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MEETING: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION MEETING
DATE: MARCH 20, 1989
REPORT #: WD-37-89 FILE #:
SUUCT: STREET SWEEPING
RECOMMENDATIONS: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and
Administration Committee recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report WD-37-89 be received; and
2. THAT a copy of this report be sent to the Secretary of the Business
Improvement Areas for Bowmanville, Newcastle and Orono.
REPORT
1.0 BACKGROUND
1.1 The level of service provided for street sweeping has been the subject
of numerous complaints during the past year. In particular, complaints
have been received about the condition of the downtown streets during
January and February of this year.
1.2 During this winter there have been several occasions when the roads were
icy and had to be sanded. Also, there have not been many snow storms,
which has compounded the problem with sand left on the streets, because
much of the sand gets picked-up with the plowing and removal of the snow.
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1.3 The 'Ibwn has a street sweeper which is used for about eight months
of the year for street sweeping. The sweeper is not used during the
winter months for the following reasons:
a) The sweeper will not operate without water which controls
the dust created by the sweeping action and lubricates the
vacuum fan. Therefore, street sweeping is limited to periods
when the temperatures are about freezing.
b) The sand used for sanding the streets contains about 15% salt and
the sweeping of sand with a high salt content, especially when it
is in a damp condition, will cause rapid metal corrosion, resulting
in significant damage to the sweeper in a short period of time.
Sweeping the sand during the spring does not have the same effect
on the sweeper because by then, most of the salt has been leached
out of the sand by the spring rains.
1.4 In spite of the concerns noted above, I have instructed my staff to sweep
the downtown areas of Bowmanville, Newcastle and Orono as soon as weather
permits.
2.0 SCHEDULE FOR STREET SWEEPING
3.0 LEVEL OF SERVICE
3.1 It is my opinion that the level of service provided for street sweeping
during the summer months has not been adequate. In order to improve the
level of service the following actions have been taken:
a) Council has approved, in principle, the purchase of a street flusher
at an estimated cost of $100,000. Tenders have been received, and
subject to final approval by Council, delivery can be expected
by the end of June.
The use of a street flusher, in conjunction with the street sweeper,
will result in a much�improv--1 vel of service.
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b) A schedule has been prepared for the street sweeping from the end
of March to the end of November, 1989. The frequency of street
sweeping in the downtown areas has been increased.
c) Provision had been made in the 1989 Current Budget for the pick-up
of litter in the downtown business areas, including the parking
lots owned by the Town.
4.0 STREET SWEEPING DURING THE WINTER MONTHS
4.1 We will be investigating the availability of other methods with regard to
sweeping the downtown streets in the winter months.
5.0 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 I believe that the above noted actions will significantly improve the
level of service for street sweeping during the summer months.
5.2 It is, therefore, recommended that this report be received and a copy
be sent to the Secretaries of the Bowmanville, Newcastle and Orono
Business Improvement Areas.
Respectfully submitted, Recommended for presentation
to the Committee,
Walter A. Evans, P. Eng. , LawreJAZdnistrative Kotseff,Director of Public Works, Chief Officer.
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March 10, 1989
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MONTH
DIVISION 1
DIVISION 2
DIVISION 3
COMMENTS
Hampton
Bowmanville
Orono
March
27
- April 7
Sweep King Street in
Newcastle Village and Main
April
17
- 28
10
- 14
Street in Orono once per
week.
Sweep King Street in
Bowmanville two - three
May
22 - June 2
1 - 12
15 - 19
times per week. (Monday,
June
5
- 16
19
- 30
Wednesday and Friday) .
Sweeper to work extended
hours from March 27 to
May 19.
Clean catch basins in rural
areas one or two days per
July
3 - 14
17 - 21
Vacations
24 - August 4
August
21 - September 1
8 - 18
week as time permits.
September
4 -
15
18
- 22
Power broom with tractor to
assist sweeping operations
October
25
- October 6
9
- 20
23
- 27
on rural roads.
Sweeper to commence prior
November
30
- November 3
6
- 10
13
- 17
to March 27, if weather
permits.
20
- 24
27
- Dec. 1