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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6C Public Works Week PresentationPublic Works Week May 20th –26th, 2018 Public Works Week Since 1960, the American Public Works Association has sponsored National Public Works Week. The purpose is to educate the public on the importance of public works in their daily lives. As the cornerstone of civilization, public works provides, maintains, and improves the structures and services that assure a higher quality of life for our community. Our streets, roads, and bridges keep us linked together and our clean water and sanitation services keep us healthy and allow our community to grow and prosper. Public Works Week Our Public Works staff goes unnoticed for the most part while they are quietly serving our residents 24 hours a day with dedication and professionalism. We would like to therefore take a few minutes to highlight some of what our Public Works Department accomplished in 2017 Public Works Week Public Works 2017 Accomplishments Water: •Operated our 7 wells, water treatment plant, 2 water towers,135+ miles of watermain, and thousands of valves and hydrants. •Overhauled the equipment at Well No. 3. •Repaired 5 watermain breaks. Public Works Week Public Works 2017 Accomplishments Sanitary Sewer: •Operated our 41 lift stations and 119+ miles of sanitary sewer pipe. •Cleaned 1/3 of the City sewer mains. •Recently purchased a video inspection camera for documenting the condition of the City’s sanitary and storm water systems. Public Works Week Public Works 2017 Accomplishments Streets: •Maintained 100+ miles of City streets including snow plowing, pothole repairs, sealcoating, patching, and overlays. •Sealcoated 3 miles •Crack Sealed 10 miles •Mill & Overlay 3 miles •Reconstructed 2.33 miles •Gained 1.45 miles of road through new Development •Plowed over 3,470 miles through 2017 winter season. Public Works Week Public Works 2017 Accomplishments Parks: •Maintain over 50 parks and natural areas, 80 miles of trails and sidewalks, public beaches, fishing piers, and athletic fields. •Parks Department is also the City’s Forestry Department. The Parks Department completes all tree maintenance and removals of trees located on City and Park property •The Grainwood Fishing Pier and Hidden Ponds Boardwalk were reconstructed in 2017 Public Works Week Public Works 2017 Accomplishments Storm Water: •Addressed 9 storm water drainage issues reported by residents •Removed nearly 1,200,000 lbs. of material from streets thru sweeping resulting in 700 fewer pounds of phosphorous going to impaired lakes. •Drafted a Flood Response Plan for the City; approved by the City Council as a policy. •Completed 7 storm water infrastructure maintenance projects. Public Works Week Public Works 2017 Accomplishments Fleet: •Maintain 140+ vehicles and pieces of equipment •Sand blasted and painted the boom truck •Sand blasted and painted tandem dump truck •Outfitted 3 new squad cars Public Works Week 2018 Public Events Public Works Week Public Works Staff: Streets & Utilities JakeTheisen Jim Larson Andy Stephes Dan Blakeborough Alex Breeggemann Jesse Ellanson Bruce Friedges Jake Hartman Nick Haugen Steve Korbel Dan Meger Bob Mesenbrink Sam Olson Bryce Pap Justin Skluzacek Eric Whitmer Fleet Maintenance Chad Shimota Chris Zweber Dave Monnens Engineering Nick Monserud Nate Breise Kevin Kleist Susan Zick Public Works Week Public Works Staff: Parks Greg Skluzacek Anthony Anderson Mike Buesgens Jeremy Coy Tom Hein Lee Karow Chad Maatta Phil Ryan Stormwater Pete Young Administrative Barb Thompson Nick Zurbey Brian Welch Thank You!