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HomeMy WebLinkAbout#06 - October 2019 Public Works Monthly ReportMAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMUNICATION DATE 11/21/2019 CONSENT AGENDA ITEM: Public Works Director Report SUBMITTED BY: Marty Powers, Public Works Director REVIEWED BY: Kristina Handt, City Administrator ISSUE BEFORE COUNCIL: City Council is asked to review and accept, as part of Consent Agenda, a brief description of activities that have taken place in the Public Works Department in the month of October, 2019. PROPOSAL DETAILS/ANALYSIS: STREETS • Removed many down trees in ROW throughout the month • All Public Works Staff attended the St Cloud Public Works Fall Expo • Three staff members attended the LTAP Salt Symposium Training • Set up plows and complete fall maintenance on plow trucks and equipment • Modify plowing maps for efficiency, priority and additional streets • Work with Southwind, Hammes, Boulder Ponds, Northport, Hidden Meadows and Easton Village Developments to potentially plow unaccepted streets in the upcoming season. A list of requirements must be completed before we accept the plowing responsibilities • Public Works staff Mike Belde attended training to achieve his CDL class A license • Wash and clean trucks and equipment on rain day • Started to remove large dead trees in the ROWs. A contractor has been hired to drop the trees as we dispose of them • Completed fall ditch mowing • Completed walkthrough in the Southwind, Savona & Easton developments along with the Hudson/Keats street project • Rechecked two road counts for the state • Completed repairs on John Deere tractor, remove mowers & install plow • Relocate seasonal equipment to free up space in the Ideal Ave shop • Place stakes at sensitive areas on plow routes • Add gravel to Manning Ave N due to high water level • Cut and remove landscaping vegetation in the 5th street islands • Continue tree trimming in ROWs • Add gravel to shoulders on several streets • Repair roof leak on City Hall Building • Spec out potential 2020 plow truck for MAC committee to review City Council Meeting Date Consent/Regular Agenda Item #__ Page 2 • New Tandem Mack chassis was delivered to Towmaster to be outfitted with equipment. Completion date is expected to be in February • PARKS • Continue to mulch around city owned trees in parks, facilities and boulevards • Install new Firefly Park sign • Weekly garbage collection continues • Relocate buckthorn pile at Sunfish Lake Park after annual Buckthorn festival • Pebble Park Lighting Improvements are under way. All underground is completed. Lights are scheduled to be raised in November • Lions Park 45th parallel concrete project was completed • Two staff members attended LTAP’s paved trail maintenance and inspection training • Removed weeds in City hall landscaping and added wood chips • Completed periodic playground inspections • Clean up in and around Park building off Laverne Ave • Remove downed trees across sunfish lake park trails • Complete a number of repairs to the skid steer • Discontinue seasonal portable toilets the last week of October • Replace eight belt swing seats that did not pass inspection in Klies, Tablyn , Lions and Tana Ridge parks • Dealt with several hunters on City land • Repair playground slides and ladders WATER • 5th street irrigation walkthrough - not accepted as is • Cleaned out sediment from plugged gate valve boxes and exercised • Black dirt and seed 2018 water service repair on Lake Elmo Ave • Continue to resolve water meter reading issues • Continue to complete final move in/move out reads and replace problem meters • Complete Monthly Generator and Safety Inspections of Equipment and Facilities • Completed first annual fall dead end hydrant flushing • Four staff members attended training regarding the maintenance of our sanitary air relief valves, Scada improvements and Hydro excavating • Schedule and plan for SCADA computer replacement • Shut off numberous irrigation systems for season • Fabricated a slide hammer to adjust curb stops efficiently and safely SEWER • Continue Daily Locates and Rounds • Attended an asset management training revolved around the beehive software • Continue Weekly Proactive Pump downs of all Lift stations & Monthly Float Cleaning • Sucked out solids and grease form several lift station as preventative fall maintenance • Completed annual generator service and inspection. No issues found • Completed first annual lift station pump inspection. Several issues were identified and will be corrected • The Ford utility service vehicle chassis was delivered to Aspen Equipment for the remainder of the build out. Delivery expected to be in December City Council Meeting Date Consent/Regular Agenda Item #__ Page 3 SURFACE WATER • Expose and jet multiple plugged storm sewer pipes/culverts • Improve drainage in several ditch location • Repaired several culvert and culvert ends • Implemented the first annual cleaning of all 64 city owned surface water sumps to comply with the MPCA’s MS4 permit • Graded gravel roads with skid steer preparing for freeze up • All Public Works staff attended first annual MS4 training held in the council chambers • Fall street sweeping took place the last week of October and continued the first week of November RECOMMENDATION: Base on the activities listed above, City Council is respectfully asked to accept the October 2019 Public Works Report.