Call Meeting to Order

The meeting was called to order at 1:30 p.m.

Members Present

Clm. Paul Skrede, Jon Monson, Public Works Supervisor Jerry Hudlow, Administrator Dana Young, Safety Committee members Teresa Pendleton, Owen Fuglseth

Members Absent

Police Chief Virgil Gustafson

Monthly Accident Reports

There were no accidents to report for the month of June.

Doak Davis, 3566 Leroy Street

Dana Young stated that he had received several emails from Doak Davis regarding a neighbor who has been holding several recreational fires that were causing significant amounts of smoke to blow onto his property and house. Dana Young stated that he intended to look into the matter once Police Chief Gustafson returned from vacation.

The Public Safety Committee adjourned on a motion by Dana Young, seconded by Teresa Pendleton. Motion carried 5-0. The meeting adjourned at 1:45 p.m.

Tractor / Flail Side Arm / Mower Cost

Jerry Hudlow stated that the cost of a 2006 John Deere Tractor was approximately $34,000, a Flail Side Arm was approximately $14,000 and a Mower was approximately $9,000. He stated that the prices he received for all three pieces of equipment were available from the State Contract.

Paul Skrede moved to recommend the purchase of a tractor, flail side arm and mower at a cost not to exceed $59,000.00, which was the amount budgeted for the purchase of these three items. Seconded by Dana Young. Motion carried 4-0.

Owen Fuglseth noted that it was definitely time to replace the old tractor as it has sprung an oil leak and is beginning to show its age. Paul Skrede asked how long would it take for the new tractor and equipment to be delivered. Jerry Hudlow stated that the tractor would take about 90 days and the equipment would be fitted on the tractor shortly thereafter.

Bridge Inspection Recommendations

The Committee reviewed the 2005 Bridge Inspection report prepared by David Martini with Bolton & Menk. The recommended improvements were as follows:

Northome Avenue:

· Remove debris from abutment seats

· Repair deteriorated slope paving on west end

Carson’s Bay:

· Clean sand out of strip seal joints

· Seal minor transverse cracks in sidewalk

Vine Hill Road:

· Sandblast and paint steel

· Repair concrete pier caps

Jerry Hudlow suggested that he personally meet with City Engineer David Martini to review the proposed list of bridge improvements. Dana Young stated that once Jerry had the opportunity to review the proposed improvements, the City Engineer would need to provide a cost estimate on the improvements for budgeting purposes for next year.

2007 Project Schedule

The Committee reviewed the following 2007 Project Schedule:

· Street Overlay - $125,000

· Skid Steer - $ 24,000

· Ford One Ton - $ 40,000

· Sewer Fund Repayment - $ 32,700

Dana Young requested that Jerry Hudlow verify the costs of the skid steer and Ford one ton pickup truck. Jerry Hudlow noted that the only roads in Deephaven that might need an overlay next year were Manor Road and Easton Road.

Other

Paul Skrede stated that Infratech should be contacted to inform them how disappointed we are with the delay in re-televising the storm water line on Lakeview Avenue. Dana Young stated that he would contact Infratech to try to pin them down to a particular date when they would be back in to televise that line.

Paul Skrede compiled a list of items needed by the Public Works crew for Deephaven Days:

· Bike racks – Paul Skrede stated that he and Darel Gustafson would build the prototype and would pass the design along to the Public Works crew for the construction of additional racks. He stated that he hoped to build enough racks to hold approximately 100 bikes.

· Provide (2) cattle troughs, a 300’ heavy duty extension cord, picnic tables, 50 wooden chairs, 12 cardboard disposal boxes, rake weeds along entrance and exits ways to swimming race at Deephaven Beach, prove water connection for Thorpe Park well, and mow Thorpe Park on or before August 9^th.

Paul Skrede additionally requested that John Menzel be instructed to repair the Council table and that the crew reverses the Cottagewood Store sign and the Carson’s Bay Bridge signs on Minnetonka Blvd so that they read correctly.

Dana Young stated that Jack Braun has requested additional striping on Park Avenue near the Park Avenue parking lot to emphasize the narrowness of the street, slow down traffic and reduce the potential for another pedestrian accident. Jerry Hudlow stated that there is not sufficient width on this portion of Park Avenue to paint a stripe down the middle and still have sufficient room for two vehicles. He stated that the Park Avenue at this location is simply not wide enough to accommodate two vehicles. Paul Skrede stated that he thought it was illegal to stripe a street that doesn’t have sufficient width to accommodate the width of vehicles in both lanes.

Jon Monson enters at 2:45 p.m. He stated that he felt it was unnecessary both aesthetically and from a cost standpoint to stripe less traveled residential streets with a double yellow line. He stated that the Committee should establish a standard of consistency that would include full striping of such main roads as Cottagewood, Minnetonka Blvd and Vine Hill Road but would only include a single white stripe for collector streets such as Park Road, Heathcote and Linwood.

Jerry Hudlow noted that he has only seen a single white line used as a fog line and never as the centerline of a street. He suggested that the centerline of collector streets could be painted with dashed white lines instead. Dana Young stated that he would not be comfortable painting a dashed white line since that would indicate a passing zone, which is probably not the case with many of the collector streets.

The Committee recommended that Dana Young and Jerry Hudlow review the map of striped streets to determine the extent of striping on each street with the overall intent to minimize the amount of striping on collector streets. Dana Young stated that he would email the Committee with their recommendations next month.

Adjournment

Motion to adjourn by Dana Young, seconded by Jerry Hudlow. Motion carried 4-0. The meeting adjourned at 3:05 p.m. The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Public Works & Safety Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 2, 2006.