8.f) Public Works August 2015 activity reportScandia August Activity Report
Minnesota Dave Williams, Director of Public Works
Met with City Engineer, City Administrator and Roger Rydeen at Paris and Pilar Ave
ditching project. Did a walkthrough of the areas that work would be performed.
Until work begins, public works crew has been reclaiming gravel that has built up along the
ditches and distributes it back onto the road surface.
Material was brought from Quinnell to Pilar by dump truck and we graded and packed a
good amount of gravel on the east end of Pilar.
This month required more monitoring and reporting to be sent to the state and county.
As instructed by last council, we have been mowing certain areas such as the Drain field for
the bliss up on Manning Ave.
We completed the sludge testing and inspection of manholes that need to be raised. We
began the same in the Anderson/Erickson system. The addresses and a letter have been sent
to the residents informing them of our intentions in late September, early October. The
contractors have been notified and material has been ordered to complete the job.
Automatic systems have completed getting our phones set up for the SCADA system. We
also received the manuals that we have been waiting for. I asked for a period of time to fix
or repair any imperfections that the new system may have.
We have had a few trees to deal with this month, blocking traffic and such. There were no
problems with these situations.
Our summer help has been very effective in keeping the city groomed.
Thank You
Dave Williams