HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-04-2016 Council PacketWORK SESSION AGENDA
CITY OF LINO LAKES
Monday, January 4, 2016
CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
Community Room (not televised)
6:00 P.M.
Oath of Office – Jeff Reinert, Melissa Maher, Michael Manthey
1. Public Safety/Public Services Vehicle Capital Replacement Plan, John Swenson
and Rick DeGardner
2. Approval Process for Capital Expenditures, Sarah Cotton
3. 2016 Mill and Overlay Project, Diane Hankee and Michael Grochala
4. NE Lino Drainage Study, Diane Hankee and Michael Grochala
5. Board of Appeal and Equalization Training, Julie Bartell
6. Council Updates on Boards/Commissions
7. Monthly Progress Report. Jeff Karlson
8. Review Regular Agenda
Adjourn
WS – Item 1
WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT
Work Session Item
Date: January 4, 2016
To: City Council
From: John Swenson, Director of Public Safety
Re: Public Safety Vehicle Capital Replacement Plan
Background
As part of the 2016 Budget Adoption discussion, during the Council Work Session on
December 7, 2015, Council members requested more information on the 2016 Capital
Replacement Schedule and directed staff to remove the 2016 Capital Replacement
portion of the 2016 Budget which was adopted at the December 14, 2015 City Council
Meeting. During the December 28, 2015 Council Work Session, Council directed staff to
move Capital Replacement Plan discussion to the January 4, 2016 Work Session.
The current inventory for the Public Safety Department is:
Fire Division:
YEAR DESCRIPTION MILEAGE HOURS ORIGIN
1991 Ford L8000 Toyne 250GPM/1800 Gal Tank 15,212 1,241 CFD
1995 Ford L8000/Custom Fire 1500GPM/750 Tank 71,336 Not Working Woodbury
2000 Freightliner Toyne 1250GPM/500 Tank/ 75 ft.29,591 NA CFD
1994 Chev S10 PU - Grass Unit 13,650 N/A CFD
2004 Ford F150 Disctrict Chief 72,479 NA CFD
2012 Zodiac Boat w/ trailer NA NA CFD
2000 Polaris UTV Grass Equipped w/ trailer 134.4 NA CFD
1997 Yamaha Snowmobile 255.9 NA CFD
1992 Ford L8000 Toyne 250GPM/1800 Gal Tank 11,995 1,731 CFD
1995 Ford L8000/Custom Fire 1500GPM/750 Tank 62,844 Not Working Woodbury
1994 GMC PU Grass Unit 18,043 NA CFD
2013 Ford F350 Resue 21 16,070 NA CFD
2009 Ford Escape District Chief 77,702 NA CFD
2004 Ford Expedition Fire Investigation/Inspection 93,809 NA CFD
2015 Ford Explorer AWD 4DR Deputy Director 9,634 NA Purchase
2015 Ford Explorer AWD 4DR Public Safety Capt.7,638 NA Purchase
The above vehicle inventory list represents the Lino Lakes Fire Division vehicle
inventory effective January 30, 2016.
As presented and discussed at the February 2, 2015 Council Work Session (staff report
attached), staff has engaged in a process to identify a fire vehicle replacement plan that
meets all industry standards, addresses all community needs in an effective and efficient
manner, and most importantly puts the safety of our community members and staff as
priority one. Staff recommendation for 2016 fire vehicle replacement remains the same.
Staff recommends that Lino Lakes purchase two light rescue/mini pumpers in 2016.
The cost of the recommended purchase is a total of $450,000 ($225,000 each). Staff
recommends this purchase be funded with the dollars apportioned to Lino Lakes from the
Centennial Fire District (CFD) Capital Replacement fund. Utilizing these funds in this
manner is consistent with the intended use of capital replacement funds and enables the
City to reduce bonding costs for equipment.
The City of Lino Lakes portion of the CFD Capital Replacement fund is projected to be
$744,332.41. This projected balance does not include any assets that have been
purchased since the August 2014 asset distribution process. These new assets will be
distributed as outlined in the JPA during the CFD Operations Committee meeting on
January 14, 2016, and ratified by the CFD Steering Committee at its January 28, 2016
meeting.
The purchase of two light rescue/mini pumpers will:
1. prolong the useful life of aged fire vehicles in our fleet;
2. address significant repair costs and out of service time for older apparatus;
3. reduce the size of the fire vehicle inventory;
4. improve the City of Lino Lakes Insurance Services Office (ISO) fire vehicle
rating score; and
5. provide options to reduce future replacement costs.
As noted in the February 2, 2015 presentation and report to Council, the light rescue/mini
pumpers would be utilized as “first out” vehicles on nearly all of the fire calls for service
in Lino Lakes. This will enable E11 and E21 to be utilized as “second out” vehicles,
greatly reducing their usage in the hopes of prolonging their useful life.
Since purchasing E11 and E21 used from City of Woodbury in spring of 2015, the
apparatus has been used for training staff. To date in 2015, Lino Lakes has incurred a
total of $15,514.59 in repair costs for these pieces of apparatus. E21 was utilized more
frequently for training and consequently accounted for $10,155.69 of the total repairs and
E11 was utilized less frequently and accounted for $5,358.90. This demonstrates that
increased usage will likely result in increased repair costs.
With the purchase of two light rescue/mini pumpers, staff would recommend that fire
vehicle inventory be reduced as follows:
1. Sell both grass units (1994 Chev S10 and 1994 GMC PU) which are outfitted for
use during grass fires. The new light rescue/mini pumper can be utilized in the
same fashion and will provide more equipment and better service in response to
grass fires.
2. Upon a complete evaluation of Rescue 21 by the City’s mechanic, a determination
regarding whether Rescue 21 would be sold or transferred for use within the City
fleet to replace current asset.
The net result of this purchase would be a reduction in the Fire Division vehicle
inventory by one vehicle.
Staff has analyzed the ISO scoring tables for fire vehicles and determined that the
purchase of two light rescue/mini pumpers would improve the City Lino Lakes ISO
rating by 1,248 points (624 points per unit). With the fire vehicle inventory as on January
30, 2016, Lino Lakes ISO fire vehicle score will be 2,430 points. With the addition of
the two light recue/mini pumpers, the ISO fire vehicle score would increase to 3,668. As
Council may recall from previous discussion on fire matters, the ISO rating system is
utilized by some insurance companies to set homeowners insurance premiums. The
increased ISO scoring could result in some residents obtaining a lower homeowners
insurance premium.
The purchase of the two light rescue/mini pumpers will provide opportunities to reduce
future fire vehicle replacement costs. The proposed light rescue/mini pumper vehicles
are built on Ford F550 chassis with custom built fire components and pump. This will
allow future replacement of these light rescue/mini pumpers to be accomplished by
purchasing a new chassis and placing the custom built fire components and pump on the
chassis.
Police Division:
UNIT YEAR DESCRIPTION ASSIGNED MILEAGE
385 2011 Chev Impala Unmarked Vehicle Admin 90,992
397 2015 Ford Explorer Police Admin AWD 4DR Unmarked Admin 8,206
380 2008 Chev Impala Unmarked Vehicle Invest 104,438
390 2009 Toyota Corolla Unmarked Invest 85,661
379 2009 Ford Taurus Unmarked Invest 108,001
391 2004 Nissan Xterra Unmarked Invest Totaled Nov. 2015
381 2013 Ford Explorer AWD 4DR Marked Patrol 69,225
383 2013 Ford Explorer AWD 4DR Marked Patrol 51,630
384 2013 Ford Interceptor AWD 4DR Marked Patrol 55,699
386 2013 Ford Explorer AWD 4DR Marked - K9 Patrol 50,000
387 2013 Ford Explorer AWD 4DR Marked Patrol 54,264
388 2013 Ford Explorer AWD 4DR Marked Patrol 48,319
392 2014 Ford Explorer Police AWD 4DR Marked Patrol 17,872
393 2014 Ford Explorer Police AWD 4DR Marked Patrol 26,450
394 2014 Ford Explorer Police AWD 4DR Marked Patrol 19,846
395 2014 Ford Explorer Police AWD 4DR Grey Patrol 42,027
396 2015 Ford Explorer Police AWD 4DR Marked Patrol 8,014
399 2015 Ford Explorer Police DUI AWD 4DR Unmarked Patrol 3,782
313 2006 Ford F-250 Police Pickup Marked CSO/Reserve 142,616
378 2011 Ford Crown Victoria Marked CSO/Reserve 65,043
382 2013 Ford Interceptor AWD 4DR Marked CSO/Reserve 39,502
323 2007 Ford Crown Victoria Marked PIT Trng Veh ONLY Special Detail 101,034
364 2008 Ford Crown Victoria Marked PIT Trng Veh ONLY Special Detail 128,480
2002 Bombadier Qwest ATV (Forfeit)Special Detail Not Working
2001 Polaris Snowmobile Special Detail NA
The police division fleet is divided into four categories: patrol vehicles, investigations
vehicles, special detail vehicles, and administrative vehicles. Patrol vehicles are dedicated
to the patrol section and equipped with all the instruments necessary for police response
and cross trained fire response. There are currently twelve vehicles assigned to the patrol
section with one vehicle assigned to the K9 team and one assigned to the traffic safety
officer. This equates to ten patrol vehicles available to staff assigned to the patrol
section.
There are four vehicles assigned to the five members of the investigation section. These
vehicles are unmarked but have lights and emergency medical equipment. These
vehicles are also used by staff for surveillance and “follow” details. Currently, the
investigation section is down one vehicle as noted in the table above since unit 391 was
involved in a property damage accident and was “totaled” by the City’s insurance
provider.
Community Service Officer and Police Reserve functions have three vehicles assigned.
These vehicles are not fully equipped for use in patrol section; rather they are equipped to
provide assistance to the patrol section with prisoner transport, traffic direction at
accident scenes or special events, and visible presence in the community.
There are two police administrative vehicles assigned to the Director and Deputy Director
– Police Division. Administrative vehicles are used for supervisor/management
emergency response to police and fire scenes. These vehicles have also been used to
supplement both the patrol and investigation sections when needed.
There are four vehicles assigned as Special Detail. Two of these vehicles (units 323 and
364) are outfitted with equipment for Pursuit Intervention Technique (PIT) training and
as such are only utilized for this specific purpose. Having these PIT training vehicles has
enabled staff to conduct this training in-house saving training costs and remaining
compliant with state mandated training. The snowmobile and four-wheeler are the other
two vehicles assigned as Special Detail. The snowmobile and four-wheeler are utilized in
specific instances such as limited access to remote areas not accessible by patrol vehicles,
during special events, youth snowmobile training, and trail enforcement and patrol
efforts. With the snowmobile and UTV in the fire division vehicle inventory, staff will
be evaluating what the community’s needs are and ensuring we do not have redundant
equipment in the Public Safety Department fleet inventory during 2016.
The vehicle replacement schedule only addresses police vehicles assigned to the patrol
section and one vehicle assigned to the CSO. This allows staff to make decisions about
replacement and rotation of vehicles in a manner that ensures the police fleet inventory
addresses community needs at the lowest cost. This practice also ensures the vehicles
performing the most demanding work, patrol vehicles, remain a top priority. Vehicles
assigned to patrol are also used in a consistent manner which affords staff to apply best
practice metrics for making vehicle replacement decisions that are in the best interest of
public safety while remaining fiscally responsible.
There are two rubrics we use when determining the appropriate number of vehicles in the
fleet. The first measurement is “maximum planned use” and the second is the “fleet
management miles per year/maintenance” as recommended by the International
City/County Management Association. The industry standard is a 3 year replacement
schedule, but many vehicles are extended past three years when the following factors are
considered on a vehicle by vehicle basis:
• Current mileage or engine hours
• Current mechanical condition and anticipated repairs
• Previous accidents or repetitious failures
• Trade-in or resale value
Maximum planned use:
Patrol officers are scheduled on a 9.5 hour day, 6 day on 4 day off rotation. This
schedule allows for overlap of peak hours while maintaining a 2 officer minimum at all
times. There are three overlap periods a day. If we are scheduled at minimums, we need
4 cars during the overlap period. If we are staffed above minimums, we could need as
many as 6 cars during shift overlap.
Officers are assigned traffic detail at Eaglebrook Church (EBC) every Saturday and
Sunday. The Saturday service occurs during shift overlap, bringing the number of squads
needed between 6 and 8.
In addition to patrol and Eaglebrook, Officers also work special grant funded traffic
details. In the first 11 months of 2015, there were 95 grant funded details. All of them
occurring during a shift overlap time. Special details bring the needed number of assigned
cars to between 8-10.
We must also take squad issues and repairs into account. During 2015, squad 387 was
out of service for over a month as we waited for a replacement part, 383 was down for
three weeks with a power supply issue, and 383 was out of service for over 5 months
while a battery issue was investigated. It is not uncommon to have two or three squads
out of service at any given time. Another issue unique to the patrol squads is the
compatibility between the squad camera and the assigned squad computer. With the
current video hardware, you cannot take the tablet computer from one squad and put it
into another. This results in a squad cars being out of service each time a squad computer
is out of service.
Miles per year/maintenance:
The International City/County Management Association (ICMA) uses maintenance costs
and mileage to determine the appropriate number of squad cars in a fleet. They suggest
enough squads in a fleet to keep yearly mileage totals below 20,000 miles per vehicle.
Their research has shown that, “after the threshold of 20,000 miles driven per vehicle,
other maintenance costs per vehicle become much larger” (ICMA journal June 21, 2012).
Squads are assigned and rotated based on mileage in an attempt to keep each below
20,000 miles per year. In 2013, we averaged 18,527 miles on each patrol vehicle. In
2014, we averaged 19,045 mille per vehicle.
To minimize costs, we use many parts from the vehicles that we are retiring from service
and put them in new squads. This is a time intensive process and both vehicles are out of
service until the new squad is outfitted. This creates the false impression of an increase
in vehicles. If we are retiring three cars, and outfitting three new cars, it appears on paper
as if we have six cars, when really none of them are suitable for patrol.
Based on current community needs, the current state of the police division vehicles, and
industry best practices standards; staff is recommending the purchase of four vehicles for
use in the police fleet. Once authorized to make the purchase of the vehicles, it will take
five to six months to have new vehicles in operation in the fleet, which equates to the
mileage on the patrol vehicles to increase by 8,000 to 10,000 in that timeframe. Given
this fact, staff will determine what vehicle replacement and rotations will take place when
the new vehicles are available for deployment. Top priority will be given to replacing
unit 313, rotating a vehicle into investigations to replace unit 391, and rotating the final
Ford Crown Victoria (current assigned to Police Reserves) out to the fleet.
The police division requires twenty one vehicles to operate within the industry best
practices. Currently, the police division is operating at twenty vehicles since unit 391
was totaled in a property damage accident. Not included in the twenty one vehicles are
the vehicles assigned as “Special Detail”, as they are not used on a daily basis.
Attached to this report are Staff Report from February 2, 2015 Council Work Session,
Police Division Vehicle Replacement Schedule, and the Fire Division Vehicle
Replacement Schedule.
Attachments
Council Work Session Staff Report – February 2, 2015
Police Division Vehicle Replacement Schedule
Fire Division Vehicle Replacement Schedule
313 2006 Ford F-250 Police Pickup Marked 142,616 2016 36,000.00
381 2013 Ford Explorer AWD 4DR Marked 69,225 2016 36,000.00
384 2013 Ford Interceptor AWD 4DR Marked 55,699 2016 36,000.00
385 2011 Chev Impala Unmarked Vehicle 90,992 2016 36,000.00
387 2013 Ford Explorer AWD 4DR Marked 54,264 2016 36,000.00
383 2013 Ford Explorer AWD 4DR Marked 51,630 2017 36,500.00
388 2013 Ford Explorer AWD 4DR Marked 48,319 2017 36,500.00
394 2014 Ford Explorer Police AWD 4DR Marked 19,846 2017 36,500.00
395 2014 Ford Explorer Police AWD 4DR Grey 42,027 2017 36,500.00
386 2013 Ford Explorer AWD 4DR Marked 50,000 2018 36,500.00
392 2014 Ford Explorer Police AWD 4DR Marked 17,872 2018 36,500.00
393 2014 Ford Explorer Police AWD 4DR Marked 26,450 2018 36,500.00
396 2015 Ford Explorer Police AWD 4DR Marked 8,014 2021 36,500.00
LINO LAKES PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT
POLICE DIVISION REPLACEMENT SCHEDULE
REPLACEMENT
COST EST. MILEAGE
REPLACEMENT
DATEDESCRIPTIONUNITYEAR
U-11 1994 *Chev S10 PU - Grass Unit 13,650 Replace w/Light Rescue
U-21 1994 *GMC PU Grass Unit 18,043 Replace w/Light Rescue
R-11 2013 *Ford F350 Resue 21 16,070 Replace w/Light Rescue
T-21 1991 Ford L8000 Toyne 250GPM/1800 Gal Tank 15,212 2018 350,000.00
T-11 1992 Ford L8000 Toyne 250GPM/1800 Gal Tank 11,995 2019 350,000.00
600 2015 Ford Explorer AWD 4DR Deputy Director 9,634 2020 36,000.00
603 2015 Ford Explorer AWD 4DR Public Safety Capt.7,638 2020 36,000.00
2012 Zodiac Boat w/ trailer NA 2022 25,000.00
E-11 1995 Ford L8000/Custom Fire 1500GPM/750 Tank 62,844 2022 550,000.00
E-21 1995 Ford L8000/Custom Fire 1500GPM/750 Tank 71,336 2023 550,000.00
A-21 2000 Freightliner Toyne 1250GPM/500 Tank/ 75 ft.29,591 2025 1,500,000.00
I-1 2004 Ford Expedition Fire Investigation/Inspection 93,809 Evaluate 2016 **36000.00
C-4 2004 Ford F150 Disctrict Chief 72,479 Evaluate 2016 **36000.00
2000 Polaris UTV Grass Equipped w/ trailer 134.4 Evaluate 2016 25,000.00
1997 Yamaha Snowmobile 255.9 Evaluate 2016 12,000.00
C-3 2009 Ford Escape District Chief 77,702 Evaluate 2016 **36000.00
** Staff to evaluate rotation schedule for police patrol fleet.
UNIT
* Proposed to rotate out of fleet with 2016 capital vehicle purchase.
FIRE DIVISION REPLACEMENT SCHEDULE
LINO LAKES PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT
YEAR DESCRIPTION MILEAGE REPLACEMENT DATE
REPLACEMENT
COST EST.
WS – Item #3
WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT
Work Session Item No. 3
Date: January 4, 2016
To: City Council
From: Diane Hankee PE, City Engineer
Re: 2016 Mill and Overlay Project
Background
The City’s annual Pavement Management Program is in place to preserve the existing roadway
system which has value in the magnitude of $90 million. The City’s goal is maintain an Adequate
Overall Condition Index (OCI) for 70 % of the roadways. The City’s updated Overall Condition
Index Map is enclosed.
OCI Rating Miles of Road Percent of System
Adequate 70-100 62 miles 63.19%
Marginal 40-69 19 miles 19.94%
Problem 0-39 16 miles 16.87%
The annual pavement ratings and Cartegraph software is used to identify the streets that are selected
for maintenance. The section is based on pavement management criteria (ratings, traffic volumes,
life expectancy of the road), input from Public Works, and feasibility of locations. The proposed
2016 Mill and Overlay Project:
Reclaimation – Holly Drive (CR J to Holly Court)
Mill and Overlay 2” – Old Birch Street northsouth leg (includes a new cul-du-sac north end)
Overlay 1” – Holly Court
The project is estimated to cost $506,000 including a 10% contingency and 20% overhead costs.
The adopted maintenance budget for 2016 is $514,500. The proposed project scope meets the
budget.
The estimated schedule for this project is as follows:
Order Improvement, Authorize Plans and Specifications January 25, 2016
Approve Plans and Specifications, Authorize Ad for Bids February 22, 2016
City Opens Bids March 29, 2016
City Council Awards Contract April 11, 2016
Construction Begins May, 2016
Final Completion August 1, 2016
Requested Council Direction
At the January 25, 2016 City Council meeting it will be presented to consider Ordering the
Improvement and Prepare Plans and Specifications.
Attachments
1. Overall Condition Index (OCI) Map
2. Mill and Overlay Project Location Map
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WS – Item #4
WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT
Work Session Item No. 4
Date: December 30, 2015
To: City Council
From: Katy Thompson, WSB Engineering
Re: NE Lino Drainage Feasibility Study
Background
The surface water in the Northeast area of Lino Lakes is landlocked inhibiting site
improvements within this area. The area has been historically landlocked until the
installation of agricultural field drains in the early 20th century. These drainages have
limited capacity, and as such, cannot convey any additional runoff from development
within the watershed. The field drains also do not provide any water quality benefits to
Peltier Lake.
The NE Area Drainage feasibility study models the drainage for 1400 acres of land on the
east and west sides of I-35E, and north of Main Street. The study evaluates water quality
improvements and a new surface water outlet to Peltier Lake. Implementation of the plan
will require approval from the Rice Creek Waterhsed District (RCWD). City staff
submitted the draft NE Area Comprehensive Surface Water Management Plan (CSMP) to
the RCWD in June of 2015 for review and comment. The RCWD has requested
additional information as part of the approval process and which is being addressed in the
study. The purpose of the feasibility study is to:
• Confirm modeling results and parameters.
• Examine design alternatives and develop a preferred alternative.
• Prepare preliminary plans and cost estimates.
• Develop and recommend proposed alignment.
• Identify effected property owners and stakeholders.
• Identify all necessary permits.
• Identify potential funding options.
Council authorized completion of the feasibility study in September, 2105. The draft
feasibility study has been completed and is currently under review by City staff.
The preferred alternative includes a new outlet to Peltier Lake, a new culvert crossing
under I-35E, storm sewer along the proposed Otter Lake Trail extension and regional
ponding facilities to detain peak storm flows to prevent increasing the flood levels on
Peltier Lake.
The following is a tentative schedule to finalize the feasibility:
January 2016 – Hold informational meeting with property owners and other
stakeholders
January 27, 2016 – Present the final feasibility study to the Environmental Board
for review and consistency with the AUAR
February 2016 – Formally present the final study to Council.
WSB & Associates staff will be in attendance at the work session to provide an update on
the project.
Requested Council Direction
None required.
Attachments
1. Conceptual design
DRAINAGE STUDY AREADRAFT NORTHEAST DRAINAGE AREA CONCEPT PLAN
WS – Item 5
WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT
Work Session Item No. 5
Date: January 4, 2016
To: City Council
From: Julie Bartell
Re: Board of Appeal and Equalization Training
Background
In April of each year the City holds a Local Board of Appeal and Equalization meeting.
The purpose of this hearing is to provide a forum for property owners to appeal their
property tax valuation or classification. The local board often serves as the first formal
step in the appeals process for taxpayers.
The City elects to hold this hearing each year but, in order to continue to do so, there
must be at least one member at each meeting of the local Board of Appeal and
Equalization who has completed an appeals and equalization course developed or
approved by the Commissioner of Revenue. The City of Lino Lakes will not have a
trained member as of 2016.
Requested Council Direction
On-line training for the Board is available through the Minnesota Department of Revenue
Website (see attached). This training is available only through January 22, 2016.
It will be necessary for at least one member of the council to be trained and certified in
order to hold the 2016 Board meeting.
Attachments
Training Web Page
Item # 7
Monthly Progress Report
January 4, 2016
Item Last Action Taken Staff Status
Digital Scanning Project 7/13/15 – Council approved hiring of PT
Scanner Operator
Jeff Approximately 5% of the
property files have been
scanned
White Bear Lake Restoration
Assn. v. Dept. of Natural
Resources (DNR)
The WBL Restoration Assn. & WBL
Homeowners’ Assn. reached a settlement
agreement with the DNR that imposes a
three-year stay on the lawsuit so funds
can be appropriated for a Northeast Metro
Project. This involves a construction
project to connect Northeast cities to the
St. Paul Regional Water Service. Lino
Lakes is one of seven cities included in
the second phase of the project.
Jeff A project update meeting is
being held January 20th to
discuss progress on the USGS
evaluation of groundwater and
surface water interaction in the
northeast metro area
Union History Report 5/4/15 – Council requested staff to put
together a union history report to educate
future councils
Jeff On hold
Polling Locations 12/7/15 – Council requested that staff
look into alternative polling locations
Julie Staff is looking into other
possible locations and will
report back to the Council in
February
Laserfiche System 12/7/15 – Council suggested the
Laserfiche system include a date change
column for Council packet updates
Jeff Staff will propose the change
to Metro I-Net’s member
cities