02.07.2011 - Village of Deerfield

Report on Departmental Objectives
February 3, 2011
Page 4
Lindemann/Bank Parking Lot Enhancement – The purpose of this project is to rehabilitate portions of
the parking lot. The project site plan was approved by the Village Board of Trustees in October 2010.
Work on the parking lot was complete in the fall of 2010.
Public Works Storage Yard Improvements – The storage yard is used to store most of the materials
used by Public Works and it is also used by the Park District. To assist in maintaining the storage yard
and its facilities, minor improvements have been completed throughout the year. This includes grading
and paving. Much of the southern portion of the storage yard has been cleared in anticipation of the WRF
reconstruction project.
STREET DEPARTMENT
The primary and continuing goals of the Street Department are as follows:
To keep the streets clean – All streets are swept at least once each month during the sweeping season
(spring, summer, and fall). The Central Business District is swept two to three times a week. 1600 miles of
streets have been swept and 400 cubic yards of debris have been removed.
To keep the streets cleared of snow and ice – The snow crews have worked hard this year, plowing almost
46 inches of snow during a total of 18 snow events. The most recent event brought 18 inches of snow to
Deerfield. The average seasonal snowfall total for Chicago dating back to 1884 is 28.3 inches. The salt
crews utilized roughly 3100 tons of bulk rock salt and 25, 000 gallons of salt brine and calcium chloride.
Joint Salt Purchasing Update – The Illinois Department of Central Management Services has posted the
results of the 2010-11 bulk rock salt bid. North American Salt Company was the low bidder for our region
at $64.00 per ton. This is the same price the village paid during the 2009-10 snow and ice season. The
Village has arranged to purchase up to 200 tons of salt through the state.
However, due to uncertainties associated with the State of Illinois bidding process, the Village of
Deerfield formed a salt consortium with the City of Highland Park, City of Lake Forest, Village of Lake
Bluff, and the City of Highwood. The purpose of the consortium is to reduce our sole dependence on the
State by offering another vehicle to procure salt. Prior to the state bid, the consortium advertised for the
solicitation of bids for the purchase and delivery of bulk rock salt. North American Salt Co. was also the
lowest bidder at $63.60 per ton. The Village has arranged to purchase up to 4000 ton of salt through the
consortium. The bulk of our salt this year will be purchased at the lower price. The procurement of this
year’s salt through the salt consortium has been seamless without disruption to our operation.
To keep the streets in good condition by repairing cracks and potholes – The Street Department placed
110 tons of Unique Paving Material (UPM) high performance asphalt this year.
To keep all pavement marking lines visible throughout the Village – Approximately 21,500 lineal feet
of thermoplastic pavement markings were renewed at various locations throughout the Village as part of the
Street Rehabilitation Program. This year the replacement striping focused around schools, the downtown,
and Deerfield Road.