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RELATED EXPERIENCE residents. The City needed to add a water supply new well. A new site was planned on the north side of Birch Street at Black Duck Drive. This was a site that would be cost effective but also had its challenges. TKDA had designed the water system to take advantage of the Birch Street watermain corridor due to the location . _ within the entire City and the geological nature of the City's aquifers. MOOSE Inman The site was originally planned as a housing development. However, because of the site's significant wetlands, it couldn't be properly developed and the site became a City parcel. The well location presented many challenges to deal with the wetlands and the surrounding residential homes. Coordination with the residents was vital to address the well's visibility and solve other concerns about living in close proximity to a well. There were many construction hurdles to address with neighboring residents regarding noise and drainage concerns. Construction access required a very detailed plan for the watermain installation due to the large number of residents affected by any road restrictions during the excavation activity. The City Council was very involved in the process. ▪ They provided significant upfront guidance in the design to provide for a successful project. The City ▪ Council decided upon a few building design options that they wanted to see. Jim's staff then prepared the building options in large scale exhibits that showed how the final products would look in the future on the site. This allowed for the City Council to make a subjective decision on the building style. All of the components careful considerations provided the City with a successful new well. TKDA ENGINEERING • ARCHITECTURE • PLANNING Agency Experience Jim, as well as numerous TKDA staff members, have a strong professional and personal relationship with the Anoka County Highway Department, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn /DOT), Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD), and Vadnais Lakes Water Management Organization (VLWMO). In the role of Lino Lakes City Engineer, Jim is in constant contact with Anoka County coordinating City and County projects. Almost daily, he is in contact with RCWD regarding City and Watershed projects and residential issues. TKDA designs and oversees several projects for Anoka County and Mn /DOT on an annual basis and has been doing so for over 15 years. Currently, TKDA is facilitating Mn/ DOT's implementation of the quality management process for design- bid - build. As the City Engineer, Jim performs all the required annual Mn /DOT reporting including Certificate of Street Mileage, traffic counts, map updating and State Aid System Updates. He has also been the VLWMO representative for their monthly meetings. Funding for Municipal Projects As Municipal and City Engineers, the capital planning for public infrastructure is one of the core functions of our expertise. Critical to this expertise is the knowledge and understanding of how to pay for municipal infrastructure projects. There are many grant and low interest rate loan programs available to local governments to assist communities when the need for infrastructure exceeds the capacity of the community to pay for it. Specific programs exist for various types of infrastructure including water supply systems, wastewater conveyance and treatment, critical transportation systems, regional and recreational trails, innovative storm water management, and infrastructure support for economic development. For many infrastructure components, such as transportation systems, there are numerous funding assistance programs with very specific goals and priorities. TKDA staff understands what these programs mean to communities and to the viability of major improvement projects. We track these programs closely, paying attention to the annual funding levels, application cycles, eligibility criteria, ranking and priority criteria, and we maintain close working relationships with the funding program staff. We remain well versed in the programs and work diligently to bring critical infrastructure funding assistance to the communities we represent. Jim has experience with funding applications and remains current on funding trends locally, regionally, and nationally. He most recently submitted an application to the Minnesota Department of Health through the Drinking Water Revolving Fund (DWRF). DWRF provides below market rate loans for public water system improvements. City of Lino Lakes 1 City Engineering Services • • 17