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00 <br />308 At the request of Chair Stenlund, Mr. Culver advised that the intent was for the <br />309 City Council to have an annual fee established versus fees on a case by case basis. <br />310 <br />311 Consensus of the body was that staff return with a revised draft ordinance based <br />312 on tonight's discussion. <br />313 <br />314 6. Pathway Maintenance Discussion (Parks staff) <br />315 Parks and Recreation Director Lonnie Brokke was welcomed and introduced by <br />316 Public Works Director Schwartz; and Mr. Brokke provided a bench handout, <br />317 attached hereto and made apart hereof, consis gng of Policy #42 entitled, "Snow <br />318 Plowing -Pathway" dated October of 2014. As previously requested by Member <br />319 Gjerdingen, Mr. Schwartz provided a copy of the City's Streets and Parking Lot <br />320 Snow and Ice Control Policy," also attached hereto and made apart hereof. <br />321 <br />322 Staff's presentation included a map showing plow routes and location of city <br />323 parking lots and ice control routes, city and postal installation requirements for <br />324 mailboxes, snowplow visibility diagrams, roadway clearing diagram, and other <br />325 applicable information in ow removal efforts by staff, noting that snow removal <br />326 efforts were a joint resp of the Public Works and Parks & Recreation <br />327 Departments. <br />328 <br />329 Mr. Brokke noted that the city's park trails and off-road paths consisted of 74 <br />330 miles of pa hways with " of those miles plowed by staff and the remaining 21 <br />331 miles pl d by commercial property owners with the city's focus on residential <br />332 and park as. Mr. Brokke advised that pathway maintenance included plowing, <br />333 estimating that the Parks & Recreation Department was responsible for 95% of <br />334 that maintenance, in addition to joint efforts by the departments in trimming of <br />335 trees and vegetation, sweeping, repairs and/or reconstruction. Mr. Brokke <br />336 reviewed goals of these efforts, including complete plowing within twenty-four <br />337 hours to provide passable footing (not bare pavement), and with few exceptions, <br />338 and no use of salt and sand to avoid adjacent turf damage. Mr. Brokke noted the <br />339 winter season required continual clean-up with freeze/thaw issues, as well as <br />340 syste atic sweeping and trimming done seasonally as applicable or on an as - <br />341 needed basis. <br />342 <br />343 At the requeVbysidlewalk <br />Stenlund, Mr. Brokke reviewed the types of equipment <br />344 used whethemachine (two currently available) with sweeper, <br />345 blower or blade attachment for narrower paths, with 8' paths done by truck. Mr. <br />346 Brokke reviewed other challenges in keeping the pathway system accessible and <br />347 safe in all seasons. At the request of Chair Stenlund, Mr. Brokke also addressed <br />348 issues with sidewalk irregularities in some areas, rate of vegetative grown, <br />349 competing activities and limited staffing, and storm events. Other variables <br />350 addressed by Mr. Brokke included the amount/type and duration of snow and <br />351 weather conditions and temperature, equipment failure, and obstructions on <br />352 pathways. <br />Page 8 of 14 <br />