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Dave McClung
Ed Werner
www.cityofardenhills.org
Arden Hills is a strong community that values its unique environmental setting, strong residential
neighborhoods, vital business community, wellmaintained infrastructure, fiscal soundness, and our
longstanding tradition as a desirable City in which to live, work, and play.
CALL TO ORDER
AGENDA ITEMS
1.A.Public Works Presentation
Terry Maurer, Public Works Director
Documents:MEMO.PDF
1.B.694 MnDOT Landscaping Project
Terry Maurer, Public Works Director
Documents:MEMO.PDF,ATTACHMENT A.PDF, ATTACHMENT B.PDF
AGENDA ITEM - 1A
MEMORANDUM
DATE: January 21, 2014
TO:Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
Patrick Klaers, City Administrator
FROM: Terry Maurer, Public Works Director
SUBJECT:Public Works Presentation
Background
Once again this year we hope to have the entire Public Works staff attend the work
session. For some of our staff, it is the only time they get to see the Council and vice
versa. For Darien Schifsky, this will be his first time attending as he was hired in 2013
after the retirement of Pete Saxe. As in the past, we can start with a brief tour of our
facility to show the work areas.
We will have a PowerPoint presentation highlighting accomplishments in 2013, our
movement towards more use of technology in our day-to-day operations, a brief (10
minute) video about infrastructure in the State of Minnesota followed by a discussion of
the condition of our infrastructure. Finally, we will present a list of special projects we
hope to accomplish in 2014. We would welcome any Council questions or comments
about these or any other items.
AGENDA ITEM 1B
MEMORANDUM
DATE: January 21, 2014
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
Patrick Klaers, City Administrator
FROM: Terry Maurer, Public Works Director
SUBJECT: CR E Bridge over TH 51
I-694 MnDOT Landscaping Project
work session staff will present the current MnDOT layout for the County Road E
Bridge over TH 51. A small scale drawing of the bridge layout is attached. The layout shows
three 12 foot lanes - one in each direction and a center left turn lane. In addition there is a 6 foot
shoulder on the north side, a 6 foot shoulder on the south side and a 10 foot raised pedestrian
facility on the south side.
No formal approvals are needed from the City; however, if the City would like to have anything
added to the design, such as a pedestrian facility on the north side, it could be added as long as
the City is willing to pay for the cost of the additions. For budgeting purposes, MnDOT
estimates the bridge cost at $150 per square foot.
The second thing staff will have to present is the preliminary landscaping plan MnDOT has
prepared for the I-694 corridor following the construction that just concluded. A copy of the
plan sheets are attached. MnDOT budgeted $200,000 for this project. The project is scheduled
for an August 2014 letting with planting occurring in the spring of 2015.
The City Council placed a $5,000 item in the 2014 CIP should they want to make additions to
the MnDOT landscaping project. MnDOT would need a decision on any additions within the
next 45-60 days to get them into the final plan set. MnDOT has estimated that additional trees, if
added to the project, would cost between $275 and $375 each depending on the variety of tree.
Therefore, with a $5,000 budget, approximately 15 trees could be added if the Council so
desired.
Attachments
:
Attachment A: small scale drawing of the bridge layout
Attachment B: plan sheets
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