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6074 0/ f .. ,aa, 97 `ee Cl-/SCLCt'EZ <br />515 Lithe Canada Road, Little Canada. MN 55117 -1600 <br />(651) 766 -4029 / FAX: (651) 766-4048 <br />www.ei.litile- Canada.mn.us <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Mayor Blesener and Members of the City Council <br />FROM: Joel Hanson, City Administrator <br />DATE: February 4, 2005 <br />RE: Contract with ICWC Program (MN Department of Corrections) <br />MAYOR <br />Bill l3lesener <br />COUNCIL <br />Jim LaValle <br />Rich Montour <br />Barbara Allan <br />John Keis <br />ADMINISTRATOR <br />Joel R. Hanson <br />Attached is a proposed contract with the State of Minnesota acting through the Commissioner <br />of Corrections for the Institution /Community Work Crew Program. This contract will provide <br />us with two days per week of a supervised. prison work release crew to aid us in various city <br />projects. The cost of this program for the two days is 535,000. (517,500 per day) The crew <br />consists of a full-time supervisor and between six and ten minimum custody prisoners on <br />work release. This program is 10 years old and has worked very well todate. We would <br />expect to start using these services on about April P` if approved by the City Council. <br />Staff believes this program could be of great value to us in addressing on -going project needs <br />in a multitude of areas. Here is a sampling listing of what we believe we could address with <br />these work crews: <br />Litter pick -up in parks and other high visibility areas <br />Spring /fall supplemental parks maintenance (covering the time periods when our <br />summer works are not available and our regular staff gets stretched very thin) <br />o Install wood chip trails in Gervais Mill Park <br />Maintain streetscape along Little Canada Road <br />Install stolen water pond plantings <br />Plant newly created rain water gardens <br />r Paint tire hydrants <br />Paint /repair picnic tables and garbage receptacles <br />Weed planting beds at various city sites <br />Instal additional landscap ins at City [-lail <br />Replace retaining wall at Old Fire Hall <br />Level and reinstall pavers at Pioneer Park <br />Tree trimming in parks and along road right- or- '.uav s twinter project) <br />i3ucicuhorn control ;winter project) <br />t2epalr. ;riming 01 playground equipment <br />