Annual Report - 2014
Public Works Department
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF CORMAN PARK NO. 344
STAFFING – 2014
Office Staff
Joe Stewart – Director of Public Works
Alicia Derksen – Public Works Clerk
Karin Kirkland – Public Works Clerk
Cory Boudreau – Technical Services Officer
Dwayne Keir - Manager of Infrastructure & Watershed (Partial Year)
Field Staff
Blake Peters – Superintendent
Mark Lim – Superintendent
Merv Penner
Ervin Christianson
Michelle Arneson
Amanda Baht
Robert Carey
Orville Epp
Ron Hook
Kirk Knapp
Robert Lillies
Gerald Reid
Ron Taylor
Isaac Wiebe
Eldon Edmison
Randal Fullawka
Wayne Funk
Scott Grierson
Greg Matovich
Larry Prestupa
Bryan Slater
Brent Zelinski
Dustin Stratton
Dean Lorenzo
Aaron Button
Larry Ayers
Heaven Manyk
Lionel McRae
Jennifer Pillipow
Wayne Tornberg
Mechanic
Vacant Positions
Mechanic
Truck Driver – Vacant
Grader Operator
Truck Driver - Vacant
Grader Operator
Leadhand Truck Driver - Vacant
Spare Grader Operator Trackhoe Operator - Vacant
Grader Operator
Asphalt Laborer – Vacant
Grader Operator
Asphalt Laborer – Vacant
Grader Operator
Grader Operator
Grader Operator
Grader Operator
Grader Operator
Truck Driver
Construction Foreman
Scraper Operator
Scraper Operator
Dozer Operator
Const. Grader Operator
Scraper Operator
Asphalt Crew Leadhand
Truck Driver
Signs/Water
Mowing Leadhand
Mower
Mower
Mower
Mower
Laborer
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Public Works Department
Public Works provides and manages a number of services to the ratepayers of the R.M. Public
Works employees work out of four different shops – 33rd Street (main shop), Warman, Park and
Haight shops (satellite shops) as well as the RM office on Pinehouse Drive. The RM
encompasses over 800 square miles, including over 1,000 miles of road that the Public Works
Department looks after.
Road Projects:
In-House Construction Projects:
In 2014, Public Works completed a list of projects on roads that were previously flooded or
required rebuilding. The following table shows the completed projects:
Location
Distance
Metres (m)
Project Description
RR 3063 South of TWP 362
300
RR 3074 North of TWP 370
TWP 380 Between RR 3064 &
3065
N of TWP 380 on RR 3064
RR 3044 Between TWP 354 & 360
RR 3042 Between RR 3054 & 3060
TWP 374 Between RR 3093 &3092
Struan Grid (TWP 390) from RR
3071-3073
New Shop site ( SE 15-38-6 W3)
1609
Cut ditches and took hills down for snow clearing to help
improve drainage problems
Cut ditches and took hills down for snow clearing to help
improve drainage problems
1609
805
1609
1609
1609
Road build up
Road build up
Road build up
Road build up
Road build up
3219
N/A
Road build up
Site preparation
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Municipal Roads for the Economy (MREP):
The Municipal Roads for the Economy Program (MREP) provides annual funding assistance
from the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure to provide funding for municipal roads
supporting economic activity or resource development and carrying substantial traffic volumes in
the form of heavy trucks or high volume light traffic. 2014 saw the construction of a surfacing
structure on Beam Road under this program.
Gravel Program:
The 2014 Gravel Program ran from May 1, 2014 to October 15, 2014 and saw an application of
approximately 81,600 Tonnes of gravel dispersed over 150 projects throughout the R.M.
Road Grading:
The R.M. of Corman Park has 9 Grader Zones. Grader Zones vary in size from 75-90 miles.
The zones have a 10-14 day rotation, weather permitting, with the heavy haul roads being
maintained weekly.
Road Maintenance / Haul Agreements:
The purpose of road haul agreements/permits is to recover costs associated with the depletion
of municipal roadways due to increased traffic by established developments on established
routes.
There are four types of agreements, Declared Quantities, Flat Fee, Ag Producer, or 10 Tonne
Exemptions. Overweight Permits are also issued for single or multiple trips, once haulers verify
the various components of their haul request (product/volume/route/hauling configuration/Gross
Vehicles Weight/ tire size etc.) Approval is then made in consultation with the Public Works
Department to appropriately match hauling requests with either transportation network capacity
or the avoidance of vulnerable sections of the network (ie: thin membrane surfaces or roads that
are currently compromised as a result of extreme moisture conditions or inclement weather.)
Once a route and an understanding of what is going to be hauled has been determined an
agreement is drawn up and two copies are executed. Once both copies are signed by both
parties, each party is given a copy for their records. (1 for the Hauler and 1 for the R.M.)
The Corman Park Police Service actively enforces road maintenance agreements/permits on
Municipal roads, in collaboration with Provincial Highway Traffic Officers. The Municipality also
has Vehicle Weight Management and Road Restriction Bylaws to legitimize and regulate
roadways that have been approved by Council to facilitate activities requiring Primary Provincial
Highway Weight Standards as they protect roadways that have been placed under Orders to
limit their hauling weight standard.
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The following table indicates the types of agreements/permits issued over the past three years:
Permits/Agreements
2012
2013
2014
Declared Quantity
34
28
26
Flat Fee
13
18
16
Ag producers
62
96
95
10 Tonne
10
31
22
Overweight
59
143
204
178
316
363
Total
As indicated above, the increased number of agreements and permits issued shows the
growing trend towards increased traffic on the municipal roadways and as such, the road
infrastructures will eventually require more maintenance and upgrades.
Custom Work:
Custom Work applications for custom mowing, grading of private driveways and winter snow
removal are completed by ratepayers and submitted to the Public Works Department. Rates for
work done are based on equipment rates and the amount of time taken to complete the required
work. The following table indicated the number of custom work applications received over the
last 2 years:
Grader
Zones
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2013
Snow
Removal
42
Grading
2014
Mowing
17
7
Snow
Removal
22
Grading
Mowing
20
9
2
12
11
1
4
9
6
3
13
5
4
3
7
4
4
10
7
2
3
10
2
5
6
1
2
2
7
3
6
7
6
0
2
0
1
7
1
5
0
1
2
1
8
12
3
2
1
5
2
9
35
7
2
13
15
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The R.M. has various cost-sharing plans and maintenance agreements in place with
surrounding municipalities to aid in helping maintain the current road standard within the
municipality.
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Approach Approvals:
To ensure that new approaches are constructed in appropriate locations and appropriately
sized, culverts are installed to deal with water runoff.
Ratepayers submit their application along with a $50 application/inspection fee to the office. The
Superintendents will notify the clerks once the site has been inspected and will provide the
approval/denial of said approach and the minimum size of the culvert to be installed.
Ratepayers are then notified via letter with the recommendations of the Superintendents.
The following table indicates the number of approach applications received over the last three
years:
Approach Approvals
Number
2012
2013
2014
30
19
30
Asset Management:
Equipment:
The Public Works department manages all the equipment necessary for maintaining the roads
of the municipality. The present fleet consists of:
 10 Heavy Trucks
 10 Industrial Tractors
 11 Motor Graders
 18 Light Duty Trucks
 5 Industrial Mowers and 3 Sidearms
 13 Industrial Trailers
During the 2014 season as equipment became worn and maintenance costs increased over the
constant repair of older machinery some of the capital equipment assets were either used as
trade-ins on replacement equipment, or sold at auction to help update the fleet.
Equipment Sales and Acquisitions 2014 are indicated in the chart below:
Equipment
Light Trucks
Industrial Tractors - (TR)
Motor Graders – (G)
Heavy Trucks – (TG)
Trailers - (TT)
Mowers – (M)
Others
2013
Sold/Trade Acquired
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
0
1
0
2014
Sold/Trade
Acquired
8
5
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
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Buildings/Property:
The R.M. of Corman Park owns property now located within the City of Saskatoon limits on
Preston Avenue. Prior to being annexed into the city limits this property was the location of one
of the R.M.’s public works shop. Due to the past use of this site, Saskatchewan Environment
deemed it necessary to reclaim this site and dispose of any contaminated soil in an approved
manner. The R.M. hired AMEC Engineering to provide a corrective action plan to the Ministry of
Environment. The plan was approved by Saskatchewan Environment and work on the site
reclamation was completed, in the fall of 2014 and the Preston property was sold.
In November Public Works sourced construction specifications on the development of a new
Public Works Maintenance shop with perimeter fencing. The new shop will be used for the
storage, and maintenance of capital equipment and road construction supplies. The tender
process was completed in late December. To help house equipment, sand and salt the RM also
sourced the construction of two post frame buildings, which are to be constructed on the new
maintenance shop site
Landfill:
In June of 2013 the R.M. tendered the sale of the South Corman Park Landfill with the condition
that the landfill remains accessible to RM residents. Interested parties submitted their bids and
in September of 2014 the South Corman Park Landfill was sold to Green Prairie Environmental,
a subsidiary of Brooks Road Environmental, a privately run company that owns and operates
numerous landfill facilities across Canada. The company is dedicated to providing a high level of
customer service, while maintaining the highest environmental standards, meeting and
exceeding all provincial and federal regulations.
Water Management:
Presently, The R.M. operates and monitors 5 water distribution systems located in the Hamlets
of Grasswood, Casa Rio Estates, Riverside Estates, Battleford Trail and North Corman Park
Industrial.
These distribution systems provide clean potable water to the hamlet residents and businesses
in Corman Park industrial area. The R.M. maintains these systems as per WSA regulations and
standards, and in conjunction with The Ministry of Environment.
Several components of the R.M.’s obligations of the maintenance and operations of the systems
consist of the following:
1) Inspections - Are completed on an annual basis, as well as an unannounced inspection
once every three years.
2) An annual notice to consumers is required to be sent out to all users, of each system.
There is a standard template for this which includes bacteriological sampling (along with
chlorine readings), daily chlorine and turbidity readings, and also THM results and
anything else that may be required.
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3) QA/QC Policies and Emergency Response Plans (ERP) -Required to be completed for
each facility. These are living documents and should be updated regularly, especially
when changes occur with staffing/council or facility operations.
4) Water System Assessment Reports are required to be completed every 5 years
Riverside Estates Meter Conversion
A new water supply contract with Sask. Water was developed to obtain a treated water supply
from the City. A new 800 meter length of 180 mm pipe was installed between the Saskatoon
West Golf Course and Strathcona Avenue for connection to the Riverside Estates water line.
In 2013, Public Works initiated the conversion of all Riverside water meters, where each
resident had their existing water meter replaced. The new water meters will enable residents to
have their meters read wirelessly, once it has been activated. The installation of the new meters
are coordinated between the resident and Smith Plumbing and Heating. Public Works staff is
currently coordinating with Riverside residents to administer meter activations. The hope is that
all activations will be completed by spring of 2015.
Process for new water service connections
Any person wishing to connect their property with any water utility in the R.M. will need to sign
and file with the Municipality a written application for a permit for connection, as set out in the
Water Utility Bylaw No. 22/14. The application outlines all conditions, responsibilities and
procedures for the construction and installation and use of water services regarding water
utilities operated by the R.M.
The R.M.’s responsibility of an existing water service connection is outlined in the Water Utility
Bylaw no.22/14, section 5a), which states:
5. Responsibility
a) When the lines of an existing service connection located on a property owner’s/consumer’s
parcel of land fail, it shall be the property owner’s/consumer’s responsibility to repair or
replace his/her portion of the service connection from the building to the curb stop. Work
must be completed by a licensed contractor.
b) When the main lines of an existing service connection located on the Municipality right-ofway fail, it shall be the Municipality’s responsibility to repair or replace the main lines of the
service connection up to and including the curb stop.
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