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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—FEBRUARY 16, 2016 4 <br /> Mayor Grant questioned if an 80 yard connection could be added to the County Road F ramp to <br /> the cloverleaf to improve traffic flow for Arden Hills' residents. <br /> Mr. Adams stated he would look into this further and would ask the question. He did not believe <br /> MnDOT would likely support this connection. <br /> Mayor Grant looked forward to hearing back from MnDOT regarding this issue. <br /> C. Public Works Presentation <br /> Acting Public Works Director Anderson hosted a shop tour and provided comment on some of <br /> the recent additions to the Public Works Equipment fleet. He then gave a presentation on work <br /> the Public Works Department would be involved in this spring. He noted the increased workload <br /> led to the use of more technology to increase efficiencies. He explained the Gopher One locates <br /> had become a huge drain on his department as the number of requests had gone up 44%. This <br /> work required one-half of a person devoted to locating utilities. <br /> Acting Public Works Director Anderson reported another major focus for the Public Works <br /> Department staff was the monitoring of the City's 14 lift stations. He provided comment on how <br /> staff monitored the alarms and kept the lift stations working round the clock. He discussed how <br /> the City was utilizing the mobile 311 app. It was noted staff was also working on sign <br /> replacement within the City. <br /> Acting Public Works Director Anderson explained the Public Works staff was also addressing <br /> problem watermains within the City. He discussed the number of valves and lines that his <br /> department was responsible for. He indicated a valve replacement plan would be implemented in <br /> 2016 to assist with reducing the number of water line breaks. He commented the City's new jetter <br /> has assisted the Public Works Department with keeping the City's water and sewer lines properly <br /> maintained. The great strides the City has made on lining its sanitary sewer lines was reviewed. <br /> He commented on the storm sewer improvements and repairs the City has been making. It was <br /> noted 23 rain gardens were included in the 2015 PMP project. <br /> Councilmember Wicklund asked what the greatest challenges were for Public Works and asked <br /> how many FTE's they had. <br /> Acting Public Works Director Anderson discussed the department's biggest challenges and <br /> noted the number of Public Works full time and seasonal employees. <br /> Councilmember Wicklund was shocked by all of the work that was completed by the Public <br /> Works Department on a daily, weekly and annual basis. He was intrigued by how staff was <br /> utilizing technology to streamline Public Works tasks. <br /> Councilmember Holden questioned how the Public Works Department was addressing the <br /> City's stormwater ponds. <br />