James Valley's Journal: Street Dept

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

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STREET DEPARTMENT REPORT

Department: Street Department

Date: Aug. 22-28, 2008

Prepared by Oscar Hoskins and Earnest Womack

Specific Weekly Activities:

Mowed & cut:

8/22

Lambert Dr-shoulders
Alley-Walker & Ohio
Corner of Walker & Pecan
Corner of Walker & Holly
Monroe & Franklin
1400 & 1500 block Franklin (cut limb overgrowth)

8/25

Cut back overgrowth on Military Rd
Cut ditch 4^th St from Quarles Ln to Dogwood
Mowed lot 4^th and Anderson

8/26

Mowed and weed-eat center greens East & West

8/27

Mowed Helena Bridge approach
Rifle range
Fish Market
Corner lots at Oakland, Porter, and Perry
Started cutting Oak Grove Cemetery/with Zero turn
239 N 10^th alley
Center green on Sebastian at Liquor Store
4^th & Anderson ditch
Alley between So 8^th & 9^th St
Old Hwy-limbs across road

8/28

Finished Oak Grove Cemetery
Welcome sign Hwy 49 & Sebastian
Alley behind 121 S 10^th
Marketplace
Picnic tables at River Park
Ohio Shop
Assisted Parks & Rec with campground (Bush hog)
Started 4^th St & No & So Ridge

Mechanic:

8/25

Worked on A/C on white Dually
Installed 2 hoses on Knuckle Boom unit 106
Replaced tires on Police unit 11
Installed fan on Police unit 5

8/26

Worked on transmission leak Street unit 13
Installed front lings on white Dually
Installed brakes, rotors, and universal joint on Park and Rec truck
Worked on oil leak on Sanitation unit 29

8/27

Installed fuel pump in East side Water Company unit 7
Installed drive shaft in Park and Rec truck
Installed light switch in Police unit 10
Moved cylinder from Sanitation unit 30 to unit 28

8/28

Installed motor mount Street unit 31
Put transmission fluid in Street unit 103
Serviced A/C in Police Unit 1
Installed transmission cable in Street unit 13

Potholes:

900 block of East Russell
Gladon & Easy St
Shadow Ln
Leifer at Clarianna
Old Little Rock Rd near Oak Grove Cemetery #1

Animal control:

Received numerous dead animal calls

Mosquito control:

Mosquito control-RAIN!!

Mosquito control is coordinated in conjunction with Sanitation route-weather permitting

1 rig needs starter, other truck needs steering column

Other activities:

Litter pick up at primary routes of City:

Walnut St.

Cherry St.

Porter St.

Perry St.

Elm St.

Franklin St.

Oakland Ave.

Quarles Lane

Springdale Rd.

Plaza St

8/22

Met with ADEQ Robert Hunter and Stacy Murray EASWD about recycling and disposal of computer components

Finalized FEMA disaster relief at River Park on 8/21

8/25

Removed tennis shoes from power lines-Elm & Pecan, Franklin St (5 pair)

Realigned leaning street signs-Waverly Woods

Finished catch basin at 1300 block College

8/26

Working on removing lift from Knuckle boom

Rear glass installed-old Knuckle boom (105)

Filled in washout-106 Rose Circle

Filled street cut with rocks-500 block Perry

Cleaned storm drains at Beech & Perry and Beech & Market

8/27

Removed boom from No 5 Knuckle boom

Cut up and removed fallen limb from 100 block So 4^th St

Repaired ladder for Fire Dept

Cut up & removed fallen tree-400 block DeVilla (Councilman Johnson)

Cut hanging vines-sidewalk Richmond Hill

8/28

Removed shoes from power lines:

400 block Franklin-1 pair
400 block Elm-5 pair
500 block Pecan-2 pair
1100 block Holly-1 pair
500 block Phillips-1 pair
100 block Center St-2 pair

Womack picked up Unit 25 Sanitation-River City Hydraulics

Future Weekly Activities:

Replacing storm drain covers:

Ohio & McDonough
Walnut & McDonough
Pecan & McDonough
Market & McDonough
Oak Forrest

Tree removal at 600 block Cleburne, 1135 Poplar, Cline-Frazier bldg on Cherry St

Removal of dead sycamore tree at 500 block East Baldwin

Follow Up Activities:

Code Enforcement identifying and notifying property owners of overgrown lots throughout City. City will not mow lots until Code Enforcements has communicated with owners.

1300 block College (needs catch basin)

Staff Concerns/Issues:

Safety classes for Street & Sanitation being organized

STREET DEPARTMENT GASOLINE LOG

Week of 8/22-28/08

DATE	UNIT #	GALLONS	RECEIVER
8/22/2008	30	19	E Butler
8/22/2008	13	7	J Lemaire
8/23/2008	Parks & Rec	33.1	G Carter
8/25/2008	12	18.2	K Kelly
8/26/2008	1	20.6	E Womack
8/26/2008	30	29.3	E Butler
8/26/2008	101	18.6	J Huff
8/27/2008	Blk Suburban	21	Mayor Valley
8/27/2008	9	22	O Hoskins
8/27/2008	103	13	R Smith
8/27/2008	Zero Turn	5.6	E Butler
8/27/2008	100	23	V Jordon
8/27/2008	Box Shop	27	L Britton
8/28/2008	Zero Turn	11	E Butler
8/28/2008	9	18	O Hoskins
8/28/2008	101	19	J Huff
8/28/2008	Weed eater	16	J Huff
8/28/2008	12	12	M Ross
8/28/2008	Parks & Rec	10.4	O Burrell
8/28/2008	Red Chevy	51.8	O Burrell
8/28/2008	Zero Turn	10.3	E Butler