2024-10-09 Administrator's Report

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Centennial Area Chamber Calendar (formerly Quad Area Chamber) October 10, 2024 – Quad Area Chamber Board Meeting – 12:00pm-1:00pm – Online October 11, 2024 – Pumpkin Bobbing at the Rookery Activity Center – 4:00p.m. – 8:00p.m. October 24, 2024 – Scarecrow Crawl at the Rookery Activity Center – 4:00p.m. Learn more about the event above here. ADMINISTRATION Meeting and City Hall Schedule October 16, 2024, 5:30 p.m. – Economic Development Authority October 23, 2024, City Council Work Session, 5:00 p.m., 6:30 Regular Meeting November 6, 2024, 6:30 p.m. – Parks & RecreationCommittee November 12, 2024, 6:30 p.m. – Planning & Zoning Commission Public Hearing on Zoning Regs for Cannabis Sales ENGINEERING TH 20 Avenue (CSAH 54) Corridor Study Staff recently met with County Engineering staff to discuss the timing, funding and logistics for projects along the corridor. County staff will be sending a draft of the schedule for the various projects along with cost share estimates to the cities in the next month or two. 2025 Thin Overlay Project The City Engineer and Public Works Director have been examining streets and working with the Finance Director to scope a potential overlay project for 2025. The street fund has roughly $1 Million in availablecash to spend. An overlay project was last done in 2022. For the past 10 years or so, the city has been doing bituminous (blacktop) overlays in lieu of seal coating. The overlays aim for a cycle of around 15 to 20 years, where seal coating was on a 5 to 7 year rotation. In the end, the overall cost is roughly the same, but we believe the results are better with the overlays. Homes along the route of the overlay project are generally asked to contribute a small portion of the cost (usually about 20%), through special assessments. The remaining costs come from the street fund which is supported by general levy taxes and franchise fees. PUBLIC WORKS Solar on Public Buildings Grant City staff has been working with the State officials and the contractor to submit a final grant application. The project would place solar panels on city hall and the fire station capable of supplying up to 40 kW of AC power to city hall. Excess power will be pushed to the power grid. The project’s estimated costs are around $120,000 with 60% of the costs covered by the grant, 30% by a federal tax rebate and the remaining 10% from city funds. The city should recover its investment within just a few short years, in a drastically reduced electric bill. CENTENNIAL LAKES POLICE DEPARTMENT Scam Notice Beware of this E-ZPass scam. The MN Department of Transportation will never text you for personal or sensitive information. As a reminder, don't reply, click on any suspicious links or scan a QR code that appears suspicious. See the link below for more information about this scam. https://www.dot.state.mn.us/ezpassmn/news.html#warning