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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes March 14, 2023 Page 5 1 2 Mr. Gumke showed an organizational chart of the Public Works Department including Street 3 Division (6 employees), Parks Division (3 employees), Water/Sewer Division (2 employees), 4 Vehicle Maintenance Division (1 employee), Engineering Division (WSB & Staff Employees) 5 and City Building (All employees). 6 7 The Street Maintenance Division had 8 City-wide street sweeping events, used 100 tons of 8 asphalt for repairs, 16 yards of concrete for repairs, 15 City-wide plowing events and planted 45 9 new trees on City right-of-way and in parks. A graph showing the salt and salt brine usage from 10 2013-2023 was displayed. 11 12 The Parks Maintenance Division handles Emerald Park, Central Park, Silver Point Park, Trillium 13 Park and Salo Park. They maintain the Tree Care Program and the Tree City Designation as well 14 as vegetation restoration at Mirror Lake, Central Park, Bio-Swale and Salo Park. A chart 15 showing the park usage by Ice Skaters (2000 in 2022) was displayed. The Tree Care Programs 16 includes addressing the needs of the City’s tree canopy within the right-of-way and City 17 properties, the Emerald Ash Borer Management Plan, updating the City’s GIS mapping tool. The 18 City was awarded a Climate Action Corps Forestry Intern. The Vegetation Restoration program 19 is done at Mirror Lake, Central Park, Bio-swale and Salo Park in partnership with Minnesota 20 Native Landscapes. The invasive species is removed and native wetland and pollinator species 21 are planted. It is a three-year program that includes establishment of a Management Plan and 22 ongoing maintenance. 23 24 The Water/Sewer Division does annual hydrant flushing, annual sanitary sewer jetting, 25 maintenance of lift station facilities, handled 6 water main breaks during the 2022-2023 season. 26 Upgrades to security and communication systems include access control and alarms at well 27 houses, fiber communication at lift stations, replaced steel doors at WTF and well houses, 28 completed Annual CCR Report and did water tower rehabilitation. A chart showing water main 29 breaks and service leaks from 2014 – 2022 was displayed. The water tower rehabilitation 30 included the repair of interior and exterior metal corrosion, modifications to the ladder and 31 catwalk to comply with current OSHA standards, installation of a mixer in the upper bowl and 32 repainted interior and exterior topcoat as chosen by a resident survey. 33 34 The Vehicle Maintenance Division DOT certified all vehicles. The plow truck was repaired 35 which is a 1995 Ford L8000 that had a cracked rotor and the front axle was replaced. The 36 equipment purchases for 2022 included a Streets Department Skidsteer, Maintenance Truck, and 37 Trailer. Also purchased was a Parks Department Maintenance Truck and Trailer. 38 39 The Engineering Division projects in 2022 included Street and Utility Improvements Project and 40 Mill & Overlay Pavement. A map showing the projects that were completed was displayed. 41 Other projects included the Harding Pond Restoration doing sediment removal, invasive tree and 42 vegetation removal and storm sewer improvements. The reclamite pavement preservation project 43 was done on Silver Lane, Macalaster Drive, Foss Road, Highcrest Road, 32nd Avenue and Croft 44 Drive. 45