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57 .e i...d......7„ � Infrastructure. Engineering a Planning ■ Construction 701 Xenia Avenue South Suite 300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 Tel: 763 541-4800 Fax: 763 541-1700 November 7, 2007 The Honorable Mayor, City Council and Staff City of St. Anthony Village 3301 Silver Lake Road NB St. Anthony, MN 55418 Re: City Engineer's Update WSB project No. 1626-22 Dear Honorable Mayor, City Council and Staff: This letter is intended to provide you with an update on the current status of projects that are ongoing within the City of St. Anthony Village. Outlined below please find a list of the projects and their current status: 2007 Street Reconstruction Project and Foss Road Lift Station Improvements All utility and sheet reconstruction improvements have been completed for this year's street reconstruction project. There are a number of restoration items that still need to be addressed and are anticipated to be completed within the next week or two. A number of residents have expressed concerns associated with the sod placement on the 2007 project and the watering by the contractor. We have reviewed the watering procedures with the contractor and he has made corrections as necessary. In addition, we will send out a mailing to the residents in early spring alerting them to the contractor coming back to the project to deal with punch list items and any yard settlements that have occurred over the winter months. This list of items will be compiled and given to the contractor for correction prior to issuance of final payment. The Poss Road Lift Station has been constructed and is currently operational. Restoration of Chandler Drive, Foss Road, and the lift station site will be completed in the next week to 10 days. 2. Water Meter Replacement Program and I&I Inspections At the time of the writing of this letter, 2,260 water meters have been replaced within the City of St. Anthony Village. There remain approximately 40 meters to be installed, 25 of which are residential and 15 commercial. The majority of the commercial installations are specialty meters that are currently on order and will be installed upon receipt. We are working closely with the remaining 25 residential homes to replace their water meters and are sending out final notices which include the possibility that the City will shut off the water until the meter can be replaced. We have been meeting regularly with Sensus, the provider of the automated water meter system, to discuss the issues associated with reading the transmissions from the water meters. Based on our discussions and reviewing the latest readings from the recently installed repeaters, there are approximately 469 meters which need to be replaced or reprogrammed. This work is anticipated to occur over the next several weeks and be complete by the middle of December, in time for the 4°i quarter utility billing. We continue to work closely with Met Council to secure the necessary credits to offset the proposed surcharge. More information will be presented in the next update. K\ 1626-22\Admin\Docs\Cn2-hmcc- 110707.doc