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2015-07-15 Friday News July 17, 2015 City of Mendota Heights Weekly Update Proper Sump Pump Discharge DATES TO REMEMBER: July 20 Traveling Parks Program Marie Park 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Friendly Hills 12:30 p.m.- 1:30 p.m. July 21 City Council 7:00 p.m. July 22 Traveling Parks Program Kensington Park 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Wentworth Park 12:30 p.m.- 1:30 p.m. Music in the Park Market Square Pat Donohue 6:30 p.m. July 24 Traveling Parks Program Rogers Lake Park 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. August 4 Night to Unite Youth Safety Camp Pipeline, Just the Facts - The Pipeline N E W S L E T T E R July 17, 2015 Public Works Engineering Public Works th On Wednesday July 15, the sanitary sewer interceptor line under Decorah Lane in the Friendly Hills Subdivision experienced a significant back-up. Shortly after the back-up was discovered, the street section above the interceptor line collapsed, creating a large sink hole. The 24-inch concrete pipe that serves as the interceptor line had collapsed and completely blocked the flow of sewage through the pipe. Public Works staff immediately responded, and called upon West Saint Paul Public Works staff for assistance. With their help, a sewer bypass was set up before the sewer backed-up into any of the surrounding properties. By the end of the day Wednesday, the collapsed pipe had been replaced. The hole in the street was repaired on Thursday (with a gravel surface), and Decorah Lane is expected to be re-opened to traffic soon. Pavement will be restored within the next week or two. response, as well as the City of West Saint Paul for immediately responding and lending their assistance. For more information, please contact the Public Works Director/City Engineer at City Hall (651-452-1850). The Parks Crew picked up trash in the parks daily. Parks were mowed. Fields were dragged, striped, and chalked in the parks. The canoe rack was installed at Rogers Lake Park. An irrigation master valve was installed and a backflow preventer valve was repaired at Kensington Park. Trees were trimmed in north Valley Park. They helped with a sewer collapse in the city. The Utilities Crew checked the lift stations daily. The storm sewer on Fourth Avenue and Vandall was jetted clean. They painted the canoe rack at Rogers Lake Park. They worked on the sewer pipe collapse. The Streets Crew did blacktop patching on Decorah Lane from Dodd road to Huber Drive. They helped work on the sewer collapse. Engineering City Projects (construction year) New Information in Italics Highway 13 Trail Connection (2013-2015) The trail is now paved. Final landscaping is complete. Awaiting as-built drawings from the contractor. Punch list items are being worked with the contractor. Victoria Road Reconstruction & Rolling Green Neighborhood Rehabilitation (2014/2015) Construction is underway. Storm sewer installation, curb installation, and base course paving are complete between Lexington and Walsh Lane (not including the Walsh-Victoria intersection). Paved access to Mendota Elementary is now available. Work will begin on the second half of the project within the next week or two. Trail installation and landscaping work still need to be completed on the first portion of the project. Substantial completion of the entire project will be met by early October. Annual Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation (2015) Areas to be lined under this contract is Huber Drive from Bent Tree to Cheyenne, Mendota Heights Road from Pilot Knob to the lift station and from Highway 55 to Lexington, and Rogers Lake Park area. Due to the sewer collapse on Decorah Lane this past week, these locations may be modified. Project completion is expected th by November 30. Mendota Road Neighborhood Improvements (2016) Project will consist of reconstructing Mendota Road (Hwy 110 Frontage Road) from Delaware Avenue to Oak Street, and rehabilitating Warrior Drive, High Ridge Circle, and Sibley Court. ISD197 will be a financial contributor to the project. A ffected residents and property owners in the reconstruction area should have already received a survey concerning elements desired as part of the design of the project. Results of the survey will be presented as part of the Feasibility Report, which is expected to be complete by August. If the project advances, neighborhood meetings and a Public Hearing before City Council would be held this fall (October/November). Five-Year Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) Draft 2016-2020 CIP, and will present it to City Council as part of the 2016 budget process. The CIP incorporates major projects, improvements, and purchases into a forecasted five-year plan so City officials can plan for the utilization of resources from year-to-year. The CIP includes infrastructure (Street, sanitary sewer, storm sewer/surface water, and water) improvement projects, City owned public facility improvements, and major equipment purchases. Please contact City Hall for more information. County Projects New Information in Italics Highway 110 Greenway Trail Crossing (2017) Staff will be meeting with County and MnDOT representatives in late July to go over utility survey results, soil investigation, and wetland delineations. An update will be nd presented to City Council at their September 22 meeting. If approved, the rehabilitation project for Highway 110 in 2017. The County will provide regular updates at upcoming City Council meetings. River to River Greenway (2014/2015) Punch list items identified by Henry Sibley staff and County officials are being addressed. Dead trees are being replaced and other landscape repairs are being made. Charlton Avenue in West Saint Paul is once again open to traffic. State Projects New Information in Italics 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) (2015) Construction is underway and excavation has begun south of Lexington Avenue. Access to residents and businesses between I-35E and Lexington will be maintained, nd but the Highway is closed to all through traffic between Lexington and 2 Street. The City of Lilydale sponsored drainage improvement project is also underway. Rehabilitation work between Lexington and I-35E is expected to take place over the next three weeks. This includes the installation of concrete curb and gutter in some locations along the route. Traffic is detoured down 1-35E to Highway 110 and back to Highway 13. The public is being asked to utilize the detours as much as possible to help ensure the safety of construction workers. For more information, contact Kirsten Klein, Public Affairs Metro District at: kirsten.klein@state.mn.us, or 651-234-7506. The project website is: http://www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/projects/hwy13mendota/. Substantial nd completion is expected by August 22. Highway 149 (Dodd Road) Rehabilitation (2018) This project has slipped 2018. The project will replace the pavement surface of Highway 149 from th I-494 north to West 7 Street in Saint Paul. Also included will be drainage improvement, curb replacement in specified areas, trail rehabilitation from Highway 110 south to Mendakota Park, and new trail construction from Maple Street to Marie Avenue. The project also included a complete re- decking of the High Bridge in Saint Paul. The City will be contributing costs to the trail improvements, but the rest of the project is funded by MnDOT. There will be a series of open houses hosted by MnDOT beginning this fall. Dates and location will be published soon. For more information, please contact Kirsten Kline, Public Affairs Metor District at 651-234-7506. Other Activities New Information in Italics City-Wide Tree Survey The City is continuing to inventory all City owned trees in boulevards and in developed portions of City Parks. When complete, the City will have a clearer picture of how many ash trees are on City property and their locations. The survey is in response to the confirmation that the Emerald Ash Borer has arrived in Mendota Heights. Once the tree survey is complete, the City will be developing a policy on how to deal with City owned ash trees. - Staff is continuing to help develop curriculum for this seminar. The curriculum committee met again earlier this week and has developed a course outline to build from. Several Dakota County City Engineers and Public Works Directors are putting together a curriculum for a ½ day seminar on what it takes to plan, develop, be held in the January/February timeframe and will be open to anyone interested in learning about what municipal Public Works and Engineering Departments do, and why the do it. University of Minnesota Vegetation Management Survey Staff recently met with staff and students from the University of Minnesota who are working on a statewide survey of public land management, specifically vegetation management. We discussed topics like boulevard tree management, types of grasses used for athletic fields, pesticide use, pollinator support, invasive species, and maintenance challenges the City faces in keeping up with vegetation on public lands. This study is expected to extend into 2016, with a final comprehensive report by the end of next year. 1 JULY 17, 2015 The latest from the Mendota Heights Police Department SUMMER IS A DEADLY TIME FOR SPEEDERS CHIEF 9ǣƷƩğ 9ƓŅƚƩĭĻƒĻƓƷ ƚƓ aźƓƓĻƭƚƷğ wƚğķƭ WǒƌǤ ЊЉΓЋЏ On average, 28 people lose their lives and 79 people suer injuries during the three month SERGEANTS summer period due to unsafe speeds on Minnesota roads. To keep motorists safe this summer, more than 300 law enforcement agencies across the state will be conducƓŭ źƓĭƩĻğƭĻķ ƭƦĻĻķ ƦğƷƩƚƌƭ WǒƌǤ ЊЉΓЋЏ͵ Speeding does not help you get to your desnaon signi ŋ cantly faster. According to AAA, POLICEOFFICERS travel me for a 30mile trip: 55 miles per hour = 32.7 minutes. 65 miles per hour = 27.7 minutes (5 minutes saved). 75 miles per hour = 24 minutes (8 minutes saved). Steven Speeding is a leading factor in crashes, contribung to one out of every ŋ ve fatalies on Minnesota roads. Speeding put lives at risk. If ƷŷĻ ķƩźǝĻƩ źƓ ǤƚǒƩ ǝĻŷźĭƌĻ źƭ ƭƦĻĻķźƓŭ ķƚƓ͸Ʒ ĬĻ afraid to speak up. If you see a driver speeding or acng aggressively, call 911. It could save your life. Source: MN Department of Public Safety INVESTIGATIONS SCHOOLRESOURCE RECREATIONAL MOTOR VEHICLES OFFICER With summer here, how much more fun can kids have than riding around on a moped or scooter! I know I sure was a fan with the sun on my face and the wind in my hair, as I SUPPORTSTAFF jumped my 300 pound frame on a 49cc moped! As de ŋ ned in city code 663: Recreaonal motor vehicles is de ŋ ƓĻķ ğƭ ͻğƓǤ ƒƚƷƚƩ ǝĻŷźĭƌĻ designed for, used or capable of use for sport, amusement or recreaon, whether or not eligible to be licensed for use upon streets and highways, including, but not limited to, motorbikes, motor scooters, trail bikes, minibikes, motorcycles, goĭğƩƷƭ͵ͼ aƚƭƷ ƒƚƦĻķƭ L͸ǝĻ RESERVES dealt with fall under the category of motorized bicycle due to the fact they possess a piston displacement capacity of 50 cubic cenmeters or less. !ƓǤ ƦĻƩƭƚƓ Ǟŷƚ ŷğƭ ğ ǝğƌźķ ķƩźǝĻƩ͸ƭ ƌźĭĻƓƭĻ may operate a moped without taking a moped CHAPLAINS ƷĻƭƷ͵ !ƓǤƚƓĻ ǞźƷŷƚǒƷ ğ ķƩźǝĻƩ͸ƭ ƌźĭĻƓƭĻͲ ƩĻŭğƩķƌĻƭƭ ƚŅ ğŭĻͲ ƒǒƭƷ ƚĬƷğźƓ ğ ƒƚƦĻķ ƚƦĻƩğƷƚƩ͸ƭ permit to legally operate a moped. All mopeds must be registered through the state, and they also need to be insured. Remember just like driving you must carry your license or permit with you when you ride. The DMV oers a moped course designed for beginning moped riders. The course is $35 and covers; riding gear, preparaon, risk management, street strategies, special riding situaons, and impairment. MN law requires use of a moped always be done with eye protecon and for riders under 18 a DOT approved helmet. 1 2 Theft from Vehicle Friday 07:40 hours Officer John Larrive met with a homeowner who discovered that his work van had been broken into during overnight hours while it was parked in his driveway. Several tools and a gun were stolen. There are no witnesses or suspects. This case remains under investigation. Burglary Friday 09:05 hours Officer Jennifer Fordham responded to a residence on report of a burglary. The victim stated that during the overnight hours suspect(s) opened the garage door using the garage door opener found in an unlocked car parked in the driveway. The suspect(s) stole a bicycle. This case is under investigation. Animal Bite Saturday 15:27 hours Officer John Larrive responded to a caller who thought she had trapped a stray cat in her garage which had been involved in scratching a neighborÓs child a couple weeks ago. When Officer Larrive arrived the cat had already escaped. The victim had already been through the vaccination process and the childÓs mother did not want anything else done at this time. Domestic Monday 21:12 hours Sgt. Peyton Spicer and Officer Robin Nelson were dispatched to a report of a 911 hang-up. On the way to the call dispatch aired that the caller stated a child had been playing with the phone. Officers responded to the home where they found a male in his vehicle in the driveway. The male stated that his wife had become upset with him and threw food at him. He stated he was leaving the home for the evening. Officers spoke with both parties and the male left the residence. Later the male came to the police department to let officers know that his wife had made a comment to his children suggesting that she may harm herself. Officers went back to the residence and spoke with the female who denied saying anything to that effect. Officers determined that the female did not appear to be a harm to herself or anyone else. The male took the children and left for the residence for the night. Fraud Tuesday 11:52 hours Officer Todd Rosse took a report from a resident who came into the police department to report that her credit card had been used out of state for a purchase she did not authorize. The card is still in her possession and at no point was lost or stolen. Investigation is pending. Motor vehicle Accident Thursday 14:00 hours Sgt. Tanner Spicer responded to location of a motor vehicle accident. Driver of one of the vehicles admitted to falling asleep and veering into oncoming lane. 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