2009-10 Adopted Budget - City of Hoquiam

CITY OF HOQUIAM2009-2010 BIENNIAL OPERATING BUDGETDepartment Accomplishments and GoalsDepartment: Street Department Director: WattersDepartment Number: 19 Fund: 1062007-2008 Accomplishments:1. Staff spent 445 hours assisting City Electrician with various projects, and over 70 hoursassisting Parks, Police and Water department. Most of the hours are charged to the General Fund(Street) account.2. The Street crew have been busy trying to maintain and replace defective and weatheredsignage to ensure the safety of the citizens.3. Mowed and cleaned open ditches along roads and streets. Also continue to sweep alleys andstreets within the City.4. Tried to maintain the graveled alleys and roads within the City. Had to rent the city ofAberdeen's grader. Our grader has not operated sense March5. Conducted a vegetation spraying operation on streets and roads.6. Worked on street repairs from dig-outs, catch basin replacements and sink holes.7. Continue to keep roads clear of ice, debris and water due to plugged catch basins and hightides.8. Continue to keep roads, streets, alleys and ditches clear of illegal dumping which consists ofyard waste, household waste and raw garbage.9. Removed existing sidewalks and driveways as they were being replaced by homeowners.Street crew has removed bad areas in sidewalks on Sumner & Simpson and a 4 person sidewalkcrew has replaced them.10. Removed trees from parking strips as requested.11.Patch holes in asphalt alleys ( need to patch more)Goals for the 2009-2010 Biennium:1. Replace grader ! Looking at used ones ( A new grader is about $180,000 & up.2. Continue to maintain clean and safe wearing surfaces with signage for public safety.3. Continue the program of street sweeping and mowing to keep debris off of street surface andalong roadways.4. Continue the program of maintenance of roadside vegetation through mowing and pesticideapplication for weeds.5. Continue to maintain the catch basins and open ditches to ensure storm water runoff of streets.6. Work on curb replacement program to assist in the management of surface water runoff ofstreets.7. Respond to all kind of weather such as rain, wind, snow, ice and other debris on streets androads.8. Respond to flagging needs at any time—day or night.9. Continue with the removal and disposal of illegal dumping of yard waste, household waste andraw garbage.10. Continue with the removal of trees when needed, and look at the kind of trees that should beplanted in parking strips.185