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SNOW AND ICE CONTROL POLICY DETERMINATION OF NEED AND INTRODUCTION The City of Mounds View has determined that it is in the best interests of the residents for the City to assume basic responsibility for control of snow and ice on streets under the jurisdiction of the City. Appropriate snow and ice control is necessary for emergency services as well as routine travel . Providing this service in a cost effective manner is a discretionary decision of the City Council. Previously the City contracted with Ramsey County for these services; due to concerns with the cost effectiveness of contracting as well as timeliness of service, the City will now use City employees and equipment to provide this service. Therefore; this policy is needed to provide direction for these operations and guidelines for employees and residents based on available resources. The City of Mounds View has approximately 39 miles of streets under its jurisdiction. These are primarily local streets serving residential needs. In addition, Ramsey County has jurisdiction over approximately 11 miles of collector and arterial roads within the City. Trunk Highway 10 and is under jurisdiction of the Minnesota Department of Transportation. This policy is intended to provide guidelines for snow and ice control operations for streets under the City's jurisdiction only. Some sidewalks adjacent to County Roads are also covered by this policy. COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS Snow and/or ice control operations shall commence under the direction of the Public Works Foreman. In his absence the police officer on duty and the public works standby man will consult and determine when and what operations to begin. The basis of dispatch calling the standby person to start operations shall be as follows. Snow accumulation of 2" with continuing snowfall warrants commencement of plowing operations. Drifting of snow may warrant commencement of partial or full operations dependent on conditions. Icing of pavements may warrant partial or full operations dependent on extent and conditions. The Foreman shall determine the time to start operations and the extent of operations. The Foreman shall prepare weekly crew assignments and shift assignments for personnel not on standby duty. Storms forecast for late afternoon or evening hours may be the basis for the Foreman splitting a shift and sending crew(s) home for call out later in the evening. Morning storms likewise may be the basis for requesting crew(s) to report at later than normal hours. 1