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services. The City will provide such control in a safe and cost effective manner, keeping in mind safety, budget, personnel, and environmental concerns. Responsibility for directing and coordinating snow and ice control operations is assigned to the Street Maintenance Division of the Public Works Department. Snow and ice control will have top priority in the Public Works Department and is considered emergency in nature. The City will use in-house staff, equipment, and/or private contractors when necessary to provide this service. Snow and ice control may be suspended at any time the Public Works Superintendent, Street Maintenance Supervisor, or their designee determines that rising or falling temperature, visibility, and/or the rate of accumulation makes the control unsafe, ineffective, or unnecessary. The City of Roseville has 123 centerline miles of roadway under its jurisdiction. The City also maintains 41 parking lots at various city facilities. Providing snow and ice control is a monumental task. Operators use 30,000-pound trucks with 14Ó snowplows to move tons of snow. The obstacles and hazards as seen by snowplow operators are parked cars, garbage cans, vehicles traveling too fast and close to the plow, and especially important, children sliding and building snow forts too close to streets. At any given time during the winter months, there can be equipment plowing or applying ice control material on streets or parking lots. The following is a guide explaining our purpose and operations for winter snow removal and ice control. Goals Monitor in conjunction with the Police Department and Parks & Recreation Department, weather and road conditions 24 hours per day. Maintain streets and parking lots in a safe driving condition. Allow for emergency vehicle access during snow and ice events. To have streets and critical parking lots plowed full width within 10 hours after the snow has quit falling. Perform snow removal and ice control tasks in a timely manner. Perform all maintenance tasks equally and in the best interest of Roseville taxpayers. To communicate with residents on how they can work together with Public Works in keeping streets safe and clear of snow. To inform the Police department, City Administration, and residents of the progress of snow removal operations as conditions permit. VI. COMPLAINTS AND REQUEST FOR SERVICE SNOW AND ICE CONTROL POLICY Streets The start of snow and/or ice control operations for any storm is dependent upon immediate and anticipated conditions. Because of the many weather variables encountered, maintenance requirements differ for each snow and ice event. General winter maintenance requirements have been established for different snow and ice events as follows: Freezing rain, sleet, black ice, and freeze/thaw. These types of events are based on changing weather conditions. The Street Maintenance Supervisor will determine the required ice control response based on current and forecasted conditions. The response may vary from 1 unit to full fleet applying ice control material. Snowfall of less than 2Ñ. General snow plowing may not be necessary and normal ice control procedures may be adequate to produce safe winter driving conditions. The Street Maintenance Supervisor may deem plowing necessary if a series of less than 2Ñ snowfalls has caused a buildup of snow on City streets. Snowfall of 2Ñ to 6Ñ. Typically, snow removal begins as soon as practical after snowfall has ended. Once continuous accumulation reaches 2Ñ, the CityÓs parking ban on City streets takes effect (see City Ordinance 602.09). Depending on the timing of the snowfall event, every effort is made to provide motorists Page 5 of 10 Qbhf!36!pg!263