HomeMy WebLinkAboutWD-17-95 THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
REPORT
Meeting: SPECIAL GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITI E IIL I .�
Date: MARCH 31, 1995 Res. #
Report#: WD_1q 9_5-.. File#: c).44,46— Sy-Law#
Subject: REMOVAL OF SNOW FROM SIDEWALKS
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and
Administration Committee recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report WD-17-95 be received for information.
1.0 BACKGROUND
1. 1 At a meeting held on January 16, 1995, Council passed the
following Resolution #GPA-15-95:
"THAT the Director of Public Works and the
Clerk review and report back to the General
Purpose and Administration Committee on the
feasibility of the municipality implementing a
sidewalk snow clearing program" .
2.0 REVIEW AND COMMENT
2 . 1 Some Facts
Clarington has 155 kms of sidewalks.
• There are about 8,260 properties which front onto
sidewalks, located as follows:
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Bowmanville 3,600
Courtice 2,260
Newcastle 900
Other 1,500
Total 8,260
0 The width of sidewalks varies from 2k feet to 5 feet.
• There are 445 approved applicants using the Senior
Citizens and Physically Disabled Snow Clearing Program.
The length of the sidewalks in the program is 8.9 km.
The contract price for each call-out for clearing snow
from the sidewalks and the windrows is $219.06 and the
salting/sanding is $387 .62. The cost for the 1994/95
winter was $17,475.
2.2 Estimated Cost for Snow Removal and Sanding/Salting all
Sidewalks in Clarington
The cost per winter can vary considerably depending on the
weather during the winter.
Based on the assumption that the cost for snowclearing is 30
per metre, the cost for sanding/salting is 5G per metre and
based on 155 kms of sidewalk the cost per call-out is:
Clearing @ 30 x 155,000 = $ 4,650
Sanding/Salting @ 50 x 155, 000 = $ 71750
Assuming the average number of call-outs to be 43 for each of
snow clearing and sanding/salting, the estimated cost is:
Snow clearing @ 43 x 4,650 = $ 199,950
Sanding/salting @ 43 x 7,750 = 333,250
Total $ 533,200
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Using the number of call-outs for the 1994/95 winter, the
estimated cost is:
Clearing @ 20 x 4,650 = $ 93,000
Sanding/salting @ 30 x 7,750 = 232 ,000
Total $325,000
Based on the cost of the Seniors Program for the 1994/95
winter, the estimated cost to remove the snow from all
sidewalks is:
155 kms x 17,475 = $304,340
8.9 kms
2 .3 Other Municipalities
The Town of Whitby provides snow removal and sanding/salting
for all sidewalks in the municipality using their own forces
and eight bombadiers. Whitby has 260 kms of sidewalks. The
level of service is:
• None of the work is done on overtime;
• Sidewalks are done once per snowfall;
• It takes about 1h days to complete each route;
• The work can be done as late as five (5) days after the
snowfall; and
• Snow removal is only done when there is an accumulation
of two (2 ) inches or more of snow on the sidewalks.
The cost per winter in Whitby is about $85,000.
Based on the level of service provided in Whitby, the
estimated cost for Clarington is:
155 x $85,000 = $50,670
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The City of Oshawa provides the same service as Clarington;
maintenance of sidewalks adjacent to City-owned property and
a program for Seniors and the Physically Disabled.
2 .4 Other Considerations
• Based on there being 8,260 properties which front onto a
sidewalk, it can be assumed that there are about 8,000
people out removing snow from the sidewalks and the
driveways after each snowfall. The vast majority of the
snow removal from the sidewalks is within a few hours
following the snowfall. Also, in most cases, the snow is
removed such that there is no snow left on the sidewalks.
• When snow is removed by machine, there is always about
one ( 1) inch of snow left because the blade must be kept
above the sidewalk to avoid catching on the joints.
• From January 13, 1994 to March 1, 1994, there were 292
properties for which the municipality called out the
contractor to remove the snow from the sidewalks because
the property owner did not. The cost was $11,620.
3.0 CONCLUSIONS
3. 1 The cost to the municipality for snow removal and
sanding/salting all sidewalks in the municipality can vary
from as little as $50,000 to as much as $533,000, depending
upon the level of service provided and the number of
snowfalls/ice storms during the winter.
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3.2 The vast majority of the residents remove the snow/ice from
the sidewalks shortly after the snow fall and remove the snow
down to bare sidewalk.
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3 . 3 The level of service which the municipality would be able to
provide would be considerably less from that which is now
provided by the residents.
Respectfully submitted, Reviewed by,
Walter Evans, P.Eng. W. H. Stockwell
Director of Public Works Chief Administrative Officer
Respectfully submitted,
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March 29, 1995
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