Los Alamos County Snow & Ice Control Plan Table of Contents I. Purpose .................................................................................................................................... 5 II. Mission Statement ................................................................................................................... 5 III. Storm Response Goal .............................................................................................................. 6 IV. Personnel ................................................................................................................................. 6 Public Works Department .................................................................................................... 6 Traffic & Streets Division ...................................................................................................... 7 Parks, Recreation, & Open Space Division ........................................................................... 7 Airport Division ..................................................................................................................... 8 Transit Division ..................................................................................................................... 9 Custodial Division ................................................................................................................. 9 Facilities Division ................................................................................................................ 10 Fleet Division ...................................................................................................................... 10 Procurement Division ......................................................................................................... 10 Environmental Services ...................................................................................................... 11 Department of Public Utilities ............................................................................................ 11 County Equipment & Resources ......................................................................................... 11 Private Contractors ............................................................................................................. 12 V. Staff Training .......................................................................................................................... 12 VI. Citizen’s Concerns, Requests, & Emergencies ....................................................................... 13 VII. Snow Notification Procedures ............................................................................................... 13 Normal Working Hours ....................................................................................................... 13 After Hours, Weekends, & Holidays ................................................................................... 13 Early Release & Delayed Openings ..................................................................................... 13 Procedures: Early Release ..................................................................................... 14 Procedures: Snow Delay ....................................................................................... 14 County Employee Work Notification .................................................................................. 15 VIII. Snow & Ice Control Operations ............................................................................................. 16 Operational Safety .............................................................................................................. 17 FY17 Snow & Ice Control Plan Page 2 Los Alamos County Snow & Ice Control Plan General Operations ............................................................................................................ 17 Sand & Salt Use ..................................................................................................... 18 Plowing Techniques .............................................................................................. 19 Roadway Construction and Private Roads ............................................................ 20 Street & Sidewalk Prioritization ......................................................................................... 20 Priority 1: ............................................................................................................... 21 Priority 2: ............................................................................................................... 23 Priority 3: ............................................................................................................... 24 Safe Routes to School ......................................................................................................... 24 Public Transit Routes (Atomic City Transit) ........................................................................ 24 County Facility Prioritization .............................................................................................. 25 Category A ............................................................................................................. 25 Category B ............................................................................................................. 26 Category C ............................................................................................................. 26 Category D ............................................................................................................. 26 Resident’s Responsibilities ................................................................................................. 26 Motorist’s Responsibilities ................................................................................................. 27 Mop Up Operations ............................................................................................................ 28 Property Damage................................................................................................................ 28 Mailboxes .............................................................................................................. 29 Sod & Landscaping ................................................................................................ 29 Private vehicles ..................................................................................................... 29 Appendix 1 .................................................................................................................................... 31 Priority Maps ...................................................................................................................... 31 Appendix 2 .................................................................................................................................... 39 Safe Routes to School Maps ............................................................................................... 39 Appendix 3 .................................................................................................................................... 45 Transit Route Map .............................................................................................................. 45 Appendix 4 .................................................................................................................................... 54 FY17 Snow & Ice Control Plan Page 3 Los Alamos County Snow & Ice Control Plan Transit Service Modifications ............................................................................................. 54 Appendix 5 .................................................................................................................................... 57 Sand and Salt Barrel Locations ........................................................................................... 57 Appendix 6 .................................................................................................................................... 58 Snow Dump Locations ........................................................................................................ 58 Appendix 7 .................................................................................................................................... 59 Equipment Resources ......................................................................................................... 59 Appendix 8 .................................................................................................................................... 62 Human Resources ............................................................................................................... 62 FY17 Snow & Ice Control Plan Page 4 Los Alamos County Snow & Ice Control Plan Los Alamos County Snow & Ice Control Plan FY17 Season I. Purpose The purpose of this plan is provide a comprehensive strategy and approach to the snow and ice control operations of Los Alamos County in order to provide emergency response to winter storms in a safe, efficient, and cost effective manner. This plan serves as a guiding document for Los Alamos County and is a living document that is subject to change without notice due to the unpredictability of each and every storm that impacts the County. Due to the variable nature and severity of these winter storms, managers and supervisors will have the ability to make real time decisions and changes to this plan based on actual emergency conditions