1 Public Works Operations March 11, 2008

2 Streets – Street Sweeper Warranty repair in February resulted in about 5 weeks of downtime Streets are Dirty – Plan developed for sweeping the worst first – 20% through the City Future Downtime for Repairs – City’s Chief Mechanic changed vendor for better turn- around – Sweeper rental during repair

3 Streets – Shoulders Contracting out ditch line repair on Manassas Drive and Euclid Staff will repair shoulders after contractor is finished.

4 Streets – Cut Repairs “Cold Patch” used in cold weather (< 50° F) – Soft and needs to be revisited during cold months Hot asphalt patching when temperatures > 50° F for several days.

5 Buildings and Grounds - Graffiti City owned property and easements resolved quickly Contacted owners of unoccupied homes – City liability for potential damage Graffiti Ordinance (Public Hearing tonight) – Requires private property owners to remove graffiti within a specified period of time HOA’s – City provides materials for organized community cleanup

6 Water and Sewer – Repair of Breaks Twelve water line breaks to Repairs require at least 7 crew workers on- site for coverage of all activities – Safety and efficiency Numerous activities involved in repair – Staging the site (signage, tools, equipment, shoring) jack hammering – Closing valves to isolate the area of the break and hydrant flushing after the repair

7 Water and Sewer – Repair of Pipeline Breaks (Con’t) – Loading and hauling to and from the site 1 backhoe on site with operator 2 dump trucks with 1 driver each 1 skid loader with operator at PW yard – Delivery of parts and notifying affected residents of outage – Safety (placement of shoring box, watch for soil sloughing, traffic control, rescue, flagging)

8 Fleet Maintenance Turning City Vehicles around in less than 4 hours, unless major repair Priorities – Support of snow removal operations, debris clearing – Police Cruisers