The Operations & Maintenance (O & M) Division of Public Works is responsible for street maintenance, surface water maintenance and parks maintenance (on an interim basis). Covington has a mixed service approach to these functions in that the maintenance is provided both by in-house staff and service providers. The following items are handled by O & M:

• Street maintenance
• Drainage maintenance
• Vegetation maintenance
• Litter debris removal
• Sidewalk maintenance
• Stripping and pavement markings
• Signs maintenance
• Traffic signal maintenance
• Street landscaping
• Fleet maintenance
• Facility maintenance

The City oversees contracts for street sweeping, storm sewer cleaning, large patching and shoulder repairs, sign and signal maintenance and fleet maintenance. The in-house team responds to all immediate needs and provides general services in all other areas.

Operations & Maintenance Team L - R: Don Trapp, Joe Marchefka, Dan Wesley, Robin Irvine, Glenn Akramoff

 

Operations & Maintenance Division Mission Statement To pursue a proactive, preventative, customer-service approach to infrastructure maintenance using a combination of approaches that will provide a clean, safe and well maintained community in which the citizens of Covington are proud to live and work.

Emergency Callout

The City of Covington Public Works Department will respond to citizen action requests 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days per year in order to better serve its citizens and protect against injury, liability and infrastructure damage.

The following are considered emergency items:

• Hazardous material spills (any size)
• Downed signs (Stop, Yield, Do Not Enter, Wrong Way or One Way Only)
• Any flooding or drainage system failures and water over roadway
• Any water running in our parks or buildings
• Slippery conditions/ice/snow
• Traffic signals or crosswalk lights out (City owned)
• Landslides
• Downed trees
• Downed power lines (we do not respond to the power complaint, just to secure the area for public safety)
• Any traffic obstruction
• Major weather event
• Natural or man made disaster (first responder)

Seasonal Update:

Spring Operations & Maintenance Focus

In the spring of 2007 the Operations & Maintenance Division will be focused on cleaning up the City from the winter storms. The debris and litter will be picked up from the right of way, the vegetation control program will begin, the first retention pond mowing is scheduled and the landscape maintenance of City sites will begin. The team will also begin preparations for the summer season by preparing equipment and purchasing materials for all of the scheduled projects. Assessments of all infrastructure and decommission of the winter equipment is on the calendar as well.

Operations & Maintenance Division Links:

Operations & Maintenance Business Plan:
http://www.ci.covington.wa.us/documents/O&M_Business_Plan.pdf

2007 Goals and Objectives:
http://www.ci.covington.wa.us/documents/2007_Goals_Objectives.pdf

Snow & Ice Control Manual:
http://www.ci.covington.wa.us/documents/Snow_Ice_Manual.pdf

Snow Route Map:
http://www.ci.covington.wa.us/documents/SNOW_ROUTES.pdf

Maintenance Zone 1-4 Map:
http://www.ci.covington.wa.us/documents/maintenance_zones11x17.pdf

Sweeping Route Map:
http://www.ci.covington.wa.us/documents/SWEEPING_ROUTES.pdf

Citizen Action Request Form:
http://www.ci.covington.wa.us/documents/Citizen%20Request%20for%20Action%20Form.pdf