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Council Report
June 2011
Steve Thorp
Scandia Building Official/Maintenance Supervisor
BUILDING INFORMATION:
#Permits issued: June= 13 YTD=47
#New residential units: 0 YTD=2
Totals for June 2011
Valuation=$147,870.00 YTD=$1,234,546.00
Permit Fees=$2,341.20 YTD=$13,645.05
Plan Review Fees=$994.60 YTD=$6,928.85
Other Fees=$400.00 YTD=$1,600.00
Total Fees Generated= $3,735.80 YTD=$21,893.90
CODE ENFORCEMENT/ZONING ACTIONS:
TOTAL ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS: 122
1. court action: 0
2. actively pursuing: 36
3. closed cases: 86
• 14 Exterior Storage violations, 15 potentially dangerous dog and 6 miscellaneous cases.
• Land alteration and grading permits are required for any land disturbance activity that involves
more that 50 cubic yards or 1,000 square feet, in a designated wetland, floodplain or shoreland
district or altering a drainageway.
New cases: 2 for the month of June.
PUBLIC WORKS
EQUIPMENT:
• Nothing at this time.
STREETS:
• Patching is occurring as weather permits. Quinnell Ave has been completely patched and will
have used about 9 tons of material. The base of the road seems to be fine; it is showing signs
of age and it appears that a seal coat may be spalling off but it is serviceable. Road patches
have occurred on Mallard Ave and on Oakhill Rd.
• A major erosion problem has been identified on Mayberry Ave above the hill from Maxwill
Ave. The rip rap placed in 1999 has been undermined and the side of the hill has eroded to a
point that the roadway is jeopardized. City Engineer has designed a fix and will be submitting
it soon.
• Bid opening to occur for the 2011 road work on July 18th.
• 237th Street had the asphalt ripped up and clay pockets cleaned up. Class 5 gravel was placed
back on the subgrade and covered with Class 2 millings.
• Chloride treatment was added to an area that was missed with no additional cost besides the
material costs on June 9t". The driver is given a map with highlighted areas to treat as it would
be hard to go by addresses so specific addresses can be missed.
SAFETY:
• Weekly meetings as well as monthly Safety committee meetings to attain OSHA compliance.
• Mock OSHA inspection performed by Safe Assure.
SEWER/WATER:
• The Uptown Sewer study will be presented to the Council.
• Three wells were abandoned including the well behind the old maintenance building. This
well was especially expensive because the well casing had to be perforated and the area around
the casing filled with grout.
BUILDINGS:
• Pictures were taken of the Community Center roof sheathing and sent to the LMC insurance
trust to determine if any of the damage would be covered and they will not cover the damage.
I have since received one bid for repair which was under$2000.
PARKS/PARK MAINTENANCE:
• Lilleskogen Park is being cleared of Buckthorn and the brush is being taken behind the Salt
Shed where it will be burned. Currently there is no burning allowed while the State DNR is in
shutdown mode.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
PLANNING/ZONING:
• Tii Gavo is nearing completion;
• Old Marine Estates is asking for finalization, on the July 19 agenda.
ENGINEERING:
• A Sign Retroreflectivity draft resolution should be coming soon from the League of Minnesota
Cities. The policy must be in place by January 22, 2012 and one of the first recommendations
was to inventory all of the signs within the City. We have begun getting a total number of
signs and then we will get specific signs.
DAILY ACTIVITIES
• Building and Zoning inspections;
• Coordinating projects for Public Works and filling in as needed (tree trimming after high
winds,patching roads);
• 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, MPCA Septic certification and other licenses that June 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
June 2011
PERMITS
Permit# Date Address Owner Work Valuation
11-035 6/1/2011 15419 Scandia Tr Hursh reroof $2,500.00
11-036 6/1/2011 23881 St Croix Tr Sandercott wood fire lace $3,300.00
11-037 6/7/2011 21120 Olinda Tr Benson orch re lacement $4,000.00
11-038 6/9/2011 14075 237th St Ho kins reroof $3,000.00
11-039 6/9/2011 23367 Paris Ave Ho enstedt deck $3,500.00
11-040 6/14/2011 11240 218th St Lindell reroof $4,000.00
11-041 6/14/2011 10563 230th St MacDonald as line $500.00
11-042 6/14/2011 23727 Olinda Tr Sackman addition $27,200.00
11-043 6/17/2011 23290 Quentin Ave Ferrin window re lacement $11,770.00
11-044 6/17/2011 14520 Oakhill Rd Lindber reroof $6,500.00
11-045 6/21/2011 22247 Peabod Tr Moe accesso bld $7,500.00
11-046 6/22/2011 19083 Larks ur Ave Heins addition $58,100.00
11-047 6/23/2011 21970 Oldfield Ave Chal ren 3 season orch $16,000.00
$147,870.00
FEES Permit Fee Plan Review Fee Other Total
Permit#
11-035 $99.50 $99.50
11-036 $49.50 $49.50
11-037 $99.50 $99.50
11-038 $99.50 $99.50
11-039 $99.50 $99.50
11-040 $99.50 $99.50
11-041 $65.00 $65.00
11-042 $411.45 $267.45 $200.00 $878•90
11-043 $99.50 $200.00 $299.50
11-044 $99.50 $99.50
11-045 $153.50 $99.80 $253.30
11-046 $699.75 $454.75 $1,154.50
11-047 $265.50 $172.60 $438.10
13 $2,341.20 $994.60 $400.00 $3,735.80
City of Scandia
Code Official's Report
June 2011
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 im rovements 7/23/08 $ 5,300.00 $ 5,300.00 7/23/2011
American
Tower Cell tower 5/2/11 $ 150,000.00 $ 150,000.00 4/26/2012
auto-renewal
Childers variance 12/6/05 $ 30,000.00 $ 5,000.00 6/6/2011