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Public Works 2013 Q3 Report <br />Page 2 <br />Administration/Engineering (A/E) Division <br />The A/E Division of Public Works is busy with project management, record keeping, contracting, and <br />infrastructure asset management activities. The following is a synopsis of the major activities performed <br />by the three-person A/E Division during third quarter 2013. <br />Permits Issued <br />7 Right-of-way (27 YTD) - generated $2,580 in permit fees ($10,277 YTD) <br />12 water service repair (37 YTD) <br />8 sewer service repair (15 YTD) <br />Personnel <br />Hired Blaine Backes as Maintenance Worker in Drinking Water subdivision. <br />• Blaine is a graduate of St. Cloud Technical College and is a certified water supply and wastewater <br />operator with experience at two other municipalities. Outside of work, Blaine enjoys hunting, fishing, <br />and hanging out with his family. Blaine started in early August 2013 and is filling a position vacated <br />earlier this year. <br />Engineering/Architectural Consulting Services <br />Inspec: Design Phase for 2014 Reroofing and Masonry Renovation of Ground Reservoir, Booster <br />Station, and Well House No. 2 ($15,900) + KLM ($3,800) <br />City Council and Advisory Groups <br />10 City Council staff reports, 7 resolutions <br />3 Park & Rec. & Forestry Cmsn. meetings (July, Aug., Sept.) <br />0 Streets and Utilities Committee meeting <br />1 YMCA Advisory Group meeting (Sept.) <br />Miscellaneous <br />CSAH 96 and Co. Road H Bridge Replacement Project Planning (Ramsey Co.+Mn/DOT) <br />Wellhead Protection Plan (Part.2) Public Hearing (Sept.) <br />CSAH 10/Silver Lake Road Cooperative and Maintenance Agreements with Ramsey County <br />2014 General & Enterprise Fund Budgets <br />Approx. 2,500+ phone calls (A/E only) <br />Capital Improvement Projects <br />Summer is the most consistently busy time for Public <br />Works. This is the short window of time when weather <br />is conducive to maintenance, repair, and construction. <br />Even though a lagging winter delayed work for almost <br />one month, favorable dry weather allowed catch-up. <br />Below are notable projects during second quarter. <br />Playground Replacement at Silver View Park <br />A new playground was constructed at Silver View Park <br />this summer and is ready for kids to use! The new <br />playground replaces the old playground but is located <br />to the east side of the park shelter for better sight <br />exposure and safety. Three new playground units <br />include a toddler set, age 5 to 12, and swing set. In Ne w Playground at Silver View Park. <br />addition, the whirl and space climber units were salvage <br />from the old playground, refurbished, and incorporated <br />into the new playground layout. The total cost of the new playground equipment and site work was <br />approximately $110,000, with much of the grading done in-house by Public Works staff. <br />2013 Street & Utility Improvement Project — Area F <br />Construction was in full modthe operation for Area F to reconstruct 3miles of streets and utilities. <br />Northwest Asphalt, Inc. of Shakopee was the successful contractor, for the fourth year in a row, and bid <br />$3,122,034.01 for the work. Xcel Energy's contractor, Q3, worked in ahead of Northwest Asphalt <br />