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Council Report
March 2011
Steve Thorp
Scandia Building Official/Maintenance Supervisor
BUILDING INFORMATION:
# Permits issued: March= 3 YTD=14
#New residential units: 0 YTD=O
Totals for March 2011
Valuation=$168,001.00 YTD=$230,568.00
Permit Fees=$1,793.50 YTD=$3043.00
a) Plan Review Fees=$1,123.55 YTD=$1,477.55
b) Other Fees=$0 YTD=$0
Total Fees Generated= $2,917.05 YTD=$4,520.55
CODE ENFORCEMENT/ZONING ACTIONS:
• TOTAL ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS: 112
1. court action: 0
2. actively pursuing: 30
3. closed cases: 82
• new cases: 4 for the month of March;
• 8 Exterior Storage violations, 14 potentially dangerous dog and 6 miscellaneous cases, 1
home occupation case and 1 case involving Scenic Riverway violations.
*Home occupations are an allowed accessory uses in most zoning districts but one of the requirements is
that there can be no outdoor display of goods.
PUBLIC WORKS
EQUIPMENT:
• The 2003 rear flail mower was supposed to be replaced in 2010 but the boom mower took its
spot. The rear flail mower is on the April 19th agenda for replacement.
STREETS:
• Snow plowing is hopefully complete for the 2010/2011 winter season. There was 17 events
that required plowing and this winter was the 4th snowiest winter on record;
• The patching trailer is out and we are using a hot mix down that we can get down in
Maplewood. Once the Barton Pit opens we are hoping to have more patching done as some of
the frost boils are quite bad.
SAFETY:
• Weekly meetings as well as monthly Safety committee meetings to attain OSHA compliance;
• Both plow trucks went through their annual DOT inspection and the 1997 Ford was deemed
unsafe until repairs were made, the repairs were made with no plow time missed. The 2003
Sterling had minor issues such as marking lights that were repaired immediately.
SEWER/WATER:
• A second round of collection samples have been taken from the Elim Church parking lot lift
tank;
• We were awarded a grant for $1,177.00 to abandon the well behind the old operations and
maintenance building. The well casing has to be perforated before it is filled with grout so the
cost is about three times what a normal well abandonment would cost. Two monitoring wells
for the Bliss Addition septic system will be abandoned this spring per MPCA requirements.
BUILDINGS: `
• Ice dams have been prevalent on the Community Center and leaks have occurred inside the
building.
PARKS/PARK MAINTENANCE: Nothing during winter.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
PLANNING/ZONING:
• AOP's have been approved and most of the required information is in and the plants will
probably be opening in May. I will be doing a start up inspection shortly after they open.
• Tii Gavo has closed out their Watershed permit which was one of the requirements on the City
Engineers punch list. I have established a date of July 1, 2011 for the project to be finalized by
the City. The project is several years behind the established due date but should be able to
meet this new deadline.
• An application was brought to the Planning Commission for a variance on a lot on Big Marine
Lake. The Planning Commission will be forwarding their recommendation at the April
Council meeting.
• There have been several inquiries regarding building new houses on existing lots and any
requirements that would come with the subdivision.
ENGINEERING:
• Paul Hornby and I have been going over the Pavement Management plan and will be bringing
recommendations to the Capital Improvement Committee in May.
DAILY ACTIVITIES
• Building and Zoning inspections;
• Coordinating projects for Public Works;
• Review of permits for the excavation into the ROW by Utility companies.
• Resident interaction including phone calls, emails and in person regarding zoning,planning
and building issues as well as calls regarding street maintenance;
• Continuing education to maintain certifications for Wetland Conservation Act, Building
Official, Water Operator and other licenses that may be required;
• Training for the implementation of the sign reflectivity requirements ongoing;
• Safety training per the League of MN Cities Insurance Trust.
City of Scandia .
Code Official's Report
November 2010
PERMITS
Permit# Date Address Owner Work Valuation
11-012 3/11/2011 14589 Oakhill Rd N Glesne as fire lace re lacement $4,500.00
11-013 3/16/2011 15659 Pilar Rd Arden/MacGuffie house renovation $63,500.00
11-014 3/28/2011 23877 Manning Tr AT&T cell tower $100,001.00
$168,001.00
F E ES Permit Fee Plan Review Fee Other Total
Permit# �
11-012 $65.00
11-013 $734.75 $477.60
11-014 $993.75 $645.95
$1,793.50 $1,123.55 $2,917.05
Letters of Credit
Name Purpose Date issued Initial amount Current balance Expiration
Tii Gavo construction 6/28/07 $ 1,514,344.00 $ 65,000.00 6/28/2011
auto-renewal
Tii Gavo landsca e 6/28/07 $ 177,687.00 $ 120,000.00 6/28/2011
auto-renewal
Old
Marine
Estates improvements 7/23/08 $ 5,300.00 $ 5,300.00 7/23/2011
Childers variance 12/6/05 $ 30,000.00 $ 5,000.00 6/6/2011