In FY18 we initiated the process of adding a third storm water maintenance crew to Public Works. A tracked excavator was purchased and four full-time personnel were authorized. The staff have been hired with the exception of the grade chief. The crew will function independently once the grade chief is in place. The new crew is expected to add 30,000 linear feet of ditch maintenance and 60,000 linear feet of pipe maintenance to our work.
As a part of the implementation of Cityworks, we started a process to classify all of the ditches in the city. This will allow us to direct our efforts to locations of highest need.