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City of RAMSEY Public Works <br /> Activity Report for April 1998 <br /> <br /> the change <br />Overview <br />April brought of season to the Public Works'Uept. considerably sooner than in a <br /> Road <br />normal year. restrictions went on and came off earlier than usual. Unusual dry weather <br />brought some issues with water supply that will be covered later in the report, Staff did find time to <br />concentrate the and fence at the PW site. Also the dock in the <br /> on <br /> landscaping <br /> project <br /> loading <br />metal building was removed and the hole filled with concrete getting ready for a facelift on the <br />inside while making the building more user friendly. <br /> <br />Streets Update <br />Sign work and patching is making up the majority of the streets activity. The grading of our <br />remaining unpaved streets has been stopped until some rain has fallen. <br /> <br />Parks/Utilities Update <br />Parks- <br />May will find a great deal of activity in striping of fields along with other routine maintenance in <br />preparation of the youth athletic event schedule. Mowing has to date been held off for lack of <br />precipitation on turf. Irrigation at Central Park was not started as early as desired due to the repair <br />and upgrade of the well and irrigation system. Also at Central some damage from fertilizer <br />application in the fall is still evident with the hope some attention will correct the situation in the <br />near future. <br /> <br />Utilities- <br />April found Ramsey with 1 night of extremely Iow to no water pressure. This occurred while the <br />new SCADA system was being brought on line. The system is now close to being complete. The <br />inconvenience was minimized by prompt action from supervisor Mark Boos and his staff. Although <br />PW staff is not technically "on call" after regular work hours, efforts are made to assure <br />communications can be received if an emergency situations arise. Current procedures will be <br />revised in the near future for dealing with such issues in conjunction with the SCADA system <br />should similar situations happen again. <br /> <br />PW continues to receive calls dealing with water quality from concerned citizens. The utilities <br />group is tracking the location of the calls for possible action if required. <br /> <br />Cemetery Projects- <br />Fences repair quotes have been rec'd and PO's issued. Trott Brook maintenance will be included <br />with the High School maintenance scheduled for May 16. Foster will require a greater level of <br />effort for the initial "cleaning", with on-going regular maintenance being scheduled as required. <br /> <br />Equipment Issues <br /> <br />What broke: <br /> -Sweeper needs new alternator <br /> -Clutch fan in #621 truck need repair <br /> -Windshield wipers needed on #620 <br /> 4/602 has air leak that needs repair <br /> <br />.5 <br /> <br /> <br />