Finance Committee - 8/16/2017 Page 9
Chairman Cookson
All right so it’s an extendable arm that goes over guardrails and such. Does that piece of equipment exist in
the city anywhere at all?
Superintendent Caggiano
No.
Chairman Cookson
So it’s nothing that you can share with another department?
Superintendent Caggiano
No.
Chairman Cookson
But like | said, some of this work gets done prior to bringing this...
Superintendent Caggiano
Minimum. Very minimum. If we get a call from police or fire and they say Nick you’ve got to get to this, then
that means | have to go there and look at it. I’ve got to pull somebody off something else if it’s a life safety
issue. We have to take care of it right away.
Chairman Cookson
| have other questions but | think you’ve done a fine job in answering those that I’ve asked.
Superintendent Caggiano
You can e-mail any additional things.
Chairman Cookson
| Know and | can call you as well. | know that you'll be there to answer them. It wasn’t my intention to put you
on the spot this evening. | was concerned about — | think some of this work gets done or | don’t understand
why it has to wait until September to get done. The other example | had was on Broad Street and Coliseum.
It’s just completely overgrown and if we would make an effort to have regular maintenance worth instead of
waiting until these weeds are small trees in are 8 feet tall, it seems to me like we might not have to do this
annual program or it might not be as extensive as it is.
Superintendent Caggiano
Not to be funny but you have to wait until the growth is there before you can cut it back. You can’t run that
machine in May, June or even July.
Chairman Cookson
But Superintendent Caggiano if it’s not 8 feet tall, you don’t need that machine.
