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RELATED EXPERIENCE - Land Development Having worked in many growing communities such as ▪ Lino Lakes, Victoria, Lake Elmo, Andover, New Prague, and for St. Paul Planning and Economic Development, TKDA staff has extensive experience relating to land development and zoning. We believe that cities need to - work in partnership with the development community to provide for the successful development of new neighborhoods and retail and business opportunities. To create and implement a successful partnership with the development community, the engineering staff must be committed to proactive and high quality infrastructure planning, the use of standards, and a well defined communication and development review process. These key factors provide clear up front expectations for all parties resulting in streamlined plan preparation and plan reviews. Immo tOmm UMW Surface water improvements in Lino Lakes, MN It is equally important to be professional, fair, prompt, —' and timely when reviewing submittals or responding to construction questions while remaining committed to building quality infrastructure that will result in low long -term operation and maintenance costs in the best interest of the City. On occasion, the engineer's commitment to infrastructure with low long -term maintenance and operations costs comes in conflict with a developer's interest to have low capital costs. When this conflict arises, it is important for the engineer to review this conflict with community ▪ development, public works, and administration staff to determine a fair and acceptable resolution for moving forward in the best interest of the City. TKDA ENGINEERING • ARCHITECTURE • PLANNING Complex Issues TKDA has a long history of working on complex issues and tackling complicated projects, from difficult public facilitation meetings for the purpose of extending sanitary sewer to the City of Lake Elmo in the aftermath of the Met Council mandate, to being a key part of the technical team for rebuilding the I -35W Bridge in the wake of its collapse. Oftentimes in municipal engineering it is the simple, less glamorous projects that can be the most complex. Two specific projects in the City of Lino Lakes had complex issues to solve. Jim was the Project Manager for both. Elm Street Reconstruction: Many obstacles were present at the start of the project design, including gaining the full confidence of the public. The area was partially served by City utilities and required several different connection locations to provide sanitary sewer and water services. Under Jim's leadership, TKDA staff embraced the active public involvement to successfully navigate the assessment process. With the unique nature of the City's Charter, public confidence in the project was essential. Through extensive resident design involvement and communication, the project was accepted by the residents. This project involved the reconstruction of a State Aid Route consisting of 5,000 feet of collector street, 1,500 feet of watermain pipe, and 3,200 feet of sanitary sewer pipe. The roadway was widened and curb and gutter were added together with a pedestrian /bike path. The existing right -of -way varied throughout the project which required many acquisitions. Also, additional storm water facilities were necessary to meet Rice Creek Watershed District's storm water requirements. This required backyard easements to increase existing storm ponding including a vacant lot purchase to install a new ponding system. Storm ponding improvements were even necessary approximately one mile away from the project. Jim facilitated extensive coordination and unique designs to address concerns from the wide variety of properties along the road. The project went past residential properties, a senior resident complex, a church, and an elementary school. Traffic calming and trails were a high priority with the significant pedestrian traffic to and from the school. Continuing access throughout the project to the various types of properties required weekly meetings and notifications. Well No. 5: Placing a public building into an existing and established residential neighborhood requires significant efforts to make it acceptable to area City of Lino Lakes 1 City Engineering Services 16