Agenda - Public Works Committee - 07/17/2012

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Chairperson Backous stated to begin with Case 5.6 Winter Maintenance Summary to allow for resident attendance of Case 5.1 Consider Stormwater Improvements at 149th Lane. Case #5.6: Winter Maintenance Summary Street Supervisor Grant Reimer reviewed the comparison of the last two winter seasons. He stated the last storm of this season was the toughest, it took two days to clean up and that snowfall consisted of the most complaints. He reviewed the equipment breakdown that added to the delay. He also reviewed the overtime comparisons of the last two seasons. Councilmember McGlone wanted to comment on the last snow plow event and didn't feel what he seen was acceptable in his neighborhood in Northfork. Street Supervisor Riemer response to Councilmember McGlone's photos of Inverness Lane as it looked like the down pressure was working on the equipment and what he was seeing in the photo looked to him as snow packed from vehicle traffic. He explained when you get chemical on top of that and it warms back up it is going to loosen it up. Street Supervisor Riemer responded to photos of St. Andrews Lane that the snowplows don't have down pressure and on the belly blade you only get 500 pounds. Parks Supervisor Riverblood added to the conversation that he had a lot of complaints also and one of the issues was periodically the tandems would get thrown across the road and it was characterized as wet concrete. Chairperson Backous stated he does not know what can be done in those kinds of situations, we did the best we could, maybe we could have gone back out again but those are judgment calls. He is going to trust the judgment of the staff that has been doing this for many years. Councilmember McGlone wanted to make a suggestion in regards to replacement parts during these events. He stated Connexus has a state of the art facility that they work throughout the night; it would be a good resource to keep in mind for future events. He stated they stock parts for a lot of trucks that the City drives. Chairperson Backous and Councilmember McGlone agreed to move onto Case #5.7 while the Committee is still waiting for the public to show up on their cases. Case #5:7: The Use of AVL System in Public Works Public Works Street Supervisor Riemer explained the Automatic Vehicle Locater system and how it would be a benefit to the City and its residents. He reviewed the fleet management package that could come with it. The abbreviated costs are upfront costs for hardware and operator training for 15 snow removal vehicles is about $9112.00. The recurring monthly costs for the system is $259.60/month or $3,115.00/yr. Public Works Committee / May 15, 2012 Page 2 of 7