8.d 9-17-2019 Engineering Updates
City of Scandia
Engineering Updates 9/17/2019
Engineering italics = old information
• Comprehensive Plan Update
The Met Council has called the Comp Plan complete. The Met Council has 120 days to take action on
the plan (by October 29th). It is scheduled for review as follows:
• Community Development Committee - September 16th
• Environmental Committee – September 24th
• Full Metropolitan Council – October 9th
We expect the plan to be approved as is on October 9th.
Following the Met Council approval, the City Council will need to adopt one last resolution formally
adopting the plan. We will have this prepared for the October 15th City Council meeting.
The website has been updated to include the schedule and the most current version
of the plan.
• 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.
Existing conditions model is complete and proposed drainage solutions have been initiated. The
project design team is currently preparing a schedule for completion, including interim team
meetings to update the group and present preliminary drainage solutions, a second public meeting to
inform residents of progress and gage reaction to the proposed solutions, and a final public
meeting/city council meeting to present the final report.
Met with watershed district on 8/2 to discuss preliminary options for expanding regional water
storage, restoring infiltration capacity and improve water quality. The watershed made some great
recommendations for managing overall project costs and those options are currently being explored.
Second public meeting occurred on August 20th. Preliminary stormwater
management practices were presented to the residents and were well
received. Some new recommendations were also presented and considered in the
plan revisions.
Draft report is under review. Upon completion, we will present the report to the
Watershed District. A third public meeting will be scheduled to present the final
plan.
• Bliss Drainfield System
Both the 2020 permit application for this system and the “final report” for nitrogen
mitigation have been completed and submitted to the MPCA. The memo which
serves as a final report doesn’t present final solutions for the nitrogen issue, but
instead outlines the issues that have been found and solved in this treatment
system, as well as some additional testing that will now be recommended to get a
handle on the nitrogen, BOD, and TSS entering and leaving the facility. The hope is
to gain us a little more time from the MPCA before they mandate action. We’ll use
this time to perform the aforementioned testing and evaluate options for removing
nitrogen at Bliss.
Will be recommending additional testing at the head of the treatment system and
after the sand filters.
Some control (valve) issues with how the system is operated were discovered and
corrected. As far as we know the system is now operating as its designers intended.
• Bliss Control Panels
Quotes were received the week of September 9th and will be discussed on the
agenda as a separate business item.
• Community Water Study (Fire Station Area)
The study has been completed, along with the final report (memo) detailing the
results and will be discussed at the City Council meeting.
• 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.
Prepared additional information for the June 13, 2019, Capital Improvement Plan Committee that
included cost estimates for all the roads currently rated 5-6 on the PASER Road Rating map.
Prepared additional information for Neil to include the complete budget for final recommendation
from the Capital Improvement Committee on July 9th.
Soil borings are scheduled to be completed on Monday (9/16) and Tuesday (9/17)
on streets identified within the Capital Improvement Plan for improvements in 2020
& 2021.
• Sump Pump Inspection Program
Sump Pump Inspection Mailer was prepared to be sent out to the properties that will need to
complete a sump pump inspection. Appointments are being offered on Tuesdays or Thursday in
August from 7:00am to 7:00pm and the following Saturdays on August 17th and September 7th from
7:00am – 11:30am. The inspections will be completed by employees from Bolton & Menk, Inc. and
will be wearing ID badges.
Inspections have been expanded to include Tuesday’s & Thursday in September, 7:00am –
7:00pm and Tuesday’s & Thursday’s from Oct. 1st – Oct. 15th. A second notification has
been sent to the properties who have failed to make an appointment.
Inspection are in progress based on appointments requested.
• 111 lots total
• 3 where owners say no house exists
• 108 total inspections needed
• 59 inspections completed or scheduled to October 15, 2019.
• 49 inspections left to schedule
• Washington County’s first Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan
Our fist TAC meeting was held on Wednesday, August 14th, 2019.
Washington County still has one event scheduled in September hoping to hear from
members of the community in identifying bicycle and pedestrian needs along the
Washington County transportation network!
• Washington County Bluegrass Festival
Saturday, September 7, 2pm to 6pm
Lake Elmo Park Reserve, South Picnic Pavilion
1515 Keats Ave N, Lake Elmo, MN 55042
• Tour de Hugo
Saturday, September 21
14669 Fitzgerald Avenue North, Hugo, MN 55038
https://www.co.washington.mn.us/bikepedplan