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Attachment A-2 <br />Public Works Department <br />Memo <br />To:Michelle Pietrick, Finance Director <br />From:Ryan Johnson, Environmental Manager <br />CC:Jesse Freihammer, PublicWorks Director <br />Date:February 22, 2023 <br />Re:City Ditch 2 Maintenance <br />City Ditch 2 is westof Long LakeRd, adjacentto therailroad tracks, and runs fromTerminalRd. <br />northtoCountyRdDfor~1.5miles.Thisditchtakesdrainagefromamajorityoftheareaonthe <br />west side of 35W, and outlets into MTR Pond beforeoutlettinginto New Brighton. <br />Normalditch maintenanceoccurs every year with inspections and follow up as needed to keep the <br />ditchfunctionasintended.Everyfiveyearstheditchshouldbemowedtokeepvolunteertreesand <br />other vegetation managed to keep proper flow. Thecity did major maintenancein 2006 wherea <br />section of ditch was mowed, graded, and a retaining wallis added. <br />Staff received quotes to do amajor vegetation removalin 2023. Minor maintenancehas been <br />completed since2006, butvegetation is now to thepointwhereathorough removalis needed to <br />keep the ditch operating as intended. <br />Davey Resource Group: $72,638.00 <br />Husky Construction, Inc: $139,883.71 <br />This maintenancework would befunded fromtheStormwater Utility Fund, StormWater <br />InfrastructureRehabilitation, of which thereis $600,000 in the 2023 approved budget. <br />Staff recommend thattheCouncilapprovethequoteof $72,638.00 for themaintenanceof City <br />Ditch 2. <br />Page1 <br /> <br />