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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJul 14, 1975518175 NUMBER STU~ REMOVAL 1974-75 LOCATION 38p1 California Street SoUthwest Park 39~3 2nd Street 40p0 2nd Street SIZE (IN INCHES) 14 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 6 20 44 45 49 40 40 40 41 41 43 44 5O 41 43 44 49 5G 4G 42 45 45 4~ 4] 41 4~ 5¢ 4¢ 4¢ 3~ 3c. 4] 3~ c~ 4: 3[ 4[ 5] 6~ H% 5: 5~ [ 40th Avenue 37 4th Street (alley) 33 4th Street 25 4th Street 33 5th Street 38 5th Street 41 5th Street 98 5th Street 29 5th Street 16 5th Street 08 5th Street 27 5th Street 10 6th Street 0 29 6th Street 37 6th Street 24 6th Street 09 6th Street 42 7th Street 01 7th Street 22 7th Street 58 7th Street 39 Washington Street 26 Jefferson Street 57 Jefferson Street 24 Jefferson Street 22 Jefferson Street 22 Madison Street 29 Madison Street 28 Van Buren Street 34 Van Buren Street 64 Van Buren Street 47 Central Avenue 51 Reservoir Boulevard rcle Terrace & 40th Avenue 04 Reservoir Boulevard 09 Polk Street ,15 Chatham Road ,35 Ranier Pass 15 40th Avenue [set Park .11 Street, west of park drwy 13 38th Avenue 14 38th Avenue PRIVATE JOBS !nd Avenue & 4th Street 25" x 26" 27" x 33" 19" x 21" 20" x 21" 17" x 25" 16" x 30" 13" x 15" 14" x 16" 42" x 47" 52" x 56"; 48" x 53" 35" x 42" 4" x 10"; 4" x 11" 32" x 37" 22" x 32" 26" x 48" 34" x 38" 38" x 41" 16" x 16" 18" x 20" 24" x 28" 27" x 27"; 38" x 40" 17" x 18" 34" x 35" 16" x 19"; 12" x 12"; 10" x 10" 15" x 18" 13" x 14" 28" x 31" 33" x 34" 33" x 38" 16" x 20" 23" x 24" 51" x 54" 29" x 32" 29" x 38" 38" x 40" 26" x 32"; 24" x 33"; 24" x 26" 30" x 34" 10" x 10"; 14" x 16" 20" x 28" 28" x 28" 14" x 18" 32" x 34" 23" x 23" 15" x 15"; 10" x 11"; 18" x 19"; 11" x 11"; 7" x 8"; 8" x 9" 26" x 30" 26" x 28" 12" x 14"; 22" x 24" 2 4~ abt. 12" x 30" 15 1975 ANNUAL REPORT CITY SHOP The paint booth modifications were completed in 1975. This inclu- ded a qomplete sealed booth with filtered doors and exhaust, ade- quate exhaust fans and makeup air. The new booth is large enough to accgmmodate any vehicles the City presently has, and it has proven~to be very adequate. Some of the surrounding communities have bgen renting the booth when it is not in use by the City. AdditiOnal electrical outlets in the shop area and lighting in the tire and wash bays were added during 1975. The extra outlets have been q~ite useful in the maintenance area. In July, two 1975 Dodge police cars were put in service. Lights, radiosland] wiring were completed July 31, 1975. With the excep- tion o~ these cars using excessive oil they have been trouble free. IThe engines in both cars were overhauled in September and Octobe~ under warranty. A 1975iAmerican Motors Hornet was added to the Water Department for me~er reading in February 1975, and a 1975 Ford 'dump truck was ad~ed to the Street Department in September 1975 to replace a 1968iChevrolet. During cars ~ chasin, batter are pu 1968 P sold d The us since mainte it see future tional In Feb sponso worksh 1975 the City auctioned off two former 1972 Plymouth squad ~d a lowboy trailer through the Hennepin County Joint Pur- l Program. Many of our shop supplies including tires, Les, antifreeze, sweeper brushes, soap, solvents, and fuel ~chased through this program at a substantial savings. A [ymouth Wagon, 1947 Willys Jeep and a 1956 Chevrolet were aring 1975. of unleaded fuel in new vehicles has not been a problem we have been purchasing unleaded fuel through St. Anthony's ~ance department. In talking with factory representatives, ns that unleaded fuel will be used in all new cars in the Possibly the City should consider installing an addi- fuel tank for unleaded fuel. ~uary 1975, Tom Hosch attended a three day snow conference red by the APWA in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. There were several ~ps during the conference dealing with maintenance of snow removal equipment--hitches, sanders, snowblowers, plowing equipment, 16 etc. ~any manufacturers' representatives were available to present their ~roducts and answer questions which people had. Paul P~aff completed a course in arc welding offered through the Suburban Hennepin County Area Vocational Technical School. In addition to routine maintenance work such as brake work, tune- ups, l~rication and welding fabrication, there were some major repairS. These repairs are listed below. Fire D+partment Enginei~4, 1951 Mack FIRE & POLICE DEPARTMENT Rescue Truck, 1974 Chevrolet Police Department #3, 19't4 Dodge Replaced the forward cylinder head due to an internal crack in original head. Prepared estimates on body damage. New valve seals in engine. #7, 1975 Dodge $9, 1994 Dodge Replaced flywheel ring gear. Major body repairs in March and August. New valve seals in engine. STREET, SEWER & WATER, AND PARK DEPARTMENTS Street Department #4, 92~ Loader New seals in precombustion chambers, new water pump, new front engine mount. #6, 19~3 Ford Dump Truck #9, 1975 Ford Dump Truck #11, 944 Cat Replaced clutch, pressure plate, throw-out bearing. Installed Perlux headlamps and turn sig- nals on top of cab for plowing. Mounted plow hanger, sander and installed radio. Complete engine overhaul (new liners, rings, bearings, ground crankshaft, new cylinder head casting machined block to shim lines). New ball socket on steering anchor forward frame. Repacked both lift cylinders. Repaired crack in fuel tank. 17 Street Department Cont'd #11, 944 Cat cont'd #12, C~t Grader #14, cat Grader #16, 1968 GMC Boom Truck #17, 1964 GMC Boom Truck #20, Fqrdson Tractor #29, 1968 Ford Bronco $33, 1971 Ford Dump Truck #38, 1973 Ford Pickup #45, 1~55 Ford F750 #64, R~scoe Rubber Tire Roller #70, 1972 Ford F750 #74, G~lion Grader Sewer ~ Water Department #115, Water Department Rebuilt turbocharger. Repaired two cracks in main frame and one crack in frame where upper lift arm pivot pin anchors. Repaired broken tilt assembly on blade. Installed two-way radio. Re- placed scarifier lift pivot arm. Put in service April 1975. Installed two warning beacons. Installed upper bucket leveling rod. Replaced windshield twice. Re- paired damaged cab, door and roof shield. Rebuilt trans- mission, replaced throw-out bearing. Sandblasted and painted com- plete machine. Installed new clutch, pressure plate and throw-out bearing. Installed two-way radio, new throw-out bearing. Installed two-channel, two-way radio. Oil distributor, complete engine overhaul. Sandblasted and painted com- plete machine. Replaced clutch, pressure plate and throw-out bearing. Replaced all seals in hydraulic controls. Installed allied breaker. In- jector pump rebuilt. New seals in hydraulic control. Installed warning beacon and work lights. Sewer #117, Capaci #136, 1973 #143, Auger #149~ F250 #152, Chevro Park #203, #206, #224, #225, #229, #230, #285, nd Water Department Cont'd ~ter Department 5" High y Pump ewer & Water Department ternational Pickup ~ater Department Vertical ,rill .ewer Department 1965 Ford ~ater Department 1966 ~et Carryall partment [ough Loader .971 Jeep Pickup ~969 Ford Fl00 Pickup .974 GMC Crew Cab Pickup .968 Pontiac ~964 Toro Tractor tros. Snowblower 18 Installed new impeller and bearings in pump. Installed two-channel, two- way radio. Sandblasted and painted com- plete machine. Installed two-way radio. Transmission rebuilt. Sandblasted and painted com- plete machine. Installed new clutch, pressure plate, throw-out bearing. In- stalled two-way radio. Installed clutch, pressure plate, throw-out bearing. stalled two-way radio. In- Repaired--dm~aged body and painted. Body repaired and painted. In- stalled two-way radio. Sandblasted and painted com- plete machine. Sandblasted and painted com- plete machine. #401, 1969 f #402, ] Plymout #403, ] 1973 Pi #410, '#468, 1970 F MISCELLANEOUS VEHICLES 'ublic Works Department .ymouth Repaired body and painted com- plete car. ,lanning Department 1973 Repaired body and painted com- plete car. ~gineering Department .ymouth .dministration 1970 Ford Reconditioned cylinder heads. ingineering Department )rd Replaced rear quarter panel, repaired body and painted com- plete car. 19 1975 ANNUAL REPORT SE~'~ER AND WATER DEPARTMENT WATER SYSTEM System Inventory Water] Hydran~ Main L 2 Pum] 1 Met~ 1 512 Ta~ ser' 3 Pre, 3 Pre, 1 Wel Water 4,848 420 15 40 4 8 4 1 27 2 1 25 3 2 1 High 249 ~ains ....... 343,260 feet is .......... 483 [ne Valves.. 841 )ing Stations ~r Station ,000 Gallon Elevated Tank plus 1 250,000 Gallon Spheroid ~ constructed in 1975 but not in service. Scheduled for ,Ice in spring of 1976. ~sure Reducing Stations in service ;sure Reducing Stations on standby [--LaBelle Park ;ervices 9ingle family units ~wo family units ~hree family units Four family units Five family units Bix family units Eight family units Pen family unit Eleven family units Pwelve family units Sixteen family unit Seventeen family units Pwenty family units ~hirty-Five family units Seventy-Five family unit ise, 101 family units Eommercial and industrial services The total for the above services includes outside users: · -13; St. Anthony--9; and City of Hilltop--1. Fridley- 20 Personn Sewer a 2 senio 6 maint 1 assis 1 meter New Equ 1 1975 1 Case Purchas generat I. PUM A. B. Ce De Eo ~l--Sewer and Water Department ~d Water Superintendent, Donald Jolly ~ maintenance men ~nance men kant plumbing inspector, meter shop service man reader [pment ~C Hornet--meter reader's car Dackhoe with Allied pavement breaker ~d and installed natural gas conversion units for standby Dr at ~3 pump station and #3 lift Station. PING STATIONS Pump stations were checked dailyand meter readings taken. Operated valves, pumps and motors and maintained as necessary. Installed new bearings and rebuilt west pump at #3 station. Painted interior piping at ~3 station last winter. Pressure settings and telemetry controls were checked periodically. While old tower was being inspected last spring, pumps were operated on bypass. The s~andby generator was operated weekly and serviced as necessary. Two power outages occurred during the year which required the generator to operate. A total of 614,010,000 gallons was pumped in 1975. This was a total of 9,930,000 gallons less than in 1974 or an average of 51,167,500 per month or an average of 1.68 million gallons per day. The most water the Department ever pumped per day was 4,960,000 gallons on July 29th and the most gallons ever pumped per month was 88,000,000 during July. The pumps operated an average of 10.58 hours per day which was slightly higher than 1974 (10.2 hours per day). This is because the pumps were operating on bypass more thereby reducing the pumping rate and increasing the operating time. Pump station #2 pumped a total of 523,000 gallons. This total is included in the above amount. This was water pumped for the purpose of exercising this station to be sure of its operation. This station was not called upon during the year for any emergency operation. The same maintenance procedures were used at this station as for station #3. o II. III. IV. PI A, A G~ A B C D A new road, excavating, and sod were installed at #2 station. The master water meter in the vault at 46th Avenue and Stinson Boulevard was inspected monthly. General main- tenance was performed during the year. Some minor adjust- ments were made and some parts were replaced as necessary. Meter readings were also taken monthly at this vault. The grounds around the stations and the water tower were maintained during the year. These stations were cleared of snow in the winter. Grassy areas around the pump sta- tions and fence lines were maintained with the assistance of the Park Department on cutting the larger areas. Construction was completed on a new 250,000 gallon water tower, located a few feet northeast of the existing tower. Construction also began on installing new water sytem controls. This is a more modern system using the latest State of the Art controls. ESSURE REDUCING STATIONS Were tested and checked periodically during the year. Gauges and controls were checked and interior piping painted at the 39th Avenue and Central Avenue station and at the 52nd Avenue and Central Avenue station. BELLE PARK~LL FOR FOUNTAIN This was put in service in the spring. Crew installed and adjusted pressure settings and fountain nozzles. The fountain is operated by using a time clock, and the excess water is used to replenish evaporation in the LaBelle Pond. The Water Department also maintained the fountain . at the Mini Park at 41st Avenue and Central Avenue. ~TE VALVES Valves were marked and repairs and adjustments were made in areas of construction. New valve ties were recorded as necessary. Some additional valves were cut into the system. Aux- iliary valves were installed on hydrants that were exca- vated for repairs or relocation. Work continued on the valve maintenance program to check for condition, position and location. This information is recorded on a card file. Isolating valves were checked. Valves were operated again with pressure recorders installed on hydrants to determine the effects of various flows in the system. VI. A. Ce De Fo W~ A. 22 DRANTS Work continued on the hydrant program to modernize the system. Obsolete hydrants were replaced with the new break-off type barrel. Some new hydrants were installed in areas where we lacked proper fire protection. Some hydrants were relocated in the proper right-of-way. Auto accidents and the heavy use of some hydrants for park and street fluShing required replacement of worn or damaged parts. Obsolete hydrants that were stored at the shop were dis- assembled for reusable parts on other hydrants still in the system. Hydrants on dead end mains were flushed and also flushed after construction, repairs, or complaints. Several hydrants were adjusted to a better grade. Ail air relief hydrants were flushed. All hydrants were checked in the fall for drainage to prevent freezing and many were lubricated at the same time. Hydrants were cleared of snow during the winter months. Guard posts were installed around several hydrants to prevent traf- fic damage. Records of all hydrant maintenance are kept on card files. Work continued on painting hydrants when time allowed. Low zone hydrants are red. High zone hydrants are yel- low. Hydrants were checked after being used for ~ires, watering sod, filling tank trucks, etc. Flow tests were taken throughout the system and data recorded to assist in evaluating pressure residuals. TER MAINS Water main breaks in 1975. 1. High zone Location Date Size Type of Break Silver Lane and Stinson Boulevard 11-4-75 4" Circumferential 49th Avenue on water main ser- vicing Senior High School 11-5-75 6" Circumferential 1405 Pierce Terrace 11-15-75 6" Circumferential 23 Location Date Size 45th Avenue and Tyler Street 11-22-75 10" Type of Break Circumferential 44th Avenue and Arthur Street 11-25-75 8" Circumferential 3850 Polk Street in alley 12-19-75 6" Circumferential 2. Low zone 4136 Jackson St. 11-26-75 6" Circumferential 4238 Jackson St. 11-29-75 6" Circumferential 52nd Avenue and 7th Street 11-30-75 6" Circumferential A total of nine water breaks: One 4", six 6", one 8", and one 10". The total number of water main breaks for 1975 was the lowest in several years. All of these breaks were cir- cumferential and were repaired with Smith Blair repair clamps. A major improvement to the water system occurred with the installation of 10" water mains from 5th Street to Univer- sity Avenue at 37th Avenue then north to 38th Avenue and University Avenue. This furnished a looped connection with additional fire hydrants, and it replaced an old 6" main and some obsolete hydrants. Additional water mains were installed in the area of 46th Avenue and Monroe Street, and also 6" service lines were cut into the existing water main on McKinley Street to provide for future service . A 6" water main was in- stalled at Gauvitte Park and cut into the existing main on 2nd Street. The new water tower was connected to the system in the fall of 1975. Water mains were flushed and flow tests taken and recorded during the summer. Water mains were located and marked throughout the sum- mer for other construction. A good deal of time was spent marking mains for the Minneapolis Gas Company who were installing anode packs to prevent corrosion to their piping system. VII. VIII. 24 C D E F D] A, Ze Fe ~OPBOXES--SERVICE LINES No reported frozen service lines outside of some lines frozen within a couple of buildings. Service line leaks were checked and residents advised to make repairs. Service lines were located, marked, and retied if necessary to facilitate street and construction pro- jects. Some stopbox standpipes repaired if damaged from con- struction. Some hazardous standpipes were adjusted at the homeowner's request. Stopboxes were operated and in some cases turned off due to delinquent bills, broken service lines, or vacant homes and businesses. Total water loss amounted to 5.27% with less than 1% of unaccounted water loss. ~ARTMENT INFORMATION AND COMMENTS During the year all Department personnel had the oppor- tunity to attend work related schools and conferences. Some of the Department personnel took the State exam to become certified Water and Sewer Department Operators. Safety measures were updated and Water Department per- sonnel attended some safety meetings where O.S.H.A. laws were again received. The Department again maintained some of the plu~ing, heating, and air conditioning of various municipal buildings. This year was especially significant because of the completion of a new water tower and the installation of a new water control system. This system is scheduled to be in service early in 1976. Assistance was again given to various communities for the location and repair of water 'main breaks, other water related problems, and the use of some equipment on a ren- tal basis. Assistance was given to contractors when requested. This involved utility locations, main shutdowns and any other assistance that would help expedite construction when homeowners were inconvenienced or when restoring main pressure was critical. The annual inspection of the water system by the State of Minnesota again showed the system to be of high quality. 25 G H I The availability and cost of equipment and materials somewhat stabilized in 1975 as compared to 1974. The weather conditions during the year went to the ex- treme with record setting rains the first six months of 1975 and then unusually dry conditions the remainder of 1975. The water system was under its most heavy demand during 1975. No restriction on the use of water was necessary even though several communities in the sur- rounding area had some type of sprinkling ban. Only a few areas experienced temporary pressure problems. Discussions were held during the year on connecting with Hilltop's water system which would benefit both communities.