8.d Engineering Updates 10-15-19
City of Scandia
Engineering Updates 10/15/2019
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.
City Council awarded the project to Connelly Industrial Electronics at the September
17, 2019 City Council Meeting.
Next steps were obtaining signed Agreements and Contractor will begin compiling
and sending material submittals 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.
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.
As a separate agenda item, a request to Authorize Plans & Specifications for the
2020 Street Improvement Project will be on the agenda.
• Sump Pump Inspection Program
Third notification has been prepared that will be sent out certified mail and also door
hangers will be hung on properties still needing an inspection. Appointments can be made
on the following remaining Tuesdays or Thursday’s; October 15th, 17th, 22nd, 24th, 29th, and
November 5th, 7th, 12th, 14th, from 7:00am to 7:00pm. Deadline to have completed
inspection is November 19, 2019.
Inspection are in progress based on appointments requested.
• 111 lots total
• 3 where owners say no house exists
• 108 total inspections needed
• 76 inspections completed or scheduled to October 15, 2019.
• 35 inspections left to schedule
• Washington County’s first Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan
Our fist TAC meeting was held on Wednesday, August 14th, 2019.
Project Manager, Emily Jorgensen
• emily.jorgensen@co.washington.mn.us
• 651-430-4338
• https://www.co.washington.mn.us/bikepedplan