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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 24, 2023 Page 2 VI. 11% 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 GENERAL BUSINESS OF COUNCIL. A. Snow and Ice Control Presentation Public Works Director Jeremy Gumke presented a power point to the Council regarding St. Anthony Village Snow and Ice Control. Forecasts are done 7 days, 2 days, and 24 hours prior and communication is done with other local municipalities. Radar and local newscasts are also reviewed. The public can sign up for email and/or text notification when city plows will be clearing roads. Plowing notifications will also be posted on the City's website and Facebook page. Mr. Gumke reviewed the process used for pre -wetting the roads with salt brine. This is done 24 hours before the event using a F-250 flatbed pickup truck with 300-gallon tank and spray bar. A 23% saltwater brine solution is used at a ratio of 200 pounds of salt per 300 gallons of water. 100-200 gallons are used per event. Plowing of Main Roads within the City begin 30 minutes prior to the end of an event. Routes are run with four single axle plow trucks in teams of two. Currently two of the plow trucks are equipped with salt tracking technology. Routes are divided into two primary zones with 33 d Avenue NE dividing the north and south routes. Parking lots are plowed at City Hall, Police Department, Fire Department, SAV High School and Wilshire Park Elementary. All of this generally can be completed in 2 hours. Following the completion of plowing of the main roads the plowing of residential streets and sidewalks occurs. Four single axle plow trucks are used on routes within the City. The City is divided into 4 quadrants. Cul-de-sacs, alleys and short roads are cleared with 2-ton and 1-ton pickup trucks. There are 25 miles of city mains and residential streets. Two sidewalk machines are used with routes divided into 2 zones. There are 18 miles of city sidewalks and trails. This generally takes 4-6 hours. The challenges for 2022/2023 are short one staff person in the Streets Department and the hiring process is happening currently. The City is short one plow truck due to mechanical breakdown. The truck is 28 years old and replacement parts are not available. City Staff performed a repair and the truck will be back in operation. The truck is scheduled for replacement in 2024. Due to these challenges routes have been reconfigured, staff roles are reassigned and the full -city plow time has nearly doubled. Councilmember Walker asked if the staff position is seasonal and Mr. Gumke stated it is permanent full time. Councilmember Jenson thanked Mr. Gumke for implementing the countermeasures made. His neighbors have commented they are pleased with the snow plowing. Councilmember Randle stated he did not see any difference with being down one person and one truck.