City Administrator's Report

January 23, 2013

The following information is provided to keep the City Council and staff informed of the activities and events of the city. Points of clarification may be addressed during the City Administrator's Report portion of the agenda; however, if discussion of any of these items is necessary, placement on a future City Council agenda should be directed.

Community Development:

Several commercial building permit applications have been submitted for the following locations:

For an interior remodel of the Holiday Station in the Season’s Marketplace, 757 Radio Drive. The estimated value of the permit is $110,000.
For a remodel and expansion of Univita located in the Hudson Road Technology Centre, 7805 Hudson Road. The estimated value of the permit was not provided.
For an interior lease improvement for Kay Jewelers, 7150 Valley Creek Plaza, No. 214. The estimated value of the permit is $58,000.
For an exterior remodel for Kay Jewelers in Woodbury Village, 7150 Valley Creek Plaza, No. 214. The estimated value of the permit is $35,000.
For an interior lease improvement for Cheers Pablo to be located in Tamarack Village, 8362 Tamarack Village, No. 112. The estimated value of the permit is $16,000.
For a new fire alarm system at New Life Academy, 6758 Bailey Road. The estimated value of the permit is $65,000.
For an interior lease improvement for Jersey Mike formally occupied by Charity Cosmetics in the Shoppes of Woodbury Village, 7455 Currell Boulevard, No. 102. The estimated value of the permit is $18,000.
For an interior remodel for Gander Mountain, 10470 Hudson Road. The estimated value of the work is $225,000.
For an interior remodel for Gap Inc. in Woodbury Lakes, 9000 Hudson Road, No. 614. The estimated value of the permit is $29,000.
For the addition of antennas to an existing water tower of Sprint Network, 9430 Hudson Road. The estimated value of the permit is $18,000.

Engineering and Public Works:

Engineering Division

The excavation company DM Rau is working to complete the two remaining ponds located in the Seasons Park corridor as part of the 2011 Pond Dredging project. The weather forecast calls for below-freezing temperatures, which is favorable for dredging. Restoration and some final channel work will be completed spring 2013.

Minnesota Dirt Works has the low bid for this year’s pond dredging project. The contractor has begun mobilizing and clearing and grubbing. This year’s project includes six ponds located in five different areas throughout the city. With favorable weather conditions in the forecast, this project should get off to a good start.

Public Works

From Dec. 26 to Jan. 14, 2013, the Street Division, with support from Parks, Utilities and Central Garage, completed snow and ice control activities related to two events that involved:

· 2.25 inches of snowfall

· Three days of plowing activities (does not including follow-up maintenance activities)

· Plowing and/or salting approximately 984 lane miles of priority roadways

· Plowing and/or salting approximately 782 lane miles of secondary roadways

A 24-hour test pump at 2700 gallons per minute will start at approximately noon on Wednesday, Jan. 16, and will end Thursday, Jan. 17, at noon for Well 18. This test will help establish the design criteria for the pump, motor and controls for the well.

Two water main breaks were repaired to date this year; one on Aberdeen Curve in the Royal Oaks neighborhood on Jan. 1 and one on Oak Knoll Drive in the Woodbury Heights neighborhood on Jan. 11.

Neighborhood Meetings:

No items scheduled.

Preliminary Items Scheduled for the Planning Commission Meeting of Feb. 19, 2013:

1. New Life Church & Academy, Conditional Use Permit, Case No. 12-40

2. Woodbury Estates, Planned Unit Development, Preliminary Plat, Case Nos. 12-41, 12-42

Preliminary Public Hearings Scheduled for Feb. 13, 2013

No items scheduled.

Other Meetings

Economic Development Commission/Business Development Committee Joint Meeting, Jan. 24, 7:30 a.m., Birch Conference Room
Environmental Advisory Commission, Jan. 28, 7 p.m., Council Chambers
Parks and Recreation Commission, Feb. 5, 7 p.m., Council Chambers

Respectfully submitted,

Clinton P. Gridley

City Administrator