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Item No. 613 <br />MEMORANDUM <br />To: Parks & Recreation & Forestry Commissioners <br />From: Pete Szurek — Public Works Superintendent <br />Date: January 23, 2025 <br />RE: Public Works Staff Report <br />The following is a synopsis of recent activities and events of the Public Works Department. <br />(2 fulltime Park Workers, Arborist and 0 seasonal workers) worked on the following items since Jan. 1, <br />2025. <br />Parks Maintenance <br />• Flooding, sweeping and clearing of snow from the rinks (generally once a day M -F 6-7AM) When <br />establishing base ice, we will flood up to 4 times a day if the temps allow. <br />• Buckthorn removal and chipping <br />• Boulevard Pruning Removal Crew <br />• Snow removal / plowing/ salting <br />• Hauled tree debris out of Silverview <br />• Trash and litter pickup, Mondays and Fridays <br />Forestry <br />Staff worked on the following items this last month: <br />• Resident phone consults and site visits, (Responding to several calls and emails per day) 35 private <br />resident diseased tree removals left from the 2024 marking <br />• Contractor meets and calls <br />• Assisting Parks <br />• Boulevard Pruning <br />• Snow removal/ plowing/salting <br />• Tree sale planning, scheduling and meetings <br />• Last workday for Kris Paulseth city Arborist is February 7th, 2025 <br />The following is the List of Parks and projects / maintenance activities ongoing or planned this year. <br />Current updates are in black text, and updates from the previous two month period are in grey. <br />Ardan Park <br />• Pond dredging and invasives removals project (Winberg Companies) <br />City Hall Campus <br />11 Page <br />