>> COMMUNICATIONS, ARE WE READY TO BEGIN? [GAVEL] >> GOOD AFTERNOON. WELCOME. MY NAME IS SOREN STEVENSON AND IN THE ABSENCE OF BOARD CHAIR WONSLEY, I AM CHAIR FOR THE
CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE MEETING. AS A NOTE, THIS IS MY FIRST TIME CHAIRING A MEETING, SO BEAR WITH ME AS I CALL TO ORDER THE MAY 14, 1:30 P.M. MEETING. BEFORE WE BEGIN THE MEETING, I WANT TO OFFER A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO ALL COMMITTEE MEMBERS, STAFF, AND
THE PUBLIC THAT THESE MEETINGS ARE BROADCAST LIVE INCLUDING REALTIME CAPTIONING AS A FURTHER METHOD TO INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR PROCEEDINGS TO THE COMMUNITY. THEREFORE, ALL SPEAKERS NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THE RATE OF THEIR SPEECH SO THAT OUR CAPTIONER CANS FULLY
CAPTURE AND TRANSCRIBE ALL COMMENTS FOR THE BROADCAST. WE ASK ALL SPEAKERS TO MODERATE THE SPEED AND CLARITY OF THEIR COMMENTS. AT THIS TIME, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL SO WE CAN VERIFY A QUORUM FOR THIS
MEING. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> PRESENT. >> WARREN. >> PRESENT. >> CHUGHTAI. >> PRESENT. >> CHOWDHURY IS ABSENT. PALMISANO. >> PRESENT.
>> WONSLEY IS ABSENT. CHAIR STEVENSON. >> PRESENT. >> WE HAVE FIVE PRESENT. >> LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE HAVE A QUORUM. I'LL REMIND MY COLLEAGUES WE'LL BE USING SPEAKER MANAGEMENT TODAY, SO PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU'RE SIGNED UP.
FOR MBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT ARE HERE FOR ONE OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE COMMITTEE, WE ASK THAT YOU REGISTER WITH THE CLERKS TO MY RIGHT. YOU CAN ALSO PROVIDE ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS OR MATERIALS TO INCLUDE IN THE PUBLIC RECORD. PUBLIC WORKS STAFF WILL ALSO BE
AVAILABLE AFTER THE PRESENTATION TO CONNECT IF YOU HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. WITH THAT, OUR AGENDA IS IN FRONT OF US. AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE CONSENT AGENDA REFLECTED IN ITEMS 2 THROUGH 16 ARE ON OUR AGENDA. ITEM TWO IS APPROVING THE R.B.C.
GAWAY FOOD TRUCK BLOCK EVENT PARTY. EVENT PERMIT. ITEM 3 IS APPROVING THE DOWNTOWN WEDNESDAYS BLOCK EVENT PERMIT. ITEM FOUR, APPROVING THE ANNUAL SALOON PRIDE BLOCK PARTY EVENT PERMIT. NUMBER FIVE, APPROVING THE TASTE OF MINNESOTA BLOCK
EVENT PERMIT. NUMBER SIX, APPROVING THE MINNESOTA UFC SOCCER CELEBRATION, COMMERCIAL BLOCK EVENT PERMIT. NUMBER SEVEN, AUTHORIZING A JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT WITH THE MINNEAPOLIS PARK AND RECREATION BOARD FOR THE LAKE HARRIET
PARKWAY AND WILLIAM BERRY PARKWAY RECONSTRUCTION. NUMBER EIGHT, RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE NICOLLET AVENUE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT OVER I-94 PROJECT. NUMBER NINE, ACCEPTING THE LOW
BID FOR OLIVER AVENUE SOUTH STORM SEWER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. NUMBER 10, ACCEPTING THE SOLE BID FOR HEAVY TRUCK AND EQUIPMENT BODY WORK. NUMBER 11, AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT WITH J.J. KELLER AND
ASSOCIATE, INC., FOR THE C.D.L. TRAINING PROGRAM FOR CITY EMPLOYEES. NUMBER 12, AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH MINGER CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES, INC., FOR THE COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. NUMBER 13, AUTHORIZING A
CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH WSB, LLC, FOR 35th AVENUE NORTH FLOOD MITIGATION PROJECT. NUMBER 14, AUTHORIZING A GRANT APPLICATION TOEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION FOR CONNECTING CAMDEN RAILROAD GRADE SEPARATION PROJECT. AND THE COMMITMENT OF LOCAL FUND
FOR THE APPLICATION. NUMBER 15, APPROVING PAUL WU FOR APPOINTMENTS TO THE LYNDALE-LAKE SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD. NUMBER 16, APPROVING JASON KRAMBER TO THE
UPTOWN SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD. COLLEAGUES, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR ANY ITEMS THAT ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO PULL FOR FURTHER DISCUSSN? SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THE
CONSENT AGENDA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [CHORUS OF AYES] >> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT AND THAT MOTION CARRIES. NEXT WE'LL TAKE UP OUR PUBLIC HEARING REFLECTED IN ITEM ONE ON
THE AGENDA. ANYBODY WHO SIGNED UP FOR THESE ITEMS WILL BE GIVEN TWO MINUTES EACH TO TESTIFY. I'LL ALSO ADD THAT WE HAVE STAFF PRESENT WHO CAN MEET IN THE ROOM OR IN THE HALLWAY IF ANYONE -- IF ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR ASSESSMENTS.
FOR EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE AND EESPECIALLY THOSE WHO MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMENT PERIOD, LET ME OFFER THIS NOTICE. THESE HEARINGS ARE BEING BROADCAST AND RECORDED. BOTH THE RECORDING AND BROADCAST ARE CLASSIFIED AS PUBLIC DATA UNDER THE MINNESOTA GOVERNMENT DATA PRACTICES ACT. BY ATTENDING AN PARTICIPATING IN
THESE PROCEEDINGS, YOUR IMAGE AND ANY TESTIMONY OR INFORMATION THAT YOU PROVIDE WILL ALSOE SUBJECT TO DISCLOSURE UNDER THAT LAW. THAT INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO YOUR ATTENDANCE, YOUR NAME, AND OTHER PERSONAL DETAILS YOU PROVIDE, AS WELL AS ANY
TESTIMONY OR COMMENTS YOU PROVIDE WHICH INCLUDES ANY WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS YOU MAKE, WHICH ARE INCLUDED IN THE RECORD OF THIS MEETING. OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING IS FOR THE LORING PARK RESURFACING PROJECT. I'LL INVITE HAZEL WOLF, SUPERVISOR, ENGINEER,
TECHNICIAN 2, TRANSPORTATION MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR WITH OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO BEGIN THE PRESENTATION BEFORE OUR PUBLIC HEARING. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMITTEE, CHAIR, AND MEMBERS OF THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE. I AM HAZEL WOLF, A SUPERVISING ENGINEERING
TECHNICIAN WITH PUBLIC WORKS. I AM HERE TO PRESENT THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE LORING PARK RESURFACING PROJECT AND RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION ADOPTING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $648,801.44 FOR THE LORING PARK RESURFACING
PROJECT. AND PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND TAXATION AUTHORIZE THE CITY'S ISSUANCE AND SALE OF ASSESSMENT BONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $648,801.44 FOR THE PROJECT. LORING PARK, OUR MUNICIPAL STATE AID, RESIDENTIAL AND LOCAL STREETS BOUNDED BY
HENNEPIN AVENUE TO SECOND AVENUE SOUTH, AND 10th STREET TO 15th STREET WEST. THIS AREA WAS RECONSTRUCTED BETWEEN 1966 AND 2,000 AND P.C.I. BETWEEN 33 AND 88 AFTER THE SCOPE OF THE
RESURFACING PROJECT IS A MALE AND 2-INCH ASPHALT OVERLAY. 17 PEDESTRIAN RAMPS WERE UPGRADED IN 2025 IN ADVANCE OF THE RESURFACING PROJECT. PUBLIC WORKS HOSTED A VIRTUAL INFORMATIONAL MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 6 AT 2:00 P.M.
12 ATTENDEES CAME TO THIS MEETING. AND A MAILING WAS SENT TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS INVITING THEM TO THE INFORMATIONAL MEETING AND BEFORE THE OVERLAY CLOSER TO THE TIME OF THE WORK. THE FUNDING BREAKDOWN FOR THIS PROJECT IS AS FOLLOWS FOR THE
OVERLAY ONLY. SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS TOTAL $648,801.44. LEVY FUNDED DEBT TOTALS ARE $833,318.56. AND THE TOTAL PROJECT COST IS
$1,482,120. ON FEBRUARY 5, 2026, THE CITY COUNCIL DESIGNATED THE IMPROVEMENTS PROPOSED TO THE 2026 STREET RESURFACING PROGRAM. THE PURPOSE OF THE ASPHALT PAVEMENT RESURFACING PROGRAM IS TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF SOME CITY STREETS, WHICH ARE NOT SCHEDULED FOR ANY PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE,
RENOVATION ORRECONSTRUCTION IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. THIS RESURFACING PROGRAM IS ADDRESSING CITY STREETS THAT ARE AT A POINT IN THEIR LIFE CYCLE WHERE A NEW SURFACE WILL EXTEND THE STREET'S LIFE, IMPROVE RIDE QUALITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD LIVABILITY AND HELP SLOW THE OVERALL DETERIORATION OF THE
CITY STREET SYSTEM. THE PROPOSEED STREET RESURFACING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS WERE DETERMINED BY APPLYING THE 2026 UNIFORM ASSESSMENT RATES TO THE LAND AREA OF BENEFITTED PARCELS LOCATED WITHIN THE STREET INFLUENCE ZONE ALONG THE IMPROVED STREETS. FORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED IN
THE NOTICES AS TO HOW PERSONS MAY PREPAY THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS IN FULL WITHOUT INTEREST IF THEY SO CHOOSE. CITY COUNCIL HAS PASSED RESOLUTIONS WHEREBY A DEFERMENT OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS MAY BE OBTAINED BY SHOWING HARDSHIP FOR ANY HOME STEADED PROPERTY OWNED BY A PERSON 65 YEARS OF AGE OR
OLDER, RETIRED BY VIRTUE OF PERMANENT AND TOTAL DISABILITY, OR MILITARY PERSONNEL ORDERED INTO ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, AND I AM AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THERE IS NO ONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. IS THERE
ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO I A DRESS THE COMMITTEE? -- WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMITTEE? SEEING NO ONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK, I WILL NOW MOVE TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM TO OUR JUNE 4 MEETING AS COUNCIL
MEMBER WONSLEY HAD OUTLINED AT A PREVIOUS MEETING, THIS IS TO ACCOMMODATE FOR TWO DATES THAT WERE NOTICED TO THE PUBLIC TO ENSURE THAT ALL WHO WISH TO TESTIFY ARE ABLE TO. COLLEAGUES, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? >> SEE NOTHING FURTHER
DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION, AL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [CHORUS OF AYES] >> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. >> THE AYES HAVE IT. OUR NEXT ITEM IS PASSAGE OF TWO
RESOLUTIONS FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT ORDERS. AND RELATED TO THE APPROPRIATION. PRESENTATION AND I'LL NOW INVITE
CHRISTOPHER LARSON, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER -- >> MR. CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO BE NOTED AS PRESENT. >> OH, SORRY. >> YOU'RE ALL GOOD. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY IS PRESENT. CHRISTOPHER LARSON, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IN WATER TREATMENT AND DISTRIBUTION
SERVICES TO GET US STARTED. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMITTEE VICE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU TODAY. MY NAME IS CHRIS LARSON. I'M A SENIOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER WITH THE WATER TREATMENT AND
DISTRIBUTION SERVICES DIVISION OF PUBLIC WORKS. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE ONGOING LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM TODAY, AND TO REQUEST ACCEPTANCE OF THREE PROJECT ORDER GRANTS BEING ADMINISTERED BY THE MINNESOTA
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY. TODAY WE WILL BE GOING OVER JUST A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT, INCLUDING GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT LEAD SERVICE LINES, WHAT ARE THEY, WHY ARE THEY BEING
REPLACED AS A PART OF THIS PROGRAM. TO TALK ABOUT THE PRIORITIZATION OF THE PROJECT AREAS, TALK ABOUT SPECIFIC PROJECT AREAS THAT ARE BEING WORKED ON IN 2026. TODAY'S REQUEST AND THEN, OF COURSE, TALK ABOUT PRIORITIZATION AND PROJECTS IN THE FUTURE.
SO FIRST IS AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT IS A WATER SERVICE LINE. OF COURSE, WE HAVE WATER DISTRIBUTION MAINS CAN THAT ARE LOCATED WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. WATER SERVICE LINES TRANSFER THE WATER FROM THE DISTRIBUTION MAINS INTO THE HOME. IN THE
CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, WATER SERVICE LINES ARE ENTIRELY PRIVATELY OWNED BY THAT RESIDENCE OR BUSINESS, THE PROPERTY TO WHICH WATER IS BEING TRANSFERRED. TWO SPECIFIC TYPE OF SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENTS THAT WE TALK ABOUT FREQUENTLY ARE ON THIS DIAGRAM REFERENCED
ON THE SLIDE, WHAT WE CALL MAIN-TO-CURB REPLACEMENTS FROM ITEM ONE, WHICH IS THE WATER MAIN TO ITEM THREE, WHICH IS THE CURB B STOP, WHICH IS THE SHUTOFF VALVE LOCATED TYPICALLY WITHIN THE BOULEVARD OR WITHIN THE SIDEWALK. THE OTHER TYPE IS
FROM ITEM ONE TO ITEM FIVE, WHICH IS THE FULL REPLACEMENT FROM THE WATER DISTRIBUTION MAIN ALL THE WAY INTO THE HOME TO THE WATER METER. AND THIS SLIDE JUST REFERENCES SOME OF THE SPECIFIC MATERIALS THAT WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT TODAY. IN THE
PAST UP TO ABOUT THE 1930s, SERVICE LINES CONSISTED OF LEAD FROM THE WATER MAIN TO THE CURB STOP LOCATED IN THE BOULEVARD. AND GALVANIZED STEEL FROM THERE TO THE REMAINDER OF THE HOUSE OR INTO THE HOUSE TO THE METER.
ABOUT 2/3 OF THE LEAD SERVICE LINES THAT EXIST OUT THERE HAVE ALREADY HAD SOME WORK WHICH IS REPLACEMENT OF THE GALVANIZED STEEL FROM THE CURB STOP BECAUSE
GALVANIZED STEEL TENDS TO RUST OVER TIME FROM PEOPLE'S SIDEWALKS GETTING INTO THE GROUND AND ALL THE REST OF IT. WHY ARE WE DOING THIS PROJECT IS THE NEXT QUESTION. WELL, I JUST WANT TO SHARE WITH EVERYBODY THAT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS DOES DELIVER SAFE DRINKING
WATTER TO EVERY HOME. WE USE CERTAIN TREATMENT METHODS INCLUDING TWO PRIMARILY. ONE IS SENDING OUT A RELATIVELY HIGH PH OF ABOUT 8.9 INTO THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. THIS HIGHER THAN NEUTRAL PH
MAKES IT SO THAT THE LEAD DOES NOT WANT TO COME INTO SOLUTION AND GET INTO THE WATER. THE SECOND THING WE DO IS ADD A CHEMICAL CALLED ORTHO PHOSPHATE INTO THE WATER. THIS CREATES A COATING ON PIPE WALLS, SURFACE LINE WALLS, AND ALSO ON THE INTERIOR PLUMING IN PEOPLE'S
HOUSES THAT, AGAIN, PREVENTS THAT LEAD FROM LEECHING OUT INTO THE WATER. AND I ALSO WANTED TO SAY THAT ONLY SERVICE LINES IN
THE CITY OF SERVICE LINES ARE IN RARE CASES CONCRETE OR CAST IRON IS WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY PUT IN. THIS SLIDE WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT JUST THE PROJECT IN GENERAL AND SOME OF THE FUNDING ASPECTS OF IT.
OF COURSE, THE ORIGINAL FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT CAME THROUGH THE IIJA, THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND INVESTMENT IN JOBS ACT WHICH REFERENCE SPECIFIC NUMBERS AND THE AMOUNT OF DOLLA THAT WAS
AVAILABLE THROUGH THAT PROGRAM, AND THEN ALSO THROUGH STATE FUNDING THAT WAS RELEASED A COUPLE YEARS LATER. ONE THING TO NOTE IS THAT BOTH OF THESE FUNDING SOURCES EXPIRE IN 2027. THERE ARE CURRENT DISCUSSIONS AT THE STATE LEGISLATURE, EXCUSE ME, TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR
FUTURE YEARS, BUT WE'RE WAITING TO SEE HOW THAT SHAKES OUT. THEN I ALSO WANTED TO NOTE AGAIN THAT ALL PORTIONS OF SURFACE LINES IN MINNEAPOLIS ARE PRIVATELY OWNED. THERE WAS A STATE LAW CHANGE TO
MAKE SO IT WE COULD USE PUBLIC FUNDS TO WORK ON PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, WHICH IS WHAT MAKES THIS POSSIBLE. THE NEXT ITEM TO DISCUSS IS PRIORITIZATION OF OUR PROJECT AREAS, BEAU IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, THIS YEAR AND THEN IN THE FUTURE. PER MINNESOTA STATE
STATUTE, WE ARE REQUIRED TO PRIORITIZE OUR PROJECT AREAS BASED ON SEVEN METRICS. I'LL JUST GO THROUGH THEM VERY BRIEFLY ONE BY ONE. NUMBER ONE IS REMOVING LINES WHICH ARE AN IMMINENT HEALTH AND SAFETY RISK TO THE PUBLIC.
AGAIN, AS I SPOKE ABOUT, THAT IS NOT APPLICABLE IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. THAT IS DUE TO OUR CORROSION CONTROL PROGRAM, WHICH HAS BEEN IN PLACE SINCE THE 1990s. NUMBER TWO IS TARGETING AREAS WITH CHILDREN WHO HAVE ELEVATED BLOOD LEAD LEVELS.
THE MINNEAPOLIS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAS A PROGRAM WHERE THEY MONITOR BLOOD LEAD LEVELS AND LOOK INTO THE SOURCES OF THOSE ELEVATED LEVELS. TO DATE, NOT A SINGLE CASE HAS BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO HIGH OR ELEVATED LEAD IN THE
DRINKING WATER AND HOMES. AND WE DON'T CONSIDER THAT ONE TO BE APPLICABLE TO US EITHER. NUMBER THREE WOULD BE TARGETING AREAS WITH CHILDREN UNDER FIVE. MINNEAPOLIS IS A BIG CITY, 430,000 PEOPLE, GIVE OR TAKE,
WITH CHILDREN SCATTERED ALL THROUGHOUT THE CITY. WE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO TARGET AREAS WHERE CHILDREN UNDER FIVE. HOWEVER, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CREATE PRIORITIZED PROJECT AREAS BASED ON THA METRIC BECAUSE, OF COURSE, FAMILIES ARE ALL OVER AND EVERYBODY IS SPREAD OUT.
NUMBER FOUR IS TARGETING PROPERTIES KNOWN TO BE DISPROPORTIONATELY USED BY LARGE NUMBERS OF CHILDREN. THIS IS SCHOOLS, CHILD CARE FACILITIES, FAITH LOCATIONS THAT HAVE DAY CARES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. WE PULL DATA FROM THE MINNESOTA
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR REGISTERED CHILD CARE FACILITIES. AND THIS YEAR WE HAVE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PACKAGES WHICH I'LL GO INTO. THE RED PACKAGE SPECIFICALLY DEALS WITH ALL THOSE. ALL THE CURRENTLY REGISTERED CHILD CARE FACILITIES WILL BE COMPLETED AS A PART OF THIS PROGRAM BY THE
END OF THIS YEAR AROUND NOVEMBER, GIVE OR TAKE. NUMBER FIVE WOULD BE LOWER INCOME RESIDENCES AND OTHER HISTORICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. FOR THAT ITEM WE ARE TARGETING THE GREEN ZONES. THE NORTH SIDE GREEN ZONE WE EXPECT TO BE DONE BY THE END OF
THIS YEAR WITH ABOUT 1,255 SURFACES BEING DONE THIS YEAR. IN THE FUTURE WE'LL BE MOVING ONTO THE SOUTH SIDE GREEN ZONE. ANOTHER METRIC THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT IS THE SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX FROM THE FEDERAL C.D.C. IT'S JUST ANOTHER LAYER OF
SIMILAR DATA TO THE GREEN ZONES. A LOT OF IT OVERLAPS WITH OUR GREEN ZONES. THERE ARE SOME OTHER AREAS WHICH, AGAIN, WE NEED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT. NUMBER SIX IS COORDINATING REPLACEMENT OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PORTIONS WATER
INFRASTRUCTURE. AGAIN, ALL THIS IS PRIVATE. THAT IS NOT APPLICABLE TO US. NUMBER SEVEN IS THE ONE WE ARE GNG TO BE MOVING INTO IN THE FUTURE WHICH IS COORDINATION WITH THE STATUTE WORDS IT AS WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECTS, BUT IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE MINNESOTA P.F.A. AND M.D.H., THEY HAVE
INTERPRETED THIS TO MEAN PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN GENERAL, WHICH INCLUDE STREET RECONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION PROJECTS, SEWER PROJECTS. THE KEY THING HERE IS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE EFFICIENTLY USING OUR DOLLARS AND LIMITING
CONSTRUCTION IMPACT TIME PERIODS FOR NEIGHBORHOODS AND FOR OUR RESIDENTS. JUST A COUPLE OF SLIDES WITH BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THIS YEAR'S PROJECT MAP SPECIFICALLY. THE FIRST ONE WILL BE ROUGHLY THE NORTH HALF OF THE CITY AND THEN THE SECOND ONE WILL BE THE
SOUTH HALF. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE SEVEN DIFFERENT COLOR PACKAGES. BLUE, BROWN, GREEN, ORANGE, PURPLE, RED, AND YELLOW. AND FOUR ARE LOCATED IN THE NORTH SIDE GREEN ZONE BEING DONE BY ONE CONTRACTOR IN PARTICULAR. THEY ARE CALLED PRECISION INFRASTRUCTURE. YOU WILL SEE
THEM OUT THERE. THAT IS A BIG CHUNK OF THEM. ABOUT 1200, 1,255. RED IS SCATTERED AS YOU WILL SEE ON THE MAP ALL THROUGHOUT THE CITY. AGAIN, THESE ARE REGISTERED CHILD CARE CENTERS. AND THEN THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF THE ORANGE PACKAGE IN THE NORTH HALF OF THE CITY. THIS IS
COORDINATION WITH A SPECIFIC FLOOD MITIGATION PROJECT OVER ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE CITY. THE OTHER THREE CONTRACTORS THAT WE HAVE ASIDE FROM THE ONE THAT I MENTIONED WAS PRECISION. OUR M.N.B. ADVANCE PRECISION LOOK AND ANOTHER CONTRACTOR ON BOARD
WHICH DOES THE RESTORATION. AFTER THE PLUMBING CONTRACTOR IS COMPLETE AND MOVES AWAY, THE RESTORATION CONTRACTOR Q3 WILL COME IN WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND PUT STREET PATCHES DOWN AND RESTORE THE BOULEVARD, LAY CURB AND GUTTER, THAT SORT OF THING.
THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO NOTE IS WHILE THEY ARE NOT INCLUDED ON THIS MAP, WE EXPECT ABOUT 200 TO 250 OR SO LEAKING SURFACES TO APPEAR. IF YOU REMEMBER WHEN I TALKED ABOUT LEAD AND THE GALVAN SIZED
PORTION OF THE SERVICE LINES T GALVANIZED PORTION TENDS TO LEAK. IT VARIES FROM YEAR TO YEAR, BUT YOU CAN NEVER PREDICT WHERE IT WILL HAPPEN AND WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN, SO WE HAVE APPLIED FOR FUNDING TO 200 TO 250 OF THOSE WE EXPECT TO APPEAR, WHICH IS PART OF THE PROJECT ORDER ACCEPTANCE TODAY.
THIS NEXT MAP IS THE SOUTH HALF OF THE MAP. THIS IS THE RED, BLUE, ORANGE, AND BROWN PACKAGES. YOU'LL SEE THAT THIS IS MOSTLY RELATED TO STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. WE HAVE PARK AND PORTLAND, LYNDALE, AND A LITTLE BIT DOWN
IN FULTON. AND OF COURSE, GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE IS INCLUDED ON THERE, WHICH WE'RE ONLY DOING THE SOUTH AND EAST LEGS OF THAT INTERSECTION IN COORDINATION WITH THE SPECIFIC PROJECT. AND THEN A LITTLE BIT IN NORRIS
NORTH AS WELL AS PART OF THE ORANGE PACKAGE. WHAT IS THE ACTION THAT WE'RE REQUESTING TODAY? THIS WOULD BE ACCEPTANCE OF THREE PROJECT ORDERS FROM THE M.D.H. AND THE P.F.A. FOR A TOTAL OF ABOUT $21.37 MILLION.
AND THEN APPROPRIATING THE GRANT FUNDS TO REIMBURSE THE WATER ENTERPRISE FUND FOR OUR PROJECT COSTS. THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO GET A LOT OF DOLLARS TO DO A LOT OF GOOD WORK. AND THEN, LIKE I SAID, I WANTED
TO TOUCH ON FUTURE PLANNING. AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE ARE GOING TO BE DONE WITH THE NORTH SIDE GREEN ZONE AFTER THIS YEAR, WHICH IS VERY EXCITING. IN THE FUTURE COUPLE OF YEARS, WE'LL BE MOVING TO THE SOUTH SIDE GREEN ZONE AS DICTATED BY THOSE PRIORITIZATION METRICS.
WE'LL ALSO BE COORDINATING WITH OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, STREET RESTORATION PROJECTS. WE'VE LEARNED IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS THAT WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS WE WANT TO IMITATE OTHER UTILITIES LIKE CENTER POINT OR EXCEL WHERE THEY TRY TO GET IN THERE A YEAR IN ADVANCE OF THE
STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. THROUGH LESSONS LEARNED, WE HAVE LEARNED THAT IS THE WAY TO GO FOR ALL THIS BECAUSE OF THE MOVING PARTS IN THE STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. WE WANT TO INSURE TIMELY DELIVERY OF BOTH PROJECTS AND THAT'S HOW WE BELIEVE THAT WE CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN CHT
-- HOW WE BELIEVE THAT WE CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN. AND THANK YOU. THAT WILL CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION. I AM HAPPY TO STAND FOR QUESTIONS IF THERE ARE ANY OR ACCEPT FOLLOW-UPS AFTER THE FACT. >> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS?
FIRST, I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION. ALTHOUGH MY OWN PART OF THE CITY HASN'T SEEN A LOT OF THIS WORK YET, I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE PRIORITIZATION OF THE PROJECTS THAT FOCUS ON
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES AND CHILDREN. WHERE I HAVE SEEN LEAD SERVICE LINE WORK DONE IN MY WARD IS IN COORDINATION WITH THE STREET PROJECTS, AND I APPRECIATE THE THOUGHT PROCESS EVEN THOUGH IT CAN BE DIFFICULT OF GETTING THAT WORK DONE BEFORE A NEW STREET SURFACE IS PUT DOWN. I AM A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED
ABOUT THE LACK OF DEDICATED FUNDING BEYOND NEXT YEAR. WE DON'T HAVE FUNDING FOR THE SOUTH SIDE GREEN ZONE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS OR THE REST OF THE CITY. HOW IS IT LOOKING FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON STATE OR CENTRAL FUNDING FOR THIS? AND WHAT
WOULD BE OUR OPTIONS TO COMPLY WITH THE MANDATE THAT I THINK IS 2037? WITHOUT ADDITIONAL FUNDING. >> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. I WILL HAVE TO REFER PART OF THAT TO OUR WATER DIRECTOR, ANNIKA BANKSTON. I KNOW SHE AND THE
AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION ARE ENGAGING IN DISCUSSIONS WITH STATE LEGISLATORS, AND THE AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION IS TRYING TO PUSH THAT LOBBYING EFFORT TO THE FEDERAL LEVEL. I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING
CONCRETE IN TERMS OF WHETHER OR NOT ADDITIONAL FUNDING WILL BE AVAILABLE AFTER NEXT YEAR. I WILL SAY THAT ANY FUNDS WE DO RECEIVE NEXT YEAR, THROUGH THESE PROJECT ORDERS, YOU HAVE TWO YEARS TO SPEND THE DOLLARS. AND SO WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THE WORK THROUGH 2028
WITH DOLLARS THAT WE RECEIVE IN 2027, WHICHF WORSE COMES TO WORSE, THAT WOULD GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO CONTINUE TO LOBBY FOR FUNDING TO ACCOMPLISH THIS WORK. TO YOUR PORTION OF THE QUESTION ABOUT WHAT WOULD WE DO IF FUNDING WAS NOT AVAILABLE? I
WOULD HAVE TO DEFER YOU TO ANNIKA OR FOLLOW-UP ON THAT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. AND I'M SURE THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TYPE OF PUBLIC WORKS MANDATE THAT WE DON'T KNOW THE FUNDING OUT BEYOND A YEAR OR TWO, BUT IT'S NICE TO REALIZE THAT THAT TIMELINE WOULD ACTUALLY BE EXTENDED BEYOND NEXT
YEAR. THANKS. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS REPORT. I'M EXCITED TO SEE ALL THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS IN PARTICULAR IN THE GREEN ZONES. JUST WONDERING ABOUT THE FUTURE
OF THIS, SO WHEN THE WORK IS COMPLETE, LIKE YOU SAID, THERE'S 1200 HOMES LEFT, DOES THAT MEAN IT MOVES THE -- THE PROJECT MOVES ENTIRELY OUT OF THE NORTH SIDE? AND IT PICKS UP ON THE SOUTH SIDE? HAVE WE MADE SURE THAT WE'
COVERED EVERYTHING WE NEED TO COVER ON THE NORTH SIDE? >> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER AND VICE CHAIR STEVENSON. WE HAVE NOT FINALIZED OUR PROJECT AREAS NEXT YEAR. A LITTLE BIT OF THAT DEPENDS ON
HOW MUCH FUNDING WE'RE ABLE TO SECURE. WE HAVE A ROUGH IDEA, AND THAT PLAN IS TO WORK ON THE SOUTH SIDE AND STREET RESTORATION AREAS. I'M NOT SURE WHICH STREET RESTORATION AREAS IN THE
NORTH PORTION OF MINNEAPOLIS, BUT I CAN CERTAINLY FOLLOW-UP WITH THAT ANSWER. I WILL SAY THAT RIGHT NOW WHILE THINGS WILL BE A LITTLE BUILT FUZZY, WE SHOULD BECOME QUITE CLEARER AS TIME PROGRESSES. CERTAINLY AS
TIME COMES TO BID THIS PROJECT OUT. WE SHOULD HAVE MORE INFORMATION IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS FOR SURE. BUT WE CAN GET YOU WHAT WE HAVE IN SHORT ORDER. >> THANK YOU. SO WHATEVER YOU HAVE NOW IS GREAT AND FOLLOW-UP IS FINE ALSO. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR STEVENSON. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I WAS ONE OF THE HOMES IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS THAT GOT MY LEAD SERVICE LINES
REPLACED, SO I'M THANKFUL FOR THAT. BUT THE LETTER THAT WAS SENT OUT STATED THAT YOU NEEDED TO OPT INTO THIS SERVICE, SO FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO DISREGARDED THE LETTER, DIDN'T PAY ATTENTION, IS THERE GOING TO BE SOMETHING DONE TO ENSHOO YOU ARE THAT THOSE LINES ARE REPLACED? AND HOW
WILL WE KNOW IF THEY THERE ARE LEAKING ISSUES THAT WE ARE GOING TO REMEDY GOING FORWARD IN THE FUTURE? BECAUSE YOU SAID THERE IS NO WAY FOR YOU TO REALLY TELL. SO IS THAT GOING TO BE INCREASED WATER BILLING OR SOMETHING? SOME TYPE OF T WHATTER LEAK TESTING THAT WILL
NEED TO GO OUT TO THE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE HAD THEIR LINES REPLACED? SO THAT WE'LL KNOW IF THERE'S LEAKING. HOW DOES THAT DETERMINE? >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU, MEMBER. COUPLE OF DIFFERENT QUESTIONS THERE. THE FIRST I WILL ADDRESS IS THE
LEAKING. WE'RE ABLE TO TELL PRETTY WELL WITH LEAK INVESTIGATION TECHNOLOGY, ACOUSTICAL SOUND, ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE, IF THERE IS A LEAK ON THAT NATURE AND WATER SERVICE LINE. AND WATER BILLS WOULD NOT BE
INCREASED IN THE CASE OF A LEAKING SERVICE LINE BECAUSE, OF COURSE, THE LEAK IS OUTSIDE OF THE HOME AND BEFORE THE WATER METER. SO THAT SHOULD NOT BE A CONCERN. CAN YOU REMIND ME ABOUT THE FIRST PART OF THE QUESTION? >> QUESTION IS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO
RECEIVED THE LETTER THAT THEY NEEDED TO OPT INTO THE SERVICE THAT MAY HAVE DISREGARDED THAT LETTER. HOW ARE WE GOING TO REMEDY THEIR WATER LINE REPLACEMENTS? >> YEAH. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
MEMBER. THAT PORTION OF THAT LETTER SPECIFICALLY REFERS TO WHAT WE REFER TO AS MAIN TO METER REPLACEMENTS, AND SO THAT WOULD BE THOSE WATER SERVICE REPLACEMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO ENTETHE HOME. THE VAST MAJORITY OF THEM, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO -- WE ARE ABLE TO DO WITHOUT NEEDING TO GET INTO
HOMES. BECAUSE THAT'S JUST MAIN TO CURB. FOR THOSE, WE HAVE REQUIRE OF THE STATUTE AND THROUGH THIS PROGRAM THAT WE NEED TO REACH OUT TO PEOPLE FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES USING AT LEAST TWO DIFFERENT METHODS. SOME OF THE METH METHODS THAT WE USE ARE
A LETTER, DOOR KNOCKING, DOOR HANGERS, CALLING THE NUMBER ON THE WATER ACCOUNT, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. ATHIS TIME, WE ARE NOT GOING IN AND DOING IT ANYWAY. WE WOULD PUT THEM ON A LIST, IF
WE'RE NOT ABLE TO RECEIVE THAT AGREEMENT THIS YEAR AS WE PLAN TO REPLACE THEM. AND WE WOULD BE CIRCLING AROUND AND INCLUDING THEM ON FUTURE PROJECT LISTS. I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION. >> OKAY, YEAH. I WANT TO MAKE
SURE THOSE PEOPLE ARE NOT FORGOTTEN JUST TO -- JUST TO PIGGYBACK OFF WHAT MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUE WAS ASKING WITH RESPECT TO RESIDENTS IN SPECIFIC AREAS OF THE CITY. THAT THOSE PEOPLE WOULD STILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO OPT INTO
THIS SERVICE AND THERE WOULD STILL BE FUNDING TO REMEDY THIS EVEN IF TIME HAD PASSED AND WE MOVED ON TO OTHER AREAS OF THE CITY. >> YES, MOST DEFINITELY. ANYBODY WHO -- THANK YOU,
MEMBER. THANK YOU, CHAIR. ANYBODY WHO DOES NOT ENGAGE IN COMMUNICATIONS WITH US IN INSTANCES WHERE WE NEED TO GET INTO THE HOME, WE WILLOLLOW-UP WITH THEM AND WE WILL ATTEMPT TO DO SO IN THE FUTURE AND FUTURE PROJECT YEARS. IN ADDITION TO FOLLOWING UP WITH
THEM MULTIPLE TIMES AND MULTIPLE COMMUNICATION TYPE THIS IS YEAR. SO WE'LL TRY OUR VERY BEST THIS YEAR TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE, AND ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEM. AND IF FOR WHATEVER REASON THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO OPT IN AND WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE, WE WILL
FOLLOW-UP AS SOON AS WE POSSIBLY CAN. >> CAN I ASK ONE MORE QUESTION? >> S. >> I'M JUST WONDERING WHY THIS WASN'T COUPLED WITH THE SEWER LINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT BECAUSE I KNOW IT WAS DONE THAT WAY IN OTHER CITIES LIKE IN ST. PAUL AND WHAT HAVE YOU.
SO THEY DID THE SEWER LINE REPLACEMENT GRANT COUPLED WITH THE LEAD WATER LINE REMOVAL PROGRAM AS WELL, SO THERE WAS ONE EXCAVATION DONE TO THE STREET AT ONE TIME. AND THEY WERE -- THEY DID IT.
SO WHY WASN'T THIS COUPLED BEING THAT THERE IS SUCH A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF SEWER LINES THAT ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED IN NORTH SIDE? SO I FIGURED THEY WOULD GO IN AND KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU, MEMBER. ARE YOU REFERRING TO -- I TAKE THAT TO MEAN THAT YOU'RE
REFERRING TO GENERAL SEWER WORK THAT IS NOT ACTIVELY PLANNED FOR WORK? >> MM-HMM. >> I'LL HAVE TO DEFER YOU ON THAT. I CAN'T SPEAK FOR SURFACE WATER AND SEWER. THEIR FUNDING ALLOCATIONS AND THEIR PROJECT PRIORITIES AND WHERE THEY GO OUT TO DO REPLACEMENT WORK, I'M
AFRAID I CAN ONLY SPEAK TO THE FUNDING THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE FOR LEAD LEAD LINE REPLACEMENT. WE CERTAINLY WANT TO ENGAGE IN GOOD PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER PUBLIC WORKS DIVISIONS AND PARTNER WITH THEM WHEREVER POSSIBLE, AND FOR PROJECTS THAT ARE PLANNED.
AGAIN, I'M AFRAID I CAN'T SPEAK TO PROJECTS THAT MIGHT BE NEEDED OR MIGHT BE PLANNED SOMETIME IN THE MEDIUM TO DISTANT FUTURE AN JUST AREN'T CURRENTLY PLANNED RIGHT NOW. >> WELL, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TRANSPARENCY IN THAT, AND SOMETHING TO STEW ABOUT AND SHOOTROUND IN THE OTHER
DEPARTMENTS, SO THAT, YOU KNOW, TEAM WORK CAN MAKE A DREAM WORK. WE CAN GET A LOT DONE TOGETHER. WE'RE GREATER TOGETHER, RIGHT? >> ABSOLUTELY. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU, MEMBER. >> ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR STEVENSON. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION
AND THANKS TO THE ENTIRE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND EVERY PERSON THAT WORKED ON THIS. THIS IS REALLY EXCITING TO SEE COME FORWARD. IT'S NOT EVERY DAY WE APPROVE $21 MILLION WORTH OF PROJECTS IN COMMITTEE.
SO EXCELLENT WORK. AND I KNOW IT'S GOING TO MEAN A LOT FOR RESIDENTS ACROSS THE BOARD. I JUST HAVE SOME QUESTIONS REGARDING FINANCING AND MAYBE A COUPLE DETAILS ABOUT PROJECTS. SO THE FIRST QUESTION THAT I
HAVE IS ANNUALLY, HOW MUCH DO WE HAVE FOR LEAD SERVICE LINE LINE REPLACEMENT SERVICE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE STATE TOGETHER? DO YOU HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD? OR SHOULD I DO A FOLLOW-UP? >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU, MEMBER. I WILL SAY THAT IS
YEAR WE'RE ACCEPTING AS I SAID, ABOUT $21 MILLION. LAST YEAR AND THIS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE SLIDE THAT I PRESENTED. LAST YEAR WAS ABOUT $10.5 MILLION. AND LAST YEAR BEFORE WE WERE RAMPING UP IS 3.5, 10.5,
21.5. NEXT YEAR I'M AFRAID I CAN'T SAY OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD WHAT'S BEEN ALLOCATED AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL COMBINED. I WOULD EXPECT THAT IT WOULD BE SIMILAR TO THIS YEAR,UT I WOULD HAVE TO FOLLOW-UP TO CONFIRM THAT. AGAIN, ANYTHING AFTER 2027 IS --
THERE IS NO INFORMATION THAT IS AVAILABLE ON THOSE. IN ORDER TO MEET THE 2037 DEADLINE TO REPLACE ALL THESE, WE HAVE ABOUT 38,000 LEAD SERVICE LINES REMAINING. IF YOU TAKE -- IT WOULD BE ABOUT 3800 EVERY YEAR.
ASSUMING THAT THE BURN RATE IS THE SAME ACROSS THE BOARD. IT WILL PROBABLY LOOK LIKE WE'RE RAMPING UP AT THE BEGINNING SO THIS YEAR IN TALITY, INCLUDING ESTIMATED LEAKERS AND PLANNED PROACTIVE SERVICE LINES T NUMBER IS ABOUT 1900, MAYBE 1950. NEXT
YEAR WE'RE PLANNING -- WELL, IT DEPEND ON FUNDING, OF COURSE. BUT IT MIGHT BE ABOUT THE SAME. IF THE FUNDING IS ABOUT THE SAME. BUT WE CAN POTENTIALLY RAMP UP TO BE CLOSER TO THAT 3,000 MARK. AND THE RAMP UP FROM THERE TO MAKE SURE WE GET THE WHOLE PROJECT DONE. >> THANK YOU. THAT IS REALLY
CLARIFYING AND ANSWERS A COUPLE OF OTHER QUESTIONS THAT I HAD. THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING THAT WE SPEND IS DEPENDENT ON HOW MUCH WE SPEND PER YEAR AND NOT THE FEASIBILITY OF THE DEPARTMENT TO DO WORK, RIGHT? OR IS ATE LITTLE BIT OF BOTH? I GUESS I AM TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE
HAVE VARYING NUMBERS EACH YEAR. >> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFYING QUESTION, MEMBER. IT IS A MIX OF BOTH. WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO SPEND EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR.
AND TO DATE WE HAVEN'T ENGAGED ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS TO HELP MOVE THIS WORK FORWARD. AND OF COURSE, ALL THE WORK THAT ISUT THERE IS PHYSICALLY BEING DONE BY CONTRACTORS WITH IN-HOUSE INSPECTORS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WORK IS DONE ON TIME AND TO OUR SPECIFICATION. AND MEETING ALL OF THE
REQUIREMENTS BY AMERICA, BUILD AMERICA, SIFRL RIGHTS REVIEW, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. AND THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF IN-HOUSE WORK WE HAVE TO DO. IF WE RAMP UP TO THAT 3,000 LEVEL, WE BELIEVE WE CAN DO STAFF
AUGMENTATION WITH ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS. WE MIGHT NEED TO PUT AN R.F.P. OUT FOR THAT OR LOOK AT PRIORITIES WITHIN OUR DEPARTMENT AND WITHIN OUR DIVISION OF PUBLIC WORKS, RATHER, TO MAYBE MOVE RESOURCES RIGHT NOW TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WORK IS DONE IN AN EFFICIENT MANNER. TO BE VERY CLEAR TO ANSWER YOUR
QUESTION, THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF THE STAFF SIDE AND TO DO THE WORK WITH THE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE. BUT MOSTLY IT WOULD BE A MATTER OF THE AVAILABLE DOLLARS. >> DO YOU HAVE TOTAL ESTIMATE
FOR HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO DO ALL OF THE LEAD SERVICE LINE WORK IN OUR CITY? >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. I BELIEVE THAT
WAS THAT NUMBER IS T IN SLIDE, AND THINKING OFF THE TOP OF MY SLIDE, I BELIEVE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE $350 TO $400 MILLION RANGE. AND I BELIEVE THE ESTIMATE TO REPLACE THE LEAD SERVICE LINES ACROSS THE STATE OF MINNESOTA WAS ABOUT $1.5
BILLION OVER 10 YEARS. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT ACCOUNTS FOR INFLATION, SO IN TODAY DOLLARS. >> REALLY EXCITING TO SEE THE
PRIORITIZATION. >> WILL THE PROJECTS COVER EVERY SINGLE CHILD CARE CENTER THAT NEEDS THIS IMPORTANT UPDATE? OR ARE WE GOING TO BE LOOKING OTOOUT INTO THE FUTURE FOR ADDITIONAL WORK AT CHILD CARE CENTERS?
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, MEMBER. THAT 71 ACCOUNTS FOR ALL CURRENTLY REGISTERED CHILD FACILITIES AT THE TIME BID THIS PROJECT OUT. WE UNDERSTAND WITH THE NATURE WITH THE WAY THINGS
ARE, DAY CARES MIGHT MOVE OR GO TO CHECK AND PULL THE G.I.S. DATA FROM THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND IT
SHOULD BE A RELATIVELY SMALL NUMBER, BUT WE WILL KEEP ON IT. >> THAT IS AWESOME. I LIED. THIS IS MY ACTUAL LAST QUESTION. AFTER WE PASS THIS, WHEN -- WHAT IS ANTICIPATED IN TERMS OF
STARTING TO BREAK GROUND AND HOW LONG CAN FOLKS EXPECT THE PROJECT TO CONTINUE ON THEIR BLOCK?
>> THE PROJECT HAS BEGUN. SO THE BID ACCEPTANCE WAS MARCH 23 WAS THE DATE THEY COULD HAVE STARTED. DUE TO FREEZING
CONDITIONS GOING PAST WHEN WE WOULD WANT, THE WAY IT WORKS IS WE HAVE FOUR PHASES OF THE WORK. WE HAVE MAPS ONLINE TO GO TO
YOUR HOUSE IF YOU ARE SCHEDULED FOR WORK AND WHICH PHASE YOU ARE IN AND WHICH APPROXIMATE TIME WINDOW THAT IS IN. MARCH 23 TO MAY 15 OR ONE OF THE LATER PHASES. SO THAT IS HOW
RESIDENTS CAN LOOK AT WHEN THE WORK WILL BE DONE. WITH TIME PROGRESSING CLOSER TO THE WORK WINDOW, AND THE CONTRACTOR WILL REACH OUT TO FOLKS. THEY DO SCHEDULE NOT JUST FOR THE MAIN TO METER REPLACEMENTS BUT THE
MAIN TO CURB REPLACEMENTS SO PEOPLE ARE ACCESSIBLE AND WE ARE NOT DOING A SHORT-TERM WATER SHUTOFF WHEN THERE IS A CRITICAL WATER NEED, THINGS LIKE THAT. AND SO FOLKS WILL BE ABLE TO SCHEDULE AND KNOW WHEN THE WORK IS DONE. I BELIEVE PART OF YOUR QUESTION WAS IF WORK IS
HAPPENING ON A BLOCK, HOW LONG WILL THAT ATTACK? TYPICALLY IF YOU HAVE A BLOCK WITH BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET HAVING HOUSES, THERE WILL BE ABOUT 25 OR SO RESIDENCES. THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF
VARIATION AND IT DEPENDS ON HOW MANY LEAD SERVICE LINES ARE ON THE BLOCK. SOMETIMES IT IS TWO AND SOMETIMES IT IS ALMOST ALL OF THEM. AND THEY WILL MARCH THEY WAY DOWN WITH VERY LITTLE HOPPING AROUND, BUT A LITTLE BIT
WITH SCHEDULING. AND THEIR RATE OF WORK IS ABO THREE OR FOUR A DAY WHEN THE SERVICE LINES ARE PACK SOD CLOSE TOGETHER. THEY WILL BE ON ANY SPECIFIC BLOCK FOR ABOUT A WEEK WITH A LITTLE BIT OF VARIATION. I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION. BUT
CERTAINLY LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS A FOLLOW-UP. >> THANK YOU. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. THIS IS REALLY GREAT. I'M EXCITED ABOUT ALL THE LEAD SERVICE LINES IN WARD EIGHT WITH ALL THE CONSTRUCTION
WE HAVE. A LITTLE LOST ON OUR AGENDA. A VOICE VOTE ON THIS. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.
ALL RIGHT. THE AYES HAVE IT. THAT MOTION CARRY. NEXT THE ITEM IS A RESOLUTION RELATED TO THE CITY AND PARK BOARD STORMWA PROGRAM AND ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2025 ACTIVITIES. STAFF HAVE PREPARED A PRESENTATION, AND I'LL NOW
INVITE OUR PRESENTER FROM WATER RESOURCES, SURFACE WATER AND SEWERS FROM OUR PUB PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO GET US STARTED. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR STEVENSON
AND COUNCIL MEMBER, GOOD AFTERNOON. I WORK IN OUR SURFACE WATER AND SEWER DIVISION AND PUBLIC WORKS WITHIN THE REGULATORY SECTION. AND I'M REALLY HAPPY TO BE HERE TODAY AND TO SHARE WITH YOU ABOUT OUR STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND STORMWATER ANNUAL
REPORT. I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT A MORE DETAILED PRESENTATION IS ACTUALLY INCLUDED IN YOUR COUNCIL PACKET FROM OUR APRIL COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL
COMMISSION MEETING. SO WHAT IS STORMWATER AND WHY DOES IT MATTER? OF COURSE, STORMWATER IS THE RAIN OR THE PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS FROM
E SKY AND ON EARTH'S SURFACE, AND SOME OF IT GETS, OF COURSE, INFILTRATED TO THE GROUND AND SOME GETS PICKED UP BY THE PLANTS. AND SOME IS THE PART THAT FALLS ON THE HARD SURFACE AND RUNS OFF THE SURFACE AND CREATES THAT STORMWATER RUNOFF.
AS STORMWATER RUNOFF RUNS DOWNSTREAM, IT CAN ALSO WASH WHATEVER IS ON THE HARD SURFACE AND OTHER SURFACES. WASH IT WITH IT AND CARRY IT DOWNSTREAM. THINGS SUCH AS SEDIMENT, NUTRIENTS, TRASH, POLLUTANTS OR SALT. AND ALL THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL
OF GETTING WASD DOWNSTREAM, AND OF COURSE, IT MAY IMPACT OUR WATER RESOURCES AND OUR CLEAN WATER. AND IT CAN IMPACT THEM NEGATIVELY. NOW, THE TEAM THAT I WORK IN FOCUSES ON DEVELOPING
PRACTICES A MECHANICS TO INTERRUPT THAT CYCLE AND TO PREVENT THE POLLUNTS TO GET DOWNSTREAM AND IMPACK AND MINIMIZE THE -- AND MINIMIZE THE IMPACT ON WATER RESOURCES. ALL THESE PRACTICES THAT WE DO, THEY ALL FALL WITHIN WHAT WE
CALL OUR STORMWATER MAGEMENT PROGRAM. NOW, THE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM BECOMES IMPORTANT AND IT MAERS BECAUSE IT PROTECTS PUBLIC HEALTH. IT PROVES WATER QUALITY AND
PROTECTS CLEAN WATER. ALSO, MANY OF THOSE PRACTICES THAT WE USE FOR OUR STORMWATER MANAGEMENT ARE THE SAME ONES THAT PROMOTE TO REDUCE THE VOLUME OF THE RUNOFF, SO IT ALSO HELPS WITH THE FLOODING ISSUES,
PLUS IT KEEPS OUR LAKES SAFE AND PROVIDES SAFE RECREATIONAL USE. OUR MOTIVATION IS CLEAN WATER. HOWEVER, THE REGULATORY DRIVER IS ACTUALLY WHAT WE CALL STORMWATER PYRAMID. THE
STORMWATER PERMIT ISSUE TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS A MINNEAPOLIS PARK AND RECREATION BOARD WHERE WE ARE THE CO-PERMITTERS AND WE'RE BOTH RESPONSIBLE TO COMPLY WITH THE STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS OF THIS PERMIT. AND THEERMIT IS ISSUED BY MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY WHERE THEY ACTUALLY GET
THEIR AUTHORITY THROUGH THE CLEAN WATER ACT OF 1972. BUT ULTIMATELY IT IS THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND MINNEAPOLIS PAING AND RECREATION BOARD TO COMPLY AND FOLLOW THE PERMIT. NOW, WHAT IS THE PERMIT AND WHAT
IS IN THE PERMIT? WELL, THE PERMIT GIVES USUTHORITY TO OPERATE OUR STORMWATER SYSTEM, SO ALL THE CATCH BASINS AND THE PIPES AND THE PUMPS AND THE PONDS AND THE DEVICES THAT ARE WITHIN OUR STORMWATER
INFRASTRUCTURE WHERE WE CAN TAKE THE WATER FROM ONE PLACE AND CARRY IT TO ANOTHER PLACE AND ULTIMATELY DISCHARGE IT TO ONE OF THE LOCAL WATER RESOURCES. SO THE PERMIT GIVES US PERMISSION TO OPERATE THAT SYSTEM. WT'S IN THE PERMIT
ARE A SERIES OF REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS THATS LONG AS WE FOLLOW THOSE AND COMPLY WITH THOSE, WE CAN OPERATE OUR SYSTEM. NOW, THESE STANDARDS OR REQUIREMENTS ARE EACH IN DIFFERENT CATEGORIES, WHIC WE CALL THEM THE MINIMUM CONTROL MEASURES. WE HAVE MINIMUM
CONTROL MEASUS FOCUS ON PUBLIC EDUCATION,, WHICH IS HOW DO WE RAISE THE GENERAL AWARENESS OF THE PUBLIC AROUND STORMWATER? AND WE HAVE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AS ANOTHER MINIMAL CONTROL MEASURE. HOW DO WE GET PUBLIC PARTICIPATING IN OUR PROGRAMS AND MAKING THEM A PARTNER INTO
WHAT WE'RE DOING IN PROTECTING CLEAN WATER? WE ALSO HAVE POST-CONSTRUCTION AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT WHICH IS WHAT HAPPENS TO THE CONSTRUCTION AFTERWARDS. WHAT STORM OF STORMWATER PRACTICES DO WE HAVE IN PLACE TO PREVENT THE RUNOFF CARRYING THE POLLUTANTS
DOWNSTREAM. SO THESE ARE ALL -- AGAIN, WT WE CALL THE MINIMUM CONTROL MEASURES. WHAT IS INTERESTING IS OUR AUAL REPORT, WHICH IS A REPORT BASED ON ALL THE ACTIVITIES WE HAVE DONE IS ALSO FOATTED IN THE SAME WAY. WHERE EACH ONE OF THE MINIMUM CONTROL MEASURES BECOMES A
CHAPTER OF THE ANNUAL REPORT. SO WHAT WE ARE -- SO WHAT IS THE ASK TODAY IS TODAY WE'RE ASKING TO APPROVE THE SUBMISSION OF OUR 2025 STORM WATER ANNUAL REPORT.
THE ANNUAL REPORT IS SUBMITTED TO THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY AND ACTUALLY THAT ITSELF IS A PART OF THE REQUIREMENT OF THE PERMIT, WHICH REQUIRES US TO DEVELOP ANNUAL REPORT AND TO SUBMIT IT TO MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL
AGENCY. NOW, THE PERMIT SETS THE STANDARDS AND THE REQUIREMENT OF HOW WE CAN OPERATE THE STORM WATER SYSTEM. WE ALSO HAVE OUR STORM WATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, WHICH LAYS OUT HOW AND WHAT WE CAN DO IN
ORDER TO COMPLY WITH OUR PERMIT, PLUS TO PROTECT CLEAN WATER. AND THEN THE ANNUAL REPORT IS WHERE WE'RE DOCUMENTING AND WITH ALL THE ACTIVITIES WE HAVE DONE UNDER ALL THE DIFFERENT MINIMUM CONTROL MEASURES THAT HELPS US
TO COMPLY WITH THE PERMIT AND PROTECT CLEAN WATER. AND ALL THREE TOGETHER IS WHAT HELPS THE CITY TO COMPLY WITH THE PERMIT AND TO PROTECT CLEAN WATER. SO YOU MAY ASK, WHERE IS THE
ANNUAL REPORT? SO I'M HAPPY TO SHARE WITH YOU A QR CODE AND A LINK TO OUR ANNUAL REPORT, WHICH IS ON THE WEBSITE. EVERY YEAR WE MAKE SURE THIS LINK IS AVAILABLE TO THE CURRENT ANNUAL REPORT, AND SO IT WILL BE FOR
THE 2025 REPORT. WE ALSO ACTIVELY SEEK INPUT AND COMMENTS INTO THE REPORT. AND TRY TO IMPROVE IT EVERY YEAR AS WE DID THIS YEAR BY ATTENDING, PARTICIPATING AND
PRESENTING WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO RECEIVE A LOT OF HELPFUL COMMENTS AND IMPROVE THE ANNUAL REPORT AS WELL. SO AGAIN, TODAY WE'RE ASKING YOU TO APPROVE THE SUBMISSION OF OUR 2025 STORMWATER ANNUAL REPORT,
AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS? COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. SO HOW FREQUENTLY ARE THE STORMWATER
DRAINS AND THINGS LIKE THAT CLEANED OUT? ESPECIALLY IN OUR NORTH MINNEAPOLIS AREA. >> CHAIR STEVENSON, I NEED TO LOOK UP THAT INFORMATION TO TELL
YOU AS IT IS CONDUCTED BY A DIFFERENT TEAM. >> OKAY. BUT YOU CAN SEND THAT INFORMATION? >> I CAN REACH OUT TO MY TEAM AND GET THE INFORMATION FOR YOU. >> BECAUSE I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THAT SCHEDULING
LOOKS LIKE FOR WHEN THOSE STORMWATER DRAINS ARE SCHEDULED AND CLEANED AND LOOKS LIKE. >> CHAIR STEVENSON, JUST TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION IS, YOU NEED TO KNOW THE FREQUENCY OF THE CATCH BASINS THAT ARE ON THE STREET AND HOW
OFTEN THEY'RE CLEANED? >> MM-HMM. YES. >> OKAY. >> SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM. AND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY THE AYES
HAVE IT AND THAT MOTION CARRIES. WITH THAT WE HAVE CONCLUDED ALL BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE TODAY. IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, WE ARE ADJOURNED. [GAVEL]