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HomeMy WebLinkAboutweekly Notes- December 4th 2020 I CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS–WEEKLY NOTES for: December 4"2020 TO: City Council Members& Staff FROM: Eric Johnson, City Administrator Zoning&Development Items: 1. No new applications have been received. 2. A Lookout Trail—Neighborhood Meeting is scheduled for 12/17—via zoom—please see the enclosed letter as sent. 3. Washington County hopes to construct the Osgood / Frontage road alignment project in late summer 2021. Enclosed is the most recent layout that I have access to. The City is not being asked to directly fund any portion of the construction, but MNDOT will seek an extension to the current snow plowing commitment the City has for such roadway, perhaps a much as 20 years;the City has plowed this for at least a decade and has not been a major issue and is a limited commitment—but something the Council will need to discuss in spring 2021. 4. A resident at 15053 65th Street was sent a letter relating to the use of a temp-structure/canopy—see enclosed. COVID-19 Matters: • This is the Governor's-PORTAL https://mn.gov/covidl9—Many documents/Exec.Orders can be found. Washington County has initiated a County Dashboard containing more localized COVID-19 Impacts and rates LINK->>HERE. • There are opportunities for housing assistance for those impacted by COVID—see links: United Way 211 —211 Site(21 lunitedwa, .or Minnesota COVID-19 Housing Assistance Program(housinghelpmn.or Other Items: CURRENT INVOICE CHARGES Quantity 1. Please see the enclosed letter from Kevin Sandstrom to Jewiolion Reference //flit Frce Arrcurt— TENNIS SANITATION – our meeting is planned for 12/17. as I . N contract: ic11 We hope to receive the requested materials by Dec 11th as it IU Gallon Cart,1 Lift Per Week likely will make conversations more straight-forward. On a Resicential5eryice 1261-61;31 525'9 325.45 1 Allan-One Recycling 88 Gal,11 Lift Per2Weeks related note, Tennis Sanitation will be commencing their Recycling Service 12+61-41+31 515.60 S15.00 services in the City of Bayport on 1/1/21. We do have a copy Re*ligProcess ingCharge 1201.01?1 5228 52.28 of their final agreement and Staff will compare rates/services. Total County rax S992 For what it is worth, here is what the typical resident in Total Solid Waste Management Tax S2.4u Bayport (me) pays in 2020 for REPUBLIC SERVICES (the CURENT INVOICECHARGES W.18 current Bayport provider) - MEDIUM Size Carts – $27.09/ month and includes NO LARGE ITEMS or CLEAN-UP DAYS(see figure in BOX).OPH rates for 2020 are calculated at$15.16/month. 2. With the apparent arrival of the necessary equipment...the updates to the video/audio/ZOOM elements for Council Chambers is slated to begin on 12/17 and take about two weeks with decommissioning and installation of new hardware. This work is being coordinated through Jordan Simpkins of the Cable Access Channel. 3. Community Update from Xcel Energy—related to Upper Midwest Energy Plan and Energy Bill Discounts—See Enclosed. Mayor McComber provided: 1. Various NLC Updates 2. Youth Service Bureau—Dec 2020 newsletter Please let me know if you have any questions-651-253-7837 Call Anytime. 1 of 28 I City of Oak Park Heights 14168 Oak Park Blvd. N•Oak Park Heights,MN 55082•Phone(651)439-4439•Fax(651)439-0574 December 2nd 2020 X X X Dear City Resident: Since the October communication and neighborhood meeting, the City has examined many options for the roadway that seeks to address the following ideas for Lookout Trail reconstruction: • East Side Trail placement, • Providing on-street parking, • Maximizing roadway width, • West side mailbox access, • Providing a safe pedestrian route We absolutely wish we could make all of these happen, however - projects of this type have constraints that the City must also work with such as: it must be on lands controlled by the City, be reasonably buildable given the topography, must coordinate with other utility systems, not include special assessments and be within the scope City's budget of$1.1 million allocated to this Project. Given these desires and constraints, we believe we have been able to develop some further concepts to share and we would again invite you to neighborhood meeting to discuss this 2021 project. Certainly, we would prefer this to be an in-person meeting, but that is not possible given the nature of the planned program and COVID-19 requirements.This meeting will be held remotely on December 17th 6:00 PM -via ZOOM online with a log-in address of: https://us02web.zoom.us/o/84808266181 Meeting ID:848 0826 6181 Please let me know if you have any questions and I will do my best to answer them. 651-439-4439 Sincerely, Eric Johnson City Administrator 2 of 28 a , _ N■■E■MEN ■■■ 111■■■■ ■■�■■ .. 1biZE■■■ ■ONEIMEME! NEON ®■■ 11®EEN■■ AI®■■11■■■ s 1E■EN■■ ■■■■■■mormoom ■■ ■■ll■■■N ■■N NONE■■■■ NONE■■■ iEr - � Y CITY OF OAK PARD HEIGHTS 14168 Oak Park Boulevard North • Oak Park Heights, MN 55482 Phone:651/439-4439 Fax:651!439-0574 November 25, 2020 Ashley Holmes 15053 6S"' St. N. Oak Park Heights, MN 55082 Re: Temporary Accessory Structure Dear Ashley.- I am writing with regard to the canopy in your driveway. City Ordinance allows such temporary accessory structures with a special event permit and with the expectation that they will be maintained in good condition while in place. The canopy currently in your drive appears to have partially collapsed. With a special event permit, such structures are permitted to be in place for a maximum of 50 days annually and shall be installed as required per City Ordinance 401.15.D.11 — Temporary,AccessoryStructures, A copy of this ordinance and a special event permit are enclosed. If you wish to continue to have the canopy at your driveway, kindly remit the special event permit application to my attention, for its placement and fix it so that it is in good condition no Pater than Wednesday, December 9, 2020 or have it fully removed by that time. Thank you for your prompt attention. Please feel free to email me with any questions you may have. Sincerely, PLANING & CODE ENFORCEMENT Juli H Itman Building Official Enclosures 4 of 28 Tree City U.S.A.. ECICBERG www.eckberglammers.com L A M- -M- ERS Direct Dial: 651-351-2134 ATTORNEYS AT LAW Email: ksandstrom@eckberglammers.com December 1, 2020 Via U.S. Mail and Email ai_11ieTPtennissailitation_eam) Willie Tennis Tennis Recycling, LLC / Sanitation, LLC PO Box 62 St. Paul Park, MN 55071 RE: Waste Hauling Contract with City of Oak Park Heights, MN Dear Mr. Tennis: As you know, I serve as the City Attorney for the City of Oak Park Heights. The City Council authorized me to have a discussion with Tennis about its contract with the City during its virtual city council meeting on November 24th. The City Administrator and I have availability on December 17, 2020 at 10:00am or 1:00 pm via ZOOM to discuss your questions and concerns related to the Contract. Please advise whether one of those timeframes will work for you for a discussion. In order to make that meeting time the most effective we are requesting the following information be provided by December 11, 2020 and sent to my attention with a copy to City Administrator Eric Johnson: 1. Please provide a clear explanation of the particular provision(s) of your existing Contract for which the City is not in compliance, and that thereby may allow you a change in rate structure. 2. If you do not claim that the City has violated some particular provision of the existing Contract, then please provide a clear explanation of reasons why the City should deviate from the explicit terms and conditions of the Contract and why this would be in the best interest of both parties. 3. Provide a comparative copy of the rates the City of Oak Park Heights pays versus what you charge at least three other municipal customers, including the City of Bayport—to be effective on 1/1/21. 4. Provide the particular new rate structure/increase that you are proposing to charge to the City of Oak Park Heights in conjunction with your demand for an amendment to the Contract. Please note that the City understands under the existing Contract that you are entitled to, and the City has in fact approved, the new Disposal Fee as increased by Washington County based on their new rates—planned to be $84.00/ton effective on January 1St, 2021. Stillwater Office Hudson Office 1809 Northwestern Avenue 430 Second Street Stillwater, MN 55082 Hudson,WI 54016 Phone:651-439-2878 Phone:715-386-3733 Fax:651-439-2923 Fax:715-386-6456 5 of 28 ' Tennis Sanitation Letter December 1,2020 Page 2 of 2 Following receipt of your responses to the foregoing, Mr. Johnson and I look forward to having a productive conversation with you on December 17tH Sincerely, /s/Zww S.Sarrd tWM Kevin S. 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This message was intended for: marymccomber@aol.com 660 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 450, Washington, DC 20001 Privacy Policy I @ 2020 NLC, All Rights Reserved Powered by Higher Logic 24 of 28 From: Mary Mccomber To: Eric Johnson Subject: Fwd:YSB December 2020 Newsletter Date: Wednesday,December 2,2020 4:27:23 AM For weekly notes -----Original Message----- From:YSB<info@ysb.net> To:marymccomber@aol.com Sent:Tue, Dec 1,2020 4:48 pm Subject:YSB December 2020 Newsletter Having trouble viewing this email?View as a web pace. Article Image Helping youth and families learn the skills they need to be more successful at home, in school, and throughout the community. RI December YSB Newsletter December 2020 Mike Huntley YSB Executive Director Lei Ll Youth Service Bureau is excited to announce Mike Huntley, M.A., L.P., has been selected as the next Executive Director! Read full announcement here By: Meghan Heffner What Youth Service Bureau is Or is it the MOST STRESSFUL TIME OF YEAR? 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