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2016-07-22 Friday NewsJuly 22, 2016 Mflj j FR )AY NEWS City of Mendota Heights Weekly Update DATES TO REMEMBER: Tuesday, July 26 Planning Commission 7:00 p.m. Monday, August 1 Parks Commission 7:00 p.m. ''Rescheduled from Aug 9 Tuesday, August 2 Night to Unite City Council '`8:00 p.m. ''Note later start time Tuesday, August 9 State Primary Tuesday, August 16 City Council Attachments. Pipeline, Just the Facts Mendota Heights City Hall 1101 Victoria Curve www.mendota-heights.com (651) 452.1850 Visit us on: Facebook.com/ MendotaHeightsMN Victoria Road Educational Native PlantTour Wednesday, July 27 at 6:30 p.m. Join us on the Victoria Road bike path, between Marie & Douglas, when a Master Gardener will lead an educational tour of the native plantings along Victoria Road. Learn about the many native plants on the site and why they are so important to our Pollinator Friendly City. Attendees of the 1 hour tour will receive a Native Plant to take home, while supplies last (one per household). Pilot Knob Conservation Grazing Part of the Pilot Knob Hill Natural Resources Management Plan includes con- servation grazing services. Beginning next week, goats will be grazing to their hearts' content. Safety Camp 90 kids participated in Safety Camp at Kaposia Park in South St. Paul on July 12-14. The kids cooled off with a fire hose at the end of the day. 2016 Concert Series Wednesdays 6:30 p.m. @ Market Square Park Rain or Shine Hwy 13 Slope Repair Update The private contractor is continuing work at the site on the bluff to the east of Wachtler Avenue. Reinforcing steel and the forms for the first concrete pour are in place. The first concrete pour is scheduled for Monday, July 25. Once poured, the contractor will set the forms and place the reinforcing steel for the second of 9 pours. Twitter.com/ July 27....Annie Lawler Band The highway is scheduled to reopen @Mendota_heights September 2nd. N E W S LETTER Public Works Engineering Public Works The Pipeline July 22, 2016 The Parks Crew cut grass in the parks. Trash was picked up daily in the parks. Soccer fields and foul lines were striped. The Utilities Crew checked the lift stations daily. Weeds were sprayed on the south end pedways. Bacteria was applied to the manholes on Decorah Lane and Sylvandale Road to reduce hydrogen sulfide corrosion to the concrete pipes. Degreaser was applied to the main lift station. The gas monitors were calibrated. The Streets Crew did blacktop patching on Commerce Drive, Lemay Avenue, Pilot Knob Road north of Highway 13, Northland Drive, and Enterprise Drive. Tree removal and clean up was done from storm damage on Douglas Road. Weeds were cut at the village. Engineering - Project descriptions simplified for easier reading. For more information, please contact the Engineering Department at (651) 452-1850. City Proiects (construction year) Victoria Road Reconstruction & Rolling Green Neighborhood Rehabilitation (2014/2015) - Landscape and catch basin installation at the corner of Stratford and Victoria is complete. Sidewalk installation at Walsh & Victoria is being scheduled through Xcel Energy's contractor. Boulevard sod replacement was completed. The contractor will water new sod twice per week for the first 30 days. After that, the adjacent property owner is responsible for the sod. Mendota Road Neighborhood Improvements (2016) - Pavement in the rehabilitation portion of the project (Warrior, Sibley, High Ridge) is expected next week. The median on Warrior Drive has been installed. Reconstruction of Mendota Road from Warrior to Delaware is essentially complete and awaiting pavement. Storm sewer installation will continue on Mendota Road next week. Update of Local Surface Water Management Plan (LSWMP) - The consultant has completed the city-wide model. The last step is to verify the model with our existing storm -sewer as -built drawings. A draft plan is expected to be before City Council in August. Watershed Management Organization approval is expected in September with final City adoption in January 2017. Lake Augusta Alum Treatment Augusta Alum Treatment (2017) -The Lower Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization (LMRMWO) will be managing the project that will apply alum to the lake to reduce the amount of phosphorus in the water. The selected contractor met with LMRWMO officials on Friday to discuss the treatment -91 procedure, and determine appropriate access point(s) to the lake. Treatment is expected in September/October of 2016 or spring of 2017. Final Contract Payments Authorized (2014-2015) - Council authorized acceptance of work and final payment for the Sibley Memorial Highway Trail Extension and 2015 Sanitary Sewer Lining Projects at their July 19th meeting. This action closes out these two projects. County Projects Highway 110 Greenway Trail Crossing (2017) - County staff is coordinating the trail alignment with representatives from MnDOT, Mendota Plaza, and Dodge Nature Center. Design is anticipated to be complete in time to bid with the MnDOT Highway 110 Rehabilitation project (see below). County staff will be participating in an open house on August 18th at Market Square Park (City Hall will be the backup location if weather impacts the park site). For more information contact Jacob Rezak, Project Manager, at 952-891-7981 or jacob.rezak(a�co.dakota.mn.us East-West Transit Study - A Policy Maker Workshop was held on July 13th at Eagan City Hall. Mayor Krebsbach and Council Member Norton will serve as representatives to the Policy Maker Committee. Two open houses were held on July 19 at the Apple Valley Transit Station and July 20th at the Wentworth Library. The study's web site will include an interactive map where the public can mark and comment on their transit preferences. For more information, contact Joe Morneau, Dakota County Project Manager, at 952-891-7986 or joe.morneau@�co.dakota.mn.us. State Proiects Highway 13 Slope Repair(2015-2016) - Highway 13 is now closed and will reopen on September 2nd. MnDOT issued a permit for the closure. Reinforcing steel was placed and the forms for the first concrete pour are in place. The first concrete pour is scheduled for Monday. Once poured, the contractor will set the forms and place the reinforcing steel for the second pour. The City's Facebook site and web page will also be used to communicate further updates. Highway 110 Rehabilitation (2017) - Construction staging and detour routes are being evaluated in response to a business meeting held on June 29th. MnDOT has already began to act on issues raised by area residents during a neighborhood meeting held on June 15th. The will be a public open house at Market Square Park on August 18th from 4:30 - 6:30 (City Hall will be the backup location if weather impacts the park site). An additional business meeting is being planned for August 11th. For more information contact Molly Cline, MnDOT Project Manager, at 651- 234-7723 or molly.cline@astate.mn.us. Highway 149(Dodd Road) Rehabilitation (2018) - Staff is assisting the MnDOT project team in producing the Environmental Document for the project, and is coordinating the incorporation of the trail gap segment between Maple Street and Marie Avenue. Staff provided construction details for the trail segment from South Plaza Drive to Mendakota Park, which will be rehabilitated as part of the project. Contact Tara McBride, MnDOT Project Manager at 651-234-7506, or tara.mcbride(a)state.mn.us for more project information. Other Activities Engineering Consultant Services Pool - Staff is producing the contract documents to send to the selected consultants. By establishing a pre -approved consultant pool, the City will be able to more quickly and efficiently bring in consultant assistance on projects and other necessary tasks. Please contact the Engineering Department for questions or further information. Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) - Staff completed the draft 2017-2021 CIP and turned it into the Finance Director. The CIP includes projects for streets, sanitary sewer, parks, facilities, and equipment replacement. The CIP will be considered as part of the overall budget when City Council meets in work session during August. Highway 149 Trail Corridor Plan & SHIP Grant - Staff submitted the Regional Solicitation Grant Application to the Metropolitan Council for funds to construct a trail between Marie Avenue and Delaware Avenue along Dodd Road. Grant Awards are expected to be announced later this year. Grant funding is for the fiscal year of 2020. Pollinator Friendly Activity/Victoria Road Public Seminar - Staff is assisting area Dakota County Master Gardeners in hosting an "open house" style seminar at the corner of Victoria Road and Douglas Road on July 27th from 6:30pm-7:30pm. In 2014, the City reconstructed Victoria Road in this area and worked with the Master Gardeners to plant native grasses and flowers along the road way between Marie Avenue and Douglas Road. There was also a "no -mow" grass patch planted north of Douglas. This was a pilot project to demonstrate the survivability and benefit of utilizing native plantings along roadsides rather than traditional turf. The seminar is open to the public. 1 CHIEF Mike Aschenbrener SERGEANTS Eric Petersen Tanner Spicer Peyton Fleming POLICE OFFICERS John Larrive Todd Rosse Jeff VonFeldt Denise Urmann Michael Shepard Nick Gorgos Robin Nelson Steve Hilyar Phillip McCarty INVESTIGATIONS Chad Willson SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER Jennifer Fordham SUPPORT STAFF Kim Henning Trista Miller Shayna Hoechst Becky Pentel RESERVES Randy Pentel Jim Knox Jeff Parker Jon Clayton Dan Iverson CHAPLAINS Butch Millett John Snider Alberto Vargas Lynn Liberman Sue Plucker Joel Detlefsen Lenny Andrie JULY 22, 2016 I Elft JV-LIJi 30, 2014, 12:20 p.WL..... offLcer PPtrl6z was oo, patroL ooA covJ cted a i tra f fLc stop at Dodd ov,J SVWEtk. SerovOs Later; the world seevv,0 to stov,J stLLL, evev,. I tLLted, as LLfe lostav,tLJ ckov,.9 d for Ks favwdLJ, Ks portmrs ov,J Ks cLtu. Av, ' lostawtovueous decLsloo' was vwade ba crLvwLv,,PL that had LLfeLov,,g ov,J reverberatEv,g I cowseq ewces. That decLsLov, vuot ov, deprLved a spouse of a husbav,d, C.KLdrevu of a I father, but It PLso created a hoLe Eo, couvutLess hearts. vloLewt actlows wvu,t be tal-"ew bac . Thein cava be avewged. You cava fuLLu tape awa� the Pala, that Ls Left beKv,d. Vve PLL Pt MH -PD deepL� feel for those favwLLLes ov,J I covwvwuvvdtLes who Lost thelr hero; uvo forte ,uteL�, we have 1ZAOwv,, the sev seLess PPCA that resuLts from, vloLewce. ' rhe comm vALtu at Large cavwe together to vwourA CiAd to ceLebrate the LLfe of P poLLce of fLcer, a husbov,J, a father; a frLev,J. Dur[Aq these dais of vuatLov,,wLde reports of death, I uvArest 2A6d dLstrust, we ev,.courage Uuou to revwevwberthat feeLLv,,g of a u ,,Lted covwvwuALtU. TragedLes such as these caw by` ,,g a covvtvvtuvA, LL to Lts Lz.v,-ees, uet also rPLse thevw up, ' uvALted 2A6d strev,.gthev,.ed bud a shared boA6, . ' TkIs we6z we remember o f fLcer aatrL62. vve grCeve for Ks favwLLU 2A6, each other 2A6, we cov,,tLv,,ue to worrUu for ourpartmrs, our fMdLEes av,,d our covwvwu ,,LtU. However, we stav,,d I strov,,g Ps Law ev,,forcevwev,,t Lv,, our pLedge to protect Pv,,d serve Uuou. You heLp vwPlee us ' strowg oA6, we are gratefuL to Uou. T>Leose cowtLwue to prPUu for us 2A6d aLL pubLLc sP fetU portmrs as we str[Ve to Vzeep the LLght sKvd ,,g foto the darVzAess. '------------------------------------------------------ Submitted ' [ ` VouKneW police Offic �� I Mike She BARRICADES pard With rising water levels in Minnesota, you'll likely see an increase in "Road Closed" barricades. These barricades are placed after much consideration by public safety and public works staff. They are placed in strategic locations to protect the general public from some type of hazard. The hazards may include construction equipment, washed out roads, bridges that are out or roads that are under water. Minnesota State Statute 160.2715 states that it is "unlawful for any person to drive I over, through, or around any barricade, fence, or obstruction erected for the I purpose of preventing traffic from passing over a portion of a highway closed to public travel or to remove, deface, or damage any such barricade, fence, or obstruction." Moving around a barricade is a misdemeanor offense and requires a mandatory court date. For your own safety and the safety of emergency responders, do not drive around barricades. They are there for a reason. i o i Cn ° W CSV) QKVOOO I DETOX FRIDAY 1120 HOURS Officer John Larrive responded to a residence on a male who was out of control. The adult male was found in the backyard. He was intoxicated and had been arguing with his parents and removing items from the garage. No threats had been made or nor property damaged. The male agreed to go to detox. I I MEDICAL SUNDAY 1625 HOURS Officer John Larrive and Sergeant Eric Petersen received report of an eight year old that had drowned. When officers arrived, they found the homeowner giving CPR. The homeowner believed there was still a pulse and informed officers the victim was actually a 15 year old male. Officers advised the homeowner to immediately roll the victim on his side and the victim began to vomit. HealthEast had arrived by then, took over the scene, I and transported the young man to the hospital. The Dakota County Sheriff's Office also responded to assist with the scene as they respond to all water -related incidents. Incident referred to other agency. I DOMESTIC MONDAY 1456 HOURS Officer Denise Urmann and Mike Shepard were called to a residence on a male/female domestic. Upon arrival, they observed the female distraught and limping out of the house while the male was sitting outside. In speaking with the female, the two got into an argument regarding their daughter when the male became physical and tried preventing her from calling 911. The male was taken into custody. He was very agitated I and had erratic behavior. He is known to officers in the recent weeks for the same paranoid behavior. The male was then transported to Dakota County Jail on 5th Degree Domestic and 911 Interference charges. BURGLARY TUESDAY 1955 HOURS Sergeant Peyton Fleming was dispatched to a home on an after the fact burglary. Fleming was met by the homeowner who stated that when he left the home, he left his overhead garage door open by accident. When his wife arrived home, the vehicle was not there, but a random computer accessory was lying in the stall. She then noticed several items once on a shelf were now on the floor. In assessing the incident further, it was discovered that a 60" television, men's bicycle and a set of golf clubs had been stolen. The homeowner has a sensor that documents when a vehicle enters or leaves the driveway as well as a surveillance camera. The sensor showed activity at 1955 and 1959 hours. The camera footage was going to be checked and forwarded I onto Sergeant Fleming. Case pending. I THEFT WEDNESDAY 1950 HOURS Officer Phil McCarty responded to a residence on a theft report. Upon arrival, the homeowner stated a package was stolen from her house sometime during the day. She received confirmation that a UPS package had been delivered to her house at 1400 hours. When she returned home, she saw the package in between the door and screen door but became pre -occupied with other things. When she went to retrieve it, it was gone. She contacted UPS to report the theft. The value of the package was approximately $74.00. No suspects at this time. I 3 �A IM i� NIGHTto JNITE! Neighbors Joining Together Don't forget, there's still time to submit your neighborhood Night To Unite Registration Form! 8th ANNUAL MN NIGHT TO UNITE i iJi 5S 1dV August 2nd, 2016 Please send us your positive feedback on our staff to: pdrecords@ mendota-heights.com tour feedback is greatly appreciated and he4bs boost the morale of our staf. I as aaa I 07/15-07/21 2016 YTD Calls for Service I � I Citations Warni; 1 A Police Ik I I Responsk 77verage I Check out the MH Crime Map! Click below to search your neighborhood: https://vvww.raidsonline.com 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights, MN 55118 - FORGet . If you are a Mendota Heights resident and you are going out of town or on vacation, you can notify MHPD of your outing and we will be more than happy to keep a watchful eye on your home while you are away. The House Check Request online form is available on our website; you can complete a form found in our lobby, or simply give us a call and we'll help you out. MHPD offers monthly Car Seat Safety Checks. To schedule an appointment, call 651.452.1366 or email jennyf@mendota-heights.com to contact Officer Jennifer Fordham. MHPD has a Medication Disposal Box in the lobby of the PD where Dakota County residents can safely and anonymously dispose of their prescription drugs and over-the-counter medication. Take it M THE BOX �tAVE A SAFG- WG -C -FC! 4 r � I NMI* - I r I I I I I DAKOTA COUNTY CHIEFS OF POLICE ASSOCIATION I Since 1965 I July 20, 2016 I I On behalf of the Dakota County Chiefs of Police Association and its law enforcement family, we would like to thank the people of Dakota Countyfor their ongoing support of our officers. I The outpouring of gifts — including food, flowers, and kind words — over the last several weeks has been positively overwhelming, encouraging, and a beautiful reminder of what drew us all to the public safety profession. I I From cookies to gift cards, from hand-written notes to handshakes on the street, the people in our cities and townships across the county have warmly and generously expressed their appreciation for the work we do. We cannot thank them enough. We are here to protect and serve our communities — and we love what we do. Now more than ever, we need to come together to foster relationships that build trust and understanding in our communities. We invite and encourage each and every one of you to join us on Tuesday, August 2nd, for the annual National Night Out/Night to Unite events throughout Dakota County. We will try to meet and mingle with as many of you as we can? The tragic events of the past few weeks do not need to define us. Together, we can keep our communities safe. Chief Jon Rechtzigel, Apple Valley Police Chief Eric Gieseke, Burnsville Police Dakota County Sheriff Tim Leslie Chief James McDonald, Eagan Police Chief Brian Lindquist, Farmington Police Chief Bryan Schafer, Hastings Police Acting Chief Sean Folmar, Inver Grove Heights Police Chief Jeff Long, Lakeville Police Chief Mike Aschenbrener, Mendota Heights Police Chief Mitch Scott, Rosemount Police Chief Bill Messerich, South St. Paul Police Chief Bud Shaver, West St. Paul Police I I mi I I ' - I I � I