Finance Committee - 12/02/2020 Page 27
Mr. Ibarra
Thank you Mr. Mayor. So this is a replacement of two of our existing sidewalk tractors. So these are critical to
our snow removal Citywide on the sidewalks. We start out around the schools, this is how we open up the
sidewalk 1,000 feet in all directions within 48 hours, after every storm. And then we go into our primary runs
and then secondary runs. We maintain about 50 miles of sidewalk Citywide. And that’s concurrent to our
snow removal operations. We get done plowing and we staff the tractors and put them out, clear the
sidewalks. These are multi-use, so we actually get milling attachments and brooms that we can use in the
summer during our construction season as part of our mill and fill program. So these are versatile tractors that
are a key part to our operation. Happy to answer any questions.
Mayor Donchess
Alderman Lopez.
Alderman Lopez
So the Economic Development office mentioned that we would potentially be purchasing concrete barriers to
expand the use of downtown during the summer next year and that we would need special concrete lifting
forks that | guess that could be attached to tractors. Do these happen to be the same tractors those would go
on.
Mr. Ibarra
No, these are not. Nope.
Alderman Lopez
And then as a follow up, is our current sidewalk cleaning capacity do you think adequate to do the job. Asa
pedestrian it definitely doesn’t feel that way but that’s also probably because | am walking into every street that
isn’t cleared. They can’t all be cleared | know because they are not the right width.
Mr. Ibarra
Right, we can’t fit on every sidewalk in the City. And we are stretched to get 50 miles of sidewalk cleared.
There are variables depending on how much snow we get, how big the bankings get, the duration of the storm.
But we do the best we can with what we have.
Alderman Lopez
So I'll take that as you don’t want to tell everybody that you need more but it wouldn’t hurt. Another thing is
when individual business owners make like they do their snow management and removal, a lot of times it can
start to fall over on the sidewalk. Is there like a follow up sweep that is done for that like over the ensuing
weeks or is that more like constituent driven where someone might say, hey the Plus Company put a giant
snowbank on Central Street and then you’d make a trip to go out and move it or you'd ask them to do it.
Mr. Ibarra
So there’s both, there’s both. So yes, constituents or management will call and ask for problem areas, line of
sight issues, and then couple that with our snow removal of Main Street and inner city sidewalks. Again, based
on snow accumulation and the size of the bankings.
Alderman Lopez
Ok, alright, thanks a lot | appreciate it.
