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8.d Engineering Updates_5-21-19 City of Scandia Engineering Updates 5/21/2019 Engineering italics = old information • Comprehensive Plan Update  We had multiple calls with Met Council staff to discuss their comments and information requirements. Supplemental material was formally submitted to the Met Council on May 13, 2019.  Once the plan has been determined to be complete, it will proceed through the Met Council committee process. The status of the plan can be tracked on the Scandia Community Page on the Met Council website at https://lphonline.metc.state.mn.us/CommPage?ctu=2396548&applicant=Scandia • 2018 Street Project  Weekly/current construction updates are posted on the City’s website, link is: “2018 Street Improvements Projects”  Record plans have been completed and final copies submitted to Public Works.  Contractor has been working on punch list items and reseeding areas where turf has not been established. • Miscellaneous  Gateway State Trail Extension • Specific Property owner meetings have been held on 10/31/18 and 11/14/18, ongoing coordination has continued to occur. • All wetland & preliminary field survey work has been completed including completion of the wetland delineation report. TEP meeting was held on 11/30/18. • Attended a Technical Design meeting with the DNR & City Staff on 12/19/18 to discuss project constraints along CR 52, thus a meeting with the County has been scheduled for 1/11/2019 to presents options. • Public Open House held on March 19, 2019 was well attended and a lot of support for the project was shown. Inquires of concerns were addressed by the DNR along with a lot of long-term planning questions were received. • DNR, Washington County, Design Staff met on April 9, 2019 to discuss what Washington County will require where the proposed trail runs adjacent to County Road 52. These requirements will be a significant amount of work scope change so we need work through with the DNR on who will be completing what tasks prior to proceeding. • Working on final plans and specifications for the section of trail from Meister’s to County Road 52.  Bliss Addition Stormwater Planning • Includes 190th Street N, 189th Street N, Layton Ave and Larksupur Ave N circle area. • Public Outreach meeting being held at City Hall with the adjacent property owners prior to the City Council meeting, on April 16, 2019, from 5:30pm – 6:30pm. • Topographic survey is underway. Upon completion, the current drainage conditions will be analyzed and solutions developed to improve drainage and water quality to Big Marine Lake.  Bliss Drainfield System • Been working on gathering information and will start to review results so the Nitrogen Mitigation Plan can be prepared for MPCA approval within on year of permit issuance. • Waiting to hear results of discussion between the City and MPCA about the possibility of drilling a new monitoring well to replace GW004. The nitrogen memo and application renewal of the permit is due 180 days prior to the permit expiration which is September 2019, existing permit expiration date is in February 2020. • Will be moving forward to complete some testing on the sand filters.  Bliss Control Panels • Quote package is in the process of being prepared, however waiting to obtain some field information prior to finishing. Plan to send out to Contractors in May or early June. Also looking into the costs to complete a radio SCADA telemetry study, once costs are estimated separate discussion will be held with the City.  Community Water Study (Fire Station Area) • Just recently received the go-ahead, future updates will include more details. • Information has been requested from the City that is related to the existing well, gathering that information for review.  Capital Improvement Plan • Completed a road tour with Public Works on March 29, 2019 to review roadways for consideration for the planned 2020 Street Improvement Project. Process of preparing cost estimates of road segment candidates for future discussions at Capital Improvement Committee Meetings. • Attended the May 15, 2019 Capital Improvement Plan Committee and presented 5-year road improvement plan and provided updates/information for both the Bliss System and the Anderson-Erickson System.