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From YouTube: This Week in Ames | Snow Ordinance
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Do you know what the Snow Ordinance is and what it means to you?
A
A
I
guess
today
is
just
in
class
and
operations
manager
with
the
city
of
Ames
public
works
department,
Justin
welcome
to
the
show
Thank
You
Susan.
Well,
it's
always
good
to
have
you
check
in
with
us,
because
this
is
the
season
that
you
are
really
really
busy.
Tell
me
a
little
bit
about
what
you
do
is
the
operations
manager
well.
B
A
lot
of
what
we
do
is
handle
the
day-to-day
operations
of
the
public
works
department,
so
that
includes
Street
maintenance,
water,
main
maintenance,
sanitary
sewer
maintenance
and,
specifically,
this
time
of
year,
snow
and
ice
control.
So
it's
a
it's
a
big
part
of
our
job.
Sometimes
it's
a
wait-and-see
approach
and
sometimes
there's
there's
big
storms
come
and
we
have
a
lot
of
planning
that
goes
on.
But
it's
a
it's
a
big
part
of
what
we
do
to
keep
the
transportation
community
safe,
not
only
for
vehicle
but
for
pedestrians
and
bicycles
and
whatnot
as
well.
Yeah.
A
B
Was
we
had
I
think
almost
seven
inches
here
names
and
it
was
a
wet
and
heavy
snow?
It
was
a
good
test
for
us
to
get
ready.
We
knew
it
was
coming.
You
know
for
a
couple
days
in
advance,
their
started
out
with
some
rain
and
whatnot,
so
we
weren't
able
to
pretreat
the
streets,
but
in
all
we
were
done
within
I
think
12
hours
of
the
storm
being
complete,
so
we
were
all
cleaned
up
and
off
the
streets,
and
then
you
know
turn
it
back
over
to
the
public
at
that
time
and.
A
That
snowfall,
it
was
that
mark
the
very
first
snow
ordinance
of
this
winter
season.
I
guess
it's
not
even
winter
yet
of
the
late
fall
season
and
the
snow
ordinance
is
something
event
that
might
catch
people
off
guard
who
know
how
haven't
lived
in
communities
that
have
snow
ordinance.
Tell
tell
us
a
little
bit
about
what
that
is.
Yeah.
B
The
snow
ordinance
is
it's
an
ordinance
written
by
City
Council
that
allows
us
to
restrict
parking
on
certain
streets
during
snow
events.
So
we
do
this
only
when
there's
two
inches
or
more
accumulation
on
the
streets.
What
we
will
do
is
we
will
sometimes
project
that
out
for
seeing
a
large
snow
event
like
this
first
one
we
had
of
seven
plus
inches.
We
will
see
that
we're
going
to
meet
those
criteria.
B
B
So
we
can
get
it
done
and
get
out
of
the
way
a
and
get
moved
on,
especially
in
this
first
snow
was
really
wet
and
really
heavy
and
what
we
had
in
areas
where
we
we
don't
have
a
snow
ordinance
and
he
at
large
piles
behind
vehicles
that
are
parked
in
the
street.
Those
fries
down
almost
become
dangerous.
People
hit
them.
So
it's
kind
of
reasoning
behind
snow
ordinance
that
we
can.
We
can
get
those
streets,
those
vehicles
off
those
streets
who
can
get
them
done.
Yeah.
A
B
Are
a
lot
of
times
they
are
streets
that
that
thyroid
buses
will
run
on
or
are
arterial
and
some
of
our
collector
streets.
There
are
main
thoroughfares
throughout
town
and
and
we
have,
we
have
good
maps.
Those
on
the
website
that
people
can
look
up.
City
of
Ames
org,
slash
snow
would
have
a
good
map
for
them.
They
can
check.
There's
also
the
the
red
and
white
signs
that
are
posted
on
all
snow
or
niche
streets
as
well.
Yeah.
A
B
It's
not,
we
will
we're
looking
for
two
inches
or
more
of
accumulation,
but
what
we
will
do
is
you
know,
try
to
time
when
we
will
actually
work
with
the
police
to
go
ticket
and
or
tow
vehicles.
We
try
to
wait
until
the
snow
is,
is
done
or
we
first
or
see
that
it's
going
to
be
done
relatively
soon,
so
we
only
have
to
do
that
once
so.
If
your
vehicle
is
on
the
street,
you
probably
will
get
a
ticket
if.
B
More
than
two
inches
Falls
and
you're
on
a
snow
route
and
then
there's
a
good
possibility
as
well
that
it
may
get
towed
out
of
the
way.
So
we
can
get
the
streets
cleared
quickly,
so
we
work
with
the
police
department
to
do
that.
Normally,
that
does
happen.
It
seems
like
later
at
night,
the
most
of
the
snows
kind
of
end
overnight,
so
it's
happening
at
later
hours,
so
we
try
to
put
snow
ordinance
into
effect
early
enough,
so
people
know
to
get
moved
off
the
streets
before
any
towing
may
happen.
Yeah.
A
B
There's
we
we
try
to
broadcast
it
in
a
lot
of
different
locations.
We
use
the
city's
website,
we
put
it
on
their
channel
12.
Have
that
running
along
channel
12
as
well.
We
also
utilize
social
media,
Facebook
Twitter,
we
unit.
We
will
push
it
out
to
Iowa
State
local
media
television
stations,
radio.
We
try
to
push
it
out
to
as
many
places
as
possible
and
if
there's
ever
any
questions
feel
free
to
call
the
public
works
department
or
you
can
call
City
Hall
someone.
There
will
probably
know
if
it's
in
effect
or
not
yeah,.
A
Absolutely
we
obviously
we
do
try
to
do
is
a
good,
a
job
as
we
can
reaching
out
to
everybody.
I
know
that
there's
some
listservs
survey
night
with
state
students
through
the
Greek
community,
just
a
lot
of
different
venues
to
get
that
information.
But
if
you're
ever
in
doubt
just
just
look
up
look
at
the
ground,
yeah.
B
Anything
we
can
get
off
the
street
and
the
less
obstacles
we
have
to
work
around
the
quicker
we
are
the
more
efficient.
We
are
it's
safer
for
everyone.
So
if
you
don't
live
on
a
snow
remit,
street
you're
exactly
right
if
they
can
move
off
the
street
even
during
the
snow
event
that
helps
immensely
so.
A
B
That
that's
right
during
during
certain
weather
conditions,
we
will
put
down
what's
called
a
salt
brine,
so
we'll
take
salt
and
put
it
into
a
solution
of
water
and
put
that
on
the
streets.
So
what
that
does
it
looks
like
a
little
fuzzy
white
powder
lines
you
might
see
on
the
street.
What
it
does
is.
It
will
sit
there
for
up
to
several
days
until
the
snow
or
the
ice
accumulates
on
the
street.
It
doesn't
allow
the
the
ice
to
bond
to
the
pavement
that
way.
B
So
we
can,
we
can
plow
it
off
a
lot
quicker.
It
eliminates
the
the
formation
of
ice
on
the
street.
So
it's
it's
an
effective
tool,
but
it's
it's
got
a
narrow
temperature
range.
We
can
use
it
in
and
it's
got
a
narrow
weather
band.
If
it's
raining
ahead
of
time
going
to
do
us
any
good,
because
it's
going
to
shatov
if
it's
too
cold,
it
doesn't
work,
assaults
not
effective
at
really
cold
temperatures,
but
it's
a
very
effective
tool
in
our
climate.
A
B
That's
right:
the
the
sidewalks
are
the
responsibility
of
the
budding
property
owner
and
/
city
code.
They
have
10
daylight
hours
after
the
the
cessation
of
the
snowfall
events.
What
the
once
the
snow
stops
falling,
10
daylight
hours
from
then
they
have
to
have
the
snow
and
ice
cleared
to
at
least
a
four
foot
wide
path
on
their
sidewalks.
So
if
they're
not
cleared
what
will
happen,
as
someone
may
see
it,
it's
it's.
B
It's
a
safety
concern
for
us
really
and
if
we
get
a
complaint
which
some
people
can
send
complaints
to
the
public
works
department,
we
will
evaluate
that
investigate
it
and
if
it's
truly
not
been
cleared,
we
will
then
post
that
property
with
a
notice
saying
that
your
snow
and
ice
hasn't
been
cleared,
they
have
24
hours
to
remove
it
once
it's
removed,
then
everything
kind
of
goes
away.
If
they
don't
remove
it,
then
the
city
will
hire
a
contractor
to
remove
it
and
that
cost
is
built
back
to
the
property
owner.
All.
A
B
It's
it
should
be
an
interesting
winner
with
El
Nino
back
into
effect
here
supposed
to
be
a
very
strong
El.
Nino
temperatures
are
supposed
to
be
more
moderate.
This
this
winter
indications
are
that
there
will
be
more
precipitation
in
the
fall
and
early
winter,
but
then,
in
the
spring
it's
supposed
to
be
a
little
bit
drier.
B
A
Well,
busy
time
of
year
and
I
don't
want
to
keep
your
Justin
thanks
for
stopping
by.
Thank
you
as
we're
into
the
month
of
December.
Just
remember,
there
are
some
holiday
closings
coming
up.
City
hall
will
be
closed
on
thursday
december
twenty
fourth
and
friday
december.
25Th.
We'll
see
you
back
on
monday.
Well,
that's
our
show
for
today,
thanks
for
watching
and
tune
in
next
week.
For
this
weekend,
James.