Street Dept report 4/2/09

STREET DEPARTMENT REPORT – 4/6/09   Department: Street Department   Date: April 2, 2009   Prepared by Oscar Hoskins and Earnest Womack   Specific Weekly Activities:   Mechanic: 3/27 Replaced windshield wipers on Police unit 2 Replaced tire on Police unit 3 Replaced battery on Sanitation unit 27 Removed drive shaft on Sanitation unit 30 Picked up Sanitation unit 29 from Machine Shop 3/30 Checked oil and aired tires in Sanitation unit 101 Charged battery on 5310 John Deere Changed oil in Police unit 3 Changed spark plugs in chemical spray rig Repaired Street unit 106-nut and bolts on platform Filled in ruts with back hoe on Abel St Working on putting transmission in Police unit 11 3/31 Serviced track hoe-oil and diesel to begin work at 137 So 6th Plugged tire in Street unit 30 trash trailer Charged battery on Street unit 103 Changed oil in Code Enforcement truck 4/1 Installed exhaust gaskets on Police unit 11 Took drive shaft from Sanitation unit 30 to Twin City Machine Shop Continued fine tuning transmission on Police unit 11 Removed debris from 137 So 6th 4/2 Charged battery on blue and white dump truck Pushed up pile of debris at Hawkins St Installed drive shaft in Sanitation unit 30 Replaced head light bulb in Police unit 1 Serviced 790 John Deere tractor Prepared for pickup of Kubota tractor in Wynne to deliver to Searcy   Potholes: Out of cold mix       Animal control: Removed numerous dead animals from streets Picked up three dead animals from vet   Other activities: Continuous removal of debris throughout city designated trash routes Litter pick up at primary routes of City:             Rightor St Walnut St.             Cherry St.             Porter St.             Perry St.             Elm St. Franklin St.             Oakland Ave.             Quarles Lane             Plaza St Phillips St   3/27 Continuous removal of leaf bags and debris from designated Sanitation routes Assisted Sanitation in dumping and picking up trash carts Welded chain on bucket and replaced extension on roll away tarp Street unit 106      Covered and sealed storm drain cover at Pecan & Elm Repaired drain cover on Phillips St 3/29 Call out at Russell and Washington-tree leaning out in road 3/30 Continuous removal of leaf bags and debris from designated Sanitation routes Assisted Sanitation in dumping and picking up trash carts Removed standing water and several piles of debris from ditch on Baldwin assisted by East side Water Dept Cleaned drainage ditch along 2nd Street from Baldwin to Anderson Cut side streets East side and East side shop yard Mowed lots at 100 block of Coanza beside and across from Pettis Memorial Church and Daycare Mowed lots at 400 block Ladino from Coanza to Sam 3/31 Continuous removal of leaf bags and debris from designated Sanitation routes Assisted Sanitation in dumping and picking up trash carts Cleaned drainage ditch at 100 block of Baldwin assisted by West Side Water Dept Womack and Duncan took Sanitation 27 to Scruggs for repair on arm, also took drive shaft to Tri-State Mac for repair (Sanitation unit 30) Replaced street signs-West St, Dinan, Oakland at Sulphur Springs, DeSoto St Placed Town Hall Meeting signs on West St Removed damaged flowers from flower bed on Oakland median adopted by Billy Ray 4/1 Continuous removal of leaf bags and debris from designated Sanitation routes Assisted Sanitation in dumping and picking up trash carts Spraying West side center greens Repaired sink hole at 100 block of No 7th assisted by East side Water Co Sink hole with sewer problems completed by West side Water Co Trimmed tree at 350 Dinan St and cut up dead tree at the end of the street 4/2 Continuous removal of leaf bags and debris from designated Sanitation routes Assisted Sanitation in dumping and picking up trash carts Cleaned out drains at 300 block of So 9th Checking drainage ditch at Ladino and Baringo St for covering and installing pipe Removed old tires and cleaned dump site at Hawkins St (burning wood pile) Cut two storm water run-offs on Springdale Rd near Rock House Church Hauled 170 tires to Waste Disposal site Placed dye in drainage at 127 Valley Dr to check source of water drainage Call out-tree across Audubon preventing resident from getting in or out Call out-tree across road at 800 block Kentucky   Future Weekly Activities: Old Dominion drainage Ditch at Center St behind TIC   Follow Up Activities: Drain at 127 Valley Dr-found source of water problem   Staff Concerns/Issues: Pay increases for 10 laborers Advertised for shop mechanic and two laborers     STREET DEPARTMENT GASOLINE LOG         Week of 4/2/09             DATE UNIT # GALLONS RECEIVER 3/27/2009 30 24.6 E Butler 3/30/2009 Zero Turn 10.6 E Butler 3/31/2009 19 44.3 W Wilson 3/31/2009 13 21 J Lemaire 4/1/2009 30 27.6 E Butler 4/1/2009 Parks & Rec 7.3 G Carter 4/1/2009 Box Shop Truck 23 A Barry 4/2/2009 Black Dually 28.1 T Wilson 4/2/2009 103 20 R Smith 4/2/2009 19 25 W Wilson 4/2/2009 9 21.4 O Hoskins                                                   TOTAL GALLONS 252.9