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Administrator/Engineer’s Report January 2018 ________________________________________________________________________ Administrator Continuing Education Plan I will be attending the City Engineers Association of Minnesota’s (CEAM) annual conference (Jan 24-26). This conference satisfies the continuing education requirements for my professional engineering licensure. Local Water Plan A draft of the Local Water Plan (previously called the Surface Water Management Plan), has been reviewed by city staff and amended by our consulting engineer. The draft plan will be presented to the City Council at the January 24, meeting. We will try to get that report out ahead of the normal packets, to allow more time for you to review it. After receiving comments from the City Council, we will revise the plan, prior to submittal to the Rice Creek Watershed District. The deadline for submittal is June of 2018. Social Media Presence We have increased the frequency of our Tweets on the city’s Twitter feed and have simplified message board items in response to comments. Council Chambers TV System Upgrade A meeting has been set up with a vendor who gave us pricing info back in April. We will review that proposal and bring a refined scope and cost recommendation after further discussion with staff regarding our needs. City Hall Carpet At the request of City Council, our finance director was asked to comment on whether the carpet install would best fit under the 2017 or 2018 budget. Ellie said that either budget year could easily sustain the expense. City staff would like to complete the work in the early summer to utilize summer help to offset some of the furniture moving costs. Additionally, we will be evaluating whether other maintenance items, such as painting should be done before carpet is installed. st United Properties’ 21 Ave. Distribution Center Developer’s Agreement Fulfilment A check for $20,000 was received and deposited to cover the costs of engineering and legal review of the project. We have again reminded United Properties staff of their requirement to post a $40,000 security to cover the cost of an overlay on Fairview. Lift Station 2 Rehabilitation th Contract was awarded at the December 13 CC meeting. Labor Union Negotiations A closed session is planned for this meeting to discuss this matter.