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. . . ~ ~HILLS CITY OF ARDEN HILLS SNOWPLOWING, SNOW REMOVAL AND ICE CONTROL POLICY DETERMINATION OF NEED AND INTRODUCTIONS The City of Arden Hills has determined that it is in the best interest of the residents, for the City to assume basic responsibility for control of snow and ice on the streets under the jurisdiction of the City. Appropriate snow and ice control is necessary for emergency services as well as routine travel. Providing this service in a cost-effective manner is a discretionary decision of the City Council. The City will use City employees, equipment and/or contract services as deemed appropriate to provide this service. Therefore, this policy is needed to provide direction for these operations and guidelines for employees and residents based upon available resources. The City of Arden Hills has approximately thirty-five (35) miles of street under its jurisdiction. These consist of State Aid roads and residential streets, This policy is intended to provide guidelines for snow and ice control operations for streets under the City's jurisdiction, Some sidewalks are also covered under this policy, COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS Snowplowing and/or ice control operations shall commence under the direction of the Operations & Maintenance (0 & M) Director. In his absence, the 0 & M Superintendent will determine when and what operations will begin, It is policy to begin snowplowing operations after the snowstorm has subsided. The call out of equipment is dependent upon time and severity of the snowfall. The most critical times are morning and evening rush hour periods. This policy is designaled, if at all feasible, to have lhe snow removed prior to the beginning of these rush hour periods. If a storm is forecast to be unusually long, or heavy accumulations appear imminent, full snowplowing operations will begin on all of the snowplow routes when accumulations become hazardous for driving. Based on different storm situations and severity levels, the starting time frames are flexible, The following guidelines may also warrant the beginning of the operations, A. Snow accumulation of two inches, with continued snowfall. B. Drifting of snow may warrant commencement of partial or full operations depending upon conditions. C. Icing of pavements may also warrant partial or full operation depending upon extent and conditions, D, The 0 & M Director or his designated representative shall determine the time to start operations and the extent of the operations, Storms forecast for late afternoon or evening hours may be the basis for the 0 & M Director splilling a shift and sending erews home for call-out later in the evening. 1