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<br />. <br /> <br />Public Works Third Quarter Review <br />Page Three <br />October 12, 2000 <br /> <br />Equipment <br />. Minor recalls have occurrcd on three ofthe City's vehicles and all equipment is <br />currently in excellent condition. <br /> <br />. The City's sewcr rodding machine, which has been used very little, will be placed in <br />the State's Surplus Auction on November 4th New attachments for the Vactor/Jettor <br />machine have made the old style sewer rodder obsolete. <br /> <br />Personnel <br />. .lames Perron, the Public Works Foreman, injured his shoulder last month while <br />lifting a cast iron manhole casting on County Road E. He and others were adjusting <br />the height on the 200-pound castings for the County overlay ofthe roadway, Jim had <br />surgery on Monday, October 9th, and is home recuperating now. He is expected to <br />return to work in about three weeks, performing only foreman duties. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />:\liscellaueous In House Activities <br />. Ongoing mainline sewer cleaning <br />. Performed annual watermain flushing, including exercising of all 523 firc hydrants. <br />. Repair of sewer mainline at cOlmection of 1492 Alden Place <br />. Completed fall street sweeping <br />. Adjusted all City manholes and watervalves on County Road E and County Road 10 to <br />compensate for County overlay project <br />. Prepared all City streetlights on County Road E for reinforcement and painted the <br />reinforcing done by others <br />. Repaired broken force main (sewer) on Karth Lake Road <br /> <br />Public Works Director Activities <br />. Worked with City Attorney on garbage ordinance adopted by the City Council <br />. Established resident recycling rates for 2001 <br />. Prepared resolutions and necessary paperwork for seeking Score Grant monies from <br />the County ($19,418) <br />. Significant work on water meter project and sump pump inspections <br />. Safety training for Parks and Public Works employees <br />. Union contract issues <br />. Discussions with Roseville on possible persolmel and equipment sharing <br />. Budget issues <br />. Significant work on 2000/2001 Street Improvement Project i.e.: recommendations <br />for Feasibility Report, verifying assessment role, preparation of Public Hearing <br />Notices to newspaper and affected residents etc. <br /> <br />. <br />