TOWN MANAGER S WEEKLY REPORT

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1 TOWN MANAGER S WEEKLY REPORT UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS Town Council Meeting: Wednesday, August 8 - Cancelled Planning Commission: Wednesday, August 15, 6:00 PM, First State Community Action Agency (308 North Railroad Avenue) 1. Public Hearing Ordinance Regular Meeting Historic Review 9 Academy Street (exterior renovations) Council Meeting: Wednesday, August 22, 2018, 6:45 PM, Public Hearing followed by Regular Meeting, First State Community Action Agency (308 North Railroad Avenue) Sussex County Association of Towns: Summer Recess Delaware League of Local Governments: Summer Recess UPDATES FROM DEPARTMENTS Finance o As of July 19, the Town has collected: $618,437 (63%) of the July Utility Billing ($908,945) $1,523,379 (96%) of the annual property tax billing ($1,581,677) o Met with The Insurance Market to review FY 2019 policy coverages (Gene Dvornick, Laura Givens) o Real Estate Transfer Tax Summary (July 2018) July 2018 July 2017 Month Year To Date Month Year To Date Transfer Tax Revenue $19,515 $68,929 $18,674 $85,852 Police o Departmental Press Releases issued as warranted Planning o Board of Adjustment: College Park Signage Approved 313 North Bedford Street Parking, Interior Drive Approved Weekly Report Page 1

2 TOWN MANAGER S WEEKLY REPORT Wastewater 8 South King Street Lot Depth, Lot Area Approved 12 Terrace Avenue Lot Width Approved o Lagoon depths: Large Lagoon is 7.50 feet and Small Lagoon is 4.25 feet o Repaired electrical issue at Gordy Street Pumping Station o Cleaned the grease out of Georgetown Plaza station with vacuum truck o Installed 2 new backup floats at County Seat Pumping Station Public Works o Street Sweeper remains out of service being repaired in Silver Spring (MD) o Continue to cut grass Town-wide o Received notice Christmas Tree bottom shipping in mid-october o Received two (2) bids for King Street well (A C Schultes and Somerset) TOWN MANAGER S UPDATE Met with Auditors to review FY 2018 Audit progress to date and items needing follow up Contacted Severn Company regarding dedication of Lee Avenue to Town of Georgetown Reviewed FY 2019 insurance polies and coverage with the Insurance Market (Gene Dvornick, Laura Givens) Met with Verizon Wireless representatives for a site visit for the proposed cell tower location Answered local realtor questions regarding property ownership Attended Chamber Economic Development Lunch presenter was Amy Wood (CEO SUN Behavioral Delaware) Reviewed Building Permits with staff to identify best practice for closure (Jamie Craddock, Gene Dvornick, Mike Picarello) Addressed subdivision questions for potential property owner Attended Board of Adjustment Meeting Work on North Bedford Street/Bridgeville Road planting island has begun (see photos) Attended Ribbon Cutting for newly renovated Georgetown Exxon (Gene Dvornick, Bob Holston, Bill West) Worked with Sussex County Engineering for assistance with Biosolids removal and disposal commences August 6 (Gene Dvornick, Eric Rust) Attended swearing-in of Georgetown s newest police officer Weekly Report Page 2

3 TOWN MANAGER S WEEKLY REPORT Met with staff to discuss funding alternatives for New Well at King Street Water Plant Future Town Council item (Bill Bradley, Gene Dvornick, Laura Givens, Rick Hudson) Prepared Agreement for Maintenance Bond Phase 1 University Drive (Gene Dvornick, Jeff Ward) Additional street lights along West North Street near the entrance to Harrison Senior Living have been installed Followed up on several Code Enforcement concerns Weekly Report Page 3

4 TOWN MANAGER S WEEKLY REPORT THIS REPORT AND ANY ATTACHMENTS ARE ONLY BEING SENT ELECTRONICALLY UNLESS OTHERWISE REQUESTED Weekly Report Page 4

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9 SUN Behavioral Delaware Hospital currently under development Opening 3Q2018 Certificate of Need approval granted October 2015; Approval for a total of 90 beds Located in Georgetown} Delaware Inpatient and hospital based outpatient (PHP and lop) Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Currently no psychiatric beds in the region -Sussex County

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14 Common Questions When will you be opening? o Contractors are tracking to hand the building over the 1st week of September (Certificate of Occupancy- C of 0) o We need 2-4 weeks in the building for training and the Joint Commission pre-opening survey o The hospital will have furniture in place prior to the certificate of occupancy What will be the levels of care that you will provide? o Assessment and referral- 24/7 intake and assessments in the Sussex hospital emergency departments, if requested o Inpatient acute mental illness, detox and dual diagnosis (mental illness with substance use disorder) o Structured outgatient - Partial Hospitalization (5 days per week, full days) and Intensive Outpatient (2-3 days per week, hall days) What age groups will be eligible to come to the facility? o Adolescents through seniors; will assess the need for children (6-12) based on community feedback Will you have regular psychiatric staff or tele-psychiatry? o Providers will be physically present 7 days a week Will you be doing involuntary admissions? o Yes, we will care for both voluntary and involuntary patients

15 Common Questions (Con't) What will the scope of practice be for your licensed clinicians? o TheraJ?ists both for inpatient and outpatient services will provide Group, Family and Indiviaual therapy. o Physicians will provide medication management and detox Will there be staff who are also CADC's in addition to being licensed? o Yes Will you be providing Detox services? o Yes, the psychiatric hosj?itallicense allows admission for detox, or a inpatient admission for substance use disoraer where the primary diagnosis is mental illness (dual diagnosis) Will you be accepting all insurance providers (Including Medicaid)? o Yes Will you be using peer support staff? o We don't have peer SURport staff at our other locations. However, as we grow and determine the needs of the patient population, we will assess the de mana for peer support staff in an inpatient versus outpatient setting Who will be the Medical Director? o We're actively recruiting our medical staff now

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