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Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Elvig and Councilmembers McGlone and Tossey. <br />Voting No: None. Absent: <br />COMMITTEE BUSINESS <br />Case #5.1 Nominate Chair and Vice -Chair for the Public Works Committee <br />Motion by Councilmember Tossey, seconded by Councilmember McGlone, to elect <br />Councilmember McGlone as Chairperson of the Public Works Committee for 2011. <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Elvig and Councilmembers McGlone and Tossey. <br />Voting No: None. <br />Motion by Chairperson Elvig, seconded by Councilmember McGlone, to elect Chairperson Elvig <br />as Vice -Chairperson for the Public Works Committee for 2011. <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Elvig and Councilmembers McGlone and Tossey. <br />Voting No: None. <br />Case #5.1A Review Annual Snow Activities <br />Public Works Director/Principal City Engineer Olson stated that the Public Works staff have <br />received more compliments than complaints this year included are from the Mayor on camera to <br />the Planning Commission Chair, to the Environmental Policy Board. <br />Street Supervisor Riemer reviewed that normally plowing starts at 2 inches with a start time of <br />2:00 am. The grader and two other trucks start in the COR area. Cul-de-sac drivers start at the <br />same time as the large trucks do. The sidewalk machine starts two hours after the rest of the <br />crew. Normally, with a 2"-4" snowfall plowing is done in about 8 hours. 1" snowfalls, main <br />routes and high speed intersections are done. Heavier snowfalls are divided up into five routes. <br />Public Works Director/Principal City Engineer Olson added that it is more of a benefit to start at <br />2 am. All street, parks and utility staff are working during an event clearing, streets, cul de sacs <br />and everything. The day after the event the regular street crew drops back down to five people <br />and the parks and utilities staff go back to their regular work duties. <br />Councilmember Tossey asked about the City doing sidewalks versus the resident doing their own <br />sidewalks. <br />Street Supervisor Reimer responded that five to six years ago it wasn't even a policy for the City <br />to do sidewalks and trails. <br />Vice Chair Elvig commented that it was reciprocated because of the school and bus drop off <br />routes. <br />Public Works Committee / January 18, 2011 <br />Page 2 of 10 <br />