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The
City of El Monte Public Works Maintenance Division
is dedicated to providing City residents the highest
level of service to ensure optimum maintenance
including: street, curb and sidewalk repair, graffiti
abatement, sewer maintenance, street signage,
traffic signal and street light maintenance, parkway
tree maintenance, street sweeping, etc.
The
Division prides itself in assisting residents
in emergency situations and/or extreme weather
conditions as well as supporting community events.
Three standby crews are on duty 24-hours a day,
365 days a year for emergencies. Police personnel
can reach these emergency standby crews via a
paging system. In case of extreme emergency situations,
the Superintendent, Supervisors and Secretarial
Staff, are all on call 24-hours a day, seven days
a week, 365 days a year. |
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| Contact
Information: |
INTERIM
DEPUTY CITY MANAGER FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Minh
Thai
SUPERINTENDENT
Bryan P. Hellein
BUILDING MAINTENANCE
SUPERVISOR
Ken Ballinger
Telephone:
626 580-2250
Fax: 626 580-2253
Location: 3527 Santa Anita Avenue
El Monte, California 91731-2426
Email:
Public
Works Maintenance Division
Office
Hours:
Monday through Thursday
6:00 am to 4:30 pm |
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| Public
Works Maintenance Services: |
| Building
Maintenance: |
This
Department is comprised of a Building Maintenance
Supervisor, Carpenter, Carpenter’s Helper,
Painter, Welder and two Maintenance Workers.
All
City buildings (including Park buildings) are
maintained and necessary structural and cosmetic
repairs made to both interiors and exteriors.
Maintenance
includes lighting, heating and cooling, remodeling,
etc. These crews have performed major reconstruction
and construction of City-owned buildings. The
Maintenance Workers perform mail and supply delivery
functions, janitorial functions, and assist other
crews in building maintenance functions. The Welder
on staff performs repairs on buildings, vehicles
and other projects as needed. |
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| Concrete
& Asphalt: |
| Crews
repair potholes, curb and gutter, sidewalks and
installation of wheelchair ramps as needed. |
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| Garage: |
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this crew consists of one Heavy Equipment Mechanic
Leadworker, one equipment mechanic and one heavy-duty
equipment mechanic. They perform maintenance and
repairs to vehicles and equipment in both the City
Yard and to other vehicles and equipment assigned
to various departments. Mechanics have also assisted
the Police Department in designing, rebuilding and/or
building specialized vehicles and equipment. |
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| Graffiti: |
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Maintenance Division maintains a 24-hour Graffiti
Hot Line, (626) 454-4091. There is a full-time crew
responsible for eliminating graffiti within the
City limits and is on constant surveillance for
graffiti. Every effort is made to remove graffiti
as soon as possible in order to maintain a graffiti-free
City. |
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| Parking
Enforcement: |
| One
Senior Parking Technician and Four Parking Enforcement
Officers enforce City and State Codes such as parking
in residential yards, illegal handicapped parking,
limited-hour parking and oversized and/or overweight
trucks parking in violation of City Code. |
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| Sewers: |
| City
sewer lines and pumps are maintained on a regular
basis. Crews are available 24-hours a day to make
repairs as needed. |
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| Sign
Shop: |
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crew produces and maintains 960 stop signs, street
signs, parking signs, etc. within the City. All
repairs are made and signs are maintained to ensure
the safety of flowing traffic and pedestrians. This
shop also maintains over 28,000 miscellaneous signs
throughout the City. |
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| Storm
Drains / Catch Basins: |
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are 233 storm drains and six underpass pumps in
the City that are maintained on a regular basis.
These drains and catch basins are essential in alleviating
flooding during periods of heavy rains. This crew
is also called on to assist in cleaning up hazardous
spills on City streets so that they do not enter
the storms drains or percolate into underground
drinking water aquifers. |
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| Street
Striping / Painting: |
| All
Traffic Legends, as well as pedestrian walks, school
zones, red curbs, etc. are maintained on a regular
and as-needed basis. |
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| Street
Sweeping: |
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City currently contracts street sweeping with a
private company to sweep over 300 curb-miles on
a weekly basis. Four City Parking Enforcement Officers
enforce the City’s time-of-day sweeping program
and monitor the quality of work performed by the
contractor. |
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| Traffic
Signal Maintenance: |
| This
Department is comprised of a Traffic Signal Technician
and Electrician’s Helper. Traffic signal maintenance
includes the signals, their timing for smooth traffic
flow during peak rush hours, repairs and/or replacement
caused by accidents, pedestrian crossing buttons
and City-owned street lights. |
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| Trees:
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| Two
three-man crews currently maintain over 18,000 trees
within the City. This includes trimming, removing
and replacing trees. |
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| Water
Department: |
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Department is maintained by a Water Systems Supervisor,
Senior Water Systems Operator, three Water System
Operators and a Meter Reader/Repairer. The City
currently owns and operates a water system which
encompasses the central business district and parts
of the Northwestern and Southern Portion of the
City. There are approximately 3,421 accounts and
the population served is over 13,300 persons. Six
deep wells, one 200,000-gallon elevated tank and
one 1-million gallon reservoir currently serve this
water supply. Revenue to support the water fund
is exclusively from the sale of water. Along with
a water system, this department is not only responsible
to provide for safe water consumption by the consumer,
but to provide fire protection for the community.
These crews are also on 24-hour standby to ensure
that the customers are assured a safe and constant
drinking water supply. For additional information
on the City of El Monte Water Department, see the
Official Water Department site. |
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| Street
Truck Crew: |
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debris is deposited unlawfully on public property,
crews remove and dispose of these items. These items
include furniture, appliances and other waste. Weed
abatement on public property, alleyways and major
thoroughfares is also performed on a regular basis
by City crews and part-time employees through the
High School Youth Employment Program. |
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| Miscellaneous
Services: |
| The
Public Works Maintenance Division supplies sand
and sandbags to residents for use during extreme
rain conditions. Crews are available on a 24-hours
basis to barricade streets in case of emergencies,
accidents, flooding, community parades and events,
etc. Crews maintain the overhead street banners
and holiday street lamp decorations. Crews are available
to assist other City Departments when requested
for community events, elections and any other projects. |
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