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Alberta Municipal Benchmarking Initiative – Snow & Ice Control

What is AMBI? • 5 Alberta municipalities • Grant from Alberta Municipal Affairs • Collaboration to build a framework, develop benchmark definitions and allow comparison • Develop an ongoing benchmarking process of 8 service areas

Why Benchmarking? A benchmark is an established point of reference against which things can be measured and compared • Helps to tell the municipal ‘performance story’ • Sound business practice • Share knowledge and best practices • Identifies opportunities for change • Encourages continuous improvement • Demonstrates transparency and value for money

Two Definitions Efficiency • a measure of productivity: quantity • often expressed in cost per unit Effectiveness • a measure of value or benefit of service: quality • often expressed as percentage or rate

Snow and Ice Control (SNIC) An effective and efficient SNIC program is necessary to allow the municipality to function under normal winter weather conditions, to reduce snow and ice hazards, and to provide reasonable winter mobility on: • Roadways • Parking Lots • Sidewalks • Pathways

Snow and Ice Control (SNIC) SNIC benchmarks • 8 efficiency measures • 3 effectiveness measures Trend – over 3 years Comparison – to others for most recent year or average

Factors Influencing SNIC • Size of system • Urban density • Urban Growth • Weather Conditions

SNIC Narrative factors (2014) Municipality Vehicles > $10,000 Days Snow & Ice Contracted snow (#) equipment sent removal, standby out full service Banff 10 150 No Canmore 2 69 Yes Lethbridge 13 92 No Medicine Hat 15 67 No Red Deer 24 135 No

SNIC Total Cost ($/lane KM) Sidewalks and Roadways, Parking Pathways Lots and Disposal $6,618 $6,145 $3,918 $2,115 $1,780 Medicine Hat Lethbridge Canmore Red Deer Banff

Total SNIC System ($/total lane KM) $6,618 $6,145 $3,918 $2,115 $1,780 Medicine Hat Lethbridge Canmore Red Deer Banff

Total SNIC System (Cost per Capita) $90 $66 $59 $36 $33 Medicine Hat Lethbridge Canmore Banff Red Deer

Roads and Parking Lots Clearing (Cost per Lane KM) $5,884 $4,799 $2,315 $1,784 $1,510 Medicine Hat Lethbridge Canmore Banff Red Deer

Roads and Parking Lots Clearing (Cost per capita) $86 $48 $35 $30 $28 Medicine Hat Lethbridge Canmore Banff Red Deer

Sidewalks & Pathways Clearing (Cost per KM) $11,388 $4,415 $2,585 $2,728 $2,482 Lethbridge Medicine Hat Red Deer Canmore Banff

Sidewalks & Pathways Clearing (Cost per Capita) $24 $18 $6 $5 $4 Red Deer Medicine Hat Lethbridge Banff Canmore

Contract vs Total Direct Costs (%) 77% 50% 38% 11% 12% Medicine Hat Lethbridge Banff Red Deer Canmore

Amortization (Cost per Lane KM) Sidewalks Roadways Parking Pathways Cost Per Lots Snow Removal Lane KM Cost Per Lane KM $345 $103 $85 $73 $0 Red Deer Medicine Hat Lethbridge Canmore Banff

Materials – Abrasives (KG/Lane KM) $12,017 $6,589 $5,993 $5,530 $1,936 Medicine Hat Lethbridge Banff Red Deer Canmore

Materials – Salt (KG/Lane KM) 1,196 961 681 365 202 Banff Medicine Hat Canmore Lethbridge Red Deer

Materials – Liquids (L/Lane KM) 66 16 11 0 0 Banff Red Deer Lethbridge Medicine Hat Canmore