Alley Maintenance at St. Anthony's SchoolTHE CITY OF Du'buq'ue
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Alley at St. Anthony's School
DATE: December 10, 2008
The City Council was approached by Char Eddy with a petition asking that the City plow
and de-ice the alley that connects St. Ambrose Street and Grandview Avenue through
the St. Anthony's property as a safety precaution.
City staff was asked to do further research.
City staff believes this is a unique situation.
Public Works Director Don Vogt recommends that consideration be given to the winter
maintenance of the alley bordered by North Grandview Avenue, Saint Ambrose Street,
Rosedale Avenue, and Clarke Drive.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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Michael C. Van Milligen
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cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Don Vogt, Public Works Director
TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Don Vogt, Public Works Director
SUBJECT: Citizen Request for Winter Maintenance of School Alleys
DATE: December 10, 2008
INTRODUCTION
The purposes of this memorandum are to provide information and recommend a
course of action regarding the possible winter maintenance of alleys bisecting
school properties.
BACKGROUND
At the November 3, 2008 City Council meeting, Ms. Char Eddy presented a
petition requesting that the City of Dubuque plow and deice City alleys bisecting
school properties. After discussion, the City Council referred this request to staff
for evaluation and recommendation.
DISCUSSION
Members of the Engineering and Public Works Departments, assisted by GIS
Coordinator Nikki Breitsprecker, found that of Dubuque's thirty-five (35) pre-
college schools only one, Saint Anthony's, was bisected by a City alley.
Street and Sewer Maintenance Supervisor John Klostermann has reported that if
the City Council authorized winter maintenance of the noted alley, he would track
the cost this winter. Attempting at this time to provide a cost estimate would be
very difficult, given the wide variability of winter conditions and resultant snow
and ice control costs in recent years. He did note that whatever the cost would
eventually be, it would be miniscule when compared to the overall cost of
providing snow and ice control maintenance on over eight hundred lane miles of
streets and commercial alleys.
ACTION STEP
Given the fairly unique circumstances of this singular alley serving one of
Dubuque's schools and the minimal impact upon the Public Works Department's
snow and ice control budget if so authorized, I recommend that consideration be
given to the winter maintenance of the alley bordered by North Grandview
Avenue, Saint Ambrose Street, Rosedale Avenue, and Clarke Drive.
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Jeanne Schneider -petition for 11/3/08 council meeting
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From: "Char" <chareddy@mchsi.com>
To: <jschneid@cityofdubuque.org>
Date: 10/13/2008 12:03 PM
Subject: petition for 11/3/08 council meeting
CC: <kfirnsta@cityofdubuque.org>, <jburgart@dubuque.kl2.ia.us>,
<DBQMDOI @archpvt.kl2.ia.us>
Petition
We petition the city of Dubuque to provide winter maintenance on any public right of
way (street or alley) which bisects a schools property.
Could you please note for 11/3/08 meeting? Further documentation will follow.
Best regards,
Char Eddy
H 582-5600
C 543-0595
file://C:\Documents and Settings\jschneid\Local Settings\Temp\XPgrpwise\48F33915DB... 10/13/2008
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