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. _. Monthly Department Head Report Page 3 e Some vandalism occurred at Royal Hills Park where a vehicle ran over the satellite toilet and demolished it. Mr. Winkel has ordered a replacement and contacted the Sheriff. All of the Parks seasonal workers have left for the year. Last year the Parks department purchased a snowblower attachment for the City's skid steer loader and began snow removal on trails. Even with the mild winter and little snow the Parks Department had a least six incidents where the snow blower slid down a hill or slid off the side of a trail resulting in major towing efforts to retrieve the machine. In one instance the skid steer tipped part way over. The Public Works Director has asked Parks employees to map out areas where plowing can be done safely as Staff will need to revisit this issue before winter. Public Works Director The Public Works Director has spent a significant amount of time with Parks Foremen Winkel learning parks employees day to day activities and getting a feel for each others needs and expectations. Mr. Winkel seems very conscientious and easy to work with. The Public Works Director has so far taken over Parks purchasing and bill monitoring, time sheet review, time off scheduling, and monitoring daily activities of the department. The Public Works Director has advertised for a new emergency generator and has sent . specifications and an invitation to bid to the three major generator suppliers in this area. Those being Caterpillar, Onan/Cummins, and Kato. The sewer rehabilitation project awarded earlier this year is well under way. The metal section of sanitary sewer pipe has a new plastic lining and many of the leaking joints have been sealed. Videos of before and after will be available for Council to view if they so desire. Work also continues on; DNR forms for the Lake Josephine Ordinance, Lift Station # 3 replacement, Ditch Evaluation, and Street Projcct Monitoring. On Septcmber 21, and 22, the city survived anothcr visit by an OSHA safety investigator. On the first day, the investigator reviewed the City's Safety Manual paying special attention to the A W AIR program, the Right To Know Program, the Personal Protection requirements and the Lock Out-Tag Out program. The investigator also reviewcd the City's OSHA 200 forms for the past 3 ycars. Thesc fonns deal with injuries and illnesses of City employees. On the second day, the investigator inspected the City maintenance facility. The City may expect a notice to con.eel the stairway leading to the balcony storagc area as it exceeds the safety limits for incline angle. The City had been warned on this issue at a previous OSHA inspection. A directive for compliance was not issued at that time as the possibility of a new facility was discussed. e ~-