Finance — 06/15/16 Page 9
Mayor Donchess
They are nearing completion of the work. They’re beginning to get to the point where they can give
conclusions. There’s going to be a presentation in a work session before the Public Works Board in the near
future. Ultimately it’s going to require quite a bit of work, meaning catching up on paving is going to require a
fairly significant expenditure. Public Works believes that in view of the fact they need to do a lot of preliminary
work in terms of notifying everybody who is adjacent to a paving project that they cannot open a street for five
years, and notify the gas company and the water company regarding every street that’s going to be paved.
They think they can handle about $6.5 to $7 million dollars a year in paving and successfully work with the gas
company and the water company and the electric company with that volume of paving. | think ultimately the
recommendation will be that for at least two years, and probably after that we’ll see how things are going, we
bond and pave, in addition to the regular budget, $6.5 to $7 million a year over the next two years.
Alderman Wilshire
Thank you, and one other question | had from a constituent, street sweeping. Is that still done by request or is
that being scheduled?
Mayor Donchess
It's done citywide without scheduling. There’s five sweepers including the sidewalk sweepers. They go over
the entire city more than once a year, all the streets more than once a year. They did my street the other day.
There used to be only two sweepers; now there’s more.
Alderman Wilshire
If someone had a particular problem, could they call someone?
Mayor Donchess
Sure. There’s a schedule where they plot out where they are going to. But if there were a particular problem
or something, certainly we could take it up at public works. If you have something, just call us. Once we do
this presentation before the Board of Public Works on the paving, we will come to the Board of Aldermen to
present everything to the Board, not only to keep you informed but because any bonding, which | assume | will
propose to you, needs to obviously be approved by the Board of Aldermen. It will probably be in the range of
$6.5 to $7 million a year for at least two years and maybe more. Probably more is a reality.
Alderman Wilshire
Getting back to my other question about the street sweeping, you mentioned sidewalk sweepers. Do we do
that as well? | haven’t seen that.
Mayor Donchess
That’s mostly a downtown activity. | think there are two sidewalk sweepers. That's mostly downtown. They
are not sweeping sidewalks citywide.
Alderman Wilshire
| did have particular request for the back of Mount Pleasant School. There’s some runoff that comes down and
all the sand and dirt is all over that sidewalk behind Mount Pleasant. I’ve had parents ask me if someone
would take care of that.
