01/24/2011 Council Packet - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Search

January 12, 2011 Michael Grochala City of Lino Lakes 600 Town Center Pkwy Lino Lakes, MN 55014 RE: Local Surface Water Management Plan Scope of Work and Contract Dear Mr. Grochala: E,01 W a t e r community Attached you will find a contract and scope of work from Emmons & Olivier Resources, Inc. (EOR) for completion of the Lino Lakes Local Surface Water Management Plan ( LSWMP) update. As you know, your current LSWMP is due for an update. Fortunately the City has been active in recent years with the Comprehensive Plan as well as several water resource -based planning efforts. Those previous planning efforts provide considerable background information required for the LSWMP. Emmons & Olivier Resources staff has been directly involved with several of the planning efforts coordinated between RCWD and the City. Specifically, we were primary authors of the Resource Management Plan, several Total Maximum Daily Load studies and most recently the Special Area Management Plan (SAMP). To our knowledge there is no other municipality in Minnesota that has a similar level of planning to carry forward into a LSWMP update. The available resource planning, modeling and public input to date provides a very strong backbone to a LSWMP that will help the City prioritize and fund projects under their purview and establish effective partnerships with other governing water management organizations including RCWD and Vadnais Lake Area Watershed Management Organization. By partnering with these organizations, the City will be able to leverage additional dollars to fund needed capital improvement projects and implement programs. Because of our experience with the City of Lino Lakes, we are uniquely positioned to prepare a very high quality LSWMP, very efficiently. We have an excellent track record working with City staff on planning projects and therefore have developed a work plan that utilizes existing City staff for several project tasks. Collaborating with City staff (including TKDA Engineering) will improve the quality, efficiency and ultimately reduce overall costs to prepare the next LSWMP for the City. We very much appreciate the opportunity to work with you on this unique project. Sincerely, Brett Emmons, P.E., LEED AP Chief Executive Officer Jason Naber Senior Partner EOR is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer Emmons & Olivier Resources, Inc. 651 Hale Ave N Oakdale, MN 55128 T/ 651.770.6448 F/ 651.770.2552 www.eorinc.com