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2016-03-18 Friday NewsCity of Mendota Heights Weekly Update Mendota Heights City Hall 1101 Victoria Curve www.mendota-heights.com (651) 452.1850 Visit us on: Facebook.com/ MendotaHeightsMN Twitter.com/ @Mendota_heights DATES TO REMEMBER: March 22 Planning Commission 7:00 p.m. April 5 City Council 7:00 p.m. April 12 Parks Commission 6:30 p.m. April 13 Airport Commission 7:00 p.m. April 19 City Council 7:00 p.m. April 26 Planning Commission 7:00 p.m. Attachments: Pipeline, Just the Facts Dakota County Simple Steps Flyer March 18, 2016 Spring Clean Up 2016 This weekend is a great time to do some spring cleaning in preparation of Mendota Heights’ Spring Clean Up day. This year’s event will be held on Saturday, May 7 at Mendakota Park from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. This even is limited to Mendota Heights’ residents with current ID, driving personal vehicles and small trailers. New this year: Due to the weight of beams, landscape timbers and sharp metal edges, we can no longer accept construction or remodel debris. These items should be hauled to a landfill. Document shredding is back for a second year. We are accepting paper documents for a flat fee of $5 per vehicle. Residents are asked to remove 3-ring binders, binder clips, metal tabs on file folders. No business materials will be accepted. Visit www.mendota-heights.com for more information and a list of items accepted. 2016 Recreation Program Registration Registration for summer programs opened this week. Over 300 registration have been processed, generating over $16,000 in recreation fees. New this year is Teen Tuesday (ages 12 to 15). There are still plenty of openings for youth programs this summer. Visit www.mendota-heights.com for additional summer recreation program information. Mendota Heights 5K Run/Walk Event Twelve weeks and counting...It’s time to start training for the Mendota Heights 11th Annual 5K Run/Walk. This year’s event will take place on Saturday, June 4th. Early registration fee is $25 and all race proceeds go directly to Special Olympics. So save the date and start your training program for the 11th Annual 5K Run/Walk! 2015 Clean Up Day Volunteers MOVE WITH ENERGIZE ENGAGE ENJOY SIMPLE STEPS MOVE WITH April 1 - July 31 SIMPLE STEPS Join Dakota County’s FREE Walking Program Register at www.dakotacounty.us (search “Simple Steps”) or call 651.554.6100 ENERGIZE and reduce stress ENGAGE with friends ENJOYyour community Track minutes Get rewards Share your success Public Works The Parks Crew temporarily repaired a slide at the Mendakota Park playground and ordered new parts to permanently fix the slide. The equipment trailer was sandblasted and painted. The trucks and equipment were cleaned and detailed. The equipment at Par 3 was serviced. They assisted the Fire Department with a grass fire on Thursday. A tree inspection seminar was attended OSHA training was completed. Interviews were conducted for seasonal employees. The Utilities Crew Completed OSHA training and cleaned all the lift stations. The sanitary sewer line was jetted near Lloyds BBQ. Interviews were conducted for seasonal employees, and a safety meeting was attended. The Streets Crew trimmed trees on Concord Way. A temporary mailbox repair was completed on Miriam Street. The plow was taken off truck 308 and serviced. They attended a chain saw safety class. A new bracket was welded for the air dryer on plow 308. Engineering – Project descriptions simplified for easier reading. For more information, please contact the Engineering Department at (651) 452 -1850. City Projects (construction year) Victoria Road Reconstruction & Rolling Green Neighborhood Rehabilitation (2014/2015) – Warranty and punch list items to be completed in the spring . Mendota Road Neighborhood Improvements (2016) – Plans have been submitted to MnDOT for review. A neighborhood meeting is scheduled for March 23 rd form 6:30-8:00pm at City Hall. Authorization for Bid is expected at the April 5th City Council meeting, bid opening on April 27th, and bid award is scheduled for May 3rd. Construction is expected to begin in June after the end of the school year. Update of Local Surface Water Management Plan (LSWMP) – Staff has provided the consultant background materials. A draft plan is expected by the end of June. Watershed approval is expected in August with City adoption in January 2017. Lake Augusta Alum Treatment (2016) – Grant funded. Board of Soil and Water Resources (BWSR) is reviewing the Work Plan submitted by the Watershed Board. Project will be overseen by the Lower Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization (LMRMWO) Board. Treatment is expected in the fall. The Pipeline N E W S L E T T E R Public Works Engineering March 18, 2016 County Projects Highway 110 Greenway Trail Crossing (2017) – Design is continuing on the project. City easements for the trail connections will be brought before City Council later this year. Traffic Signal Improvements: I-494 & Pilot Knob Road (2016) – Plans are at MnDOT for review. Work is expected along with MnDOT project (see below). State Projects Highway 13 Slope Repair (2015-2016) – There will be a second closure of Highway 13 between Wachtler and Sylvandale beginning in early June and lasting to late- July. This closure will allow for the completion of the slope reinforcement work not completed during the winter. Highway 110 Rehabilitation (2017) – A Public Hearing will be held on April 5th at the City Council meeting. Municipal Consent will then be considered by the Council. MnDOT is proposing to close the access point east of Lexington (except for emergency vehicles). MnDOT also needs to establish new drainage easements. Changes to access through the median are not part of Municipal Consent. For more information contact Molly Cline, MnDOT Project Manager, 651 -234-7723 or molly.cline@state.mn.us. Highway 149 (Dodd Road) Rehabilitation (2018) – Staff is working on getting a bike/pedestrian facility incorporated into the project from Marie Avenue north to Delaware Avenue (see SHIP grant below). Contact Tara McBride, Project Manager at 651-234-7506, or tara.mcbride@state.mn.us for more project information. Pilot Knob Bridge over I-494 Expansion Joint Repair (2016) – MnDOT will be fixing bridge deck concrete expansion joints on the Pilot Knob Road bridge over I-494. Work is expected to take 10-14 days. Staff is attending a pre-construction meeting on March 24th, and will learn proposed construction dates afterwards. Other Activities City-Wide Trail Plan Update – The City has received a Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP) grant from Dakota County to study the Dodd Road (Highway 149) corridor for bicycle/pedestrian improvements. Staff attended a scoping meeting on Thursday with our Planning Consultant to review the project scope and establish a timeline for the work. Engineering 101 Seminar (April 6, 2016 – Eagan Community Center) – Invitations for the upcoming seminar have been sent out. The seminar is scheduled for Wednesday, April 6th, 2016 at the Eagan Community Center from 6:00pm – 9:00pm and will cover municipal requirements and practices for maintaining traffic, streets, storm water, utilities, and a discussion of funding these needs. City Council, Commissioners, and City Staff are asked to RSVP to Mark McNeill by March 25th.   1   The latest from the Mendota Heights Police Department CHIEF Mike Aschenbrener SERGEANTS Eric Petersen Tanner Spicer Peyton Fleming Bobby Lambert POLICE OFFICERS John Larrive Todd Rosse Jeff VonFeldt Steven Meyer 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 CHAPLAINS Butch Millett John Snider Alberto Vargas Lynn Liberman Sue Plucker Joel Detlefsen Lenny Andrie MARCH 18 2016 FEMALE POLICE OFFICER HISTORY U.S. ImmigraƟon and Customs Enforcement (ICE) enforces federal laws governing border control, customs, trade and immigraƟon to promote homeland security and public safety. ICE was created in 2003 through a merger of the invesƟgaƟve and interior enforcement elements of the former U.S. Customs Service and the ImmigraƟon and NaturalizaƟon Service. ICE now has more than 20,000 employees in more than 400 offices in the United States and 48 foreign countries. The agency has an annual budget of approximately $6 billion, primarily devoted to two operaƟonal directorates — Homeland Security InvesƟgaƟons (HSI) and Enforcement and Removal OperaƟons (ERO). A third directorate, Management and AdministraƟon (M&A), is charged with providing professional management and mission support to advance the ICE mission. The first female police officer in the United States, Alice Wells, was hired by Los Angeles Police Department in 1910. Since then, the number of female officers in law enforcement has been steadily increasing and now accounts for approximately 16% of all sworn officers. Currently Mendota Heights Police Department employs three female officers. Female officers tend to handle certain situaƟons, such as domesƟc disputes, differently than male officers, but gender does not impact job performance. At the end of the day, our male partners just see us as “one of the guys.”   2   DOMESTIC FRIDAY 1503 HOURS Sergeant Tanner Spicer responded to a home on a domestic call between a man and a woman who were yelling at each other. Upon arrival to this frequented home, Spicer made contact with the husband and wife and learned the argument began over the wife not giving the husband the credit card to bring the dog to the clinic and he said she was plotting against him. In looking at the house further, the phone cord appeared to have been pulled from the wall and broke. In asking if he did that in an attempt to prevent the wife from calling 911, he replied yes. Spicer placed the husband under arrest , he was transported to jail. TRAFFIC STOP/DRUGS FRIDAY 2314 HOURS While on routine patrol, Officer Denise Urmann observed a vehicle with a broken tail light. Spicer ran the plate and the registered owner came back with a felony warrant out of Ramsey County for 5th degree possession. Officer Steve Hilyar assisted Urmann with the traffic stop. There were two occupants in the vehicle, the driver had the active warrant and was placed in the squad while the vehicle was searched. The passenger owned the vehicle. Inside the vehicle, a black pouch with a baggie full of a white crystalized substance was found. In looking further, a scale, small silver spoon, brass knuckles, a knife, and a notebook with drug notes were found. The car was towed and both were transported to jail. FOUND PROPERTY SATURDAY 1511 HOURS While on routine patrol, Officer John Larrive was stopped by a resident who had found a pair of pants, shoes and a wallet in his trash bin at his home. Larrive checked the pants and found a wallet containing cash, credit cards and a MN DL. Larrive ran the DL and it came back to a male living in West St Paul who had an active warrant out for his arrest. Attempts are on-going to return his property and make the warrant arrest. IDENTITY THEFT SATURDAY 1741 HOURS Officer Nick Gorgos was advised to call a male reference a fraud. The male stated he received an email sometime in January that stated he had viruses on his computer. He was then directed to a website that allowed a person to access his computer and function it remotely. Later that day he received a phone call from “Brad” who stated he had more viruses on his computer and he would again need to remotely access his files. He was then instructed to go to Ace Pay Day in St Paul to wire $4,700 for the services. “Brad” start- ed to become belligerent and that is when the male figured he was being scammed. He then checked his banking account and noticed $32,000 was missing from it. The male was going to call his bank right away in an attempt to stop the transactions. Case pending.   3   AOA SUNDAY 0131 HOURS Officer Nick Gorgos, Phil McCarty and Jeff VonFeldt were advised by State Patrol that a trooper was in pursuit of a silver Cadillac on 35E. Officers heard that the vehicle had crashed and the driver had fled. Gorgos and McCarty arrived and assisted in taking the passengers into custody. The driver was found to live only a few blocks from the crash site. Officers arrived at the home and after several call-outs, they entered the home and found the suspect in the basement. He put his hands in the air and was transported to jail. MENTAL HEALTH MONDAY 1013 HOURS Officers Todd Rosse and John Larrive responded to a residence on an out-of-control female. Upon arrival, officers were met by several family members who stated that the female was out of control. Family members were unaware of anything that happened to cause the behavior but did say that she has a history of cutting her wrists and drug/alcohol abuse. The family initially tried to get her to go to the hospital but she refused and began getting out of control. Officers observed several signs of drug and/or alcohol abuse present on her. She was placed on a Health & Welfare Hold. AOA/MENTAL HEALTH TUESDAY 1917 HOURS Sergeant Peyton Fleming was requested to assist Mankato PD on a welfare check of a suicidal female. Fleming responded to the home and made contact with the female. She knew why he was there and she admitted sending a group text message to three friends with suicidal comments. She also stated that she has had previous mental health issues and agreed to be transported to the hospital. AOA WEDNESDAY 1352 HOURS Officer John Larrive, Todd Rosse and Sergeant Tanner Spicer were requested to assist Dakota County Park Rangers on a disorderly male on the county trail system. It was reported that the male was yelling profanities and flipping off trail users as well as the ranger himself. Officers observed the male jogging toward them and was asked to stop jogging. The male instantly became verbally aggressive and was ordered to the ground where he was handcuffed. A search was done on him and during that time, he was pulling away and yelling and swearing how much he dislikes law enforcement. The park ranger ultimately trespassed him from the trail system and he was released.   4     03/11 ‐ 03/17 2016 YTD Calls for Service 131 1,544 Citations 20 204 Warnings 21 210 Police Reports 22 216 Response Time Average 5.01 4.69 Check out the MH Crime Map! Click below to search your neighborhood: https://www.raidsonline.com 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights, MN 55118 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 Ofϐicer 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. Please send us your positive feedback on our staff to: pdrecords@ mendota-heights.com Your feedback is greatly appreciated and helps boost the morale of our staff. HAVE A SAFE WEEK! Sports Season Is Approaching! How to idenƟfy the signs and symptoms of a Concussion: Appears dazed or stunned Is confused about assignment or posiƟon Forgets an instrucƟon Is unsure of game, score, or opponent Moves clumsily Answers quesƟons slowly Loses consciousness (even briefly) Shows behavior or personality changes Can’t recall events prior to hit or fall Can’t recall events aŌer hit or fall A concussion is a brain injury caused by a bump or blow to the head. Signs and symptoms may not show up right away and can appear days or even weeks aŌer the injury. If you child reports any symptoms or you recognize them, seek medical aƩenƟon.