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/ .. . Monthly Department Head Report Page 3 Public Works (cont'd) The two stop signs on County Road F and Fairview were painted though and have been replaced with new plastic signs. Public Works employees mowed some boulevards and trimmed around hydrants this month. This should be done more often with all the rain. Class V was added to road shoulders in several areas where wash-outs have occurred, The City Engineer's assistant and the Public Works Director have been walking the drainage ditches and creeks in an effort to determine their condition. Because we are spending only about 3 hours per week on this effort, it may take the rest of the summer before all the ditches are evaluated. With about 1/8 of the ditches inspected, only one area has been found to need work so far. The Public Works Director is also working on specifications for the new generator that was budgeted for purchase in 1998. Factory reps from Onan and Caterpillar are providing input, as well as Public Works Staff. This generator would ha\'e been very helpful on Thursday morning, . June 25th, when eight lift stations were v,ithout power, Public Works Employees were called in at 2:00 a.m. when power was out on all fourteen lift stations, however, power was quickly restored to six of the stations. Areas of the Sanitary Sewer System with severe root problems were identified with this year's sewer televising. These lines lay along the eastern shore of Lake Johanna between the homes and the beach and are not accessible by our cleaning trucks without doing major clearing and restoration. Public Works employees have stated these lines have never been cleaned. The Director is currently looking for an Easement Machine, capable of accessing these lines, to rent or try-out to see if this is what the City needs. Shore"-1ew is willing to demonstrate their machine when they get time, hopefully after the 4th of July. Tne Public Works Director has contacted White Bear Lake Public Works and is exploring the ;X.,,;sibility of a joint purchase of an Easement Machine, as neither City would use it that much. Vadnais Heights may also be interested. Public Works employees and the Direcbr have been T..-pecting the storm sewer being installed on the current street projects and found some defecti.-e work which the contractor has re-done. Also, some curb work was re-done on Edgewater, \vmch the survey crew had laid out wrong. Greg Brown brought this to the Director's attention and explained BRW would cover these costs, as it was their mistake. This was not ilie procedure be:ore BR W. .