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will mainly Ix: usexl lbr the snow r,:moval operation in Ramsey Town Center where the snow will have to bc loaded ill lruclCs mM hm ~lcd away. He added that the City may be able to get rid of the ~V~ i)lo\vs Snow removal tin)c was discussed Mr. Riemer reported the goal is an 8-hour completion time lbr nmin rotmtcs :tad 9 to 10 hour; ol~ cul-de-sac routes. He added that the crew still finishes under the co~nplction time but tl),~t may change the year after next with all the new dcvelopmenls. 3')~e City may have to add another route and an additional truck.. Mr. Ricmcr presented semi: gene, al :;tatistics regarding the plowing operation from the years 1998-1999 lhrtm?h 2003~2004. }ie also presented some information relating to the effects of sand and salt o,~ tl~c ice, with salt b~.:ing the only thing that melts it. The damage to mail boxes is up (12) bul the dumt~ge ta t;ad is al~ot/~ the same as in previous years. Miscellaneous complaints were down. I(c reported on thc p~mcss for handling complaints. He added that the City puts a lot o{' staow rut~tov, tl infformation o~ its website, cable TV, and in the Ramsey Resident. Discussian cns;ucxl relating to a(ding routes and equipment. Mr. Riemer suggested that continued dcvulop,~ent and growtl- iii the City will place more demand on staff and equipment. Ramscy Town Center \rill bring w th it the challenges of parking ramps, contract hauling, snow removal opcratioln.4 instead of' sno,,/ploxving operation, and the coordination of everyone in the at'ca to accomplish the task oFclaar;ng a downtown area as quickly and economically as possible. Sidewalk maintermncc is another a~'¢a that is expanding quickly. The City currently plows the school walking m'ca on thc same priority as the streets, with the rest of the sidewalks done one to two days after th(' strccls are clevred. Demands for sidewalk and trail clearance as well as skating rinks t;lcal-;!llCC thc ~ta.y ol'tl e s/oma (;ontinue to rise. Councilmcmbcr Cook comtnrn]tcd ~hat maybe it's time to suggest RYAA get a snow blower or somclhing. Roads arc way more a/~riouity. that something c;i£i'c~'ent may have to be done. Councihncmhcr l?,lvig inquired iF tl~erc is a point where we should be talking about a Park and Recreation (h'aup/( 'aordinator io ha~tdlc these things. Mr. Kapler sm£cd that st;~l'/' wi].l be brining this up at budget time, There should be a coo rd i nati n g Cotmcihnemb{zr El,'ig commcnled t}mt with the growth, this maybe a good time to seriously talk about this. Cee nc ihnem bur ( :o.:)k reitenttc:d tile ~cc,.t for more blowers and other types of equipment. Counci lmcmher Zi u~mcrman comm~:ndc:d Mr. Rielner on his accurate recordkeeping. Councilme~nber (;o,)k stated he is in ~pu¢:ssed with the amount of snow fails and the fact that there is way less complaiqts. Public Works Committee/May 18, 2004 Page 2 of 5