HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-05-04 OPH Ltr to Mike Price (Sr. Housing Partners) Re Curb & Sidewalk DamagesA2.
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City Of Oak Park Heights
14168 Oak Park Blvd. N •Box 2007.Oak Park Heights, MN 55082 •Phone (651) 439 -4439 • Fax (651) 439 -0574
May 4, 2005
Mr. Mike Price
Senior Housing Partners
2 845 North Hamline Ave., Suite 100
Roseville, MN 55113
RE: Curb and Sidewalk Damages
Dear Mike,
As you are aware, the contractors performing work at your remediation site earlier this spring was given
notice that they failed to provide any curb or sidewalk protection. Please review my letter dated March 4 h ,
2005;1 have again attached copy.
As a result of their failure to protect the City's property, the curb and sidewalk will need to be replaced
and/or repaired to the extent determined by the City, .Additionally, the street was damaged by the vehicles,
mostly tracked vehicles, and therefore the City's road must also be repaired.
Enclosed you will find color photographs that clearly show the damages. The City will be preparing
estimates for these repairs in the next 30 days. Once these estimates are complete we will provide you such
information and how the City will proceed. Senior Housing Partners shall be responsible to cover all costs
related to these repairs.
Please let Wane know if you have any questions.
cerely
Eric 70 on
City rwind.strator
C; Tom Czzello, DPW
Mark Vierling, City Attorney
Judy Hoist, Finance Director
Weekly Notes
Report on Damage to road, trail and curb on 5 th street
There is damage to the road, trail and curb on 5e street. This appears to have occurred
when heavy machinery was unloaded at this location and trucks used the crossing site to
work on clean -u p of the site west of Oakgreen and south of 5e street north. The
attached pictures show damage and/or-removal of the new (2004) seal coat, damage to
two sections of curbing and some damage to the asphalt trail. Restoration of the sod was
not done. This work was performed by a contractor who did not take measures to protect
the public property and restore it at completion of their project.
The first 3 pictures are views to the north, south and west.
The next Z are specific damage to the road.
The next 3 are damage to the curbing.
The last two are damage to the trail.
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pity of Oaf Park Hei*ghts
14168 Oak Park Blvd. N •Box 2007.Oak Park Heights, MN 55082 •Phone (651) 439 -4434 • Fax (651) 439 -0574
M arch 4 ' 2005
Mr. Mike Price
Senior Housing Partners
2 845 North 1 Ave., Suite 100
Roseville, MN 55113
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RE: Soil Remediation 58" and Oakgrreen
Dear W Price,
The above project has cona3menced this past week and Z have visited the site.
On Tuesday, March 1" there were excavation activities (frost breaking) occun by Bolander without a
soil scientist present at the site. This was a violation of item 4 as stated on A endix B of your
Conditional Use Perrot. work was stopped until the appropriate person cane to the site - Eric Stommes
GNE Consultants. Please remind your contractor that a soil scientist must be on site and monitoring the
project AT ALL TEES. The person from Bolander at the site was also reminded that curb protection must
be installed.
On Thursday, March 3 substantiat soils removal and bacMling activities commenced. No curb protection,
as required in item 1 -Appendix B
has been installed as well as no efforts have been made t0 protect the
City's trail. The City will monitor the site for curb / trail damage once the project is complete and the
spring thaw occurs. Should the City determine that these items are damaged, the City shall require these be
repaired. and/or replaced.
Lastly, contrary t Minnesota law, none of the loads leaving the site have been covereditarped. I would.
recc�aend yo peak with the contractor and address this situation.
rric J
City XVmls trator
Cc; Jinn Bulter, Buildhftg Official
Mark Vierling, City Attorney
'City Council Members