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Qlunimttlrt itrpnrT ti On At (llnmmnn Commit of 1lir It of frrnth PUBLIC WORKS The July 6 , 1984 meeting of the Public Works Committee was called to order at 4 : 00 p.m. by its ' Chairman, Councilman Thomas Zakrzewski in the Council informal meeting room. Persons in attendance included: Councilmen. Serge , Puzzello , Zakrzewski, Beck, Braboy, and Voorde , Charlie VanParis , Sean Watt , Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand and members of the news media. Councilman Zakrzewski noted that the purpose of the meeting was to continue the discussion of the alley renovation program which was discussed at the Committee meeting held on July 5th. Sean Watt then passed out a revised memorandum dated July 6 , 1984 (copy attached) . He noted that in 1976 the Street Department had 98 full time employees plus summer help , in 1977 there were 89 full time employees , in 1980 there were 66 full time employees , and in 1984 there are 72 employees. He noted that certain environmental concerns would be addressed in a forthcoming written memorandum. He then reviewed the written handout . Under the improved alley program a total of 6 graders would be used with one per district. This would require two new graders to be purchased. It would be possible to purchase one less grader which would bring the total cost down from $176 , 000 to $131, 000 . He noted that the number of alleys per block per district has not yet been broken. down. He also noted that both distributors would be replaced in 1985 . - There is an hourly maintenance cost on the graders and distributors of $20. 00 per hour. The key area is additional man-power. Scarified material has been used in the alleys , however it tends to set up faster. He noted that the City of Mishawaka' s "pay as you go program" has had problems with regard to lack of drainage , low spots, and in some instances the City has had to give money back to the homeowner. Several committee members then brought various alleys to Mr. Watt' s attention. Mr. VanParis suggested looking at his alley which has no holes and consists of gravel, oil and clay, Mrs. Beck passed out pictures of a problem alley where "mud holes" appear each time it rains , and Mr . Serge reported that there was severe flooding in the 1300 block of College Street . Mr. Watt noted that with regard to Councilman Beck' s problem, the garage is one and one-half feet higher than the rest. He also noted that approximately 15 blocks per year have their gravel pulled off, the alley is lowered and then the gravel is placed back. Councilman Braboy noted that the most expensive item in the program was for equipment. Various options of lease-purch ase agreements, bond issues , are all possible avenues to be used for the equipment . She requested looking at the costs on an annual basis . She also noted that the 200 block of Ziebert Court is a hard alley which has lasted for several years. Mr. Watt noted that a quarter of a million dollars is projected' annuall: for equipment costs for the Street Department . He noted that graders do not get any winter use He is open to suggestions and noted that there are several good alleys which do not need grading , but there are several others which need to be cut down. He is in need of personnel to run the rollers since you have to ••CC C odEE31.0 •VSI1•NIMS CO. -