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11 ROAD NAME CHANGE At the April 8, Council Meeting, Council adopted a resolution renaming North County Line (old County Road J) to Long Lake Road. A notice was published in the paper on April 18th. A thirty day period is required before an ordinance becomes official. Arrangements were made to have the new signs (Long Lake Road) installed during the week of May 20th. To provide a less confusing transition, the new “Long Lake Road” name blades were installed and the old “North County Line “ name blades were left in place. After a period of approximately 6 months, the old signs will be removed. FLOODING ON THE SIDE OF WALGREEN’S OVER THE NEW TRAIL Staff has noticed that a portion of the new pedestrian pathway in front Walgreen’s and adjacent to County Highway 10 has been under water after heavy rains. The flooding lasts for a day or two until the surrounding soil can absorb the water. The question of why the storm water from the wetland doesn’t drain into the pond has been asked. The reason for this is that the wetland and the newly constructed pond are two separate water bodies; the wetland was never intended to drain directly into the pond. Storm water from City Hall and the Walgreen’s site are designed to discharge into the new pond for water quality treatment and storm water detention. It was determined that the reason there is water flooding the pathway at various times is that the trail was constructed on the natural grade in close proximity to the edge of the wetland. As the wetland water elevation fluctuates, so does the possibility of the trail being under water. Over time the portion of the trail that is affected may require repairs. At that time, staff would certainly recommend that fill be utilized to raise the pathway to an elevation at or higher than the wetland’s 100 year high water level (the elevation that the wetland statistically would reach once every 100 years). Staff will continue to monitor this situation and the condition of the pathway. FIRE CONTROL PANEL The fire control panel for City Hall was previously approved for replacement after ground fault problems caused the panel to fail. The panel monitors all smoke and fire detection sensors. After replacement of the panel, the contractor noticed more ground fault errors on the panel. To avoid ruining the new panel, the system was shut down until the ground fault could be found and repaired. The contractor spent many hours tracking down the ground faults. After a couple of days of research, it was called to Staff’s attention that all the wiring to the detection equipment needed to be replaced. The contractor noted that the original installation of the wire was not done properly and it would cost too much to track down the numerous bare wire locations. The contractor was instructed to stop work and asked to submit an estimate of the cost to replace all wiring to the detection equipment. At this time, Staff is waiting for the estimate. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT GOALS PUBLIC WORK DEPARTMENT ANALYSIS AND REVIEW:To analyze the operations and structure of the Public Works Department, to make it more efficient, to better serve the needs of the citizens and businesses of Mounds View, and to better achieve the goals and objectives set by the City Council. CITY WIDE SURVEY DEVELOP A FILING SYSTEM FOR PUBLIC WORKS DEVELOP PROCEDURES DEVELOP POLICIES