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4. Communication Items <br />Mr. Schwartz provided an update on ongoing 2010 construction projects and <br />anticipated 2011 Work Plan items and continuation of some 2010 projects. <br />Those projects included bridge work at Rice Creek; Midland Hills Pond off North <br />Rosewood Lane by the golf course property and an added easement to add <br />capacity to address current flooding issues; ongoing and pending negotiations <br />with another adjacent land owner owning a wetland lot; 2011 Pavement <br />Management Plan (PMP) projects with the City ordering the plans and <br />specifications for the Dale Street Reconstruction Project; preparation of feasibility <br />studies for mill and overlay projects during 2011 immediately following the <br />reconstruction project. <br />Discussion included construction t <br />conferences to be scheduled in the <br />to facilitate summer school calend <br />Other projects included 2011 sewer linii <br />requirements with bids scheduled for op <br />segment that needed to be done in the w <br />for Dale Street and preconstruction <br />ure and including School District 623 <br />'ansbortation routes. <br />tflow and infiltration (I I) <br />llowing morning, including a <br />from Midland Hills Golf <br />Course to avoid turf damage, with the entire project estimated at $400,000, with <br />some grant funds awarded through the Metropolitan Council from the last <br />bonding session to reduce costs and available upon completion of a certain <br />percentage of the applicable work. <br />Discussion included types of sewer pipe in that area identified as larger diameter <br />clay, representing some of the older lines installed during the 1950' 1960's; and <br />some grant money allotted for manhole work as part of infrastructure replacement <br />funds. <br />Mr. Schwartz provided an update on <br />noting that most of the winter constr <br />work would be slow until springy that <br />Rice Street Reconstruction Project, <br />)n was related to the bridge, and other <br />Member Vanderwall noted he and others shared concerns with whether the <br />temporary drainage mitigation was adequate once spring thaws began. Member <br />Vanderwall expressed appreciation for the continuing good access and winter <br />traffic flow from his transportation role with School District 623. <br />Mr. Schwartz provided an update on the Twin Lakes Infrastructure Project <br />Phase II, with signal work still pending; and no plowing of Phase II due to <br />additional work yet to be completed; and more excess soils to be removed from <br />site since testing showed a higher level of contamination than originally <br />anticipated, with a future Change Order to facilitate that additional cost. <br />Page 2 of 11 <br />