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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - JUNE 12,2006 4 Mayor Aplikowski stated she would like to see communications cross-referenced in this policy . also. Councilmember Holden agreed. She indicated this could especially be an issue if residents did not have electrical services. Mr. Johnson acknowledged this was an issue and that, if necessary, staff would go door to door to get information out to the residents. MOTION: Councilmember Larson moved and Councilmember Grant seconded a motion to approve the storm debris removal policy. The motion carried unanimously (4-0), B. Motion to Annrove the City's 2006-2007 Snow Plowinl!:, Snow Removal, and Ice Control Policv Mr. Johnson stated the City last updated its Snow Plowing, Snow Removal, and lee Control Policy in 2001. Since 2001, the Operations and Maintenance Department had divided the City into three different plowing zones, with two snowplows assigned to each route. In the current policy, the City identified four different plow routes. Over the years, the Operations and Maintenance Department had found that three plow routes were more efficient for snow removal operations. Also, it was more effective for the Operations and Maintenance Department to have two plow tnIcks working simultaneously within the three plow route areas. A second proposed change to this policy was the maintenance of sidewalks and trails within the City, The City's maintenance department handles snow removal activities for a majority of the City's parks and trails. Due to safety and equipment concerns, City staff was requesting that the following trail locations not be maintained by the Operations and Maintenance Department during the winter months: Arden View Drive to Colleen Avenue Trail; Cummings Park-Lexington Avenue to Cummings Ball Ficld; Cummings Park-North Water Tower to Hamline Avenue, The steep grades and icy conditions made the aforementioned locations dangerous to maintain during the winter months. In order to protect the safety of City employees and to minimize liability to the City staff, it is recommended the aforementioned trails not be maintained this winter and be posted as "Minimal Maintenance Trails". . He indicated City staff was currently researching the possibility of utilizing a neighboring community's trail maintenance machine for snow removal operations at these three locations, If successful in working out an agreement with a neighboring community, City staff would continue to maintain the Arden View Drive and Cummings Park Trail section this winter. A third proposed change to the existing policy is the repair of sod within the City's right-of-way due to snowplow damage. The City's existing policy does not address this topic very clearly. It is very important that the City have a sod damage replacement policy that clearly states what the expectations were for the maintenance department concerning the replacement of damaged sod within the right-of-way. In the past, City staff had been asked by residents to install sod, grass seed, and irrigate the boulevard areas due to snow plow damage. In the future, City staff is recommending that the City utilizes black dirt and grass seed for boulevard repairs, The .