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MOUNDS I VIEW City of Mounds View Staff Report Item No: 7E Meeting Date: February 25, 2013 Type of Business: Council Business Administrator Review: To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Nick DeBar, Public Works Director & Desaree Crane, Assistant City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Resolution 8066, Approving a Revised Position Description and Authorizing Advertisement for Rehiring a Maintenance Worker (Stormwater) in the Public Works Department Discussion: Earlier this month, a maintenance worker in the stormwater subdivision of Public Works, gave a two-week notice and resigned from his employment with the City — his last day was February 20, 2013. There is only one maintenance worker assigned to the stormwater subdivision of the operation and maintenance (O&M) division of the Public Works Department. This position is responsible for cleaning, maintaining, and repairing approximately 30 miles of storm sewer pipes; 1,500 catch basins and drainage structures; 300 infiltration basins; 10+ regional ponds and outfalls; sumps and grit chambers; and 43 miles of street sweeping. The stormwater maintenance position works closely with the other maintenance personnel, but especially the streets and sanitary sewer workers. This position is also critical in snow plowing and ice control operations, water main breaks, and equipment maintenance. City staff has evaluated the need for this position and recommends rehiring of this position. Maintenance workers know the municipal infrastructure intimately by being hands on, and develop an understanding of their assigned infrastructure that can't be duplicated by office personnel. There is only one maintenance worker assigned to stormwater infrastructure, and having this hands on expertise is very important with all the increasing mandates related to the Clean Water Act. This position also participates in the standby duty and call- back program for after-hours maintenance and emergencies. This position is part of the Public Works Collective Bargaining Unit (PWCBU) and is funded entirely by the storm water enterprise fund. The position description for the stormwater maintenance worker has also been reviewed and is proposed to be revised (see attached). These revisions are proposed to clean-up some deficiencies, clarify requirements related to driving license endorsements, and standby duty/call back programs required of the position. However, the biggest revisions are related to distributing the activities of the MS4 permit Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program (SWPPP). The current position description had many additions added previously that are typical of a technician job classification, not that of a maintenance one. Therefore, these technician/administrative duties have been removed since they are currently being performed by the Administration/Engineering Division of Public Works. None of the proposed revisions change the current intent or duties of the position, and will not increase the hay points.