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Home My WebLink About8A - National Public Works Week CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT 16200 Eagle Creek Avenue S.E. Prior Lake, MN 55372-1714 DATE: AGENDA #: PREPARED BY: AGENDA ITEM: MAY 16TH, 2005 8A BUD OSMUNDSON, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS CONSIDER PROCLAMATION OF NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 15-21,2005 Since 1960, the American Public Works Association (APW A) has sponsored National Public Works Week. Across the nation, APW A's 26,000 members use this week to energize and educate the public on the importance of the contribution of public works to their daily lives: planning, building, managing and operating the infrastructure of our local communities. This year the theme of public works week is "Public Works is Everywhere You Look", which reflects the all-encompassing nature of the services provided by our public works department and those throughout the nation. Our Public Works Department makes sure that potable water is there when you turn your faucet on in the morning, plows the streets and trails when they are deep with snow, and keeps City parks clean and safe. The men and women in our department are on duty 24/7 from power outages where they make sure the lift stations are working, preventing sewer backups; to making sure the ball fields are in excellent condition for a Sunday tournament game; to performing maintenance on the Police and Fire Department vehicles allowing those departments emergency use of their vehicles. I consider myself very fortunate to work with the following full time employees who make up the City's Public Works Department. They make my job easier. Streets and Utilities Craig Eldred Brad Brandt Jim Larson, Jr. Bruce Friedges Andy Stephes Joseph Wi ita Jude Atkinson Pete Hilgers Jake Theisen Leo Dorn Fred Prindle Parks Al Friedges Fritz Shimota Carrie Wi ita Greg Skluzacek Scott Johnson Chad Maatta Tom Hein Mike Buesgens Fleet Maintenance Chris Zweber Chad Shimota Administrative at Maintenance Center Mary Olson Makenzie McCormick Engineering Steve Albrecht Kevin Kleist Larry Poppler Judy Pint Nate Briese Jennifer Wittkopf Seng Thongvanh laim the week of May 15-21, 2005 as National d proclamation. tify of Prior Lake, Minnesota Ollite 01 the Mayor Protlamalion National Poblic Works Week Whereas, pub lit works servltes provided In our tommunlty are an Intel!ral part 01 our tltlzens' everyday lives; and Whereas, the support 01 an understanding and Inlormed tltizenry Is vital to the ellltlent operation 01 PUbllt works systems and prol!rams suth as water, sewers, streets and hll!hways, pUbllt bulldlnl!s, and parks; and Whereas, the health, salety and tomlort 01 this tommunlty greatly depends on these latllltles and servltes; and Whereas, the quaUty and ellettiveness 01 these latlUtles, as well as their Plannlnl!, desll!n, and tonstruttlon, Is vitally dependent upon the ellorts and skill 01 publlt works ollltlals; and Whereas, the ellltlenty 01 the qualllled and dedltated personnel who stall publlt works departments Is materially Inlluented by the people's attitude and understanding 01 the Importante 01 the work they perlorm, Now, therelore, I, )atk Haugen, Mayor 01 the tlty 01 Prior Lake, do hereby prOtlalm the week 01 May 15,,21 as IWIII/II/1I1 PI/II/e Wlrks Week" In the tlty 01 Prior Lake, and I tall upon all tltlzens and tlvlt orl!anlzatlons to atqualnt themselves with the Issues Involved In providing our publlt works and to retognlze the tontrlbutlons whlth PUbllt works ollltlals make every day to our health, salety, tomlort, and quality olllle. Given under my hand and Seal 01 the tlty 01 Prior Lake this Sixteenth day 01 May, 2005. price of contractors and saves taxpayerdoUa~.tln 2004, 267,465 linear feet of striping wascompfetid. PUBLIC VVO'R~~; N I OVERLAYS Overlays are typically done 1 O. 15 yearsaftertfj~, street is built to help extend the Iifeoftft~.p~yem~nlj In 2004, overlays used 2,002 tons of asphalt. SNOWPLOWING Crews plowed or sanded during 30 events which brought an accumulation of 29 inches of snow. In all, they spent 844 hours plowing snow, covering 97.43 miles and applying 445 tons of salt and 580 tons of Clearlane (a molasses salt mix that works better at cold temps and sticks to the road). ,. hey are some of the unsung heroes of our society - serving the public every day with quiet dedi- cation and determination. No one wants to have .asewer bac~u~at~~fn and Public Works goes to extraordinarUyJ~ngthS prevent it from happening. In2004,cr~wsjetted flushed) 137,855 linear feet ofs8wer line... the equivalent of 26.11 miles! Eight liftstatiol't pu....."" were also rehabilitated. SWEEPING Public works employees go to great lengths to pre. vent salt, sand and debris from reaching storm sewer catch basins ... and eventually our lakes and streams. In 2004, crews spent 800 hours, sweeping 759 cubic yards of sand and gravel, 885 cubic yards of compost and.224 cubic yards of seal coat chips. Prior Lake's publiC works profession- als prOvide valuable services to resi- dents on a 24/7 basis, be It by man- aging water, sewer and roads or by maintaining parks, publiC buildings, and grounds. To extend the life of its equipment, PtJbJicWo'*' employees put in 345 hours of preven~ti\'eTaf....J~~ nance in 2004. During the year, theyalsoma~e)!~,a repair orders and used 67,045 gallons offuetto: drive 558,234 miles in city vehicles. PATCHING Typically done when only a portion of the road is damaged (i.e., 8 pothole), and the entire road does not need to be repaired, patching is a cost.effective fix,and in 2004, the city used 652 tons of asphalt and 8 tons of cold mix (used in winter when asphalt plants are not in operation). In observance of National Public Works Week May 16 through 22, we salute the members of the Prior Lake Public Works Department and their contributions to the wonderful quality of life In this cltyl SEALCOATING Streets are sealcoated 1.10 years after they are built to extend the life of the pavement. In 2004, 59,974 square yards of street were sealcoated. STRIPING Through a joint powers agreement, several cities combine their street marking, sweeping, cracksealing and sealcoating projects, which lowers the unit bid LO .... ~'. ~ .,rfof f)ub bus~. s\IleJl,teviewi thefolfb~ '. . ~~ .~,rsion'projects: .. 5. preh,~lttaryPI~~ '.~"~'. ~. ~~,8.. .:fi..Iri.a.;!l.p..l.~tsI.."c...,~.~..ttII. :J..~ P~iIDe.."..:~'i.,.etbper ..A~me"t$ ;': .:,.. . ..~ ~~.~ . . 8 'sftet'~lanslconditional Use Permits ~.. ..1 . Envlron,mental' Assessment Works~eet For theyear;tiewdevelopment added 10,909lin- ear feet of ",ater main; 4,969 linearf~tofsanitary sewer; 7,355 ~~near feet of public streets (plMlte streelSnof tracked); 330 linear feet of asphalt trails; 11 ,827Ul1ear feet of concrete sidewalks, and 41.48 acres of patidand. Prior Ut<e'ssYstem of parks, trails and athletic, 'fiefds are a 1remendous community asset ... but they wouldn't. be without the tireless efforts of Public Works' employees., ATHLETIC FIELDS Prior Lake has six baseball fields, ~17 softbaUrr-bal fields '~ma12 80ccerlfootball fields. In 2004 alone, the Ponds Athletic Complex hosted over 2,000 games of softball and basebanr . ' To facilitate this acthfity, Public Works s~ff devoted 5,470 hOUfS to maintaining the fields and facilitle~, including striping, ~ chalking and dragging. Cou~fe that with another 5,073 hours of field mowing/turl maintenance and you come to realize just why Prior Lake's fields are such a source of com.. munity pride. STREET REC Engineering. aesigned, ~ man construction of $2.1 million iI improvementS associated wI Recon8t~uctlon Project. Also during the . year, Engineering managed and inspected the$t3 million in, street and utility fmprovell\ents for the Main Avenue and Dakota street .Irnpro~ement Project. TRAILS On. snow events, staff plowed 121,440 linear feet ... equivalent of 23 miles .. of city trails. Combined, staff.~ jn72~hour8 of snow removal ~n trails and. parldng .1C)tS, and 304 hours. flooding! and ",alntalnfng'"~ckeyand pleasure rinks. REFUSE . Public Works. devoted 1,984 hours to picking up and/or hauling trash in 2004.10 all, '1,100 cubic yardS' of retuse was collected. .~ Public Works a' (952) 440-9675, or visit the Web site, cltyofprlorlake.com . .~~~ ~ TIDBrrS Public Works constructed two picnic'shelters in. 2004. By doing the work in-house, it saved cQnsider- able taxpayer dollars. ~ . .... . ~ . .<. Staff alsbdevoted 230 hours .to the. removal of buckthorn ftorn Lakefront Park, installed boat slips atWatzl's Beach, planted 750 trees in city parks, boulevards and nursery, and built an 80o-linear-foot boardwalk at Haas Lake.