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2014-01-03 Friday NewsFriday News Mendota Heights Weekly Report on City Activities New Building Official The City recently contracted with Mike Andrejka, A to Z Home Inspection, LLC to serve as the City's Building Official. Mr. Andrejka is an experienced and certified build- ing inspector. He has worked for the cities of Apple Valley, Inver Grove Heights, St. Louis Park, Minneapolis and Bloomington. Mr. Andrejka's office hours are Tuesdays, 7:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, 7:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. To schedule an inspection, call 651.452.1850. Parks & Recreation Commission Opening We have an opening on the Parks and Recreation Commission for a full three -year term starting in February 2014. The Parks and Recreation Commission advises the City Council on matters pertaining to parks and recreation programs. It makes recommendations relating to the acquisition, development and improvement of the city's parks and recreational facilities and advises the council on the establishment of written rules and regulations for the use and management of city parks. The Parks and Recreation Commis- sion meetings are held on the second Tuesday of every month beginning at 6:30 p.m. If you, or someone you know, is interested in serving, feel free to contact the City Administrator Justin Miller, or Recreation Program Coordinator Sloan Wallgren by calling 651.452.1850. Interested parties should submit a letter of interest and a current resume to Justin Miller no later than January 10, 2014. Dates to Remember: January 7, 2014 City Council 7:00 p.m. January 8, 2014 Airport Commission 7:00 p.m. January 14, 2014 Parks & Recreation 6:30 p.m. Commission January 20, 2014 City Hall Closed Attachments: Pipeline, Just the Facts Mendota Heights City Hall 1101 Victoria Curve www.mendota-heights.com (651) 452 -1850 Facebook.com /MendotaHeightsMN Twitter.com / @mendota_ heights NEWS The Pipeline I 'all LETTER Public Works Engineering January 3, 2014 Code Enforcement Public Works The Parks Crew are flooding the rinks, plowing the rinks, and checking the warming houses. The shovel handles were replaced at the Friendly Hills hockey rink. The light fixture was repaired at the Marie Avenue warming house. The parking lots and trails were plowed. The Utilities crew shoveled and salted the lift stations as needed, and helped plow the streets during the holiday snow events. The Streets Crew plowed and salted the streets as needed, and bridge decks were cleaned of snow. The cutting edges were changed on the plow trucks. Eng neering City Projects (construction year) Hunter Lane /Orchard Place Neighborhood Improvements (2013) -The project is considered substantially complete and the final lift of wear course asphalt will be placed in the spring. Crown Point &Overlook Neighborhood Rehabilitations (2013) -The contractor will need to finish the final punch -list items in the spring. Highway 13 Trail Connection (2014) - Construction will not begin until the spring. A utility conflict with Saint Paul Regional Water Service needs to be resolved prior to construction. Victoria Road Reconstruction &Rolling Green Neighborhood Rehabilitation (2014/2015) - An RFP for consultant services to design the project has been issued. Proposals are due back to the City on January 15t ". Staff anticipates awarding the design at the January 21St Council Meeting. The project will be constructed in phases. The first phase, scheduled for 2014, will reconstruct Victoria from Lilydale to Marie Avenue and rehabilitate the Stratford /Walsh /Rolling Green neighborhood. The remainder of Victoria was put off to a future date, but it is anticipated for construction in 2015. The City of Lilydale has asked that the portion of Victoria from Caren Road to Highway 13 be included at Lilydale's expense. State Proiects Highway 13 Reconstruction (2015) -The section of Highway 13 that was not rehabilitated in 2012 is scheduled for reconstruction in 2015. This section is from I -35E south and west to 2nd Street in Mendota. This section will receive a widened shoulder, curb, gutter, and storm sewer to help alleviate drainage and erosion problems in Lilydale. Highway 149 (Dodd Road) Resurfacing (2015 or 2017 -Dodd Road is scheduled to be resurfaced from Highway 55 in Eagan north to Annapolis Street in 2015. At this time, there are no plans to widen the State Highway, but some alterations for drainage and public safety are possible. The project may be delayed until 2017 to be constructed in conjunction with the Highway 110 resurfacing project. Highway 110 Resurfacing (2017) - Preliminary project scoping has begun. This project will not reconstruct or alter the alignment of the State Highway, but modifications to access points, traffic signals, shoulders, drainage, and pedestrian facilities are likely. Other Activities Municipal Separated Sanitary and Storm Sewer (MS4) Permit -Staff has submitted City's permit application to the MPCA. The City will be continuing under the rules of the 2006 permit until MPCA has reviewed the new application. The new MS4 permit adds requirements for storm water treatment and system maintenance. Staff anticipates the permit will be reviewed and approved by June. )ANUARV 3, 2014 ULI 11W 11. 61 A HeFi .. IF cl$ The Latest from the mevolota �+e� hts 1>oL oe De artmevut Personal E__ _ - , SUPPORT STAFF Kim Henning Trista Miller Becky Pentel POLICE OFFICERS Jerry Murphy Scott Patrick John Larrive Bobby Lambert Tanner Spicer Todd Rosse Jeff Vonfeldt Steven Meyer Denise Urmann Michael Shepard Peyton Fleming SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER Jennifer Fordham INVESTIGATIONS Mario Reyes Chad Willson SERGEANTS Neil Garlock Brian Convery Eric Petersen RESERVES Randy Pentel Jim Knox Jeff Parker George Castillo CHAPLAINS Frances Cuenca Joel Detlefsen Lynn Liberman Butch Millett Sue Plucker John Snider David Wick CHIEF Mike Aschenbrener 1 221p(�� 2?,ocu ° I Cold * Weather * Tornados * Flooding * Power Outage * House * Fire * Stuck in a Snowbank? A NEW YEARS RESOL UTION YOU CAN LIVE WITH. &e • MAKE A PLAN Prepue. Piam5myMtbrmed. • CREATE A KIT • PRACTICE WITH FAMILY! (click on the logo for more info) You don't have to spend a ton of time or money to be prepared in the event of a disaster. It may be as easy as following a check list (like the one found via the logo above). Consid- er risks such as weather /temperature, shelter. Do you need a fireplace, wood or gas stove or portable generator might be enough. Do you have a safe place to ride out a storm in your house or business? Fire drills aren't just for school what will your family do when the smoke alarm goes off`? Take time to make a plan and then practice! practice! Offisubmined b . Did Vem Viow? ., officer Ste Ve M.1 5,%O*F Where Is the address? ., -.& � I write this as the winter holidays are in full swing. As I patrol the neighborhoods and respond to routine and emergency calls for service, I have found a trend that both bothers me and delays the I necessary services I provide. Many residents decorate for the winter holidays with outside decora- tions and lights, spreading holiday cheer —I like it, I get it, I am not a Grinch. However, from the 1 perspective of a police officer, my concern is when your holiday decor covers up important things ` like address number is makes my job harder, and slows down my response time, often when sec- onds count. And, there it's also enforceable: City Code 12 -8 -3 requires you to have numbers clearly visible from the street! It is my hope is that citizens be aware of where their address numbers are when hanging holiday decorations and will not cover or distract from them with these warming displays of holiday cheer. It appreciate it when you help us help you! I Pop ft ' @d@9 dbt I@m ��� 0 QcToQUo00 Theft (naughty list) Sunday 1859 hours Officer Peyton Fleming responded to a local gas station that reported a black mazda filled up with gas and then fled. Unfortunately the license information was not obtained. Found Property (nice list) Monday 1535 hours A resident stopped at City Hall and turned in a bracelet they found in the neighbor just across the street from the Police Department. If you lost a bracelet it will be here for 90 days, stop by and identify it. Crisis Intervention Monday 1608 hours Officer Fleming was sent to an address to check on the welfare of the 34YOA who lived there. The caller reported that he was receiving messages that appeared to be threatening suicide. The residence was unoccu- pied. With help from the 911 operator, the ex- husband and the phone company the woman was located in Edina. They made contact with her shortly after the request and a short time later she was transported to the hospital on a health and welfare hold. Theft from Auto (naughty list) Tuesday 1310 hours Caller reported that someone smashed the driver's side window out of their car and stole their bag. Unfortu- nately the thief or thieves made off with a text book, make -up, a calculator, some medicine and other person- al items. Officer Fleming left a request with building management to see if there was any video of the dam- age / theft occurring. Damage to Auto (naughty list) Tuesday 1310 hours Unfortunately the crook who was obviously doing their Christmas shopping felt bad about only getting a text book and calculator from the adjoining car smashed a window out of another car to look for things to steal. There was nothing taken from the inside. Waiting to see if there is video of the crooks. Theft /Concealed Handgun w/o Permit Friday 1427 hours Officers Rosse and Larrive responded to a local business about an employee who had a loaded handgun in his possession. Upon arrival Officers learned the gun was now in a supervisor's possession, not the employ- ee's. After confirming the facts with a supervisor then finding out why the supervisor was suspicious of the man officers made contact. The supervisor was concerned the man was stealing and requested he empty his pockets not expecting to find anything other than the stolen property. A loaded handgun was not suspected. Officers immediately asked if the man had a permit to carry he shook his head no and verbally advised he did not. The man was taken into custody, read Miranda and after speaking with an attorney declined to com- ment on the gun or who's jewelry he had in his pockets. Booked into the Dakota County jail. DUI /Open Bottle Saturday 0211 hours While on patrol Officer Tanner Spicer spotted a car, occupied and running, in the ditch on Hwy 13. The car had just pulled out of the parking lot of the bar, drove across the road and proceeded into the ditch on J p p b � p QcToQUo00 the opposite side of the road. Officer Spicer activated his emergency lights before walking up t0 the car and upon approach, he could see three people in the car, one of which was slumped over in the back seat. The driver, who appeared intoxicated, informed Officer Spicer he was (unsuccessfully) attempting to get out of the ditch. He was removed from the car and was asked to do SFST's, to which he agreed. He was unsuccessful, failing all tests, including the last one the PBT— it revealed a BAC of .219, and was subsequently arrested. A passenger's grandparent arrived and took custody of both passengers. The back seat passenger was cited for possessing an open bottle of rum. At MHPD, the MN Implied Consent Advisory was read to the driver, who, after attempting to make contact with an attorney, decided he didn't want to take a test. He was issued his no- tice of revocation and sent to the Dakota County Jail to be booked for DWI —Test Refusal. The report was for- warded to the attorney for appropriate charging. Recovered Stolen Sunday 1632 hours While checking the industrial park Officer Todd Rosse spotted a vehicle that was out of place in the corner of a business lot. In checking the license plate, the car was reported stolen in Eagan. Officer Rosse made contacts with Eagan PD who requested the car be towed to their office for processing. Officer Rosse checked the areal and photographed the scene. The DCC was advised of the recovery. Crisis Intervention / AOA Sunday 2214 hours Officer Tanner Spicer worked with DCC 911 Operator Mike Whebbe to locate a suicidal male who was being tracked electronically by his roommate. The call started north of Hwy 3 and Cliff Road. Eventually the man stopped moving in a neighborhood of our city. Officer Spicer soon spotted the man's car and moments later secured the man. He was turned over to IGHPD, as the incident began in their city. Crash Monday 1910 hours Officers Fleming and Rosse responded t0 three vehicle spin- out /crash reports on Hwy 110 from 1830 to 1903 hours. At 1910 hours, Officer Fleming received a request to make a phone call about one of the crashes. Of- ficer Fleming quickly learned the person was not happy (nor did they have all the facts) about the resolution of the incident. After the caller was done venting, Officer Fleming explained that officers spent 20+ minutes with the driver in question, the driver was okay, and there were no further concerns. No other calls received. Missing Person Tuesday 1745 hours Caller wanted to report his friend missing, last seen at the Mall of America. The reporter spoke with Officer John Larrive who gathered information from the reporter: name, DOB, cell phone number and physical de- scription. The reporter was calling from Edmond, OK. After reviewing options for an alert, a TTY was sent out. A short time later the Metropolitan Transit Police called advising the 21 YOA could be found in detox. HAPPY NEW YEAR! Someday it will make a great story. I I 4 P'P -\F _LF 1 —\F D 0 TP@0 $TAFF I _V_ -fl- I I � 2 ®z . The Year m Review. 0 3 I I I 2013 YTD I We would like to I Calls for Service 7508 give a big THANK I � g YOU to our Citations 1542 y emer enc I g I response friends Warnings 1218 res p I and artners: I p I Police Reports 1053 ♦DCC Dispatch ♦ HealthEast Response Time Average 5.25 ♦Southeast Towing ♦ MH Public Works ♦ Our neighboring agencies ♦ MN State Patrol ♦FourPaws If you are a Mendota Heights resident and you are going out of town or on ♦ Our City & vacation, you can notify MHPD of your outing and we will be more than happy to County Attorney's keep a watchful eye on your home while you are away. The House Check Request It is great working online form is available on our website; we have similar forms in the MHPD lobby together with people and we will take your info over the phone. that have the same common goal: Public Safety Best wishes to everyone in 2014! MHPD offers monthly Car Seat Safety Checks. To schedule an appointment, call 651.452.1366 to contact Officer Jennifer Fordham. t-f2ve a safe we6z! Please send us your positive feedback on our staff to: P pdrecords@ k, Take it to THE BOX mendota- heights.com MHPD has a Medication Disposal Box in the lobby of the PD where Dakota 2''our feedback zs greatly appreciated and helps boost County residents can safely and anonymously dispose of their prescription drugs the morale o four staff. and over - the - counter medication. t-f2ve a safe we6z!