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2015-01-23 Friday News - - - The Pipeline N E W S L E T T E R Public Works Engineering January 23, 2015 Code Enforcement Public Works The Parks Crew are still flooding and sweeping the ice rinks. A warming house door repair was done. More signs were installed around the aerator at Rogers Lake. Equipment repair was done. The trails were scraped free of ice where needed. The Utilities Crew checked the lift stations daily. Grease was scraped off the walls in the wet well at the main lift station. The portable generator was exercised. Work has started on the main lift station wet well valve replacement. A sanitary sewer line inspection was completed on Wagon Wheel Trail. The Streets Crew plowed and salted all streets. The trucks and the loader were washed. Street signs were made. Snow was removed on Pilot Knob Road and Mendota Heights Road to allow access for an electrician. Engineering City Projects (construction year) Highway 13 Trail Connection (2014/2015) This project is buttoned up for the winter. Saint Paul Regional Water Service has completed the lowering of the water main, and cover has been established over the pipe. The reminder of the project will be completed in the spring as soon as weather and road restriction limits permit. Victoria Road Reconstruction & Rolling Green Neighborhood Rehabilitation (2014/2015) The first phase of the project is complete. Design of the second phase (Marie to Lexington) is underway. A neighborhood meeting is anticipated in February to discuss specific design requirements with property owners. The curb line at the northeast corner of Douglas Road and Victoria will be adjusted in conjunction with the next phase of construction. County Projects Highway 110 Trail Underpass (2017) This project proposes to construct an underpass (tunnel) under Highway 110 for the future construction of the Mendota-Lebanon Hills Greenway Trail. Dakota County has received a $1,000,000 grant from the Metropolitan Council for construction. County staff has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to consulting firms for design services. Proposals received will be reviewed in late January. If approved rehabilitation project for Highway 110. That project is scheduled for 2017 construction. Dakota County is planning on presenting the project to City th Council at the February 17 meeting. State Projects 2015 State Project List The list of metro projects for 2015 has been released. Projects that will have an impact on Mendota Heights include: -A sealcoat will be applied to Dodd Road (Highway 149) from The Village south to Lake Drive. -Highway 110 between Highway 13 to I-35E will receive surface pavement rehabilitation (overlay). nd -Highway 13 between 2 Street in Mendota and I-35E will be reconstructed to include new pavement, curb, gutter, and storm sewer Other Activities Emerald Ash Borer The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) has been detected in Dakota County. An infested tree was discovered in Lebanon Hills Regional Park in Eagan. As a result if this discovery, Dakota County will be placed in nt of Agriculture (MDA). There are three easy steps Minnesotans can take to keep EAB from spreading: Buy firewood locally; burn it where you buy it; Be aware of the quarantine restrictions. Movement of ash trees, wood chips, and firewood are restricted in quarantine areas. Go to: http://www.mda.state.mn.us/en/plants/pestmanagement/eab/regulatoryi nfo.aspx; for more details; and, Watch your ash trees for infestation. Go to www.mda.state.mn.us Arrest the Pest Hotline (888-545-6684). To report concerns, e-mail Arrest.The.Pest@state.mn.us. CONTACT: Margaret Hart, MDA Communications, 651-201-6131 or e-mail at margaret.hart@state.mn.us Future Cities Competition Staff attended the State competition on Saturday. Public Works Director/City Engineer, John Mazzitello, has been volunteering as the mentor for the three teams Friendly Hills Middle School (FHMS) entered in the competition. Over 60 teams entered the competition, and for the first time ever, a FHMS team was selected as one of the five State finalists! All three teams did a spectacular job! FHMS faculty and staff will be attending a Council meeting in either February or March to talk about the Future Cities program. FHMS Aquaphillias FHMS Brisbalia (State Finalist) FHMS New Atlantis Lemay Lake Shores Development Open House Staff attended an open house on Thursday evening to help provide information about the housing development east of Lemay Lake that recently got underway. The open house was very well attended by area residents, and even a few prospective home buyers. Many questions were answered and issues forwarded for the developer and City staff to research and finalize. Staff anticipates holding another open house later this spring, prior to utility and road construction. Њ J 23, 2015 ANUARY The latest from the Mendota Heights Police Department Are You the Only Good Driver on the Road? CHIEF LƷ źƭ ĻğƭǤ Ʒƚ ƌƚƚƉ ƚǒƷ ƚŅ ƚǒƩ ǞźƓķƭŷźĻƌķƭ ğƓķ ĬĻĭƚƒĻ ŅƩǒƭƷƩğƷĻķ ƚƩ ğƓŭƩǤ ǞźƷŷ ƷŷĻ ķƩźǝĻƩƭ ğƩƚǒƓķ ǒƭ ğƭ ǞĻ ĻźƷŷĻƩ SERGEANTS ƚĬƭĻƩǝĻ ƚƩ ğƩĻ ǝźĭƒƭ ƚŅ ƦƚƚƩ ķƩźǝźƓŭ ĭƚƓķǒĭƷ͵ IƚǞĻǝĻƩͲ ǞĻ ƚĻƓ ŋ Ɠķ ƚǒƩƭĻƌǝĻƭ ƒğƉźƓŭ Ĭğƭźĭ ƷƩğĭ ƒźƭƷğƉĻƭͲ ĬĻźƓŭ ķźƭƷƩğĭƷĻķ źƓ ƷŷĻ ĭğƩ ƚƩ ŭƚźƓŭ ЏЎ źƓ ğ ЎЎ ĬĻĭğǒƭĻ ǞĻ ğƩĻ ƩǒƓƓźƓŭ ƌğƷĻ͵ aźƓƓĻƭƚƷğƓƭ ŅƚƩ {ğŅĻ 5ƩźǝźƓŭ ǞğƓƷƭ Ʒƚ ƩĻƒźƓķ Ǥƚǒ ƷŷğƷ ƚǒƩ ğĭƚƓƭ ƚƓ ƷŷĻ Ʃƚğķ POLICEOFFICERS ĭğƓ ŷğǝĻ ƦĻƩƒğƓĻƓƷͲ ķğƒğŭźƓŭ ĭƚƓƭĻƨǒĻƓĭĻƭ͵ aƚƭƷ ƚŅ ǒƭ ŅĻĻƌ ƭğŅĻ źƓ ğ ĭğƩ ğƭ ǞĻ ķƩźǝĻ ƚǒƩƭĻƌǝĻƭ ğƓķ ƚǒƩ ŅğƒźƌźĻƭ Ʒƚ ǞƚƩƉͲ ƭĭŷƚƚƌ ğƓķ ĻǝĻƓƷƭ͵ IƚǞĻǝĻƩͲ źƷ źƭ ŭƚƚķ Ʒƚ ƩĻƒźƓķ ƚǒƩƭĻƌǝĻƭ ǞŷĻƓ ǞĻ ƭƷğƩƷ ƚǒƩ ǝĻŷźĭƌĻƭ ƷŷğƷ ǞĻ ŷğǝĻ ƓƚǞ ƭƷğƩƷĻķ ğ ƦƚƷĻƓğƌ ǞĻğƦƚƓΓźƷ͸ƭ ǒƦ Ʒƚ ǒƭ Ʒƚ ķƩźǝĻ źƷ ƭğŅĻƌǤͲ ĻǝĻƩǤ ƒĻ͵ Steven /ŷĻĭƉ ƚǒƷ ƷŷĻźƩ ǞĻĬƭźƷĻ ŅƚƩ źƓƷĻƩĻƭƓŭ źƓŅƚƩƒğƚƓͲ źƓĭƌǒķźƓŭ ƭƷğƷƭͲ ƌĻŭźƭƌğǝĻ ğƓķ ƌğǞ ƌźƓƉƭͲ ķźƭĭǒƭƭźƚƓ ƦƚźƓƷƭ ŅƚƩ ƷĻĻƓƭ ε ƦğƩĻƓƷƭ ğƓķ ĻǝĻƓ ǝźĭƒΉƭǒƩǝźǝƚƩ źƓŅƚ͵ .Ļ źƓŅƚƩƒĻķͲ ǝźŭźƌğƓƷ ğƓķ ğǞğƩĻʹ ŷƦʹΉΉƒƓƭğŅĻķƩźǝźƓŭ͵ĭƚƒΉ͵ INVESTIGATIONS SCHOOLRESOURCE “Whiskey Plates” OFFICER SUPPORTSTAFF RESERVES CHAPLAINS Њ Ћ Fraud Friday 15:58 hours Officer Todd Rosse responded to the police department lobby to take a fraud report involving funds from the victim at a care facility. The director of the care facility reported that one of the clientÓs is not receiving his monthly settlement payments and that it is suspected that the mother of the victim is keeping the payments instead of depositing them into the victimÓs bank account. This case is under investigation. Theft Friday 16:03 hours Officer Steve Meyer was dispatched to a senior assisted living facility on report that the victim has been noticing personal belongings and small amounts of cash missing over the last several months. Officer Meyer took a report on the missing items and notified the director of the facility who is working with police to determine a suspect. Found Property Saturday 10:58 hours Officer Todd Rosse responded to a local gas station on report of found property. An employee stated she found several electronic security alarms; all were brand new and had not been tampered with. Officer Rosse checked with local businesses and police agencies but the owner of the items was not located. Case is currently inactive. Father/Son Domestic Saturday 22:16 hours Officer Nick Gorgos received a call in regard to two males fighting outside a home. Upon arrival, Officer Jeff VonFeldt had the father in handcuffs and was in the process of detaining the out of control son who was cursing, spitting and trying to harm himself by hitting his head on the side of the residence. HealthEast arrived to check for injuries and were able to calm him down. In speaking with the father, he said he and his son were at the bar having drinks then came back to his dadÓs house where an altercation began and made its way outside. Based on the information provided to Gorgos, the son was issued a citation for Domestic Assault and was placed on a medical hold for the comments he made about harming himself. Father/Son Domestic Monday 22:18 hours Sergeant Peyton Fleming was dispatched to call a juvenile male regarding some family issues. He did so but in talking with him decided to meet up instead. The male stated that his father told him he had to go to a math tutor due to his poor grades so he was upset that he didn't get enough notice and didn't think it was necessary. The argument went on throughout the day but when his father came home intoxicated, it escalated. It escalated to the point they were in each otherÓs faces and the son pushed his father away from him at least twice. It was determined that no assault had occurred. Fleming then went to the residence to speak with the father about step-mom about the incident. They had similar stories and said his grades are poor and his truancy. In an attempt to mediate the situation, the son agreed to go to bed and talk about the incident after school the next day. Theft of Gas Tuesday 08:49 hours Officer Bobby Lambert responded to a local gas station on a theft of gas report. Upon arrival, he was met by a store employee who stated a black male in his 30Ós, approximately 6Ó1Ñ and weighing 300 lbs. pumped $50.04 worth of gasoline and left without paying. The employee was able to capture a possible license plate in two different combinations where one came back as a silver KIA and the other was not on file. Surveillance video was collected and the case is under investigation. Ћ Ќ ΏΐȝΐΕȡΏΐȝΑΑ2015YTD When is Ice Safe? CallsforService90364 There is no sure answer. Citations1427 In fact, ice is probably never 100 percent safe. Warnings518 —ƚǒ ĭğƓ͸Ʒ ƆǒķŭĻ ƷŷĻ strength of ice just by its PoliceReports1964 appearance, age, thickness, temperature ResponseTimeAverage4.965.57 or whether or not the ice is covered with snow. Check out the MH Crime Map! Click below to search your neighborhood: Strength is based on all https://www.raidsonline.com ƷŷĻƭĻ ŅğĭƷƚƩƭΓƷŷĻ ķĻƦƷŷ 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights, MN 55118 of water under the ice, size of water body, water chemistry and currents, the distribuon of the load on the ice, and local climac condions. IfyouareaMendotaHeightsresidentandyouare General Ice goingoutoftownoronvacation Thickness Guidelines 2ͼ or less STAY OFF 4͸͸ Ice ŋ shing or other acvies on foot 5ͼ Snowmobile or ATV CarSeatSafetyChecks 8ͼ 12ͼ Car or small pickup 12ͼ 15ͼ Medium truck Please send us your positive feedback on our staff to: MedicationDisposalBox pdrecords@ mendota-heights.com Your feedback is greatly appreciated and helps boost the morale of our staff. Ќ HAVE A SAFE WEEK!