The Monday April 3, Oshawa Council meeting Agenda is now on-line. Below is the NOTICE OF MOTION Councillor Neal and I are recommending to Council —it is near end of the Agenda, after the closed reports:
WHEREAS the City is committed to providing snow clearing services that make the City safe; and,
WHEREAS this important municipal service is to be delivered in an effective and efficient manner with service standards appropriately set, monitored and delivered upon; and,
WHEREAS the City has operational service staff who are dedicated to continuing to find ways for improvement;
NOW THEREFORE in preparation for the 2023-2024 winter season Council directs staff to:
1. formulate a plan to initiate regular resident feedback surveys that will gather customer feedback and satisfaction data over the period of winter maintenance operations; and,
2. review what adjustments to the City’s snow clearing response plans can be made during heavy snow events when the expected snowfall exceeds 6 inches (15 cm) or more in 12 hours or 8 inches (20 cm) or more in 24 hours; and,
3. investigate the City of Oshawa buying or renting for the 2023-2024 winter season:
a) a snow plow with articulating blade to help with windrow clearing;
b) a snow melter to assist with major accumulation of snowbanks;
and report back to Committee on their findings before the 2024 budget deliberations.
Here's hoping a majority of Council votes to approve this motion!
During the previous term of Council my motion for staff to investigate plowing windrows on residential streets was turned down. This motion is different. It is always good to have the right tools for a task isn't it? Although Oshawa plows are equipped with side blades, none have the joint mechanism to raise and lower the side blade. Seems obtaining one with an articulating side blade is a first step the City of Oshawa can take to assist with finding ways for continuous snow clearing service improvement.
I wish to thank Oshawa resident Tim Bird for writing Council members and then following up with an email to [email protected] and making a pitch for this.
WHEREAS the City is committed to providing snow clearing services that make the City safe; and,
WHEREAS this important municipal service is to be delivered in an effective and efficient manner with service standards appropriately set, monitored and delivered upon; and,
WHEREAS the City has operational service staff who are dedicated to continuing to find ways for improvement;
NOW THEREFORE in preparation for the 2023-2024 winter season Council directs staff to:
1. formulate a plan to initiate regular resident feedback surveys that will gather customer feedback and satisfaction data over the period of winter maintenance operations; and,
2. review what adjustments to the City’s snow clearing response plans can be made during heavy snow events when the expected snowfall exceeds 6 inches (15 cm) or more in 12 hours or 8 inches (20 cm) or more in 24 hours; and,
3. investigate the City of Oshawa buying or renting for the 2023-2024 winter season:
a) a snow plow with articulating blade to help with windrow clearing;
b) a snow melter to assist with major accumulation of snowbanks;
and report back to Committee on their findings before the 2024 budget deliberations.
Here's hoping a majority of Council votes to approve this motion!
During the previous term of Council my motion for staff to investigate plowing windrows on residential streets was turned down. This motion is different. It is always good to have the right tools for a task isn't it? Although Oshawa plows are equipped with side blades, none have the joint mechanism to raise and lower the side blade. Seems obtaining one with an articulating side blade is a first step the City of Oshawa can take to assist with finding ways for continuous snow clearing service improvement.
I wish to thank Oshawa resident Tim Bird for writing Council members and then following up with an email to [email protected] and making a pitch for this.
