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17 <br /> "�° ° Agenda Section: 5.A <br /> oums REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION Report Number:92-397C <br /> STAFF REPORT Report Date: 10-8-97 <br /> EW Council Action: <br /> X] Special Order of Business <br /> CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE October 13, 1992 ❑ Public Hearings <br /> 0 Consent Agenda <br /> 0 Council Business <br /> Item Description: <br /> Commendation for Bill Hanggi and Steve Dazenski <br /> Administrators Review/R.ecommendation: <br /> - No comments to supplement this report <br /> - Comments attached. <br /> Explanation/Summary (attach supplement sheets as necessary.) <br /> SUMMARY; <br /> A hydrant cutoff tool was created by 2 of the City's maintenance <br /> employees. This tool was recently used to repair a broken hydrant <br /> and resulted in saving the City in excess of $2,500. <br /> The employees, Bill Hanggi and Steve Dazenski, worked on their <br /> own time in developing this tool. They identified the problem and <br /> need for the tool , determined the design, and manufactured the <br /> tool from spare items and their own labor. <br /> The hydrant at Silver Lake Road and Highway 10 was recently <br /> damaged. The normal break-off section of the hydrant did not <br /> function and the barrel section was cracked-. This would normally <br /> require the excavation of the entire barrel section down to the <br /> water main. The main is 9 feet deep and the hydrant is within 6 <br /> inches of the sidewalk. Therefore, the repair would have required <br /> removal of 20 feet of sidewalk, curb and gutter, and a portion of <br /> the asphalt street. We estimated that the work would have <br /> required over $2,800 in materials and labor. <br /> The maintenance crew used the new tool developed by Bill and <br /> Steve to repair this hydrant. Excavation was limited to the area <br /> needed to utilize the tool. The repair was completed in 4 hours <br /> with—no—dIsturba-n_ce to—adjacent sid-ewa- ,—cur-b—a-nd—g-ut-te-r, or <br /> street surface. The estimated cost is $150. <br /> Bill Hanggi and Steve Dazenski are to be commended for their <br /> efforts and the resulting significant savings to the City. <br /> Ric ine <br /> -City-Engineer/Director of Public Works - <br /> RECOMMENDATION; <br /> Staff recommends that Bill Hanggi and Steve Dazenski be commended <br /> by the City Council for their efforts and that the attached <br /> Resolution of Commendation be adopted by the City Council. <br />