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I ~- CITY OF ARDEN HILLS MEMORANDUM I DATE: October 25, 1996 I TO: Brian Fritsinger, City Administrator I FROM: Dwayne Stafford, Public Works Superintendent V.~. SUBJECT: Monthly Dept. Head Report I PW/PS Committee: The Public Works/Public Safety Committee has elected to meet every other month and did I not meet in October. Members were invited to attend a tour of the Arden Hill south tower, booster station and an underground lift station. The tour was given, however only 1 committee member attended. I PW Department I The PW Dept did one final street sweep of the worst areas this past month and put the sweeper away for the winter along with the majority of the summer equipment. Plows were taken out of storage and trucks are being readied for winter. .. The flushing of the water system was completed during the 1st two weeks of October and went well. The cily purchased 24 hydrant markers and the maintenance men are installing them on hard I to spot hydrants and those hydrants on the portion of Hamline Avenue where County plows, unfamiliar with the area, will take over snow removal. Three broken off hydrants have been identified and one has been repaired. I Flushing of known trouble areas in the sanitary sewer system is being done as time permits. The new City Plow Truck is expected in next month however it may be February before Box and Plow equipment are built and installed. The dept. expects to rearrange the plow routes at this I time to put thc big rigs on the main streets and the smaller trucks on the side streets. Currently each truck is assigned an area verses a route. I 1996 Street Improvements As of 10-24-96 it appears that the 1996 street work is substantially finished. All that 1 remained was some black dirt and sodwork and reinstall the mail boxes and those items are being completed this week. The PW Dept. feels the cily got a better job this year \vith less problems, however the Public I Works Superintendent has asked the city engineer if we can put more teeth into the completion date to insure contractors remain on the job. I 1997 Street Improvements The City Engineer met with staff this week and is nearing completion on the 1997 Street " Improvement feasibility study. Council can expect to see a resolution supporting this study and a resolution asking for a public hearing on the 1997 Street Improvement Plan at its Nov. 12th meeting. I