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8 <br />CITY MESSAGE BOARD <br />Recently, the City's message board has been displaying two or even three different temperatures. <br />The Public Works Administration Assistant and Parks Foreman are working with the <br />manufacturer, Aim Electronics, to resolve the problem. <br /> <br />VEHICLES USAGE REPORT <br />The use of City vehicles is currently being monitored. A table / chart has been created to track the <br />usage of the three City vehicles (501, 501, & 503). Information will be used as part of the 2003 <br />Budget to determine the need for new or replacement City vehicles. <br /> <br />SIGNS ON UTILITY POLES <br />The appearance of illegal signs on utility poles is increasing. In an effort to reduce occurrence <br />and to educate the parties that are continuing to place these signs on utility poles, Public Works <br />will record the name of the vendor, product, and phone number. Alternately, the department may <br />deliver the entire sign to the Community Development Department for appropriate action. <br /> <br />CHARGE ACCOUNTS <br />The City would like to develop a list of charge accounts and people named to utilize them. Since <br />Public Works accounts for most, if not all, of these accounts, Public Works will be responsible for <br />creating a list of vendors and businesses with whom the City currently has an account and the <br />eligible users of those accounts. Once this list has been created, it will be forwarded to the <br />Finance Department where it can be documented. <br /> <br />FIRE CONTROL PANEL <br />Minnesota Conway is now working on the replacement of the fire control panel. They found <br />additional system failures caused by the ground fault problem; this problem has completely <br />disabled the existing control panel. A new control panel has been installed, but there are now field <br />wiring problems that they are investigating. Bare wire has been found on some of the wiring that <br />is attached to the bar joists. The wiring that was installed is stretched very tight at certain points <br />and will have to be inspected for additional exposed wire. If not fixed, the ground fault problem <br />will damage the new control panel. The alarm system has been disabled during the repairs. <br /> <br /> PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT GOALS <br /> <br />PUBLIC WORK DEPARTMENT ANALYSIS AND REVIEW <br />Objective: To analyze the operations and structure of the Public Works Department. To <br />make it more efficient, to better serve the needs of the citizens and businesses of <br />Mounds View, and to better achieve the goals and objectives set by the City <br />Council. <br /> <br />I. Analyze Current Functions of Public Works <br />A. Study the current operations. <br />B. Review items currently being administered by other departments. Are there items <br />that would be better administered by Public Works? <br />1. Properties not connected to City water program <br />2. Various permits - street cut and right-of-way permits <br />C. Interview all Public Works employees. <br />1. What are their professional goals? <br />2. Talents, qualifications, job expectations… <br /> <br />II. Determine Needs of the City -What PW activities are important to the City Council, <br />citizens, and business owners? <br />A. Study the Comprehensive Plan. <br />1. What is the City’s Vision?