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a. Individual groups have in the past contact PW to do similar litter <br /> pick up on street rights -of -ways such as Franklin Blvd. or MLK. POS <br /> staff try's to accommodate these requests however, there are different <br /> requirements for working in rights- of -ways compared to off street bike <br /> paths. There is no formalized street litter patrol pick up program at the <br /> City but the State HWY Dept does have a similar program. Other PW <br /> Adoption programs: Stream Team Program adopts sections of open <br /> waterways and stream corridors for habitat enhancement, litter pickup and <br /> monitoring as well as, the Volunteer in Parks Program has an Adopt -a- <br /> Park Program doing similar activates. <br /> 2. Lack of communication — shortage of equipment (computer time). We <br /> recommend that our PWM facility liaison research the possibility of a computer <br /> pool for all crews to use. This could help address the computer shortage in certain <br /> crew rooms. <br /> 3. Equal benefits in retirement — deferred comp (union vs. management) Deferred <br /> compensation is an issue that needs to be bargained for during contract <br /> negotiations for union staff. <br /> 4. Update data base tech (software) : <br /> In an effort to stay ahead of the curve in the technology arena, Public Works Maintenance <br /> (PWM) in conjunction with the Information Services Division has created a technology <br /> group focused specifically on their technology needs. In addition to providing day to day <br /> support for computer users located at Maintenance's facilities, this group is also working <br /> on three projects that while tightly coupled with each other, will enhance the way PWM <br /> does business in three distinct manners. <br /> The first and largest project under development is a maintenance management system <br /> that when complete will track work from request to completion. Dubbed M this system <br /> is being developed in house and in several phases. The first phase which was rolled out in <br /> March of 2008 unified the method in which requests for service were handled by <br /> providing a single point of entry for all requests. M makes heavy use of Geographic <br /> Information Systems (GIS) technology and data, allowing requests to be assigned and <br /> tracked geographically. Future phases will include work order management including <br /> cost tracking for personnel, equipment and inventory as well as mobile accessibility to <br /> allow for data collection and use in the field. <br /> Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) is the second project under development and after <br /> years of off and on prototyping, the team has finally settled on a cellular technology that <br /> appears to provide robust coverage with acceptable reliability. Using AVL during a snow <br /> event in late January of 2008, PWM staff was able to effectively track and dispatch four <br /> snow plows covering several snow routes across the entire city. AVL technology, while <br /> invaluable during emergency events also has promising uses during day to day <br /> operations. The M system will enable the user to overlay vehicle positions on top of <br /> mapped locations of requests and work orders allowing for effective dispatching of crews <br /> and equipment. This should in turn provide efficiencies in equipment and labor costs. <br /> The last project under development is a re -write of Maintenance's emergency dispatch <br /> application, ECC. While the current version, written several years ago, does work, and <br /> has provided invaluable support in several emergency events, it is not integrated with <br /> 14 <br />