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2015-04-24 Friday News April 24, 2015 City of Mendota Heights Weekly Update DATES TO REMEMBER: Pilot Knob Open Space Sheep Grazing April 28 Planning Commission 7:00 p.m. May 2 Spring Clean-up Day 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. -- May 5 City Council 7:00 p.m. Junk Mail May 12 City Council Workshop 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. June 6 5K Run/Walk Event 9:00 a.m. Park Celebration 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Mendota Heights Spring Clean-Up Day 2015 Pipeline, Just the Facts - City Directory City Hall 651.452.1850 Police 651.452.1366 Mendota Heights 5K Run/Walk Event Emergency 911 - 2015 Parks Celebration The Pipeline N E W S L E T T E R April 24, 2015 Public Works Engineering Public Works The Parks Crew finished installing base anchors and pitching rubbers at Mendakota Park and Mertensotto Field. They met with roofers to get bids on the outbuildings in the parks. The ballfields were dragged. Fencing was repaired at the Pilot Knob site. Sweeping of the trails was finished; the broom was cleaned and put back in storage. Dead trees were cut at Wentworth and Mendakota Parks. They attended annual MS4 meeting. They helped the Utilities Crew work on the sanitary sewers. The Utilities Crew checked the lift stations daily. Sanitary sewer lines were cleaned and inspected in the easements on Brookside Lane and Keokuk. The home owners had their service lines repaired. Manholes on Lexington Avenue were cleared of tree roots. A hydrant flag was replaced on Mendota Heights Road. The Streets Crew worked on fixing mailboxes that were damaged during snow plowing. Welding was done on the ground master on the spacer plates for the wings. Bushes in the right-of-way were pulled out in Augusta Shores. A street sign was reinstalled on Mendota Heights Road and Lake Drive. They attended the storm sewer training. Cleaning and straitening up was done in the back shop. Engineering City Projects (construction year) Highway 13 Trail Connection (2013-2015) The contractor has completed installing retaining walls for the project. Sub-base grading and gravel base installation are underway. Project completion is expected by late May. Victoria Road Reconstruction & Rolling Green Neighborhood Rehabilitation (2014/2015) Design of the second phase of the project (Marie to Lexington) is complete and submitted to MnDOT State Aid Office for th approval. Authorization to bid the project was approved at the April 17 City Council meeting and the project has been posted for bid. Bid opening th is scheduled for May 14 with contract award on May 19th and construction th beginning after June 10. The curb line at the northeast corner of Douglas Road and Victoria will be adjusted along with the second phase of construction. Substantial completion is expected by Labor Day. Ivy Falls Creek Stream Bank Stabilization (2015) Due to the early spring, construction is going on hold until the ground dries out. Construction is anticipated to begin in late July, weather permitting. The June 19, 2014 storm caused the gabions along the stream bank to fail. State disaster relief funds may reimburse up to 75% of the construction cost. Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation (2015) Council authorized staff to bid this th project at their April 7 meeting. The City rehabilitates (lines) sections of sanitary sewer each year to prevent Inflow and Infiltration from ground water and storm water into our sanitary sewer. Areas to be lined are sanitary sewer lines helps keep our flow contribution to the Met Council treatment plants as low as possible. Bid award is anticipated for early May th with construction during the summer, and completion by September 30. County Projects Highway 110 Trail Underpass (2017) This project proposes to construct a grade-separated pedestrian crossing of Highway 110 for the future construction of the Mendota-Lebanon Hills Greenway Trail. This crossing could be a tunnel (culvert) under the highway, or a bridge over the highway. Dakota County has received a $1,000,000 grant from the Metropolitan Council for construction of a tunnel, with a corresponding County match of $200,000. Public open houses are anticipated this fall as part of the project development. If approved for construction, the project oject for Highway 110 in 2017. River to River Greenway (2014/2015) Landscape restoration along Warrior Drive and Marie Avenue is virtually complete. Charlton Avenue in West th Saint Paul will close beginning on April 27 for the installation of the trail underpass tunnel. The Greenway (formerly known as the North Urban Regional Trail) was realigned last summer, adding a new segment on the east side of Warrior Drive connecting Mendota Road to Marie Avenue. State Projects State Project List (2015) The list of metro projects for 2015 has been released. Projects that will have an impact on Mendota Heights include: -Sealcoat of Dodd Road (Highway 149) from The Village south to Lake Drive. -Highway 110 between Highway 13 and the Mendota Bridge will receive surface pavement rehabilitation (overlay). -Highway 13 between 2 nd Street and I-35E will be reconstructed to include new pavement, curb, gutter, and storm sewer. Maps of 2015 MnDOT projects can be found at: ŷƷƷƦƭʹΉΉǞǞǞ͵ŭƚƚŭƌĻ͵ĭƚƒΉƒğƦƭΉķΉĻķźƷͪŷƌўĻƓεğǒƷŷǒƭĻƩўЉεƒźķўǩĻЎΗАķǞW…ǒЉБ͵ƉWtbВ5—ЏĬЉƒv ΛĭƚƓƭƷƩǒĭƷźƚƓΜ ŷƷƷƦƭʹΉΉǞǞǞ͵ŭƚƚŭƌĻ͵ĭƚƒΉƒğƦƭΉķΉĻķźƷͪƒźķўǩwǒŅƉb9bCВА—͵ƉtБЋ—a\[ΏƆta ΛƒğźƓƷĻƓğƓĭĻΜ nd Highway 13 Reconstruction (I-35E to 2 Street) This project is being advertised for bid. Construction is expected to begin in early June with substantial completion expected by the end of September. The project will rebuild the road way with curb, gutter, and storm sewer in most places along the route. Through traffic detours will be in place throughout the project, but access to businesses and residences will be maintained. The City of Mendota Heights will be contributing a small share of the cost for a Lilydale sponsored, coinciding project to re-route drainage down the bluff to minimize erosion. For more information on the MnDOT project, contact Kirsten Klein, Public Affairs Metro District at: kirsten.klein@state.mn.us, or 651-234-7506. Contact the City Engineering Department for questions on Highway 149 (Dodd Road) Rehabilitation (2017) Staff continued discussions with MnDOT representatives on design aspects of the project. The project will complete a pavement replacement on Dodd Road from I- th 494 to West 7 Street in Saint Paul, including a deck replacement on the High Bridge. Also included in the project will be a rehabilitation of the City trail from Mendakota Drive to Maple Street and the construction of a new City trail from Maple Street to Marie Avenue. Highways 149, 55, & 13 Signal Timing MnDOT will be implementing 6 new signal coordination timing plans on Highway 55 from Highway 13 to Argenta Trail, Highway 149 (Dodd Road) from Mendota Heights Rd to Lone Oak Pkwy, and on Dodd from Yankee Doodle Rd to Wescott Rd in Eagan. This will also include Highway 13 from Mendota Heights Rd to Highway 55. There will also be changes to the Flashing Yellow Arrow (FYA) signal operation where the FYA indication will be active during the midday and overnight hours on TH 149, and overnight hours on TH 55. Any concerns or issues can be addressed to the City Engineering Department and we will be happy to forward them to MnDOT. Other Activities Southeast Metro Groundwater Group Staff attended the monthly meeting in Rosemount on Tuesday to discuss the revised Metropolitan Council report that incorporated conservation into the water use projections used in the study report. All models showing up to 20% reduced water consumption showed reduced of eliminated aquifer drawdown by the year 2040. Models that showed the removal of the Burnsville quarry and Flint Hills Resources showed aquifer recovery by 2040. Met Council will be finalizing their report after the Southeast Group provides comments on the latest version in May. Rogers Lake Homeowners Association Staff attended a meeting of the Rogers Lake Homeowners Association on Wednesday. Items discussed included the annual weed control treatment and the possibilities of expanding or moving the treated area. The Association will contact DNR to inquire about possibilities. They also discussed the potential for a CONDAC: Municipal Engineering for Non-Engineers Seminar Engineering staff accompanied the City Administrator to the monthly meeting of all Dakota County Administrators/Managers to discuss the potential of holding a training seminar(s) for locally elected officials, appointed commissioners, and city staff. The seminar would cover the basics of infrastructure development, maintenance, and operation. The Administrator group supported the idea, and throughout the course of 2015, city staff members from throughout Dakota County will build a curriculum for a seminar to be held in early 2016. Inflow/Infiltration Mitigation Bill (SF393-Metzen) A piece of legislation that would appropriate $5 million from the Clean Water Fund for inflow- infiltration (I/I) mitigation assistance for private properties received a hearing in the Senate Legacy Committee last week. There has been no word as to whether the bill will make it to the Senate floor for a vote. Sanitary Sewer/Sump Pump Disconnection Program Staff has run an article in the latest issue of the Heights Highlights about the need to ensure basement sump pumps are disconnected from the sanitary sewer line. This includes sump pumps that discharge into wash tubs in residential basements (a common practice in older homes). Sump pumps must discharge outside the structure to drain overland to a waterbody or storm sewer inlet. Sump pump discharges can also be plumbed directly to the storm sewer in the street. Beginning in 2016, the City plans on implementing an inspection program to ensure compliance with this plumbing code issue. Sumps pumps are believed to be significantly responsible for the increased sanitary sewer flow in 2014, and the corresponding increase in sanitary sewer bills. For more information, please contact the Engineering Department at 651-452-1850. 1 A 24, 2015 PRIL The latest from the Mendota Heights Police Department Kora - Convent of the Visitation School CHIEF SERGEANTS POLICEOFFICERS Steven INVESTIGATIONS Congratulaons to Visitaon 5th grader, Kora! Kora placed 9th in a statewide SCHOOLRESOURCE D.A.R.E poster contest. OFFICER Every year the MN D.A.R.E. Associaon puts on a themed D.A.R.E. poster contest to include 5th graders at several MN schools. ŷźƭ ǤĻğƩƭ ƷŷĻƒĻ Ǟğƭ ͻ5͵!͵w͵9͵ Ʒƚ ĬĻ SUPPORTSTAFF !ƒğǩźƓŭ͵ͼ ŷĻ ab 5͵!͵w͵9͵ !ƭƭƚĭźğon judges all of the entries and 16 winners are chosen. Two of the 16 winners are chosen for 1st place. The lucky 1st place winners get the privilege to throw a pitch at the opening ceremony at a designated MN Twins game. The other 14 winners also receive a prize from the MN D.A.R.E. RESERVES Associaon. All winning posters will be framed and mounted to travel all around MN at various D.A.R.E. events. The winning posters will also be displayed on the MN D.A.R.E. website. CHAPLAINS D.A.R.E. Ocer Mario Reyes rered last year from MHPD but was asked by both Visitaon and the MHPD Police Chief to please connue his great work as a D.A.R.E. Ocer with Visitaon. He gladly accepted the oer! Mario has been teaching D.A.R.E. with Visitaon for 25 years. Mario had a few kind words to say about the Visitaon winner, Kora: ͻYƚƩğ źƭ ğ ƆƚǤ Ʒƚ ŷğǝĻ źƓ ĭƌğƭƭͧ IĻƩ ǞźƓƓźƓŭ poster was well deserved as she put a lot of work into it. She is a great student and parĭźƦğƷĻƭ źƓ ĭƌğƭƭ Ʒƚ ƷŷĻ ŅǒƌƌĻƭƷ͵ͼ 1 2 Fraud Thursday 19:57 hours Officer Nick Gorgos responded to a home on a theft by swindle report. Upon arrival, he was met by the homeowner who stated that when she was on her computer, a pop-up appeared that indicated if she did not click on the link and follow instructions, that there would be severe damage to her computer. She then clicked on the link and a phone number appeared advising her to call. She called the number and spoke with a ÐJosh RiceÑ with a foreign accent who instructed her to provide a series of numbers to him to allow him to control her computer. He then asked for her date of birth and a credit number to pay for her services of $168.00. She did so. She was later informed by her daughter that it was a scam. She contacted her credit card company and advised them of her loss. Mental Health Friday 03:37 hours Officer Denise Urmann responded to a home on a mother/daughter domestic. Dispatch advised that the mother stated her daughter was out of control, yelling and throwing things. Upon arrival, Urmann noticed a male pacing back and forth in the driveway. When asked what was happening, he stated he didn't really know except he was sleeping and the lady inside told him to go and he had no idea where he was as he was not from around here. Urmann then went inside the home. The daughter said she and her male friend were sleeping when her mother came in and kicked him out for no reason. The daughterÓs moods were very erratic and would go from calm to screaming then crying. She was about to leave for the night but then threw down her belongings, refused to leave and continued to argue and throw tantrums. The male was transported to a local motel and the daughter was transported to the hospital on a mental health hold. Harassing Communication Friday 12:21 hours Officer Todd Rosse was asked to call a woman regarding harassing communications. In speaking with the woman, she stated that an ex-boyfriend is repeatedly calling and texting her at her home and place of employment. She said she made it clear she wanted nothing to do with him on several occasions. She has multiple voicemails and text messages saved as well as call logs from him. Officer Rosse left a message with the male to return his phone call. In the meantime the woman received several more phone calls yet still hadn't responded to Officer RosseÓs voicemail. A couple of days later, he returned the phone call and admitted to calling the woman excessively and said he wanted to resolve the issue. Rosse advised him to cease all communication with her and that he would be mailing him a citation for Harassing Communications. Theft from Motor Vehicle Friday 22:00 hours Officer Todd Rosse responded to a home on a theft from vehicle report. Upon arrival, he was met by the owner who stated that sometime during the overnight hours, suspect (s) entered his UNLOCKED vehicle and stole his wallet out of the center console. Inside his wallet contained several membership cards, his MN DL, medical card and multiple debit/credit cards. In checking his accounts, a few of his debit/credit cards had already been used. Under investigation. Warrant/Speed/No Ins Sunday 22:34 hours While on routine patrol, Officer Nick Gorgos observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed. Gorgos conducted a traffic stop and made contact with the driver. The driver was able to provide a valid MN DL however was unable to provide proof of insurance. In looking into the driver further, it was learned that he had an active warrant out of Scott County for Failure to Appear on a No Insurance Driver Violation. He then informed the driver he was under arrest for an outstanding warrant and also issued him a citation for Speed and No Proof of Insurance. He was transported to Dakota County Jail. 2 3 ΏΓȝΐΖȡΏΓȝΑΒ2015YTD CallsforService992000 Is My Child Abusing Drugs or Alcohol?! Citations10170 Watch for the following behavioral signs of Warnings10156 alcohol or drug abuse: PoliceReports25313 Skipping class, declining grades, trouble at school. ResponseTimeAverage7.635.20 Loss of interest in activities, sports, Check out the MH Crime Map! hobbies, exercise. Click below to search your neighborhood: Complaints from https://www.raidsonline.com co-workers, coaches, 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights, MN 55118 teachers or classmates. Missing money, valuables, prescriptions, borrowing or stealing money. Acts isolated, silent, withdrawn or suspicious. Clashes with family IfyouareaMendotaHeightsresidentandyouare values and beliefs. Demands more privacy, goingoutoftownoronvacation locking doors, avoiding eye contact. Sudden change in relationships, friends, hangouts, hobbies. Frequently getting in trouble-fights, arguments, illegal accidents. Using incense, perfume or air freshener to hide smells. CarSeatSafetyChecks Using eye drops to mask bloodshot eyes or dilated pupils. Interest in alcohol or drug related music, clothing or posters. 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