12-10-07 Item 4C Civil Eng Tech Support Contract

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.. .. Overview Previous TCAAP Experience Development Review Experience - Hugo an.d North Branch .A WSB &Ass!1dales, Iflc_ .. .. We have been involved with the review of many development projects similar in scope to the TCAAP project. We have performed a significant amount of plan review work, which all involved coordinating improvements with agencies such as Ramsey County, Mn/DOT, Rice Creek Watershed District, MPCA, and the EPA. We are a strong advocate for City interests and have been very successful in this regard. t:r:I :>< "1:1 tI1 ;:0 >-< tI1 Z n tI1 In this section, instead of providing project descriptions from many different. Cities, we are focusing on the role we have served for the Cities of Hugo and North Branch over the past several years. Our role with both cities is very similar to the role that is being proposed for the TCAAP project in Arden Hills. We have established a plan review team to address street, transportation, utility, grading, and other miscellaneous improvements for a series of large developments, very much like the review structure that will be needed in Arden Hills. After an overview of our experience in Hugo and North Branch, we have included project sheets to provide a sampling of our development review experiences. We have also included brief summaries of the variety of expertise our staff can provide. This will give you an overview of our qualifications to manage the utility, storm water resources, and transportation review process for your City, as well as highlight other potential areas where we can assist you. Our proposed team is not a part of the developer's TCAAP project team, although we were invited to provide a proposal and declined the offer. As we have previously discussed with the City, WSB does not work directly for private clients. We believe that having WSB on the City's development review team will provide a "second set of eyes", and a partner that is working in the City's best interest. Members of our team have had experiences with the TCAAP in the past. Todd Hubmer is currently involved in the NRPA process representing St. Anthony Village and working closely with all of the regulatory agencies and stakeholders on the long term clean up of the groundwater aquifers. In addition, Pete Willenbring has had extensive experience with the cleanup efforts at TCAAP dating back to the early 1980's. Pete will be a resource for Todd and the rest of the team as part of our review. Jay Kennedy serves as the Development Review Manager for Hugo and North Branch and coordinates all of the review activities for the different phases of development. We have been involved with preparing the engineering portion of the staff report for distribution to the Planning Commission and City Council. We also are involved with the drafting of the Developer's Agreement for many of the projects. WSB is very active in working with the City and developers to provide infrastructure options that would be beneficial to the overall project and achieve the goals of the community. In this role, WSB regularly gave presentations to the Planning Commission and City Council and participated in developer meetings and City staff meetings as a member of the staff. While the City is not requesting assistance at Planning Commission and City Council meetings, the staff we have proposed is prepared to do so if the City desires. -10 - .. ..