7.3. SR 10-03-2011Item # 7_3.
MEMORANDUM
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TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Mark Thompson, Assistant Street Superintendent
DATE: October 3, 201
SUBJECT: Street Division Snow Plow Procedure Plan
The City of Elk River Street Department has revised its snowplowing procedure plan. Much
of the snowplowing operations fora "typical" snow event have not changed. We will still be
assisted by employees from five other departments (Waste Water Treatment, Building
Maintenance, Equipment Services, Building Safety and Park Maintenance) as we have done
so in the past fox a total of 18 employees fox a "typical" event.
However in the case of "extreme weather conditions", declared by the City Administrator in
conjunction with the Police Chief, Fire Chief, and Street Superintendent, we have revised the
plowing procedure to include an additional nine employees from the above referenced
departments to assist with snow removal operations during such an event. We have attached
a chart that will outline the efforts of the additional staff.
We look forward to maintaining excellent winter driving conditions during the 2011-12
winter season.
Attachments
Standard winter snow event procedures
Extreme winter snow event procedures
2010 Correspondence/9-28-11 MC Snowplowing Procedure
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