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HomeMy WebLinkAbout#04 - March 2020 Public Works Department ReportMAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMUNICATION DATE 4/21/2020 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 March, 2020. PROPOSAL DETAILS/ANALYSIS: STREETS • Continue filling potholes on City streets • Continue street sign replacement program • Rotate truck tires • Take down election booths • Posted Spring weight restrictions signs for city roads on 3-5-2020 • Took delivery of remaining contracted road salt • Placed radar trailer on Jamaica for one week • Continue ongoing maintenance on trucks and equipment including front end steering repairs to the 2009 Dodge 5500 • Commit to state contract 2020-2021 road salt order • Remove snow equipment from the loader and two single axle plow trucks for the season • Continue tree trimming in ROWs PARKS • Weekly garbage collection continues • Submitted ski trail grant reimbursement information to MN DNR • Installed nets for pickleball and tennis courts • Added seasonal portable toilets for parks with trails • Work with Friends of Lake Elmo Sunfish Park on the buckthorn removal grant City Council Meeting Date Consent/Regular Agenda Item #__ Page 2 WATER • Public Works staff paused the meter replacement program mid-month due to the pandemic • Complete monthly bacteria and fluoride sampling • Complete Monthly Generator and Safety Inspections of Equipment and Facilities • Continue daily rounds, chlorine/fluoride sampling and locates • Complete MDH nitrate and bac-t sampling • Submit monthly fluoride report • Submit well water draw down reports to DNR • Collect water pressure readings in Savona for engineering • Investigate hydrant locations for 31st street project • Repair door locks at well houses • Repair well 1 fluoride pump • Repair car hit fire hydrant • Repair several bent curb stop boxes and two broken gate valve boxes • Prepped and painted well 2 piping to prevent corrosion • Completed quarterly meter reading. Our recent efforts have dramatically reduced meter reading issues and improved efficiency & accuracy • Replace failed heater in the Booster chemical room • Dig and repair water service leak off Lake Elmo Ave SEWER • Continue Weekly Proactive Pump downs of all Lift stations & Monthly Float Cleaning • Staff attended the monthly OSHA training on chippers, chainsaws, proper lifting, cranes/chains/slings • Staff attended a Gopher State One damage prevention meeting in the beginning of the month • Preventive jetting of sanitary main near Machine Shed restaurant • Put new service truck into action • Repaired the Legion Lift Station pump base elbow issues SURFACE WATER • Continued to thaw frozen culverts and storm sewers • Dig muck out of plugged flared end sections • Jet sand filled storm sewer • Set up sand and sandbag station for residents • Complete quarterly facility MS4 inspections FACILITIES • Schedule roof inspections for all city facilities • Trim trees around city hall property • Clean up plow damage City Council Meeting Date Consent/Regular Agenda Item #__ Page 3 PANDEMIC PREPARDNESS • The Public Works crew has been split in half. Team one is working out of the shop on Ideal Ave concentrating on street sweeping, utilities, signs, sod plow damage, meters and meter reading along with storm sewer. Team two is concentrating on potholes, tree trimming, park clean up and plow damaged mailboxes. Team two is based out of the Lions Park warming house and utilizes the park building and pole shed for storage and supplies. Teams are directed to not physically interact with each other, minimize sharing equipment and if necessary to clean equipment and tools with cleaning supplies before and after. • Additional cleaning supplies, rubber gloves and face masks have been provided and more are expected to arrive the middle of April. • Public Works assisted the building department and City Hall admin staff in adding organizers and drop boxes outside of the office. • Closed playgrounds in City Parks RECOMMENDATION: Base on the activities listed above, City Council is respectfully asked to accept the March 2020 Public Works Report.