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Page 1 of 1 <br /> <br />DATE: May 13, 2019 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />David Perrault, City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: Sue Polka, Interim Public Works Director/City Engineer <br /> <br />SUBJECT: State of Minnesota Income Contract – Institution Community Work Crew <br /> <br />Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Sources: <br /> N/A General Fund <br /> <br />Council Should Consider <br />Entering into a contract with the State of Minnesota for the Institution Community Work Crew (ICWC) <br />program (Attachment A). <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />Staff has met with the Department of Corrections regarding the ICWC program. The program provides <br />for a crew leader and up to ten (10) offender crewmembers for ten (10) hours/day to complete a <br />predetermined work plan. This program is utilized by several cities in the metro area including <br />Shoreview, Blaine, Minnetonka and others ranging from full-time crews, crew sharing between cities, <br />and a part-time, overtime basis. <br /> <br />To determine how the program will work for the City of Arden Hills, staff is proposing to utilize the <br />crew on a part-time, overtime basis. Staff has compiled an initial work plan consisting of the following <br />projects listed below and shown on Attachment B: <br /> <br />• Clear buckthorn at Hazelnut and Cummings Park <br />• Re-roof picnic shelters at Hazelnut and Cummings Park <br />• Weed and re-plant medians on Highway 96 <br />• Remove old chain link fences at Freeway and Perry Parks <br /> <br />The crew will complete the work on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at a cost of $75/hour, which is the <br />part-time, overtime rate. As the crew completes the tasks listed above, staff will determine if additional <br />tasks are available. Please note that there will also be overtime staff costs to transport the buckthorn and <br />fencing from the parks to disposal sites, roofing materials for the picnic shelters, and landscaping items <br />as needed for the Highway 96 medians. <br /> <br />Attachments <br />Attachment A – Contract <br />Attachment B – Maps <br />CONSENT ITEM – 7F <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br />