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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - JUNE 12, 2006 <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />Mayor Aplikowski stated she would like to see communications cross-referenced in this policy <br />also. CounciImember Holden agreed. She indicated this could especially be an issue if <br />residents did not have electrical services. <br /> <br />Mr. Johnson acknowledged this was an issue and that, if necessary, staff would go door to door <br />to get information out to the residents. <br /> <br />MOTION: Councilmember Larson moved and Councilmember Grant seconded a <br />motion to approve the storm debris removal policy. The motion carried <br />unanimously (4-0). <br /> <br />B. Motion to Approve the City's 2006-2007 Snow Plowinl!. Snow Removal. and Ice <br />Control PoIicv <br /> <br />Mr. Johnson stated the City last updated its Snow Plowing, Snow Removal, and Ice Control <br />Policy in 2001. Since 2001, the Operations and Maintenance Department had divided the City <br />into three different plowing zones, with two snowplows assigned to each route. In the current <br />policy, the City identified four different plow routes. Over the years, the Operations and <br />Maintenance Department had found that three plow routes were more efficient for snow removal <br />operations. Also, it was more effective for the Operations and Maintenance Department to have <br />two plow trucks working simultaneously within the three plow route areas. A second proposed <br />change to this policy was the maintenance of sidewalks and trails within the City. The City's <br />maintenance department handles snow removal activities for a majority of the City's parks and <br />trails. Due to safety and equipment concerns, City staff was requesting that the following trail <br />locations not be maintained by the Operations and Maintenance Department during the winter <br />months: Arden View Drive to Colleen Avenue Trail; Cunnnings Park-Lexington Avenue to <br />Cummings Ball Field; Cummings Park-North Water Tower to Hamline Avenue. The steep <br />grades and icy conditions made the aforementioned locations dangerous to maintain during the <br />winter months. In order to protect the safety of City employees and to minimize liability to the <br />City staff, it is recommended the aforementioned trails not be maintained this winter and be <br />posted as "Minimal Maintenance Trails". <br /> <br />He indicated City staff was currently researching the possibility of utilizing a neighboring <br />community's trail maintenance machine for snow removal operations at these three locations. If <br />successful in working out an agreement with a neighboring community, City staff would <br />continue to maintain the Arden View Drive and Cummings Park Trail section this winter. <br /> <br />A third proposed change to the existing policy is the repair of sod within the City's right-of-way <br />due to snowplow damage. The City's existing policy does not address this topic very clearly. It <br />is very important that the City have a sod damage replacement policy that clearly states what the <br />expectations were for the maintenance department concerning the replacement of damaged sod <br />within the right-of-way. In the past, City staff had been asked by residents to install sod, grass <br />seed, and irrigate the boulevard areas due to snow plow damage. In the future, City staff is <br />recommending that the City utilizes black dirt and grass seed for boulevard repairs. The <br />