SANITATION DEPARTMENT
WEEKLY REPORT
Prepared by: Victor L. Jordan
8-24-09
Weekly Activities:
Monday 8-17-09
Begin the Lakeview route at 4:00am
Started the demolition of 228/230 Ponotoc
Serviced and washed units # 21, 26, 29, 28 and 30
Replaced anti freeze reservoir on unit 27
Delivered a 8 yard dumpster to the old Oliver's restaurant for construction renovation
Picked up and delivered carts
Picked boxes from Sonic, Kidney Care, Kwik Stop, Watson Flowers, Central High and Corner Market
Picked up unit 27 from Kitchen Truck Repair
Picked up unit 25 from Smith's Welding Shop
We experienced some problems with the PTO on the blue GMC dump truck, after making some minor adjustments the problem was corrected
Tuesday 8-18-09
Begin the regular route at 4:00am
Unit 27 went back on route
Repaired the passenger side window on unit 29
Replaced belt on unit 29 which broke while in the Landfill
The pressure relief valve failed on unit 30 while in the Landfill, a service tech from Mayville went and made the repair
Condensation accumulated in the air tanks on unit 27 while the truck set idle in the repair shop. After bleeding the tanks we adjusted the brakes and reset the cams.
Delivered a 2 yard dumpster to 214West Russell for a move out
Picked up and delivered carts
Picked up boxes from Sonic, Food Pantry, Wendy's, Family Dollar, Corner Market, Dixie Furniture, Shoe Show and Its Fashion
Wednesday 8-19-09
Begin the regular route at 4:00am
The hydraulic pump failed on unit 21
Replaced hopper light on unit 26 and unit 27
Unit 29 blew out a tire in route to the Landfill, Goodyear will not have the replacement until Thursday, the unit will remain there over night
Cleaned the debris from over grown lot in the 200 block of South Sam with dozer
Took unit 27 to Coleman's repair shop to charge the air conditioning system
Robert Ford removed the inoperable Police units from the lot
Trimmed the grass on the City yard and removed the vines from the fence row
Picked up and delivered carts
Picked up boxes from Sonic , Central High, Food Pantry, Corner Market, Watson Flowers, J.F. Wahl, Beech Crest and Kidney Care
Thursday 8-20-09
Begin the regular route at 4:00am, with units 25, 26 and unit 27 units 21 and 29 are out of service temporarily
Picked up unit 29 from Goodyear
Hydraulic filter on unit 25 failed, it was replaced by one of our filters in stock, two additional filters were ordered from Truck Pro
Repaired the wipers on the Ford 9000 tractor trailer
Replaced the crankshaft belts on the Auto Car, adjusted the fan and installed new front wheel hubs
Completed the clean up of the lot on Jane ST.
Spoke with Doughit's Radio service, they, will be in town on Wednesday
Picked up and delivered carts
Picked up boxes from Sonic, Wendy's, Food Pantry, Juengel, West Side, Kwik Stop and West Helena Furniture
Friday 8-21-09
Begin the regular route at 4:00am
Started the demolition clean up at the corner of Walnut and McDonough
Replaced the grease alimite on the Auto Car slack adjuster
Picked up and delivered carts
Continued to process boxes collected during the week
FOLLOW UP ACTIVITIES:
Programming the radio's for Park and Recreation Department
Working with Code Enforcement on new ordinances for abandoned buildings
Keeping abreast of bidding procedures for new refuse truck
Assisting other Departments
FUTURE ACTIVITIES:
Developing a plan for cleaning over grown alleys
Removing all debris from vacant lots
Continuing demolition and recycling efforts
Developing a comprehensive maintenance program
Preparing for next year's budget
STAFF CONCERNS:
Insuring that Workers Comp claims are not abused
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