at the Apple wireless store with her American Express credit card number. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITY ANALYSIS – SEPTEMBER 2014

In coordination with the Michigan Incident Crime Reporting System (MICRS), the following statistical report discusses the comparison of activity for the previous two months (August & July 2014). The following highlights were noted: Upon comparing the statistical report for August 2014 with the activity report for July 2014, the following highlights were noted.

Citations Issued August 2014 August 2013 July 2014

Uniform Bureau 701 530 591

Traffic Bureau 1272 1331 1422

Accidents August 2014 August 2013 July 2014

380 256 335

Arrests August 2014 August 2013 July 2014

Uniform Bureau 197 177

Traffic Bureau 29 11

Detective Bureau 14 12

Total Arrests 240 200

The total number of incidents for Police Operations this month compared to last month decreased from 3,535 to 3,320. The number of incidents increased from 28,093 to 28,149 when comparing 2014 to 2013 year-to-date.

Overall

• All reportable crimes year-to-date decreased from last August, from 4,037 to 3,977 for an overall decrease of 1%.

• All reportable crimes compared to the previous month, July 2014,

increased by 2%, or 12 incidents.

• All reportable crimes compared to the same month last year, August 2013, increased by 15 incidents, from 535 to 550 or 3%.

Index Crimes August 2014

August 2013 July 2014 Yearly % Change

Homicide 0 0 1 0%

CSC I 5 3 4 67%

CSC III 1 0 0 100%

Robbery 3 4 1 -25%

Arson 1 1 0 0%

B & E Forced 13 30 15 -57%

B & E w/o Force 2 1 0 100%

Larceny/Purse Snatching 3 2 0 50%

Larceny Other 22 23 25 -4%

UDAA 11 11 20 0%

Month/Year: August 2014

Activity This

Month Prior

Month Y-T-D Prior Y-T-D

Total Incidents 3320 3535 28149 28093

Total Accidents 380 335 3092 2514

Citations Issued (Road Patrol) 701 591 6595 5062

Citations Issued (Traffic Bureau) 1272 1422 10649 10638

Civil Citations 1669 1746 14414 13369

Misdemeanor Citations 109 80 855 781

Ordinance Citations 87 67 584 919

Motor Carrier Citations 17 48 215 87

Parking Citations 83 60 1068 469

OWI Citations 8 12 108 76

Arrests (Road Patrol) 197 163 1355 1317

Arrests (Traffic Bureau) 29 29 178 102

Arrests (Detective Bureau) 14 17 157 168

Total Arrests 240 209 1690 1417

MONTHLY CRASH OVERVIEW AUGUST 2014

During the month of August 2014, the Sterling Heights Police Department had responded to and investigated 380 roadway crashes. Of those, 294 crashes were of the property damage genre, 81 were crashes with 123 reported injuries. There were no fatal traffic crashes this month. This is an increase of 124 total crashes when compared with August 2013, where we responded to 256 crashes (97 injuries and 0 fatalities), and an increase from August 2012 (308 crashes; 106 injuries, and 1 fatality). Sixty-two (62) of the roadway crashes (occurring relative to eight high profile intersections) are studied in this report. Among the eight (8) studied intersections, Metropolitan Parkway and Mound was one of the two intersections that had the highest number of crashes, twelve (12) this month. The majority of accidents occurred between 1200 Hrs and 1800 Hrs, and were caused by rear end collisions. Sixteen Mile and Schoenherr also had twelve (12) reported crashes, with the majority occurring between 0600 Hrs and 1500 Hrs. The main cause of these accidents is attributed to rear end collisions. Among those crashes studied, the number one cause continues to be the rear end crash as it has been well over the last year, or longer (25 of 62, about 42% of the total reported). Sideswipe same (14 of 62, or about 23%), were the next most common. The studied crashes were spread throughout the day, with a number of the crashes (45 of 62, or about 73%) occurring during the hours of 0600 Hrs - 1800 Hrs. If broken down further, the highest number of crashes occurred between the hours of 1200 – 1800 (27 crashes). The studied crashes were spread throughout the week, from a high of 12 on Tuesdays and Thursdays, to a low of 5 on Wednesdays. The Traffic Safety Bureau will continue to work in its efforts to reduce crash severity and numbers through the use of proactive enforcement, the S.M.A.R.T. trailer system, high visibility enforcement and driver education.

AUGUST 2014 TOTALS

18 MILE AND

VAN DYKE

16 MILE AND

VAN DYKE

17 MILE AND

VAN DYKE

15 MILE AND

VAN DYKE

MOUND AND

METRO PKWY

DAY OF WEEK 7 11 3 7 12 1- SUNDAY 1 2 1 2- MONDAY 1 4 2

3- TUESDAY 1 4 4 4- WEDNESDAY 1

5- THURSDAY 2 1 1 3 6- FRIDAY 2 2 1 1 1

7- SATURDAY 2 1 2 TIME OF DAY

0000-0259 1 1 0300-0559 1 1 1 0600-0859 1 3 1 4 0900-1159 1 2 1200-1459 1 3 2 3 1 1500-1759 2 1 2 2 1800-2059 2 1 2 2100-2359 1

TYPE OF ACCIDENT 1- SINGLE VEHICLE 1 1 1

2- HEAD-ON 3- HEAD ON LEFT TURN

4- ANGLE 2 2 5- REAR END 3 5 3 6

6- REAR END LEFT TURN 7- REAR END RIGHT TURN 2 1

8- SIDESWIPE SAME 3 2 2 4 9- SIDESWIPE OPPOSITE

10- OTHER 1 1

AUGUST 2014 TOTALS HALL AND

SCHOENHERR 16 MILE AND SCHOENHERR

16 MILE AND

MOUND

19 MILE AND

HAYES

ALL TOTALS FROM THIS

REPORT

DAY OF WEEK 8 12 0 2 22 1- SUNDAY 2 2 2- MONDAY 1 1 2

3- TUESDAY 1 2 3 4- WEDNESDAY 1 2 1 4

5- THURSDAY 1 2 1 4 6- FRIDAY 4 1 5

7- SATURDAY 2 2 TIME OF DAY

0000-0259 1 1 0300-0559 1 1 0600-0859 4 4 0900-1159 1 1 2 1200-1459 3 2 1 6 1500-1759 3 1 4 1800-2059 0 2100-2359 1 3 4

TYPE OF ACCIDENT 1- SINGLE VEHICLE 1 1 2

2- HEAD-ON 0 3- HEAD ON LEFT TURN 0

4- ANGLE 2 2 4 5- REAR END 4 5 9

6- REAR END LEFT TURN 1 1 7- REAR END RIGHT TURN 1 1 2

8- SIDESWIPE SAME 2 1 3 9- SIDESWIPE OPPOSITE 0

10- OTHER 1 1

DEPARTMENTAL YEAR TO DATE

3,092 17,24415,70116,3982,371 2,514

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100,000C

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DEPARTMENTAL MONTHLY TOTALS

380256308 1,9731,8612,264

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MONTHLY VIOLATION OVERVIEW AUGUST 2014

The Sterling Heights Police Department issued 1,973 traffic violations Department wide during the month of August 2014. Of these, 1,508 violations (issued on 23 selected roadways) are detailed in this report. From the prior year, wherein 1,861 violations were issued, this represented an overall increase of 112 violations issued. In August 2012, a total of 2,264 traffic violations were issued. This month, Hall Rd. had the most violations issued with a total of 352 (of which the majority issued were 168 for speed violations and 93 for license/registration/ insurance violations). Van Dyke had a total of 239 (78 for license/registration/ insurance violations and 38 for traffic control violations). Of the Mile Roads studied, 15 Mile Road had 98 violations issued (38 for speed violations; 24 for license/registration /insurance violations). Mound had 42 license/registration/ insurance violations and 55 speed violations issued. Among the detailed violations, the most common non-moving violation issued was for license/registration/insurance infractions (445); the most hazardous violations were predominantly for speed (428). Your Traffic Safety Bureau had issued 1,272 of the Department’s total traffic violations of 1,973 (64% of the total amount), a number of which were issued by the enforcement activities of the Accident Reduction Unit. Looking ahead, the Traffic Safety Bureau will continue in its endeavor to reduce crash numbers and severity through proactive enforcement, education, the utilization of the Accident Reduction Unit, S.M.A.R.T. trailer deployments, as well as periodic enforcement campaigns.

TRAFFIC BUREAU MONTHLY TOTALS

1,272

177 175 236

1,719

1,331

0200400600800

1,0001,2001,4001,6001,8002,000

VIOLA

TIONS 20

12

VIOLA

TIONS 20

13

VIOLA

TIONS 20

14

CRASH REPORTS

2012

CRASH REPORTS

2013

CRASH REPORTS

2014

TRAFFIC BUREAU YEAR TO DATE

1,9701,7001,60810,64910,63913,237

1

10100

1,00010,000

100,000

VIOLATIO

NS 2012

VIOLATIO

NS 2013

VIOLATIO

NS 2014

CRASH REPORTS 20

12

CRASH REPORTS 20

13

CRASH REPORTS 20

14

AUGUST 2014 TOTALS CANAL CLINTON

RIVER ROAD DELCO DEQUINDRE DOBRY DODGE PARK

Violation Type 8 14 2 22 58 14

CARELESS DRIVING 2 2

CHILD RESTRAINT 2

EQUIPMENT VIOLATIONS 1 3 3

F. TO STOP ASSURED 6 2 2

FAIL TO SIGNAL

FAIL TO USE DUE CARE

FAIL TO YIELD 1 3 10

FOLLOW TOO CLOSE 1

LANE VIOLATIONS 1 1

LICENSE/REGIST/INSURANCE 6 5 2 17 4

OTHER 1

OUIL / UBAL

PASSING

RECKLESS DRIVING

SCHOOL BUS VIOLATIONS

SEAT BELT VIOLATIONS

SPEED VIOLATIONS 5 4 21 1

TRAFFIC CONTROL VIOL. 3 3 4 2

TURN VIOLATIONS

AUGUST 2014 TOTALS

18 MILE

ROAD 15 MILE ROAD

14 MILE

ROAD FOXHILL FRANKLIN

PARK GAINSLEY

Violation Type 30 98 93 16 1 0

CARELESS DRIVING 3 3

CHILD RESTRAINT

EQUIPMENT VIOLATIONS 3 3

F. TO STOP ASSURED 1 6 5

FAIL TO SIGNAL 1

FAIL TO USE DUE CARE 1 2 1

FAIL TO YIELD 3 8 9 1

FOLLOW TOO CLOSE

LANE VIOLATIONS 2 4 4

LICENSE/REGIST/INSURANCE 16 24 29 3

OTHER 2 1

OUIL / UBAL 1 1

PASSING

RECKLESS DRIVING

SCHOOL BUS VIOLATIONS

SEAT BELT VIOLATIONS 1

SPEED VIOLATIONS 38 9 9

TRAFFIC CONTROL VIOL. 9 31 1 1

TURN VIOLATIONS 1 1

AUGUST 2014 TOTALS HALL ROAD HAYES M-53

METRO PKWY MOUND

19 MILE ROAD

Violation Type 352 14 5 85 172 61

CARELESS DRIVING 4 1 5 1

CHILD RESTRAINT

EQUIPMENT VIOLATIONS 7 2 3 1

F. TO STOP ASSURED 20 4 2 12 20 2

FAIL TO SIGNAL 1

FAIL TO USE DUE CARE 6 1 4

FAIL TO YIELD 38 2 5 14 20

FOLLOW TOO CLOSE 2 1 1

LANE VIOLATIONS 4 2

LICENSE/REGIST/INSURANCE 93 3 1 32 42 6

OTHER 4 2 4

OUIL / UBAL 4 3

PASSING 1

RECKLESS DRIVING

SCHOOL BUS VIOLATIONS

SEAT BELT VIOLATIONS 1 5

SPEED VIOLATIONS 168 4 1 13 55 29

TRAFFIC CONTROL VIOL. 1 1 11 15 2

TURN VIOLATIONS 1 1 1

AUGUST 2014 TOTALS RYAN SCHOENHERR

17 MILE

ROAD UTICA ROAD

VAN DYKE

MONTHLY TOTALS

Violation Type 73 101 23 27 239 463

CARELESS DRIVING 2 6 2 4 14

CHILD RESTRAINT 0

EQUIPMENT VIOLATIONS 6 2 6 14

F. TO STOP ASSURED 3 17 2 1 15 38

FAIL TO SIGNAL 2 2

FAIL TO USE DUE CARE 5 2 1 13 21

FAIL TO YIELD 6 9 1 5 28 49

FOLLOW TOO CLOSE 1 1 2

LANE VIOLATIONS 1 1 8 10

LICENSE/REGIST/INSURANCE 21 43 12 8 78 162

OTHER 3 1 5 9

OUIL / UBAL 0

PASSING 1 1

RECKLESS DRIVING 1 1

SCHOOL BUS VIOLATIONS 0

SEAT BELT VIOLATIONS 0

SPEED VIOLATIONS 29 5 5 2 30 71

TRAFFIC CONTROL VIOL. 7 8 1 2 38 56

TURN VIOLATIONS 1 1 11 13

TARGET VIOLATIONS 0%

RESIDENTIAL VIOLATIONS

1%

SCHOOL VIOLATIONS 0%

MOTOR CARRIER VIOLATIONS

1%

OTHER VIOLATIONS 98%

TRAFFIC BUREAU VIOLATIONS

PARKS AND GROUNDS MAINTENANCE DIVISION • 6 Street Trees Planted • 4 cuttings/trimming – 9 municipal sites (Subcontracted) • 18 ball diamond maintenance performed • 72 soccer / football / baseball Fields Relined • 4 Sprayed for mosquitoes (Dodge Park) • 16 parks apparatus maintenance / repairs made • 18 trash collection days at parks & municipal sites • 4 cuttings / trimmings – 29 parks /off sites (Subcontracted) • 20 cleaning of restroom facilities (Subcontracted)

Overhauled the park entrances at Nelson, Delia, Riverland, and started at Farmstead. Installing a drain field in the south soccer filed at L.W.B. Park

Mulched all of the playgrounds city wide.

Assisted in a river cleanup of the Clinton River with Macomb County.

SEWER MAINTENANCE DIVISION

Sanitary sewer collapse occurred at the Maple Lane Golf Course on 14 Mile and Maple Lane. A 48” sanitary main collapsed in the southern parking lot. Sewer Department participated in stabilizing area throughout the month. Inspectors:

• 101 service requests • 46 Miss Dig inspections • Inspected 11 sanitary connections

o 12 water line connections o 6 sanitary line repairs o 24 new sump installations o 11 sump line repairs o Inspected 1 sanitary disconnection cut and cap o Inspected 1 septic field to sanitary lead connection o 9 Certificate of Occupancy permits

• Televised 2,600’ of sanitary line in various locations

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT September 2014 S. Conigliaro, Public Works Director

Jet operators:

• Cleaned 10,400 feet of sanitary line in section #32 • Cleaned and vactored 1 gate well for water department • Cleaned and vactored 6 sewer structures • Numerous calls for property flooding from heavy rains, no property damage reported • Resolved 6 storm blockage caused from root infiltration • Hydro-excavated 43 water structures, 9 storm structures, and 1 sanitary structure(s).

Service worker:

• Broke out various jobs throughout the City • Assisted with miss dig inspections • Assisted with CCTV inspections • Repaired 8 storm structure(s), 1 water structure, and 1 sanitary structure(s) • Replace 2 approaches

Plant Operator Mechanics:

• Televised sanitary sewers • Checked sanitary sewer lift stations and storm water retention pond pump stations • Changed oil at 3 retention ponds • Removed trees and brush from retention ponds • Lift station volume 6,041,550 gallons • Lift station pumps ran for 141.867 hours (8,512 minutes)

Laborers:

• Assisted in jet cleaning sewers • Assisted in the repair of storm, sanitary, and water structures • Repaired 1 irrigation systems from water service repairs • Sewed 130 pounds of grass seed • Applied 93 yards of topsoil

FLEET MAINTENANCE DIVISION • Technicians –Completed 94 repair orders and 44 Preventative Maintenance work

orders on city vehicles and equipment.

• Parts Department – Parts department processed and average of 10 invoices per day for a total of 299 invoices for the month. The total number of parts issued to technicians was 2,921, an average of 97 parts per workday. Total expenditures for the parts department were $37,027.86.

• Dispatch – The Fleet Supervisor has handled the opening and closing of work

orders. The supervisor also processed 299 invoices. Fleet processed a total of 299 invoices for the month.

• Fuel – Provided 15,286 gallons of unleaded fuel and 5,440 gallons of diesel fuel from

1,798 transactions.

• Preps - Completed • 1 vehicle prep for Police • 5 Salt Trucks • 19 Front Plows

STREET SERVICES DIVISION • 138 Local Road Sweeping (Cubic Yards Removed) • 1 Major road sweeping (cubic yards removed) • 11 Adopt-A-Road (number of pick ups) • 14 Pothole Patching (tons used) • 18 sidewalk patching (number of locations) • 116 Asphalt Resurfacing Local Roads (Tons) • 24 traffic sign(s) repaired or replaced • 42 hours of “Traffic Control” • 39 “Over-Time” Hours spent on Traffic Control • 1 Police Car Logoed • 383 Trees inventoried • 302 R.O.W. tree inspections • 80 Tree & branch chipping location(s) • 6 Trees removed (in house) • 51 Trees trimmed (in house) • 142 Tons Aggregate • 4,825 Gal Emulsion • 2,450 Feet of Pavement Milled • 840 Square Footage of Roads Inferred • 116 Asphalt Resurfacing Local Roads (Tons)

WATER DISTRIBUTION DIVISION S&W Excavating, the company contracted for water division work requiring excavating, such as service taps, water main/service line repairs, and stop-box replacement, completed the following.

• 14 Water service taps • 2 Emergency water main/service line repairs • 6 Non-emergency water/main service line repairs

Water Service Workers and our Meter Repair/Install crew respond to service requests from residential and commercial customers as well as water billing. These service calls include high/low consumption investigations, meter repairs, hydrant repairs, flow tests, service line inspections, water main finals, and supervising/assisting contractors in installs/repairs. Periodic inspections and maintenance procedures at the water booster station are also performed.

• 327 Service requests • 49 Meters repaired or replaced • 5 Fire hydrant(s) were repaired • 805 Fire hydrants winterized

Inspectors conduct cross connection inspections and maintain the departments backflow prevention program. Requests for water main and service line locates are answered daily. Inspectors performed:

• 761 Locates • 67 Cross connection inspections • 117 Backflow compliance inspections • 4 other code inspections

Meter Readers completed 13,750 residential and commercial reads.

WATER & SEWER ADMINISTRATION

Bid Specifications Prepare

• DPW Bulk Supplies and Materials

• Floor Scrubber/Sweeper Bid Submittals – Review

• Sewer Combination Truck

• Sewer Jet Truck

• Storm Drain and Sanitary Sewer Repair

• Tandem Axle Dump Truck

• Front-End Loader

• Athletic Field Top Dresser Bid Recommendations – Award

• Water Service Installation

• Motor Oils and Solvents

Special Projects/Notes:

• Rodent inspections continue in Section 31 and 36. Bait boxes continue to be installed per homeowner request in these sections.

• Submitted a grant application titled Clinton River Corridor Restoration in the amount of

$4.5 Million. The funding, if approved will allow us to move forward with corridor improvements including channel restoration/woody debris removal and bank restoration (path relocation and repairs, perhaps fishing piers and canoe liveries) and public education of the Clinton River and its public amenities.

ENGINEERING

Plan Reviews:

• 5 site plans submitted for review. • 10 plot plans submitted for review.

Service Requests:

• 49 service requests processed. This includes 13 request(s) for local road pavement evaluation.

Inspection:

• 547 hours of inspection performed on installation of public improvements. • 111 inspections completed as part of Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Program.

Development Project Releases:

• 1 site plan(s) have been released due to completion of site plan improvements and $1,500 escrow monies deposited with the City have been released.

Map Creation:

• 3 map(s) created for various City Departments. • 12 map revisions performed for City Departments.

Miscellaneous Departmental Initiatives/Tasks:

• GIS Program – Assisting Police Department and County with GIS based dispatch center software. Public/Private login complete. Private layers added as necessary and available. In process of locating hydrants. Researching grant opportunities to enable asset inventory of City utilities. City not selected for SAW Grant funding.

• Met with Chrysler and MDOT to coordinate upcoming M-53 reconstruction project. • Met with Hubbell, Roth & Clark to develop City Hall improvements project. • Met with FEMA to discuss Risk MAP program. • Roncelli began work on the 15 Mile Road jersey turn removal at Van Dyke Avenue in

accordance with their agreement with MDOT. • Coordinated landscaping of Sorrento OMID site. • Met with OMID regarding 15 Mile Road restitution.

NOTES: a. Working through final payment. Punch list items remain. b. Contract includes work to Fairfield Path and Magnolia Park. c. Project included resurfacing of Amsterdam, Gainsley, Wheaton, and Fortner south of 19 Mile Road. d. Includes concrete removal and replacement on sections of approximately 60 local roads. e. Includes asphalt resurfacing of Calka, Gulliver, Irving, and Constitution. f. Includes concrete reconstruction of Winterfield, Chesapeake, Heritage, Amherst, Clifford, Gunther, Rose Mary Dr., Ascot Court and Faith. g. CDBG funded project. h. Spring 2015 project. Roads, Risk, and Recovery funded project.

City Projects

Project

Preliminary Phase

Topographical Survey

Design Phase

Bidding Process

Contract Award Date

Award Value

Construction Start Date

Percent Complete

Final Payment Date

Notes (See Below)

1.

Hayes Road Sanitary Sewer, Moravian to Bartola Subdivision, CP #974 x

2. Section 4 Water Main x x x

3. Gardner Drive Asphalt Paving, CP#12-232 x x x x 6/4/2013 $218,372.00 7/8/2013 100% a.

4. 2013 Park Improvements, CP #13-237 x x x x 9/4/2013 $214,044.00 10/9/2013 100% a.,b.

5. 2013 Local Roads Asphalt Program, CP #13-243 x x x x 7/16/2013 $1,048.957 8/12/2013 100% a.,c.

6.

Clinton River Road Sanitary Sewer Extension, CP #06-154 x x x

7.

15 Mile Road Right Turn Lanes (Dodge Park and Maple Lane), CP #12-233 x x x x 2/13/2014 $244,064 5/1/2014 100%

8. 17 Mile Road Bridge over Conrail Superstructure Replacement, City Project #12-235 x x x x 1/22/2014 $3,179,601 3/17/2014 90%

9. 2014 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation, CP #13-244 x x x

10. 2014 Concrete Sectional Replacement Program, CP#14-248 x x x x 4/15/2014 $2,508,460 4/28/14 95% d.

11. 2014 Neighborhood Asphalt Resurfacing Program, CP #14-249 x x x x 6/3/14 $1,227267 6/18/14 100% e.

12. 2014 Local Road Concrete Reconstruction Program, CP #14-250 x x x x 6/3/14 $1,719,574 6/30/14 85% f.

13. 2014 Sidewalk Removal and Replacement Program, CP #12-236 x x x x 6/3/14 $151,075 8/4/14 90%

14. Indigo Drive and Elmcrest Drive Concrete Reconstruction, CP #13-247 x x x x 4/15/2014 $341,000 6/16/14 100% g.

15. Canal Road Storm Sewer, Sterritt to Morang Drive, CP #14-258 x x x x 9/2/2014 $389,073 10/6/2014 0%

16. Beaver Creek Park Path, CP #14-263 x x x x 8/19/2014 $147,605 9/15/2014 75% g.

17. City Hall Parking Lot Improvements, CP #14-251 x x x

18. 19 ½ Mile Road Rehabilitation, Merrill to Utica, CP#14-255 x x x h.

19. 2014 Joint Sealing Program, CP #14-262 x x x x 8/19/2014 $109,200 9/29/2014 20%

20. Ryan Road Concrete Repairs, 14 Mile Road to 15 Mile Road, CP #14-248 (Change Order No. 1) 8/19/2014 $489,000 9/20/2014 10%

County Projects

Project

Preliminary Phase

Topographical Survey

Design Phase

Bidding Process

Contract Award Date

Award Value

Construction Start Date

Percent Complete

Final Payment Date

Notes (See Below)

1. Northbound Mound Road Concrete Repairs, 18 Mile Road to M-59 Early October

2014 0%

2. 18 Mile Road Rehabilitation, Mound Road to Plumbrook Drain Early October

2014 10%

3. Schoenherr Road Concrete Repairs at M-59 September 2014 100%

4. Dequindre Road Concrete Repairs, 14 Mile Road to Metropolitian Parkway

Late September

2014 60%

5. Westbound M-59 Service Drive Repairs Mid September 2014 100%

State Projects

Project

Preliminary Phase

Topographical Survey

Design Phase

Bidding Process

Contract Award Date

Award Value

Construction Start Date

Percent Complete

Final Payment Date

Notes (See Below)

1. M-53 Bridge Repair over Clinton River x x x x 7/30/2014 100%

2. M-59 Concrete Repairs 5/23/2014 100%

3. Van Dyke Reconstruction, 15 Mile Road to 18 Mile Road x x x Early 2015

PLANNING Planning Commission (Pending) PZ14-1128 – Ned Hakim Request Conventional Rezoning from R-60 (One Family Residential and O-1 (Business & Professional Office to RM-2 (Multiple Family Residential – Low Rise). Property address: 13001 Fourteen Mile – Northwest corner of Red Run & 14 Mile Road in Section 35. PZ14-1129 - Speedway Conventional Rezoning request from C-2 (Planned Comparison Business) to C-3 (General Business). Property address: 43500 Van Dyke – Northeast corner of Riverland & Van Dyke in Section 3. Zoning Board of Appeals (Pending) PZBA14-0020 – Kroger Fuel Center Requesting Board Approval for a Use Variance to construct a fuel station in C-2 Zoning. Property address: 43632 Schoenherr Road – West side of Schoenherr and North of Canal Road in Section 2. Special Preliminary Site Plan Review PSP14-0046 – Angeli Commons 2 (Parking Lot Addition) Property address: 35427 Evanston Avenue - West side of Dodge Park between 15 Mile and 16 Mile Road in Section 27). PSP14-0045 – Verizon Wireless Property address: 40555 Mound Road – West side of Mound between 18 Mile Road and Bridgewood Drive in Section 17. Final Plan Review SPR-3356 – Brooklwood Estates East side of Dequindre between 18 and 19 Mile Roads in Section 7 West side of Hayes between 17 & 18 Mile Roads in Section 13. Property address: 42800 Dequindre Road PSP13-0016 – Hayes Road Site Condominium West side of Hayes Road between 18 Mile & Canal Road in Section 12. Property address: 42501 Hayes Road Miscellaneous 21 site inspections were completed.

Temporary Use Permits Two applications were processed for Temporary Use. Use Permits 36 Use Permits were reviewed and approved. Property Splits SPL-0764 – Williams Enterprises, LLC License Renewals Processed One application for the transfer of a Class C Liquor License was reviewed. Neighborhood Stabilization Program

• Meeting with Melissa and Leslie regarding NSP Reporting for Audit • Reviewed Code Enforcement inspections.

HOME

• Working with Habitat on two properties in Sterling Heights

CDBG

• Housing Rehabilitation: Received 2 calls regarding the program. Distributed 2 applications. • Received 1 new Rehab applications • Minor Home Repair: Received 5 calls regarding the program. Distributed 5 applications. • Approved 5 applications for the Minor Home Repair Program • Updated Subreceipents on quarterly reporting guidelines • Reviewed invoices for Public service programs • Attended CAC Meeting • Prepared CAPER and submitted to HUD • Submitted DOL Semi-annual Report • Submitted Semi-annual Labor Standards Report • Attended Davis-Bacon training • Working with three homeowners on rehabs • Starting one additional residential rehabs

NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES

Code Enforcement Administration

Worked with city contractor to clean up Marcus Plaza. The Fire Depatment continues to work with the owners of the three Baghdad Restaruants in Sterling Heights regarding the excessive smoke coming from the restaurants

Attended Powered by Women networking event to celebrate some of metro Detroit’s most successful female entrepreneurs and executives. The event recognizes women who are driving profits, adding employees and opening new opportunities in the region. Met with city attorney and city manager to discuss future minimal residential landscaping requirements. Participated with Macomb County and HCMA on tour of West Bloomfield Adventure Park, a possible future development being considered for the CIA District. Staff met to discuss progress at Srodek’s Market. Discussions were held regarding existing conditions at Zazz Auto Service Center and possible solutions to overwhelming property maintenance issues. Spent time in the field reviewing property maintenance issues throughout city. Blue Economy Initiative Participated in clean-up of Clinton River at Farmstead Park. Volunteers included residents, Macomb County, Macomb County Public Works, WOW Cable, Clinton River Watershed, and Chrysler. Attended fundraiser for Clinton River Watershed. Green Initiatives Development of PACE Program continues. PACE is designed to promote the development and use of renewable energy systems & energy efficient improvements on privately-owned commercial or industrial property. Training programs for contractors are being held. Attended Board of Directors meeting at NextEnergy in Detroit. Also included tour of NextEnergy and educational seminar regarding DC microgrid.

Sterling Heights Housing Commission (SHHC)

Plans are underway for an October Bake & Craft Sale. Interior designer preparing cost estimate for remodeling of chapel. The new Resident Council will be sworn in at the October meeting. Serious Quizzo competitions continue the third Thursday of each month.

The building continues to be 100% occupied with 52 persons on the wait list. There are 29 persons currently on the Section 8 program with 38 persons on the waiting list. There was 1 emergency service request and 194 regular service requests this month. The number of service requests doubled from the previous month. The SHHC awarded the contract for partial window replacement. 151 windows on floors 1-4 will be replaced this year. Sale of City-Owned Property on Ryan Road Proposals currently being reviewed by city attorney. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) & Workforce Development

Attended last Women in Defense Board meeting as the STEM Director. Last responsibility will be interviewing high school senior girls who have applied for a Women in Defense scholarship. Met with Great Lakes Anchor Academy Board of Directors to discuss establishment of a new charter school partnered with the U.S. Navy Sea Cadets. Attended meeting at Macomb Community College to discuss the October 2014 Manufacturing Day. Currently seeking manufacturing businesses who are willing

to have students tour their building. Approximately 1,200 students are expected to participate.

CODEENFORCEMENT-SEPTEMBER2014

ENFORCEMENT DATA THIS MONTH LAST YR THIS MONTH FISCAL YEAR TO DATE

Conplaints 263 237 879

Commerical Vehicle 1 1 4 Drainage 2 16 28

Dumpster 2 0 2 Fence 9 6 16

Fire Damage 0 0 1 Foreclosure 0 0 1

Garage Sales 3 2 6 Holiday Decorations 0 0 3

Illegal Business 6 6 10 Illegal Signs 17 8 13

Junk Vehicle 19 6 28 Landscape Maintenance 52 64 259

Uvestock 0 1 2 Miscellaneous 11 14 57

Nuisance 4 7 19 Outdoor Storage 7 6 11

Parking 14 7 21 Pools 0 1 10

Property Maintenance 75 63 252 Rec Vehicle 4 3 11 SHINE Tag 0 0 0

Sign Removal 2 1 1 Snow 0 0 0

Trash & Debris 26 22 104 Working w/o Permit 9 3 20

Proactive 466 416 1,370

Amusement Devices 0 0 1Commerical Vehicle 3 5 8

Drainage 0 2 2Fence 3 2 7

Fire Damage 0 0 0Foreclosure 30 14 32

Garage Sales 0 0 2Grass 8 1 3

Holiday Decorations 0 0 1IFEC 0 0 0

Illegal Business 0 0 2Illegal Signs 3 41 69Junk Vehicle 13 18 36

Landscape Maintenance 60 65 300Liquor License 0 2 3

Livestock 1 0 0Massage License 0 0 1

Miscellaneous 5 7 26Non-Homestead 1 0 0

Nuisance 0 1 1Outdoor Storage 20 14 48

Parking 15 23 68Pools 1 0 3

Property Maintenance 35 19 80Real Estate Sign 0 10 10

Rec Vehicle 0 3 7SHINE Tag 22 1 1

SHINE'n Star Tag 20 2 5Sign Removal Stops 204 155 560

Snow 0 0 0Trash & Debris 10 6 36

Working w/o Permit 12 25 58

Civil Infractions Issued 1 1 5OBA Cases Heard 37 36 115OBA Cases Prepared 63 56 166ROW Signs Removed 286 222 723Grand Total Inspections 1,589 1,675 5,187

I ~BUilDiNG SfRViCH MONTHLY REPORT

Michael Viazanko Building Official Sep-14

SAME PERIOD

CURRENT PERIOD LAST YEAR YEAR TO DATE

PERMIT DATA NUMBER VALUE NUMBER VALUE NUMBER VALUE Building Permits Issued

Single Family Residential 9 2,315,182 6 1,387,738 51 15,852,285 2 Family Buildings 0 0 0 0 21 4,597,534 3 or 4 Family Buildings 8 1,182,501 0 0 19 3,226,818 1 Family Houses Attached 0 included abow 0 included abow 0

Hotels, Motels 0 0 0 0 0 Amusement & Recreational 0 0 0 0 1 Churches 0 0 0 0 0 Industrial 0 0 0 0 3 7,201,701 Service Stations 0 0 0 0 1 63,104

Hospitals 0 0 0 0 0 Office, Bank & Professional 0 0 0 0 0 Public Works Utilities 0 0 0 0 0 Schools & Other Educational 0 0 0 0 0 Stores & Other Mercantile 0 0 0 0 0 1,224,920 Other Non Residential 13 0 14 0 45 297,548 Structures other than Bldgs 2 0 2 0 6 Add or Alter Residential (sunrooms 13 0 6 12,470 60 405,236 Add or Alter Commercial 11 2,120,913 14 4,006,497 76 26,421,852 Residential Garages & Carports 2 29,028 0 0 14 173,996 Demolitions 0 0 2 0 16 Mobile Homes 0 0 8 0 27

Pools/Spas 3 0 2 0 25 Decks 1 0 8 0 33 Concrete 44 0 34 0 219 Fire Repair 2 0 2 0 10 Tents 1 0 1 0 24 NIA & Mise 112 0 90 0 514 Total Building Permits Issued 221 5,647,624 189 5,406,705 1165 59,464,994

Electrical Permits Issued 84 100 290 Plumbing Permits Issued 54 85 208 Mechanical Permits Issued 112 411 591 Sign Permits Issued 15 31 75

Fence Permits Issued 22 24 28 Fire Alarm 4 3 9 Fire Suppression Permits Issued 10 2 24 Use Permits Issued 21 19 64 Certificate of Occupancy Issued 12 37 55 Building Inspections Performed 390 581 1,307

Electrical Inspections Peformed 182 275 636 Plumbing Inspections Performed 189 192 673 Mechanical Inspections Performed 296 239 1,240

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FACILITIES MAINTENANCE

COMPLETED PROJECTS: Painted and added furniture to a storage room to change in into an office in the Police

Department.

Assisted with the set-up and tear-down for the National Defense meeting at Velocity.

Met with contractors to receive bids for new heating and cooling controls at Velocity.

Had inspection tests done on City building fire suppression systems.

Built three new shelving unit downstairs at the District Court for City Clerk’s election equipment.

Installed new exhaust fan for the Police Department’s new drug storage room.

Completed repair of a faucet and a urinal in the Senior Center restroom.

Repaired two toilets at Delia Park restrooms.

Put Purchasing’s office back in order after Jarvis Restoration cleaned carpeting.

Hung a 60” flat screen TV in the Police Department’s basement lounge.

Replaced many damaged ceiling tiles in the Senior Center fitness room from the big rain storm.

General maintenance was completed on all the City backup generators.

Replaced several burnt out ballasts in City Hall.

Replaced entry door hinges at Nature Center and City Hall. FUTURE PROJECTS: Complete RPZ water back-flow inspections in all City buildings.

Change out heat exchanger in Senior Center roof top unit #9.

Have glycol added to City Hall’s chiller and boiler system to bring the protection rate to the proper anti-freezing temperature.

Fix the leaks and change the pitch of a lengthy stretch of 6” pipe in the basement ceiling at the Court.

Grease and oil all pumps and hearings on all the City air handler systems.

Have all the 6” drain pipes, coming from the Police Department sump pumps all the way to the 10” hook-up, replaced because of various leaks.

Work with City Clerk’s office on election.

Help out Fire Department in preparing for their annual Open House.

Change out all air filters in all the City building.