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<br />Memo to the Mayor and City Council
<br />Public Works Master Plan
<br />January I 0, 2005
<br />Page 2
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<br />Future Public Works Master Plan
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<br />Staff has collaborated to identify long-term public works facility needs based on a 35,000 to 40,000-
<br />target population for the City. Analyzing other cities' public works facilities for square footage
<br />comparisons, staff has determined the following needs regarding building, square footage, and
<br />staffing levels.
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<br />Storage Needs:
<br />· Salt/ sand storage -
<br />· Cold storage -
<br />· Tempered storage-
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<br />8,000 sq. ft.
<br />10,000 sq. ft.
<br />50,000 sq. ft.
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<br />StaffIng Levels:
<br />· Parks Department - 8
<br />· Streets Department - 14
<br />· Mechanics - 5
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<br /> Public Works Benchmark Comparisons
<br />City Population Infrastructure Building Square Footage Staffing levels
<br /> Parks Streets Heated Cold Salt Parks Street Repair
<br /> (miles)
<br />Elk River, 20,000 40 135 18,400 2,700 5 9 3
<br />2004
<br />Elk River, 40,000 68,400 10,000 8,000 8 14 5
<br />2025
<br />Stillwater 25,000 45,000 10,000
<br />Fridley 28,000 38 125 16,000 8 3
<br />Inver Grove 31,053 24 140 36,500 10,000 20,000 6 9 2
<br />Heights
<br />Cottage 31,437 164 48,580 6,024 8,000 9 9 4
<br />Grove
<br />Roseville 35,000 32 120 79,264 12,000 3,000 6 9 2
<br />Minnetonka 51,000 44 253 82,881 6,000 9,000 8 19 5
<br />Maple Grove 58,000 45 204.39 70,000 10,000 12 15 5
<br />Coon Rapids 62,295 57 176.4 70,000 5,000 8,400 12 12 6
<br />Plymouth 69,000 276 100,000 7 16 4
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<br />Currently, City equipment is stored primarily outside during the summer months. In winter, park
<br />maintenance and miscellaneous unneeded street equipment are stored off-site in four locations, two
<br />of which are water tower bases. This requires that if a particular piece of equipment is needed
<br />during the winter due to, for example, a water main break, staff must determine where the piece of
<br />equipment is stored and hope that the access to the base of the water tower has been plowed on a
<br />regular basis. The Utilities are also tightening security and would prefer that non-utility equipment
<br />not be stored within their facilities. Also, during the winter in order to ensure that snow plow
<br />equipment is ready and not snow covered, a careful jigsaw puzzle of parking has been established to
<br />ensure that equipment is "ready to go" if a snowfall occurs. The other two sites include Fire Station
<br />#2, and the pole barn on the EDA/Brown property. The pole barn in all likelihood will be
<br />removed in 2005/06 with the development of the City's business park.
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