1. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org Town Council Briefing Winter Storm Jonas: Jan 22-23

2. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org Overview What was it about this storm? How did the Town prepare for and respond to the storm? How much did this storm cost? What was the experience of our neighbors and partners? What did we learn for next time?

3. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org Changing Forecast Sleet Ice Temperature Cloudy Conditions

4. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org From Noon Friday to Noon Monday…From Noon Friday to Noon Monday… 12 hours over 30 degrees12 hours over 30 degrees 7 hours of sunlight7 hours of sunlight

5. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org Saturday

6. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org Pre-Treated Street Motor-Grader Rosemary Street Icy Conditions

7. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org

9. Preparations Monitoring Weather Forecasts Communication with Partners Staffing Plans Pre-treated All ~750 Town Streets and 18 State Secondary Streets Staged Contractor Equipment

10. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org Operations Timeline Friday Began Storm Response Operations Operational Briefings and Decision Points Applying salt/ sand mix on primary roads Began plowing with motor graders 2pm Decision

11. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org Operations Timeline Saturday Completed applying salt/sand mix on primary roads; continued plowing with motor-graders; commenced plowing with snowplow trucks Saturday Night Applied salt/ sand mix on Town secondary roads SundayContinued clearing Town primary roads and State secondary roads

12. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org Operations Timeline Monday Completed all Town primary roads and continued to clear Town secondary roads and key State secondary roads Tuesday Completed all Town secondary roads and continued to clear third tier roads Wednesday Completed third tier roads and checked for trouble spots

13. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org Communications

14. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org Secondary Streets 48 Arterial Streets Primary Streets 5 Streets/ Routes “Bare Pavement” NCDOT Streets Classification

15. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org 420 Cul-De-Sacs, Dead Ends, and Gravel Roads 268 Secondary Streets 58 Other Steep Hill Streets 115 Primary Streets 18 NCDOT Arterial75 Town Collectors22 Other Streets - Bus Routes Town Streets Classification

16. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org NCDOT Primary Routes Fordham Blvd. MLK Jr. Blvd/Columbia Street/15-501 Franklin Street South Road/Raleigh Road Manning Drive

17. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org NCDOT Key Secondary Streets Millhouse Road Eubanks Road Weaver Dairy Road Sage Road Ephesus Church Road Pope Road Old Durham Road Barbee Road Old Mason Farm Road Finley Golf Course Road Bennett Road Mt. Carmel Church Road Merritt Mill Road Homestead Road Culbreth Road Estes Drive/Ext. Seawell School Road High School Road

18. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org Examples of Town Collectors Rosemary Street Piney Mountain Road Cameron Avenue Hillsborough Street N. Lakeshore Drive Weaver Dairy Road Ext. Mason Farm Road Highgrove Road Pinehurst Drive

19. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org Examples of Town Bus Routes Foxwood Drive Booker Creek Road Summerfield Crossing Weiner Street Severin Street Village Drive Bradley Road Copperline Drive Pritchard Ave Ext. Coleridge Drive Brandon Road Standish Drive

20. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org Examples of Other Streets with Steep Hills Kensington Drive Arlington Street Tadley Drive Oak Park Drive Culbreth Park Drive Adams Way Lone Pine Drive Glenhill Lane Shady Lawn Court Chesley Lane Basswood Court Reade Road

21. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org

22. Service and Facility Impacts

23. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org Costs Personnel Costs $173,247 Contractor Costs $ 64,100 Materials Costs $ 69,045 Equipment Costs $ 41,364 Supplies/Miscellaneous $ 3,020 Total $350,776

24. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org 4 Brine Distributors 5 Box Spreaders 10 Plows 1 Motor-Grader 4 Brine Distributors 5 Box Spreaders 10 Plows 1 Motor-Grader

25. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org Resources 4 Plow Trucks 5 Motor Graders 4 Plow Trucks 5 Motor Graders 3 Rubber-Tire Loaders 8 Skid Steers 4 Plow Trucks 5 Motor Graders 4 Plow Trucks 5 Motor Graders 3 Rubber-Tire Loaders 8 Skid Steers ContractorsContractors

26. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org 32,000 gallons of brine

27. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org 335 tons salt 175 tons sand 5,200 pounds ice melt on sidewalks 335 tons salt 175 tons sand 5,200 pounds ice melt on sidewalks

28. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org Lessons Learned Importance of Maintaining Clear and Open Communication Channels with Residents Further Discussion about Sidewalks, Bus Stops and Pedestrian Routes

29. Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | www.townofchapelhill.org Lessons Learned Recognize Need to Review and Revise Street Classifications List and Map Recognize Need to Monitor Weather Patterns and Adapt Operations Accordingly