8.f Public Works Report July 2017Public Works Staff Report — July 2017
Roads and Right — of - way
➢ Patching: Oxboro, Lakamaga, Meadowridge, Meadow Brook, Maxwill,
Mayberry Tr., Mallard
➢ Shouldering of roads— Quinell, 199th 209th, Nolan, Meadow Brook, Mayberry
➢ Storm Damage 7-11/12-17 — responded to 38 trees down, 10 across roads,
11 from the total were the City's responsibility, 3 additional tree down calls
for the month — letters to land owners for their tree responsibilities
➢ Posts for the new sign have arrived
➢ 20 Ton gravel added to LHL - general maintenance — No Parking sign re-
installed
➢ 50 Ton gravel added to 197th - graded and rolled
➢ Culvert / gutter cleaning 182nd
Sewer — Water:
➢ Sewer samples for July 2017 were taken at Bliss and Uptown
➢ June'17 DMR completed
➢ Uptown Monthly water meter readings completed
➢ Uptown aerator system re -piped and leveled — pressure meter fixed and
broken out let pipe repaired
➢ Sludge Judges completed — 36 systems need pumping, 20 are a top priority
—16 could wait until the 2018 budget year — short funded
➢ Jeff and Mike recertified Water "D" license
➢ 18490 Norell — septic needed pumping — emptied camping trailer waste
into the septic system —cut the lock
➢ AE system affected by lightning — computer needed resetting — the
monitoring system informed us of the issues which saved a system back up
from occurring
➢ Put hasps and locks on Lift pumps - 18819 Layton, 18794 Layton, 18490
Norell
➢ Located 18681 Lamar tank
➢ 4 alarms — two call outs
➢ 22 Gopher State One Call locate requests
➢ Nitrates in test well #4 cut in half but still far exceeding the state standards
Parks:
➢ Buckthorn control of re -sprouting in areas where removed this spring 3rd
treatment
➢ Monthly Playground Insp. / Skate Park Insp.
➢ Lighted field - Bleacher painted by volunteers — on going
➢ Hay Lake - old stumps — trip hazards removed, volunteers weeded
landscape beds and mulched them
➢ Seasonal staff is 27 days into the 67 day appointment
➢ Tennis Court sprayed — 2nd time
➢ Lilleskogen infiltration bay weeding
Other:
➢ Participated in National Night Out
➢ Weed whipping, spraying, and mowing at the Annex
➢ Flags down
➢ Taco Days preparations at City Hall area — mulching, Spraying, weed
whipping, hedging, pruning
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