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2015-01-30 Friday News - - - The Pipeline N E W S L E T T E R Public Works January 30, 2015 Engineering Public Works The Parks Crew are still flooding and sweeping the ice rinks. They are working on OSHA compliance requirements and paperwork. Tree trimming was done along the pedways. The Utilities Crew checked the lift stations daily. The sanitary sewer line was jetted on Wachtler Avenue after a homeowner had their line cleaned. The sanitary sewer line was checked on Woodridge Drive and it looked good. A homeowner was having problems with their service. The valve for the wet well at the Mendota Heights Road lift station was replaced. A sanitary sewer line inspection was done on Hilltop Road. The Streets Crew patched potholes on Mendota Heights Road, Summit Lane and Avanti Drive. The trucks were washed. Streets signs were replaced at Maple and Linden Streets. A new plow shoe bracket was fabricated. The plow equipment was painted. Snow and dirt were taken to the transfer site. 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 contractor has removed all their equipment for the winter. 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 toward the end of 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 early February. If approved for construction, the underpass would be installe rehabilitation project for Highway 110 in 2017. Dakota County is planning th on presenting the project to City 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. nd Highway 13 Reconstruction (2 Street to I-35E) Staff attended an open house held at Lilydale City Hall on Tuesday. Details of the project were presented and questions from the public were addressed. The project is expected to be under construction from June through August of this year. Other Activities City Engineers Association of Minnesota (CEAM) Staff attended the annual CEAM conference Wednesday and Thursday in Brooklyn Center. In addition ssence of this program was to encourage engineering leaders to focus on facts and reality, and to try to remove Lemay Lake Shores Development Staff walked the site with Ryland Homes on Friday to review the approved clearing limits versus what was actually cleared on the site. The developer and contractor were found to be in complete compliance with the approved plans. Grading and infrastructure installation is anticipated to begin this spring, along with the construction of the model home. 1 J 30, 2015 ANUARY The latest from the Mendota Heights Police Department CHIEF Identity theft occurs when someone uses an individual’s personal information without permission to receive some kind of benefit, most commonly money and property. SERGEANTS If you are a victim of identity theft take these steps: Close compromised accounts immediately File a police report POLICEOFFICERS Place a 90-day fraud alert on your credit report and obtain a copy of your credit report. If your license or state ID card has been stolen or used improperly, you will need to get a replacement at your local driver’s license office. You can complete a form to request a “driving record flag” that will alert law enforcement officers that someone else may be using your identity. For more information, Steven contact the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Driver and Vehicle Services at 651-297-3298. INVESTIGATIONS “Sting Operation” SCHOOLRESOURCE At least once a year, ocers from the Mendota Heights Police Department conduct a OFFICER ͻƭƓŭͼ ğƷ ƌƚĭğƌ ĻƭƷğĬƌźƭŷƒĻƓƷƭ Ʒƚ ǝĻƩźŅǤ ƷŷğƷ Ļƒployees are not serving alcohol or tobacco to ğƓ ǒƓķĻƩğŭĻ ƦĻƩƭƚƓ͵ ‘Ļ ğƩĻ ŷĻƌƦĻķ ĬǤ ͻĭŷĻĭƉĻƩƭͼΓ ƦĻƩƭƚƓƭ ǒƓķĻƩ ƷŷĻ ğŭĻ ƚŅ ЊБ ΛŅƚƩ ƷƚΏ bacco) and under 21 (for alcohol) who work with a member of the police department. Each SUPPORTSTAFF establishment is checked for compliance under applicable laws for underage service/sale. Local businesses in the cies of Mendota Heights, Mendota and Lilydale have the opon to parcipate in a cooperave partnership with the Mendota Heights Police Department called ƷŷĻ ͻ.ĻƭƷ tƩğĭĭĻƭͼ tƩƚŭƩğƒ͵ .ĻƭƷ tƩğĭces parcipaon is meant to ensure businesses pro- RESERVES vide training to their employees who serve alcohol with the bene ŋ t of reduced penales if they fail a check. The ulmate goal is to prevent the sale of alcohol or tobacco to underage customers and to help employees recognize obviously intoxicated persons, ƭƦƚƷ ŅğƉĻ L5͸ƭͲ ğƓķ deter purchases and consumpon, which is a criminal act. CHAPLAINS Ocers provide annual training to these businesses in the hopes that they connue to follow ƷŷĻ ƦƩƚŭƩğƒ ğƓķ ĭğƓ ͻƦğƭƭͼ ƷŷĻ ƷĻƭƷ ǞŷĻƓ ƚǒƩ ĭŷeckers are sent into their establishment. Establishments that fail by failing to card and ulmately serving our underage client have two- fold consequences. The server is charged with a gross misdemeanor. The business receives civil penales range from $500 ŋ ne for a ŋ rst violaon to liquor license revocaon for a mini- mum of one year for further violaons. However, if a business can demonstrate that they are a member of the Best Pracces Program and can verify employee training on alcohol service, their penales can be reduced. 1 2 Damage to Property Wednesday 09:00 hours Officer John Larrive was dispatched to the Pool & Yacht Club on a damage to property report. The onsite manager directed the officer to the attached lower parking lot where it had been spray painted. There are no suspects at this time. Unwanted Communications Thursday 16:23 hours Officer Bobby Lambert took a report via phone from a woman who says she has been receiving unwanted text messages from a man who she dated for just three months back in 2000. She has told him numerous times that she wants nothing to do with him yet he continues to text periodically. Officer Lambert left the man a voicemail telling him to stop all communications with the woman to avoid criminal charges. Theft Thursday 16:29 hours Officer John Larrive took a walk-in theft from vehicle report from a woman who said she was getting her haircut at Fantastic SamÓs and when she returned to her vehicle, items were missing from her purse. She said her TCF Card and several prescription medications were missing. After doing some more research and after checking out her story, Officer Larrive ultimately came to the conclusion her story was a fib. She was issued a citation for Falsifying a Police Report. 5th Degree Assault Thursday 17:20 hours Officer John Larrive was dispatched to call a reporting party in regard to an assault that had taken place earlier in the day. The reporting party stated her juvenile son had been attacked by four other students while outside playing football at school. The students grabbed him by the neck, threw him down then kicked him in the neck and groin area. There were no visible injuries and the parent did not want further action. The school will be taking disciplinary actions against the students. Theft Friday 08:28 hours Officer John Larrive received a walk-in theft complaint from a male who stated his mail had been stolen. The male left for vacation over the holidays and had put a stop on his mail while he was gone. When he returned, he still hadn't received any mail but his neighbor had. He called the post office to inquire about his mail and they informed him it had been delivered. Within a few days, the male began receiving notices for payment from Xcel Energy and a credit card. It was at this point he knew his mail had been stolen. He did advise those companies of the theft. Code Violation Friday 20:48 hours Sergeant Tanner Spicer and Officer Nick Gorgos were dispatched to a home on an ordinance violation which then escalated to a disturbance. When officers arrived, they saw the complainant standing beside his truck blocking the entrance to his neighborÓs driveway blocking in a tow truck driver. The complainant told officers he believed the neighbor was operating a business out of his garage. He was told that whether or not there is a business being run, he cannot block access to his neighborÓs driveway. He was then advised to go through the necessary process with the City of Mendota Heights City Code Enforcement. 2 3 Possession of Marijuana Saturday 00:42 hours Officer Tanner Spicer observed a vehicle exciting a church parking lot at a high rate of speed. When Officer Spicer caught up to the vehicle he asked the occupants what they were doing at the church. The driver stated he was driving the passengers in the car home and got lost so they pulled into the church parking lot. Officer Spicer was able to detect the odor or marijuana coming from the vehicle and asked the driver if there was any marijuana in the car. Officer Spicer located a plastic baggie with marijuana, a marijuana pipe, and a digital scale in the glove compartment of the vehicle. The driver admitted that they belonged to him. The evidence was taken back to the police department and entered into the property room and the driver was cited for Pos- session of a Small Amount of Marijuana and Drug Paraphernalia and released from the scene. Theft Monday 09:00 hours Officer Rosse was dispatched to a home regarding a theft. Homeowner reported that someone entered both unlocked vehicles which were parked in his driveway overnight and stole a small amount of cash and some equipment from the vehicles. Officer Rosse noted there were no other calls in similar nature reported. No suspects or witnesses at this time. Property Damage Accident Monday 09:19 hours Officer John Larrive was dispatched to a property damage accident on Lilydale Rd. the reporting party advised that a semi-truck had just struck the train bridge. As Officer Larrive was responding to the location of the accident he had dispatch notify the owner of the railroad that there was an accident involving the train bridge. Officer Larrive searched for the vehicle and found in St. Paul where he learned the driver of the semi worked. The driver reported the accident to his employer. Officer Larrive returned to the bridge to take photographs and provided the railroad bridge owner with a case number. Theft Tuesday 17:30 hours Officer Meyer responded to report of broken window on a vehicle. The owner of the vehicle stated that she parked her car and went walking when she returned to her vehicle the window had been broken and a reusable cloth grocery bag had been stolen from the car. There are no suspects. The case is inactive. Theft of Gas Wednesday 14:48 hours Officer Rosse responded to a gas station on report of a gas drive-off. The reporting party provided a license plate number which was found to be not on file. This case is inactive pending further evidence. Prescription Fraud Thursday 18:59 hours Officers Nick Gorgos and Todd Rosse responded to Walgreens where a woman was trying to use a fraudulent prescription to obtain 180 tablets of Oxycodone. The pharmacist recognized the prescription because another individual had tried to use this same fraudulent prescription with a different personÓs name several days earlier. The pharmacist stalled the suspect until officers arrived. The woman told the officers her friends told her to go into the pharmacy and obtain the prescription. The female suspect was arrested and jailed. 3 4 ΏΐȝΑΒȡΏΐȝΑΘ2015YTD CallsforService84463 POLICEMAN: I couldn't help but notice your eyes are Citations1038 bloodshot. 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