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REPORT
OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT
Meeting:
GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Date: MARCH 5, 2007
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By-Law #:
Report #: OPD-002-07 File #:
Subject:
2006 WINTER REPORT
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration
Committee recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report OPD-002-07 be received for information;
Submitted by:
Reviewed by: €~ ~
U ranklin Wu,
/(J Chief Administrative Officer
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REPORT NO. OPD-002-07
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BACKGROUND AND COMMENT:
In March, 2006, Council approved a winter maintenance budget of $1 ,306,000;
$192,000 for sidewalks and parking lots and a Senior Snow Clearing contract of
$90,000.
Winter Maintenance:
As of December 31,2006, the following table illustrates the expenditures
incurred.
Winter Control 2006 Budget 2006 Actual Unexpended
Plowing $ 267,000.00 $ 126,781.64 $140,218.36
Sanding/Salting $ 820,000.00 $ 928,510.22 ($108,510.22)
Winter Maintenance $ 219,000.00 $ 222,015.12 ($ 3,015.12)
Other
Total $1,306,000.00 $1,277,306.98 $ 28,693.02
The 2006 winter maintenance budget from January 1st to December 31st actual
expenditure of $1 ,277,306.98 includes the sand/salt year end inventory
adjustment of $177,439.25.
The Municipality of Clarington delivers winter control services across a road
system of 1,700 lane kilometers. The Operations Department winter response
capacity features 28 units in total. Our response is composed of a mix of
vehicles from the Orono, Hampton and Yard 42 depots.
Winter Patrol is a critical winter control function. It provides us the assurance
that the road system is observed on a continual basis during the winter season,
so that any potentially hazardous conditions encountered can be addressed.
Road Patrol is also backed up by an On Call person available to visit the areas of
concern if necessary and to make judgement calls as appropriate.
CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L 1 C 3A6 T (905) 263-2292 F (905) 263-4433
REPORT NO. OPD-002-07
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Senior Citizens and Physically Disabled Sidewalk Program
The total budget for this program in 2006 was $90,000.00 with an actual
expenditure of $30,976.39.
The Senior Citizens and Physically Disabled Sidewalk and Driveway Windrow
Snow Clearing Program was again well received by the community since its
inception in 1993. The program has increased from 200 residents to under 700
residents today. Although there were 69 participants who did not return to the
program the past season, there are 71 new participants to the program.
Not Returned
Location Returning To New in 2006-07 2006-07
to Proe;ram Proe;ram Proe;ram Total
Bowmanville 35 342 32 374
Courtice 23 121 21 142
Newcastle 4 48 12 60
Newtonville 0 8 1 9
Orono 4 16 2 18
Solina 0 4 0 4
Burketon 0 1 0 1
Enniskillen 0 2 2 4
Hampton 2 10 1 11
Maple Grove 0 2 0 2
Mitchell's Comers 0 6 0 6
68 560 71 631
Did Not Return to Program from 05-06 69
Total Participants in 05-06 Program 627
Total Participants_Program 631
Increase to the 06 - 07 Program from last Year 4
For residents to be eligible for this service, applicants must be 65 years of age or
older or be physically disabled, occupy a single family, dwelling which fronts onto
a Municipal street in the specified urban areas or the urbanized areas of the
specified hamlet's, and have no able bodied persons under the age of 65 years
residing on the property. Senior citizens must provide a copy of a birth certificate
or Senior Citizens Number; physically disabled applicants must provide a doctor's
certificate.
CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L 1 C 3A6 T (905) 263-2292 F (905) 263-4433
REPORT NO. OPD-002-07
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Sidewalk Snow Clearing Contract:
The total budget for this program in 2006 was $192,000.00 with an actual of
$79,378.25, down over $109,000.00 from the previous year due to less severe
conditions.
The snow clearing service on municipal sidewalks starts when a snowfall ends
and only when there is more than two centimeters of snow on sidewalks. The
driveway windrow snow clearing service is not undertaken until the snow plowing
on all municipal streets has been completed.
Below is a table of call-out statistics for this program from 2001 to 2006:
Call-Out Statistics
January February March April November December Total
2002 10 10 7 0 2 11 40
2003 23 14 11 4 1 6 59
2004 23 23 8 0 2 13 69
2005 20 7 9 2 5 10 53
2006 7 9 2 0 0 3 21
*2007 11 10 (as of
Feb. 27)
* A total of 21 callouts for winter sidewalk maintenance thus far in 2007.
CONCLUSION:
The Operations Department continues to closely monitor weather forecasts to
observe conditions and to respond accordingly whether it is lake effect flurries to
drifting snow on rural roads or accumulations that require maintenance.
CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L 1C 3A6 T (905) 263-2292 F (905) 263-4433