1. CIMCITY COMMISSION INFORMATION MEMORANDUM
Public Works Department - General Services (GS)
Fuel Site: The city's fuel site located at 315 E. Elm provides fuel
services for all city and county vehicles and equipment, and with
the addition of portable pump units stored at Central Garage
(CG), it is capable of dispensing fuel for emergency response
and other vehicles during power outages. It consists of one
diesel and one unleaded dispenser pump with two hoses per unit
that connect to a FuelMaster® software program located at
General Services and CG for fuel management purposes.
January 25, 2016
To minimize expenses, a General Services/Streets crew worked jointly with the Fleet
Superintendent, Street Superintendent, Concrete Foreman, City Electrician, the fuel
services contractor and a local electrical company to remove and replace the existing
concrete structure for the fuel island and fuel filler (spill bucket), update all electrical
wiring to code and install the new fuel pumps and spill bucket. Additionally, crews
replaced several concrete panels in the north lane that were in poor condition. Future
recommended upgrades include converting the island's overhead lighting to LED lights,
installing new instructional signs for drivers and repairing and painting the overhead
structure and ancillary items.
Hike & Bike Trail:
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In December 2015, General Services staff completed a one
mile section of levee hike & bike trail from N. Ninth Street
near Thomas Park to N. Ohio Street. They used a four-part
aggregate formula with varying types and sizes of material
to- 1) reduce flood control maintenance requirements, 2)
improve access & safety for staff during inclement weather
and 3) provide a consistently smooth trail that would meet
the approval of Salina's bicyclists, runner and walkers. The
total project cost was $22,221, including material and labor,
compared to the four levee hike & bike trail projects installed
from 2011-2013, at an average cost of $32,533.
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Snow & Ice Removal: Staff recently purchased a 12' trip -
edge, box plow to be attached to a 4WD tractor. It may also
be attached to other equipment, such as wheel loaders or
backhoes. A box plow, unlike a traditional plow, pushes
snow from one point to another without snow trailing off the
rear edge, but rather remaining contained within the "box"
formed by the back and sides. The spring-loaded trip edge is
a safety feature designed to protect the plow and
infrastructure should it make contact with a stationary object, such as a man -hole lid.
The blade "trips" backward, allowing it to ride over the object without causing damage.
By attaching it to a Flood Control tractor, rather than to one of the two wheel loaders,
our crews can keep one loader at the salt shed for loading trucks and the other loader
operating the snow blower downtown. The addition of this plow follows our operating
principle of designing multi-purpose, year-round functionality for all equipment, in this
case the tractor, which would otherwise remain largely unused during winter months.
Traffic Control (TC) Technician Certification & Signal Repair: All members of the
TC work group now undergo a four-part professional training, testing and certification
process through the International Municipal Signal Association or "IMSA." The four-part
requirement includes the following courses:
• Work Zone Temporary TC Technician
• Traffic Signal Technician Level I
• Traffic Signal Field Technician Level II
• Traffic Signal Inspector
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The Traffic Control Foreman completed all four courses,
while the three technicians completed the first three courses,
' with a goal of completing the final course in 2016. Upon
completion, they will be granted individual access to all
properly inspected, bonded and certified traffic signal control
boxes, breaker boxes and other infrastructure, which are
designated as having "green" status, meaning they also
comply with safe -distance requirements to high power lines
or other restrictions. All TC employees are also required to maintain electrical
apprenticeships and work closely with the City Electrician and private electrical
contractors to ensure the city's traffic signals are properly inspected, repaired and
certified.
MONDAY'S MEETING
Enclosed are other items on the agenda. If any Commissioner has questions or cannot
attend the meeting, please contact me.
Jason A. Gage, City Manager