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Public Works Operations

March 11, 2008

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Streets – Street Sweeper

Warranty repair in February resulted in about 5 weeks of downtime

Streets are Dirty– Plan developed for sweeping the worst first

– 20% through the City

Future Downtime for Repairs– City’s Chief Mechanic changed vendor for better turn-

around

– Sweeper rental during repair

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Streets – Shoulders

Contracting out ditch line repair on Manassas Drive and Euclid

Staff will repair shoulders after contractor is finished.

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Streets – Cut Repairs

“Cold Patch” used in cold weather (< 50° F)

– Soft and needs to be revisited during cold months

Hot asphalt patching when temperatures > 50° F for several days.

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Buildings and Grounds - Graffiti

City owned property and easements resolved quickly

Contacted owners of unoccupied homes

– City liability for potential damage

Graffiti Ordinance (Public Hearing tonight)– Requires private property owners to remove graffiti within a

specified period of time

HOA’s – City provides materials for organized community

cleanup

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Water and Sewer – Repair of Breaks

Twelve water line breaks 1-2-08 to 1-9-08

Repairs require at least 7 crew workers on-site for coverage of all activities

– Safety and efficiency

Numerous activities involved in repair

– Staging the site (signage, tools, equipment, shoring) jack hammering

– Closing valves to isolate the area of the break and hydrant flushing after the repair

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Water and Sewer – Repair of Pipeline Breaks (Con’t)

– Loading and hauling to and from the site 1 backhoe on site with operator

2 dump trucks with 1 driver each

1 skid loader with operator at PW yard

– Delivery of parts and notifying affected residents of outage

– Safety (placement of shoring box, watch for soil sloughing, traffic control, rescue, flagging)

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Fleet Maintenance

Turning City Vehicles around in less than 4 hours, unless major repair

Priorities

– Support of snow removal operations, debris clearing

– Police Cruisers