Street Dept Report 5/11/09

STREET DEPARTMENT REPORT – 5/11/09   Department: Street Department   Date: May 1-7, 2009   Prepared by Oscar Hoskins and Earnest Womack   Specific Weekly Activities:   Mechanic: 5/1 Installed nut and bold in hydraulic tank of 2350 John Deere tractor Set mosquito spray rig in Ford F250 Charged battery on spray rig Installed muffler on white Ford track hoe hauling truck Installed brakes on CID Tahoe Flushed radiator on Police unit 17 5/4 Removed air compressor from CID Tahoe Replaced fuse in Sanitation unit 27 Charged battery in Sanitation unit 26 Drained two transmission for shipment back to LKQ 5/5 Working on brakes and signal lights on Street unit 103 Installed water pump in Police unit 16 Installed brake bulb in Police unit 1 5/6 Reinstalled air compressor in CID Tahoe Worked on arm of Sanitation unit 26 Replaced wiper motor on Sanitation unit 21 Worked on spotlight on Police unit 19 Removed drive shaft from Street unit 106 at Landfill Fabricated drive shaft in Street unit 106 and reinstalled Took backhoe to So Sam St to spread rocks in alley Repaired rear brakes on Sanitation unit 26-brakes overheated 5/7 Removed drive shaft from Street unit 106 Installed grease fittings and greased track hoe Installed battery and fuel filter in portable air compressor Installing rear bearings in Police unit 18   Potholes: 1100 block Guthrie-2 Oakland at Valley Dr intersection-1   Animal control: Removed numerous dead animals from streets and yards Picked up three dead animals from vet Went to 5th and Baldwin to check on vicious dog (Police call out)   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   5/1 Continuous removal of debris from designated Sanitation routes Assisted Sanitation in dumping and picking up trash carts Womack removed turbo hose from Street unit 107 and ordered turbo hose, AC belt and condenser Placed 32 barrels around Woodruff School for May Day Cut ditch at Guthrie St Cut grass, removed trees and fence from 1108 Porter Cut West center greens from Sebastian to Hwy 49 B 5/2 Heavy rains and flooding Cut fallen tree at Oakland Ave Set up barricades at Valley Dr and Green Acres due to high water Placed barricades at East Russell and Hawkins St due to high water Checked 4th St drain, Old Dominion, and placed cone at Ridgemont Rd washout Reset traffic lights at Hwy 49 and Exxon Checked on flooding at So 9th St-citizen complaint 5/4 Continuous removal of debris from designated Sanitation routes Assisted Sanitation in dumping and picking up trash carts Checked several low lying areas-citizens' complaints of standing water Picked up parts for street unit 107 from Memphis Cleaned out storm drains-Chicago St, Memphis, Georgia, and Hawkins 5/5 Continuous removal of leaf bags and debris from designated Sanitation routes Assisted Sanitation in dumping and picking up trash carts Replaced turbo hose on Street unit 107 Removed fallen tree at Monroe & Cherry St Filled washout at Ridgemont Rd Repaired PTO pump seal leak on Street unit 105   5/6 Continuous removal of leaf bags and debris from designated Sanitation routes Assisted Sanitation in dumping and picking up trash carts Cleaned drains at Cherry & Madison, 300 block No 3rd, 300 block Franklin St, 100 block So 3rd, Corner of Sebastian & Cleburne Cut up fallen tree on Springdale Rd @ 5:30 a.m. and assisted by Fire Dept with lighting Street Director went to Searcy to talk with Kubota technician about tractor repair Removed fallen tree blocking entrance to gate across Reservoir Hill-called by East Water Co Removed fallen tree at Park Hill Took load of white rock to Sam St 5/7 Continuous removal of leaf bags and debris from designated Sanitation routes Assisted Sanitation in dumping and picking up trash carts Replaced stop sign at Liberty at No Summit Road repair at Valley r south side-filled three holes with white rock Womack pick up belt for Sanitation unit 30 and dropped off drive shaft from Street unit 106 at Truck Pro in Memphis   Future Weekly Activities: Old Dominion drainage Ditch at Center St behind TIC   Follow Up Activities: Cover ditch Ladino and Baringo (AR One call on 4/17) Sidewalk-100 block Coanza   Staff Concerns/Issues: Telephones for Street and Sanitation offices (multiple lines) Rodney Clark broke left toe on 5/5 stepping off knuckle boom   STREET DEPARTMENT GASOLINE LOG         Week of 5/1-7/09             DATE UNIT # GALLONS RECEIVER 5/1/2009 Zero Turn 5.1 E Butler 5/1/2009 103 17 R Smith 5/4/2009 1 18 E Womack 5/4/2009 19 28.9 M Ross 5/5/2009 9 11.4 O Hoskins 5/6/2009 30 32.2 E Butler 5/6/2009 13 17 J Lemaire 5/7/2009 Zero Turn 4 E Butler 5/7/2009 9 19.8 O Hoskins                           TOTAL GALLONS 153.4