05 04 17 CIP minutesCity of Scandia
Capital Improvement Committee
May 4, 2017
The Capital Improvements Committee met at 6:30 p.m. at the Scandia Community Building
Committee members present were: Terry Gorham, Perry Rynders, Cami Van Abel, Mike White, Adam
Hawkinson, Mike Hinz, and Neil Soltis
Also present: Ryan Goodman
Discussion on priorities and evaluation criteria —The Committee reviewed and discussed the system previously
used for prioritizing project and samples used by other communities. The Committee was in favor of using the
project evaluation and scoring from Charlottesville, VA as modified to consolidate the issues that relate to
financing and funding and to place a higher scoring weight on the financial issues.
Review of Road Projects in 2018 — 2022 Capital Improvement Program — City Engineer Ryan Goodman
presented information on road ratings, pavement management cycles and options, and current project
planning efforts. Goodman provided preliminary information on alternative that could accelerate the work on
roads that are currently rated poorly but at not in plans through 2028. Additional information will be
available for discussion at the next meeting.
Review of Sewer Projects in 2018-2022 Capital Improvement Program - Goodman provided summaries of the
3 sewer collection systems and drainfields noting that the funds in the plan for the Anderson Erickson
drainfield are to expand the system and that the cost for nitrate treatment at the Bliss drainfield should be
$960,000. Goodman also discussed alternatives to nitrate treatment including purchasing another site for the
infiltration trenches and connecting to the MET Council system in either Forest Lake or Hugo. The Committee
discussed the existing capacity for the 201 systems and the potential to increase the capacity by addressing
the inflow and infiltration issues.
Community Building Projects — Soltis noted that he is working with Graybar Electric to assess the cost and
savings for converting the lighting in the Community Building from fluorescent to LED.
Tour / Review of Public Works Equipment in storage facility — Hawkinson provided a tour of the Public Works
Department cold storage building and the equipment kept in the building.
The next meeting dates was set for May 25 at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Building. Topics of discussion will be the
evaluation criteria, roads, and parks.
Respectfully submitted,
Neil Soltis, Administrator