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Home My WebLink About[04g] Annual Reports [FD & PW] 2016 St. Joseph Fire Department Annual Report Emergency Calls 2015 and 2016 2015 2016 Emergency Calls $40,680.00 $46,442.00 Drill Hours $21,732.50 $16,648.50 Meetings $700.00 $980.00 Chief’s Salary $3,500.00 $3,500.00 Asst. Chief’s Salary $2,500.00 $2,500.00 Captain’s Salary (5) $5,000.00 $5,000.00 Secretary’s Salary $300.00 $300.00 Total: $74,412.50 $75,370.50 2015 2016 Location of Calls City of St. Joseph 232 248 St. Joseph Township 90 77 St. Wendel Township 42 20 Mutual Aid 6 6 343 351 Total: 02016201550 Type of Call 2015 2016 Type of Emergency Call Medical Emergency 246 – 71.7% 224 – 63.8% Car/Truck Accident 27 – 7.9% 27 – 7.7% False/CO Alarm 21 – 6.1% 23 – 6.6% Structure Fire 9 – 2.6% 7 – 2.0% Gas/Fuel Leak 10 – 2.9% 4 – 1.1% Mutual Aid 6 - 1.7% 6 – 1.7% Car/Truck Fire 9 – 2.6% 10 – 2.8% Grass Fire 12 – 3.5% 4 – 1.1% Other 4 – 1.2% 6 – 1.7% Canceled Medical Emergency NA 40 – 11.4% 020:00 - 23:5916:00 - 19:5912:00 - 15:598:00 - 11:594:00 - 7:590:01 - 3:592018161412108642020:00 - 23:5916:00 - 19:5912:00 - 15:598:00 - 11:594:00 - 7:590:01 - 3:5918161412108642 2015 Breakdown of Emergency Calls 2016 Breakdown of Emergency Calls Public Works Department The public works department consists of eight full time employees: the Public Works Director, Lead Worker, two Utility Operators and four Maintenance Workers. The Public Works Department is one of the most diversified departments in the City due to the different services provided to the residents and businesses. The functional responsibilities of the Public Works department include: assisting the long and short term planning and construction of the City’s infrastructure; managing the City’s environmental programs and operations; and maintaining the City’s Water treatment plants, distribution systems, waste water collection system, storm water system, streets, parks, buildings, equipment, animal control and City responsible street lights. General City Statistics  Current population – 6,864  Square miles in City - 3.89  Miles of maintained streets - 36  Acres of parks maintained - 77.8 2016 Projects The St. Joseph Government Center was a large project for the City that lasted into the beginning of 2017. Both large and small projects was completed for the Government Center including: re-looping of the water main, building a parking area for Little Saints, bus access for the school district, signing Callaway for permitted parking, and blocking off Baker Street. This project required additional maintenance throughout the year. The purchase of the Old Kennedy School required more maintenance. The department resolved door issues as well as plumbing issues. Additionally, 15 acres of mowing was added with the purchase of the property. In 2016, the following private and public projects were completed. The projects required assistance from Public Works for utility work and inspections.  Country Manor – Public streets and private streets th  Fortitude Senior Housing on 7 Ave SE – Private Street  Kwik Trip - Private  Jasmine Lane – Public Streets – to be completed in 2017  Graceview 4 & 5 – Public Streets – to be completed in 2017  CSB Athletic complex – Private – completion unknown Streets and Parks  Throughout 2016, staff worked on maintaining the streets whether it was snow removal, street sweeping or pot hole patching. Staff maintains all the equipment required to perform maintenance in the City. This includes mandatory DOT inspections on vehicles.  Due to the large amount of park land and turf around all City buildings a considerable amount of time is spent on mowing and maintaining plantings. Building Maintenance  Staff maintains 18 different buildings in the City with a wide range of size and age from the 1940’s to 2017 Park improvements  Klinefelter Park has been re-seeded with prairie flowers and grasses. This spring the City will start to see the new growth on the seeded areas. The dead and dying trees at Klinefelter Park were removed for safety reasons. The stumps will be removed in 2017.  The camp ground in Millstream Park was closed. Ccamping amenities were removed and the turf re-established as needed.  The Millstream Park pavilion replacement plan was submitted to the council. Final council decision will occur in 2017.  Dog Park planning in Millstream Park moved forward in 2016. The Park Board is waiting on donations to move forward with this project in 2017. It is believed that the fencing will be installed in 2017. A Boy Scout will be installing a sitting area and plant trees in this area for the dog park. This will be for his Eagle Scout badge. Street improvements  An overlay project planned for 2016 was delayed due to the advanced deteriorated condition of the streets. The City will see what length of time can be managed for these streets then do a reconstruct of the pavement section when recommended.  The City council authorized seal coating in the City for 2016. The city had completed 84,235 square yards of seal coat for a cost of $79,538.33. Storm sewer system  The public works staff has maintained the storm sewer system and ponds. Staff had several repairs in 2016 on the storm water system. Additionally, pond burning is a yearly event , weather permitting.  The storm pond behind the small strip mall on Co.75 had the inlet structure repaired. This required rip rap and grading of the area.  In Millstream Park staff repaired a storm sewer that runs under the softball fields. This pipe is failing as a whole and will require future reconstruction.  Staff repaired approximately 5 failed catch basins  The City had an MS4 audit with the MPCA. The City did very well with this audit overall. There are some minor documentation requirements that have been corrected. Water system yearly summary  Total well water pumped – 141,576,400  Average daily flow – 382,111  Lowest pumping day – 208,900  Highest pumping day – 868,700  Miles of water main – 33.65  2016 total daily flow approximately 3,000,000 higher than 2015  In 2016 staff dropped out the spring hydrant flushing in the system. This is due to the distribution system being mostly clear of iron and manganese sediment that causes discoloration of the water. Iron and manganese are natural minerals in the ground water. Sanitary sewer yearly summary  Total wastewater pumped to St. Cloud – 133,989,756  Clay sanitary sewer pipe 4.1 miles  Approximately manholes - 625  Approximately miles of sanitary sewer pipe – 29 miles Street Lights summary  Staff maintain approximately 114 decorative street lights  Staff maintains the city parking lot lights  Staff maintains signal lights and security lights in the intersections on Co 75  Staff is in process of switching 100 watt HPS bulbs to 24watt LED lights on decorative poles  Staff has started to look into LED lights at the intersections on Co. 75 If the council has any questions please contact me at 363-7201