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HomeMy WebLinkAbout9B Winter Maintenance PresentationWinter Maintenance Policy 2016-2017 City Council Meeting October 10, 2016 Sidewalk and Trail Winter Maintenance •Since 2003 about 30 miles of trails and sidewalks have been added •Snow removal resources have been shifted to accommodate higher priorities (i.e. streets) •Requests for trail/sidewalk snow plowing including: CR12 –New sidewalk on the south side Maplewood –New sidewalk on east side CR 82 –Trail on north side 180th –South side of Enclave Development Anticipate CR 44 –Existing sidewalk on north side by new Grainwood Crossing development •Systematic approach to review and rebalancing sidewalk and trail priorities Sidewalk and Trail Priorities 1.School Routes / Downtown / City Public Safety Facilities 2.Recreational Routes (High Use) 3.Park Parking Lots, Lift Stations, Recreational Routes (lower use), Ice Rinks 4.Trail Widening 5.Snowmobile trails Eliminate for winter 2016-17 total: 0.93 mi Cottonwood Ln: 0.22 mi Woodridge Park: 0.34 mi Ponds Park: 0.37 mi Add for winter 2016-17 total: 1.11 mi Markley Lake (north side): 0.42 mi Golden View Ln: 0.07 mi Hwy 13 Trail: 0.35 mi Pleasant St (w of Duluth): 0.15 mi Maplewood sidewalk: 0.12 mi Future Removal: 1.74 mi Jeffers Pass sidewalk: 0.29 mi 150th St sidewalk: 0.82 mi Crossandra Blvd sidewalk: 0.53 mi Village Lake Dr sidewalk: 0.1 mi Total Miles: 124 miles Plowed in 2015-2016: 52.9 mi Proposed 2016-2017: 53.1 mi Summary of Changes Ice Rink Winter Maintenance •City floods and maintains 16 ice rinks •Start flooding around winter holidays •Weather typically allows ice through mid- February •Flood rinks every night to build ice •Plow or sweep after snow Ice Rink Winter Maintenance •Flooding operations were suspended for the 2015/2016 winter season •Completed a survey of rink users (138 total respondents) •Reviewed cost of adding amenities to existing facilities Ice Rink Winter Maintenance PAC Review •Reviewed survey results and noted support for pleasure rinks •Acknowledged pleasure rinks will have a different quality of ice than Zamboni maintained ice •Noted the amount of private facilities •Supported continuing to flood neighborhood rinks •Review and consider redistribution to ensure more even coverage •Promote the rinks Ice Rink Winter Maintenance Streets •1.7 miles or 1.6% added by year end •Adjusted plow routes considering new tandem truck •Average route is 13.5 miles versus 14.8 miles •Hook truck will free up at least 1 one-ton truck for cul- de-sacs. Questions