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Some of the major accomplishments in 2009 included work such as: • Completion of the Trunk Highway 10 Interchange design • Acquisition of Bury and Carlson property for a permanent Public Works facility • Ramsey Star Express Service ridership maintained through the startup of Northstar rail • Construction and safety improvements on 167 Avenue NW west of Nowthen Boulevard • Completion of Garnet Street watermain interconnection project and Alpine Park parking lot • Completion of preliminary design of Ramsey rail station with Anoka County Regional Rail Authority (ACRRA) • Initiation and startup of Water Tower No. 3 construction project • Completion of the Mississippi River outflow project for Ramsey Town Center Streets The Street Department staff includes a Public Works Streets Supervisor, four Public Works Maintenance Workers, a Heavy Equipment Operator, and a Public Works Mechanic. Most years, seasonal employees are also utilized during high demand times of the year. Major areas of responsibilities include the ongoing maintenance of the City's streets and right of ways. This includes snow and ice control, patching, semi - annual sweeping and roadside mowing /brush control. The department is also responsible for storm water maintenance, street signs, and building maintenance at the Public Works campus and overall equipment maintenance for the entire Public Works Department. Last year, the Street Department continued paving trails in house. Major accomplishments include the completion of a trail on the east side of Nowthen Boulevard between Sunwood Drive and Lord of Life church as well as constructing an important segment on the east side of Sunfish Lake Boulevard between Sunwood Drive and Fox Knoll. The City's street system includes 168 miles of paved local and collector roads, 4.4 miles of dirt roads, 0.78 miles of concrete streets, and 35.9 miles of State and County controlled paved arterial highway corridors. The storm sewer utility system consists of pipes, ponds, and ditches that handle the runoff created by new and existing developments as well as our roadway system. Storm sewer maintenance is an ongoing process. Much of our efforts, at the present time, are reacting to problem areas as they appear and then working with engineering to implement long -term solutions to resolve these problems. Some of the accomplishments in 2009 included storm sewer work such as: • Drainage correction at the intersection of 152 Jaspar • Correct erosion and solve drainage issue at 174th Sodium • Waco Street flooding correction • Kangaroo Street erosion corrected Parks Parks personnel include a Parks Supervisor, Parks Lead Person, and four Public Works Maintenance Workers. Most years, seasonal employees and volunteers are also utilized during high demand times of City of Ramsey Page 2009 Annual Report 17