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Public Works Committee 5. 6. <br />Meeting Date: 05/15/2012 <br />Submitted For: Grant Riemer By: Grant Riemer, Engineering/Public Works <br />Title: <br />Winter Maintenance Summary <br />Background: <br />With the winter of 2010-2011 being one of the worst on record, 2011-2012 was without a doubt one of the mildest. <br />Attached to the case is a comparison of the two seasons. In the 2011-2012 season there were four 2" snow events <br />and one 6"-8"event that took two days to clean up. The last storm consisted of several false start times from the <br />weather service, combined with high moisture content to make for a very frustrating time for everybody. Most <br />drivers compared it to plowing concrete. People I spoke with in surrounding communities dealt with the same <br />problems, late start, heavy snow and equipment breakdowns. The two equipment breakdowns that delayed plowing <br />for us were a broken serpentine belt and a hydraulic hose rupture on separate trucks. Not big ticket items, but time <br />consuming. Most of the complaints received during the storm were related to plowing time. With the combination <br />of problems mentioned above, some areas weren't plowed out till late afternoon. Overall for the season we had <br />approximately 75 calls with probably 60 coming from the last snow fall. The breakdown of calls for the year was: <br />6-Mailbox damage <br />8- Sod damage <br />61-Misc. The majority of these calls came in the last event and were questions about when plowing would be done, <br />why is plowing taking so long, etc... <br />For the 2012-2013 we will be making some changes to the plowing program. Some route changes will be made to <br />speed up the plowing in the COR area, seasonal help will plow a majority of the trail system and contracted <br />services will be used around the Municipal Center and possibly the fire stations. One other possible change would <br />be the introduction of an Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) system for the plow fleet. The biggest change <br />though is the salt shed will be full at the beginning of the season, and that is a first for us! <br />Notification: <br />Observations: <br />Funding Source: <br />N/A <br />Staff Recommendation: <br />Informational only <br />Committee Action: <br />Based on discussion <br />Budget Comparison <br />Attachments <br />Form Review <br />Inbox Reviewed By Date <br />Brian Olson Brian Olson 05/08/2012 09:58 AM <br />Kurt Ulrich Kurt Ulrich 05/10/2012 01:58 PM <br />Form Started By: Grant Riemer Started On: 04/24/2012 12:43 PM <br />