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Sidewalk breakdown <br />Total miles of sidewalk 46.65 <br />Miles plowed by City 20.2 <br />Miles of sidewalk adjacent to City prop. 2.11 <br />Total Miles adjacent to curb 5.99 <br />Miles adjacent to curb removed by PO 3.16 <br />Miles adjacent to curb removed by City 2.83 <br />Miles adjacent to trails removed by City 3.79 <br />*Source: aerial photos and the City sidewalk plow map. <br />City Expenditures <br />Currently, it takes staff about eight hours to remove snow from the 20 miles of sidewalks with a 1" <br />snowfall. With a 6" snow, it takes staff 16-24 hours. <br />If the city were to expand the number of sidewalks, additional equipment and staff time would be <br />necessary. Parks maintenance staff believes that a second sidewalk machine would be necessary to <br />efficiently remove snow from the additional areas. The machine and necessary attachments cost about <br />$165,000. Other methods are possible such as individuals with snow blowers or modified skid steers, but <br />these have not been evaluated in depth. <br />Options <br />The Council has a number of options. <br />1. Retain status quo: property owners remove snow from adjacent sidewalks, the city removes snow <br />from the 20 miles of sidewalk. The 18 additional miles of sidewalks were chosen in part to aid <br />children waking to school. <br />2. Require all property owners to remove snow from the sidewalk adjacent to their property. The city <br />removes snow from only the two miles adjacent to city land, parks, and the lake. <br />3. Streets where a sidewalk and a trail exist: the sidewalk does not need to be cleared. (ordinance <br />amendment). <br />4. Streets were two sidewalks are adjacent: only one side needs to be removed. (ordinance <br />amendment). <br />5. Property owners clear all snow, but adjust the time (ordinance amendment). <br />6. City does all snow removal for the 46 miles of sidewalks (ordinance amendment). <br />7. Residents do not have to remove snow when sidewalk is immediately adjacent to curb (5.99 miles <br />total, 3.16 privately owned) (ordinance amendment). <br />8. Properties within the school walk zones remove snow, properties outside of that zone do not <br />(ordinance amendment). <br />N:\Public Bodies\Ciry Council\Council RCA\Agenda Packet\12-12-2011 \Snow Abatement.docx <br />