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9.d0 Public Works Staff report1 SCANDIA July 21St, 2020 Public Works Staff Report — June 2020 Roads and Right — of — way Roads: The patching trailer is back up and running as it should. Staff has patched the majority of the thinner potholes and have dealt with sink holes in low lying areas near swamps which are mainly caused by muskrats. Patching will continue now that we are back to full staff. PW did our own asphalt patch repair to the culvert repair area on 22011 s1. N. It turned out well and will last until the road construction next year. PW is finished with the first round of ROW mowing. Shouldering is about 50% done for this year. There have been 4 driveways that have been ditched to improve water flow and clean out the ends from being plugged and two driveway culverts replaced. There are 6 culverts that will be jetted following the ditching. Sewer — Water: Bliss /AE 201 system: We had a short power outage at the Bliss drain field which impacted the controller for lift station #3. There was no SCADA communication, a pump wouldn't alternate, and the hour readings were off. The situation has been addressed and the system is running as M MOM 154 1 Two residential pumps were replaced. It was found one check valve is not operating correctly. Staff has arranged a date for the replacement of the check valve. All resident pumps in the Bliss area will need to be shut off in the process. Residents that are home will be notified and PW staff will manually pump down pump tanks in case a resident does use the system. The FEMA funds, for the flooding in the spring of 2019, have been deposited in the City's account. The Dir. of PW will have a proposal on use of the funds at the next council meeting. Uptown sewer: Smoke testing has been pushed back a week. We will also be testing the system around City Hall as well. Parks: General: Staff was able to acquire a demo mower to catch up on mowing in the parks and at the sewer treatment areas. Within two days of having the mower we were caught up with the mowing and weed whipping. The Director of PW has weeded and taken care of some of the MNDOT planting maintenance. The seasonal employee has finished most of the weeding the MNDOT beds. The PW department has purchased and a trailer to aid in volunteer watering for projects throughout the community. The Dir. of PW has drafted an amendment to the volunteer form to cover the liability concerns for the trailer use. Ken has the draft for review. Lilleskogen: The new Story board signs are installed. The Friends of Scandia Parks and Trails have been busy in their parking lot corner weeding. The Seasonal staff is done weeding the infiltration bay / rain garden. The Dir. of PW also started to establish the new pathway in the park on the east side to avoid the wet area on the east side of the park. There is a large fallen tree in the area that has now been moved to make further progress. The Dir. of PW is checking with the watershed district to see if a culvert is an option for Lilleskogen where the two wetlands connect. (bridge consideration area) It would save time and resources. Wayne Erickson Lighted Ballfield: There was a tournament held at the field the last weekend of June. The Men's fast pitch softball event went very well and there were many compliments on the field and the grounds. Christina, PW staff, and myself spend time and energy on the grounds to help the event be successful. Big thank you to the staff. The Early Bird project for the park area has moved forward and PW will assist Olivia as needed. PW staff is in the process of assembling the two-tier bleacher set for the ballpark. With the Covid 19 outbreak and the canceling of ballgames the assembly became a lower priority. The Forest Lake Youth Baseball group has taken to using the field regularly. They are following the social distancing guidelines and checking temperatures. Warmina House / Rinks: The information board is up at the warming house and the map of Scandia is ready for display in the cabinet. The City has been contacted by several companies wanting to advertise in the rink. Staff has put together a sample agreement for the advertising. Ken and Terri with the PRC have a copy of the document for review. The City Council and the City Attorney should see it soon. Hay Lake & Monument: The City has a volunteer for weeding the Swedish Monument area. PW staff is providing a container for her to deposit the weeds. She will be notifying the PW Director each time she is weeding and will keep the volunteer sheet up to date. The Early Bird project by Olivia and the 4H are moving forward for this site as well. PW staff will be aiding in the removal of the vegetation. Dan Lee has volunteered to do the tilling. The Lions are asking to have the PW Director get quotes for having a sidewalk installed at the Hay Lake shelter to connect the parking lot to the shelter. The funding has been approved by the Lions. If there are any concerns by the PRC, it should be discussed at the next meeting. The Dir. of PW has no concerns. Wind in the Pines: (WIP) There is a volunteer for the WIP park that will be heading back branches and brush encroaching on the pathways. He will follow the volunteer policy as well. Other: - Concrete pads for Lions benches have been installed