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Home My WebLink AboutWD-031-01 " ~ ~ PULLED THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON Meeting: REPORT GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE File # .Eli Date: JUNE 18,2001 Res. # Report No.: WD-31-01 Our File No.: 0.1 0.03 By-Law # Subject: SENIOR CITIZENS AND PHYSICALLY DISABLED SIDEWALK SNOW CLEARING, SAND/SALTING AND DRIVEWAY WINDROW REMOVAL PROGRAM Recommendations: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report WD-3l-0 1 be received for information. . 1.0 ATTACHMENTS No.1: Chart of Paths Through Parks 2.0 BACKGROUND 2.1 At a meeting held on September 25, 2000, the Council of the Municipality ofClarington approved Recommendation #GP A-420-00: "THAT staff review and report back on winter maintenance on walkways through our parks and parkettes." Also, at a Council meeting held on December 11 th, 2000, Council approved Report # TR- 77-00 which was for Tender CL2000-28 for Snow Clearing and Winter Maintenance of Sidewalks and Parking Lots. At that time, it was suggested that Public Works should PlS REPORT NO.: WD-31-01 PAGE 2 investigate alternate ways that the Seniors Snow Clearing Program could be undertaken more effectively. The following is a review of the Senior Citizens and Physically Disabled Sidewalk Snow Clearing, Sand/Salting and Driveway Windrow Removal Program portion of the Tender. 3.0 REVIEW AND COMMENT 3.1 In Report TR-77-00, the award of Tender CL2000-20, we indicated a significant increase in the fees for snow clearing through our tendering process. The total snow clearing, sand and salt and windrow clearing in the 1997 contract for the Seniors and Disabled Snow Clearing Program cost $970.11 per call-out compared to a 2000-2001 season cost of$3,774.68 per call-out. 3.2 Call-Ont Statistics: November December January February March Total 1998-99 0 3 30 5 5(Mar7) 38 1999-00 0 3 10 8 3(Mar14) 24 2000-01 1 16 17 13 6(Mar13) 53 * Note: The Call-outs listed above are not all for full call-outs. Some are for sand and salt only, and some for snow clearing only. Windrows are not required to be cleared for each snowfall. Also note that the March dates listed are the final call-out dates for that year. In the 1999-2000 season there were 24 call-outs with the last call-out day being March 14th, 2000. With the significant increase of snowfall received in the 2000-2001 season, there were 53 call-outs, with the last call-out being March 13th, 2001, which is an increase of 29 call-outs for this season. 3.3 The Seniors Citizens and Physically Disabled Sidewalk and Driveway Windrow Snow Clearing Program was a popular program again this past season. Although there were 83 7~~. REPORT NO.: WD-31-0l PAGE 3 participants that did not return to the program this season, there were 106 new participants and 505 residents who returned to the program, totaling 611 participants for the 2000-2001 season. (*Note: the 83 participants that did not return to the program have either moved or their living circumstances have changed, etc.) 3.4 Participant Comparison: Location Not Returning Returned New in 2000-01 2000-01 to Program To Program Program Total Bowmanville 51 303 45 348 Courtice 17 126 28 154 Newcastle 9 33 14 47 Newtonville 1 7 4 11 Orono 1 15 8 23 Solina n/a 3 1 4 Burketon n/a 1 0 1 Enniskillen 2 2 0 2 Hampton 1 5 5 10 Maple Grove n/a 3 0 3 Mitchells Comers 1 7 1 8 83 505 106 611 Did Not Return to Program from 1999-2000 83 Total Participants in 1999-2000 Program 588 Total Participants in 2000-2001 Program 611 Increase to the 2000-2001 Program from last Year 23 3.5 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 Town street in specified urban areas or the urbanized areas of the specified hamlets, and have no able bodied persons under the age of 65 years residing on the property. The snow clearing service on municipal sidewalks starts when a snowfall ends and only when there is more than 2 cm (approximately 1 inch) of snow on sidewalks. The driveway windrow snow clearing service is not undertaken until the snow plowing on all Municipal streets has been completed. 707 REPORT NO.: WD-31-01 PAGE 4 With the substantial numbers of seniors that are participating in this program, unfortunately not everyone's property can be completed near the beginning of the route. Some residents were impatient with this program, which is understandable when faced with a foot of snow to be removed by the end of the day. The Municipality's program is very clear on timing. It is clear that if this program does not meet the resident's needs on the day of the snowstorm, that it is up to the resident to clear their sidewalks and windrows if they cannot wait for our service. The majority of our snow complaints occur immediately after the snow plow passes by and the resident wants their windrow and sidewalk cleared immediately. 3.6 The following is a breakdown of the metres of sidewalks and windrows cleared for the 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 seasons: Metres Cleared: Sidewalk Windrow Sidewalk Windrow 99-00 99-00 00-01 00-01 Bowmanville 7,123 2,149 6,944 2,106 Courtice 2,726 880 2,811 924 Newcastle 791 288 691 312 Newtonville 399 77 406 102 Orono 356 104 483 159 Hamlets: Solina 36 21 36 30 Burketon 22 7 22 7 Enniskillen 69 10 69 10 Hampton 69 39 157 66 Maple Grove 0 22 0 22 Mitchells Comers 0 53 0 49 Il,591m 3,65Om 11,6l9m 3,787m There was an increase of28 more metres of sidewalk and 137 more metres of windrow in the 2000-200 I-season program. 3.7 As reported earlier to Council, the Public Works Department will continue to evaluate the process to provide the most efficient program to our residents. With the increasing Z.D8 REPORT NO.: WD-31-01 PAGE 5 number of seniors and disabled participating in this program and the financial increase in providing this service, all options will be explored and a report presented to Council before the expiration of this contract. 3.8 Paths Through Parks There are twenty-four (24) parks and parkettes that have paths in them that are not being cleared during our winter maintenance program. Currently, there are nine (9) locations where winter maintenance is carried out. These parks are Courtice West Park, Glenabbey Parkette, Penfound Park, Stuart Park, Landerville Parkette, Lord Elgin Park, Westside Drive Park, Foster Creek Parkette and Peters Pike Parkette. Winter maintenance is carried out at those locations where it takes more then 15 minutes to walk to the other side of the park by road and must be a path for children on their way to school. 3.9 Please see Attachment No.1 for path locations in Clarington. Currently we have 9,142 metres of paths through parks and 1,849 metres are cleared during our winter maintenance season by our contractor. 4.0 CONCLUSION 4.1 Stall will continue to evaluate the winter snow clearing program to ensure efficiencies and effectiveness as well as accountability and due diligence. Staff are not recommending any additional paths be included in our winter maintenance program. Respectfully submitted, Reviewed by, /f.o/JU..i.-- Stephen A. Vokes, P.Eng. Director of Public Works o V~~r--> uJ Franklin Wu, Chief Administrative Officer .......... SA *FH*SA V*ce 709 Map Path Winter Page Urban Area Location (metres) Maint. WARD 1 . 23 Avondale Park Courtice Avondale Drive 110 No 21 Cherry Blossom Parkelte Courtice Cherry Blossom Crescent 137 No Courtice Memorial Park Courtice Courtice Road No No 25 Courtice West Park Courtice Birchfield Dr.lCloverfield SI. 343 343 27 Firwood Park Courtice Devondale Street 201 No 20 Foxhunt Parkette Courtice Empire Crescent 178 No 15 Gatehouse Parkelte Courtice Turnberry Crescent 197 No 17 Glenabbey Parkelte Courtice Glenabbey Drive 358 358 27 Highland Park Courtice George Reynolds Drive 209 No 24 Moyse Parkelte Courtice Moyse Drive 239 No 15 Penfound Park Courtice Hemmlngway Drive 404 404 10 Pickard Gate Parkette Cou rtice Pickard Gate 158 No Solin a Park Solina Salina Road No No 22 Stuart Park Courtice Stuart Road 448 290 21 Whitecliffe Parkette Courtice White Cliffe Drive 80 No Zion Park Mitchells Corners Tru lis Road No No TOTAL METRES. WARD 1 3062 1395 WARD 2 Argent Park Bowmanville Argent Street open 2001 0 Baseline Park Bowmanville 2444 Baseline Road No No Bowmanville Memorial Park Bowmanviile Liberty Street No No Burketon Park Burketon Darlington Street No No Darlington Sports Centre Hampton Taunton Road No No 34 Elliott Memorial Park Hampton Old Scugog Road 320 No Elliott Skateboard Park Bowmanville Hwy #2 50 No Haydon Hall Parkelte Haydon 2503 Conc. Road 8 No No 20 Landerville Parkelte Bowmanville Landerville Lane 278 185 Lions Centre Parkette Bowmanville Elgin Street No No 27 Lord Elgin Park Bowmanville Fourth Street 154 154 20 Rhonda Park Bowmanville Rhonda Blvd. 153 No 21 Rotary Park Bowmanville Queen SI. 243 No Garnet B. Rickard Recreation COlT Bowmanville Hwy #2 263 No Optimist Park Bowmanville Waverley Road No No 14 Wests ide Drive Park Bowmanville West Side Drive 1314 1,314 TOTAL METRES. WARD 2 2775 1653 WARD 3 East Beach Parkelte Bowmanville Port Darlington Road No No 28 Elephant Park Bowmanville Macon nach ie Place 467 No 28 Glanville Parkelte Bowmanville Glanville Crescent 152 No 34 Longworth Park Bowmanville Swindells Street 560 No 23 Mearns Park Bowmanville Mearns Avenue 270 No 17 Soper Creek Park Bowmanville Simpson Avenue 130 No Tyrone Park Tyrone Concession Road 7 No No TOTAL METRES - WARD 3 1579 0 Paths Through Parks - Inventory & Winter Maintenance ON: REPORTIWINMA1NT(excel) 710 ATTACHMENT NO.: 1 REPORT NO.: WD-31-01 ., Winter Urban Area Location Walkway Main!. WARD 4 12 Andrew Street Parkelle Newcastle Andrew Street 145 No 3 Bond Head Boat Launch Parkelle Newcastle Mill Street S. 125 No Brownsdale Community Hall Brownsville Golf Course Road No No 10 Edward Street Park Newcastle Edward Street W. 218 No 10 Foster Creek Parkelle Newcastle Sunset Blvd. 543 158 Harvey Jackson Park Kendal Newtonville Road No No Ina Brown Parkette Newtonville Church Street No No Kendal Community Centre Kendal 6742 Regional Road 18 No No Newcastle Lions Pool & Park Newcastle Beaver Street No No 10 Newcastle Lions Trail Newcastle Edward SI. and King SI. 374 No Newcastle Memorial Park Newcastle Hwy #2 No No Orono Fairgrounds Orono Princess Street No No Orono Park Orono Princess Street No No 42 Peters Pike ParkeUe Orono Peters Pike 57 57 10 Westview ParkeUe Newcastle Sunset Blvd. 264 No TOTAL METRES - WARD 4 1726 215 TOTAL METRES - CLARINGTON 9,142 3,263 Last Updaled April 10 2001 ON: REPORTIWINMAINT(excel) 711