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MOUNDS VIEW of Mounds View Staff R Item No:962 Meeting Date: February 22, 2021 Type of Business: Reports Administrator Review: To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Don Peterson, Director of Public Works/Parks and Recreation Item Title/Subject: Public Works/Parks and Recreation Year End Report for 2020 The following is an executive summary of the Public Works Department's activities for the year of 2020. COVID -19 was a major challenge in 2020 the Department had 6 employees test positive and 6 out of the office on standard COVID-19 protocols. The Public Works Administrative personnel worked remotely (from home) for most of the year; this made communication and collaboration challenging. Operation & Maintenance (O&M) Division The O&M Division was busy with snow plowing, preventative maintenance, and infrastructure improvement activities throughout the year. There were 112 after-hours callout events during the year (not including after-hours snow plowing events). The most common call -out continues to be private sewer service back-ups. In addition, the following are a synopsis of major activities performed by the O&M Division during first three quarters of 2020. Drinking Water 431,388,00 gallons water pumped & treated 200 total coliform bacteria samples tested 5 water main breaks 15 water service breaks 1,893 Gopher State One Call locate tickets Sanitary Sewer 83,530 feet sanitary sewer trunk cleaned 100,350 feet sanitary sewer trunk televised/inspected 1,240 feet storm sewer cleaned Streets and Trails 32 snow plowing or ice control events 4,194 street miles plowed 462 plow truck hours 274 tons of salt applied 21.82 trail and sidewalk miles maintained Parks and Facilities 48 days of ice rink maintenance at 3 parks 60 days of shelter maintenance at 4 parks comprehensive preventative maintenance and repair of 6 mowers and utility carts, chain saws, line trimmers, and leaf blowers The Mounds View Vision A Thriving Desirable Community