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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Mayor
Amáda Márquez Simula
Councilmembers
John Murzyn, Jr.
Connie Buesgens
Nick Novitsky
Kt Jacobs
City Manager
Kelli Bourgeois
City Hall—Council Chambers, 590 40th Ave NE
Monday, April 25, 2022
7:00 PM
AMENDED AGENDA
AGENDA AMENDED ON 4/25/22 REGARDING THE
ADDDITION OF ITEM F, AND UPDATE TO ITEM 3.
ATTENDANCE INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC
Members of the public who wish to attend may do so in-person, by calling 1-312-626-6799 and
entering meeting ID 812 0698 9074 or by Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81206989074. For
questions please call the Administration Department at 763-706-3610.
MISSION STATEMENT
Our mission is to provide the highest quality public services. Services will be provided in a fair, respectful
and professional manner that effectively addresses changing citizen and community needs in a fiscally -
responsible and customer-friendly manner.
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
(The Council, upon majority vote of its members, may make additions and deletions to the agenda.
These may be items submitted after the agenda preparation deadline.)
PROCLAMATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, RECOGNITION, ANNOUNCEMENTS, GUESTS
A. Police and Finance Department New Staff Introductions.
B. Arbor Day Proclamation.
C. Public Works Week Proclamation.
D. Earth Day Proclamation.
E. Fair Housing Month Proclamation.
F. Lomianki Presentation.
CONSENT AGENDA
(These items are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted as part of the Consent
Agenda by one motion. Items removed from consent agenda approval will be taken up as the next
order of business.)
MOTION: Move to approve the Consent Agenda as presented.
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1. Approve April 4, 2022 City Council Work Session Meeting Minutes.
MOTION: Move to approve the City Council Work Session Meeting minutes of April 4, 2022.
2. Approve April 11, 2022 Local Board of Appeals and Equalization Meeting Minutes.
Motion: Move to approve April 11, 2022 Local Board of Appeals and Equalization Meeting
Minutes.
3. Approve April 11, 2022 City Council Meeting Minutes.
MOTION: Move to approve the City Council Meeting minutes of April 11, 2022.
4. Accept February 2nd, 2022 Library Board Minutes.
MOTION: Move to accept the Library Board Minutes of February 2, 2022.
5. Accept March 2nd, 2022 Library Board Minutes.
MOTION: Move to accept the Library Board Minutes of March 2, 2022.
6. Accept March 9th, 2022 Youth Commission Minutes.
MOTION: Move to accept the Youth Commission Minutes of March 9, 2022.
7. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1673 Amending Chapter 8, Article 1 of the City Code.
MOTION: Move to waive the reading of Ordinance No. 1673 there being ample copies
available to the public.
MOTION: Move to approve Ordinance 1673, an ordinance amending Chapter 8, Article 1 of
the Columbia Heights City Code Relating to Animals, and direct staff to send a summary of
the ordinance as presented, for publication in the legal newspaper.
8. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1674 Amending Chapter 8, Article VII of the Columbia
Heights City Code Relating to Surface Drainage Connections and Discharges.
MOTION: Move to waive the reading of Ordinance No. 1674 there being ample copies
available to the public.
MOTION: Move to approve Ordinance 1674, an ordinance amending Chapter 8, Article VII
of the Columbia Heights City Code Relating to Surface Drainage Connections and
Discharges, and direct staff to send a summary of the ordinance as presented, for
publication in the legal newspaper.
9. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1675 Amending Chapter 9, Article 1 of the City Code.
MOTION: Move to waive the reading of Ordinance No. 1675 there being ample copies
available to the public.
MOTION: Move to approve Ordinance 1675, an ordinance amending Chapter 9, Article 1 of
the Columbia Heights City Code Relating to Land Use, and direct staff to send a summary of
the ordinance as presented, for publication in the legal newspaper.
10. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1676 Amending Chapter 4, Article II of the City Code.
MOTION: Move to waive the reading of Ordinance No. 1676 there being ample copies
available to the public.
MOTION: Move to approve Ordinance 1676, an ordinance amending Chapter 4, Article II of
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the Columbia Heights City Code Relating to Tree and Weed Services, and direct staff to
send a summary of the ordinance as presented, for publication in the legal newspaper.
11. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1677 Amending Chapter 4, Article III of the City Code.
MOTION: Move to waive the reading of Ordinance No. 1677 there being ample copies
available to the public.
MOTION: Move to approve Ordinance 1677, an ordinance amending Chapter 4, Article III of
the Columbia Heights City Code Relating to Water Service, and direct staff to send a
summary of the ordinance as presented, for publication in the legal newspaper.
12. Resolution 2022-52 Approving Contract for Protect Community Forests by Managing Ash
for EAB Grant from the MN DNR.
MOTION: Move to waive the reading of Resolution 2022-52, there being ample copies
available to the public.
MOTION: Move to adopt Resolution 2022-52 approving the contract between the MN
Department of Natural Resources and the City of Columbia Heights for the Protecting
Community Forests by Managing Ash for EAB grant.
13. Award of Professional Services for Construction Materials Testing for 2022 Street
Rehabilitation Program.
MOTION: Move to approve the proposal for Construction Materials Testing for 2022 Street
Rehabilitation Program with Independent Testing Technologies, based on project testing
requirements for an estimated cost of $17,005.00 appropriated from Funds 415 -9999-
43050-2202 (Street Rehabilitation - Zones 6 and 7) and 415-9999-43050-2206 (State Aid
Street Rehabilitation – 47th Avenue).
14. Award of Professional Services for Construction Surveying and Staking for 2022 Street
Rehabilitation Project.
MOTION: Move to approve the proposal for Construction Surveying and Staking for 2022
Street Rehabilitation Project - Zones 6 and 7 with Bolton & Menk, Inc. for an estimated cost
of $24,610.00 appropriated from Fund 415-9999-43050-2202.
15. Accept Proposal from Bolton & Menk for Construction Service s for Central Avenue
Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation.
MOTION: Move to accept the proposal from Bolton & Menk in the amount of $95,350 for
construction services for the Central Avenue Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation, City Project
2204.
16. License Agenda.
MOTION: Move to approve the items as listed on the business license agenda for April 25,
2022 as presented.
17. Rental Occupancy Licenses for Approval.
MOTION: Move to approve the items listed for rental housing license applications for April
25, 2022, in that they have met the requirements of the Property Maintenance Code.
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18. Review of Bills.
MOTION: Move that in accordance with Minnesota Statute 412.271, subd. 8 the City
Council has reviewed the enclosed list to claims paid by check and by electronic funds
transfer in the amount of $949,130.51.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION
19. Clarification of Vote on Ordinance 1672.
MOTION: Move to reconsider the vote on Ordinance 1672.
MOTION: Move to approve Ordinance No. 1672, being an Ordinance Amending Chapter 10,
Article 3 of the Columbia Heights City Code, Regulating Targeted Picketing, and direct staff
to send the ordinance, as presented, for publication in the legal newspaper.
Ordinances and Resolutions
Bid Considerations
20. Accept and Award Contract for Central Avenue Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation, City
Project 2204
MOTION: Move to accept and award the contract for Central Avenue Sanitary Sewer
Rehabilitation, City Project 2204, to Meyer Contracting Inc. of Maple Grove, MN based
upon their low, qualified, responsible bid in the amount of $2,112,296.69 with funds to be
appropriated from Fund 652.9999.45185.2204; and to transfer $1,300,000 of ARPA Grant
Funds from the Sanitary Sewer Fund to project 651 -9999-45185.2204; and, furthermore, to
authorize the Mayor and City Manager to enter into a contract for the same.
New Business and Reports
CITY COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
Report of the City Council
Report of the City Manager
COMMUNITY FORUM
At this time, individuals may address the City Council about any item not included on the regular
agenda. Speakers that are in-person are requested to come to the podium. All speakers need to state
their name and connection to Columbia Heights, and limit t heir comments to five (5) minutes. All
speakers are also asked to fill out this information as well as their address on a form for the Council
Secretary's record. Those in attendance virtually should send this information in the chat function to the
moderator. The City Council will listen to brief remarks, ask clarifying questions, and if needed, request
staff to follow up or direct the matter to be added to an upcoming agenda. Generally, the City Council
will not take official action on items raised at the Community Forum at the meeting on which they are
raised.
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ADJOURNMENT
Auxiliary aids or other accommodations for individuals with disabilities are available upon request when the request is
made at least 72 hours in advance. Please contact Administration at 763-706-3610 to make arrangements.
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PROCLAMATION
ARBOR DAY – ARBOR MONTH
WHEREAS: Trees and forest soils keep our lakes and streams clean by absorbing
and filtering pollutants and sediments; and
WHEREAS: Forest soils prevent flooding and reduce stormwater by capturing and
storing rainwater and snowmelt, which is then slowly released to our lakes, streams,
and groundwater; and
WHEREAS: Careful management of our forests is one of the best ways to protect
drinking water and reduce the cost of water treatment; and
WHEREAS: Sound management of forested public lands surrounding the
Mississippi River ensures clean drinking water for more than one million
Minnesotans; and
WHEREAS: About three-quarters of Minnesotans get their drinking water from
the forested parts of the state; and
WHEREAS: Planting trees is a natural and easy way to keep our water clean; and
WHEREAS: The last Friday in April, and throughout the month of May,
Minnesotans pay special tribute to our trees as natural resources and rededicate
ourselves to the vitality of our forests.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Amáda Márquez Simula, Mayor of Columbia Heights,
Minnesota, do hereby proclaim Friday, April 29, 2022 as:
ARBOR DAY
And, the month of May 2022, as Arbor Month in the City of Columbia Heights.
DATED: This 25th day of April, 2022
____________________________
Mayor Amáda Márquez Simula
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Item B.
NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK
Proclamation
WHEREAS, public works services provided in our community are an integral part of our citizen’s
everyday lives; and
WHEREAS, the support of an understanding and informed citizenry is vital to the efficient operation
of public works systems and programs such as water, sewer, streets and highways, parks, public
buildings, solid waste collection, and snow removal; and
WHEREAS, the health, safety and comfort of this community greatly depends on these facilities and
services; and
WHEREAS, the quality and effectiveness of these facilities, as well as their planning, design, and
construction, is vitally dependent upon the eff orts and skill of public works officials; and
WHEREAS, the efficiency of the qualified and dedicated personnel who staff Public Works
departments is materially influenced by the people’s attitude and understanding of the importance of
the work they perform,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Amáda Márquez Simula, Mayor of the City of Columbia Heights, do hereby
proclaim the week of May 15 through May 21, 2022 as
“NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK”
in the City of Columbia Heights, and I call upon all citizens and civic organizations to acquaint
themselves with the issues involved in providing our public works and to recognize the contributions
that public works officials make every day to protect our health, safety, comfort and quality of life.
___________________________________
Mayor Amáda Márquez Simula
(Seal)
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Item C.
Emergency
PROCLAMATION
Earth Day: April 22, 2022
WHEREAS, we continue to live through the COVID-19 pandemic, we are reminded of the
extraordinary importance of maintaining a clean and healthy environment; and
WHEREAS, the global community faces challenges such as health issues, food and water
shortages, and economic struggles; and
WHEREAS, all people, regardless of race, gender, income, or geography, have a right to a
healthy, sustainable environment with economic growth and opportunity; and
WHEREAS, we are all caretakers of our planet and have an obligation to combat climate change
and environmental degradation to preserve the earth’s beauty and resources; and
WHEREAS, 2022 marks the 52nd anniversary of the Earth Day movement and the theme of
Earth Day, 2022, “Invest In Our Planet” reminds all businesses, institutions, and individuals to
commit to caring for the planet and its resources; and
WHEREAS, Columbia Heights has many service organizations, faith communities, businesses,
and community members who make every day a day to strive for a cleaner and healthier earth
by engaging in frequent street, park, and storm drain clean-ups; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbia Heights has been a GreenStep City Step Two as designated
by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and League of Minnesota Cities since 2014, and as
such has implemented numerous Green initiatives including being a Tree City USA, adopting
and updating erosion and sediment control and shoreland ordinances and procedures, using
the B3 Benchmarking database to track energy use, changing out lighting in many city buildings
to high efficiency fluorescent and LED lights, encouraging high density housing in the City’s
recently adopted comprehensive plan, establishing community gardens on publicly owned
land, and establishing a roundabout in the Huset Park redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, the City has also established solar arrays on four city buildings including public
works, library, liquor and public safety, and the City is signed up for five Solar Gardens.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Amáda Márquez Simula, Mayor of Columbia Heights, do hereby
proclaim April 22 as: Earth Day in the City of Columbia Heights.
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Amáda Márquez Simula, Mayor
April 25, 2022
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Item D.
Emergency
PROCLAMATION
Fair Housing Month: April 2022
WHEREAS, the Fair Housing Act, enacted on April 11, 1968, enshrined into federal law
the goal of eliminating racial segregation and ending housing discrimination in the
United States; and
WHEREAS, the Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing based on race,
color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin, and disability, and commits
recipients of federal funding to affirmatively further fair housing in their communities;
and
WHEREAS, Columbia Heights is committed to the mission and intent of Congress to
provide fair and equal housing opportunities for all; and
WHEREAS, our social fabric, the economy, health, and environment are strengthened
in diverse, inclusive communities; and
WHEREAS, more than fifty years after the passage of the Fair Housing Act,
discrimination persists, and many communities remain segregated; and
WHEREAS, acts of housing discrimination and barriers to equal housing opportunity
are repugnant to a common sense of decency and fairness.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Amáda Márquez Simula, Mayor of Columbia Heights, do
hereby declare the month of April, 2022 as Fair Housing Month.
I further declare, Columbia Heights as an inclusive community committed to fair
housing, and to promoting appropriate activities by private and public entities to
provide and advocate for equal housing opportunities for all residents and prospective
residents of Columbia Heights.
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Amáda Márquez Simula, Mayor
April 25, 2022
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Item E.
CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
Mayor
Amáda Márquez Simula
Councilmembers
John Murzyn, Jr.
Connie Buesgens
Nick Novitsky
Kt Jacobs
City Manager
Kelli Bourgeois
Public Safety Bldg—Training Room, 825 41st Ave NE
Monday, April 04, 2022
7:00 PM
MINUTES
The following are the minutes for the Work Session Meeting of the City Council held at 7:00 pm on
Monday, April 4, 2022, in the Public Safety Building, Training Room, 825 41st Avenue NE, Columbia
Heights, Minnesota. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this hybrid meeting was held both virtually and
in-person.
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Council President Novitsky called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.
Present: Council President Novitsky, Councilmember Buesgens (via Zoom); Councilmember Jacobs;
Councilmember Murzyn, Jr.
Absent: Mayor Márquez Simula
Also Present: Kelli Bourgeois, City Manager; Liam Genter, Urban Forestry Specialist; Kevin Hansen,
Director of Public Works; James Hauth, Utilities Superintendent; Sara Ion, City Clerk/Council Secretary;
Joseph Kloiber, Finance Director; Ben Sandell, Communications Coordinator; Marcell Walker, Bolton and
Menk, Inc. Community Outreach Liaison; Chris Bower, MNDOT Metro North Area Engineer; Melissa Barnes,
MNDOT Metro North Area Manager; Adam Smith
WORK SESSION ITEMS
1. MnDOT and Metro Transit Updates.
MNDOT Metro North Area Manager Melissa Barnes gave an overview of short-term and
long-term plans and programs. She reviewed some of the recent traffic signal timing,
lighting, and pedestrian benefits that will help to impact traffic and accident concerns in
the area from 37th Avenue to Highway 10. She reviewed some of the current and upcoming
demonstration projects. Currently there are temporary measures at 50th and Gould on Hwy
65 / Central. Additional projects for 2022 include Demonstration Projects at 40th, 42nd/43rd,
etc. There are additional changes that are considered medium term projects into 2025.
There will be reviews of these projects and conversations with residents. These reviews will
include a Planning and Environmental Linkages Study (PEL): Primary Needs, Secondary
Needs, Additional Considerations. Many of these items are currently in the concept
development stages. 2023 is the anticipated conclusion of the PEL Study. There will also be
a pavement study in 2028.
Marcell Walker, Bolton and Menk, Inc. is a consultant on the PEL Study. He led an overview
of the primary concerns related to pedestrian safety, bicyclist concerns and motorist
concerns. There were comments from 2220 residents and community stakeholders. There
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was not a lot of in person outreach due to the pandemic, but there was a QR code in the
community and it generated a lot of community feedback. He reviewed the overall timeline
for engagement, currently they are reviewing user needs and what the purpose and need
for the project is. There will be very tailored facilitated workshops (4 virtual and 4 in
person) that will occur in June. In the Spring of 2023 there will be a comprehensive plan for
public review and input. In the Fall of 2023 the project will be completed. There are 16
potential workshop locations, and they will explore what works best for the community.
There has been good involvement in the Community advisory group, providing feedback on
safety and equity.
Councilmember Buesgens is curious about the changing of the timing of the lights. There
will be large apartment buildings south of 47th. She would like to see pedestrians be the
consideration to reinvigorate our main street area of Central. She thinks it does not feel
safe stopping at the median. Councilmember Buesgens wants the residents to be the
priority from 37th to 49th.
Ms. Barnes stated that she believes that time was added to 41st and Hwy 65 to account for
increased pedestrian time to cross.
Councilmember Murzyn and Councilmember Novitsky stated that they did not have any
further questions.
Councilmember Jacobs stated that she would like to know if the meetings are only for
Columbia Heights residents.
Mr. Walker stated that the workshops will address a quadrant of the area, north or south
of the city. Right now, 694 would be the divider of the areas. He would like to be a point of
contact for feedback and materials.
Ms. Barnes stated that she is hoping for additional engagement and feels Chris Bower is
the best contact for follow up. There will be more targeted information as the project
progresses.
Director Hansen would like to update the website to provide links for citizens to have the
correct follow up information.
Metro BRT Project Manager, Adam Smith gave an update regarding the Metro Bus Line,
Arterial BRT. Overall, they would like faster, frequent all day access and a dignified user
experience. There will be higher capacity buses, with high tech and high amenity services.
Route 10 is among the top ridership routes. Central avenue is prioritized as F Lin e from 10
corridors that were evaluated. The project schedule is pending full funding and subject to
change. The corridor plan scope sets the station locations and bus service and will
hopefully move forward in 2023. The draft corridor plan will be availab le in Summer 2022.
More information about the project will be available, and the website will be available
soon and hopefully he will be available to attend the Art and Info Fair as opportunity to
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discuss the project further. Winter 2022 will be a time to seek public feedback on
recommended corridor plan. Spring 2023 the Plan will go for final Met Council Approval.
Director Hansen addressed concern about the project being fully funded. The routing of
this does highlight projects on 53rd avenue for when the BRT does come through the area.
Project Manager Smith stated that there is funding identified. There is about thirty million
allocated for the project, but they are unsure of the total project budget.
2. Stop Sign Plans.
Director Hansen gave some background information regarding stop sign location and
regulation. Recommendations and requests are made to the Traffic Commission and then
forwarded on for Council review. Recently the traffic commission has brought up having a
more uniform approach as to how stop signs are assigned to intersections. Most of our
intersections have a level of control occurring. There have been conversations about the
ability to have more North and South streets as a flow through in the City. Director Hansen
asked Council to consider some of the concerns related to stop signs, and to see if we want
to have a City Stop Sign Policy. Overall, do we want to evaluate a more consistent approach
to where we have stop signs. Director Hansen stated that one side of the City has a lot and
block style, and the other has the a more modern style. One of the main issues is that there
are not a lot of uncontrolled intersections.
Councilmember Novitsky inquired as to how many uncontrolled intersections there are?
The reason he is asking is he feels a lot of the concerns brought up are related to
uncontrolled intersections.
Director Hansen stated that West of Central (Hussett Neighborhood) there are 8 to 10.
When considering three-way intersections there are another 8 to 12.
Councilmember Novitsky clarified that the concern is related to the uncontrolled
intersections. He would like a more feasible way to address the uncontrolled intersect ions.
Councilmember Murzyn wanted to clarify the locations of the stop signs.
Councilmember Buesgens feels that there are a lot stop signs. She was curious if people
make a full stop at the stop signs. She feels that the requests to the traffic commission is
more random. She thinks it may not fix the problem. She further inquired about policy and
best practice related to traffic regulation. She would like to see things more uniform, and
to see that with a policy.
Councilmember Jacobs stated that she feels 20% stop rate is high. She does not feel like a
lot of people are making a full stop.
Director Hansen stated that there can be a lot of rolling stops, and the Police Department
would be best to address what percentage is stopping. The Police department is always
looking for North/South routing and a uniform policy might reduce stop signs and create
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easy routes for them. There are traffic counts every 4 years in 20% of the city because they
are State Aid Routes. We don’t have data to support some of the traffic concerns. As a rule,
stop signs are not designed to reduce speed.
3. Traffic Commission Purpose.
Director Hansen gave the information as to why the Traffic Commission was founded in
1977. The intent of the Commission is to provide recommendations and information to the
Council related to traffic concerns and intersection control. Within the last year there has
been a discussion related to the expansion of the Traffic Commission as they would like to
see a vision zero project. The traffic commission had the Minneapolis Vision Zero
coordinator present at a meeting. They would like to see a focus on traffic calming
strategies and giving priority to pedestrians. Some of these things go beyond the scope of
the City Code and what level of service that staff can provide to the Commission.
City Manager Bourgeois stated that she feels that this topic should be included in goal
setting discussion related to Board and Commission aspirations. We do not have many
more hours in the day for staff to address the concerns that the Traffic Commission would
like to address. This is an opportunity to look more holistically at Commissions and Boards
and what our priority is moving forward.
Councilmember Novitsky stated that this is a conversation that is better discussed at the
goal setting meeting. He would like more information related to the sustainability
commission and a holistic approach. Is it time to rethink the Traffic Commission as a whole.
Councilmember Murzyn would like to hold off to a goal setting meeting.
Councilmember Buesgens apologized for not being in person as she is feeling sick. She
would like to have a 21st century discussion related to transportation and not just about
stop signs. She wants to see what it would take to transform the commission and what the
need is to update the goals for the Traffic Commission . She would like to see a scale of staff
time and the commitment needed to accomplish specific goals. There are members of the
commission that feel like their decisions could be made by staff. She would like to see part
of this Commission be incorporated into the “Sustainability Commission”.
City Manager Bourgeois stated that staff time to expand has so many variables, and we
could not get our hands around the issue. There was not the ability to get the numbers
specific to these goals prior to the meeting as the staff time varies related to how broad
the scope becomes.
Councilmember Jacobs would like the staffing information as well. What we do with the
traffic commission is part of a bigger issue of what we do with our Commissions as a whole.
She needs to know not just what we want to do with the Traffic Commission, but how all of
our Commissions are impacted. She would like a meeting directly related to boards and
commissions.
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Councilmember Novitsky clarified that the goal setting meeting would be the first step in
clarifying what we want to do to move forward. There are concerns related to finding
options that work for our intersections. Council should send information to City Manager
Bourgeois about the things Council would like to see. Overall, he feels we are doing things
related to vision zero that are already impacting th ese objectives. He feels that the
walkability has improved.
Councilmember Buesgens stated that she would like to reach out to St. Louis Park
regarding their Sustainability Commission and Fridley regarding their Transportation and
Mobility Commission. There were a lot of responses on the city survey about additional
sidewalks. The residents on the street requesting the sidewalk would need to pay for the
sidewalks. She would also like to get information out to the community related to adding a
sidewalk and how to go about that.
Councilmember Jacobs feels that the sidewalk issue is a catch twenty-two and residents
may not want to fulfil the financial obligation related to having them.
Councilmember Buesgens inquired about when suburbs were built in 1960/70’s and the
city was more car centric. There were no sidewalks because people are more interested in
driving.
Director Hansen stated that there is a policy related to assessment and state statute
regarding pulling together a petition for sidewalks. State aid routes usually have sidewalks,
and the addition of sidewalks is presented related to residents paying for sidewalks.
4. Water Service – Ordinance Updates.
Utility Superintendent Hauth lead the presentation related to Ordinance updates. There is
a need for cross connection control and the changes that are needed are highlighted to the
City Code. Council letter lays out what each chapter, article and section should lo ok like.
Councilmember Novitsky asked for the highlights and stated that he had no concerns
related to the changes.
Director Hauth reviewed information related to the enforcement of the cross-connection
control devise and the updates to the State plumbin g controls and surcharges related to
nonpayment. As a City we get more compliance related to financial penalties, and the
surcharge on the utility bill is more impactful than turning off the water to the property.
Director Hansen stated that the new update related to drinking water, and the inventory of
lead lines is recent, and we need to be in compliance. The law related to the lead service
lines was passed in 2020, and put into place by the EPA in January 2022. City Code and
State Statute is a one year replacement timeline.
Director Kloiber stated that when there is a substantial repair to the private line, the City
Contractor can be utilized to replace the line with a ten year assessment to the property.
The current methods of communication with customers have also been updated. The City
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does retain the opportunity to shut off the water if the surcharge is not applicable or
appropriate. There would be times that the Council we be approached related to
properties that are not compliant.
Councilmember Murzyn inquired about the language related to meter testing. Is there an
opportunity for Minneapolis to test the meter? Should there be a fee assigned?
Councilmember Jacobs asked that the Fee Structure be confir med on the Fee Schedule.
Superintendent Hauth stated that the reading would be sent out to Minneapolis or third
party. There will need to be an update related to meter testing, and the city fee schedule.
Councilmember Buesgens stated that she had no other questions.
5. Tree and Weed Services – Ordinance Updates.
Superintendent Hauth introduced Liam Genter City Forester, who went over the Ordinance
regarding Tree and Weed Services from 1977. The DNR dictated that Cities add this
Ordinance and other cities adopted similar Ordinances at the same time. There is nothing
drastic that needs to be changed, just updating the language in terms of the names of
organisms and mechanisms for dealing with issues.
Councilmember Jacobs inquired about managed natural landscape, and how this seems
very open to interpretation.
Forester Genter stated that he has partnered with Assistant Fire Chief O’Brien and has
borrowed language related to this issue from the City of Minneapolis related to managed
natural landscapes. There is plan related to the general guidance that would be provided
on this topic to residents.
Councilmember Novitsky confirmed that we do have a guidance related to managed
natural landscapes.
Councilmember Buesgens stated that she did not have any questions.
Councilmember Novitsky confirmed that the public right away includes the sidewalk. This
helps improve the walkability of the sidewalks.
Forester Genter confirmed that the Public Works team can clear up to the property line.
This would include the ability to immediately address the concerns related to trimming a
tree or bush without issue.
Director Hansen stated that if Council is contacted about an issue, have the resident call
the Public Works general number to get the issue corrected. We can also include
information about this in the City Newsletter.
Superintendent Hauth stated that we are not sending letters or gaining permission to
correct these issues. We are trimming and addressing the issue immediately as the issue is
codified in Ordinance.
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Councilmember Murzyn clarified that if the tree is hanging in the public right away, we do
not need to contact homeowner.
Forester Genter confirmed that if the tree is over the sidewalk or the street, we are legally
able to trim the tree.
Councilmember Jacobs inquired if a resident can trim a tree over their property vs. public
property.
Forrester Genter stated that we are the property owner of sidewalks and streets, and we
are able to trim and prune what we need. We are wasting time and money to send letters
and correspondence related to taking care of this issue. We do not charge for this removal.
6. No Mow May.
City Manager Bourgeois stated that the Mayor and Councilmember Buesgens are in
support of the program for not mowing lawns until June to allow pollinators an opportunity
to use the yard as food and habitat. The DNR is supporting this initiative and so are many
other cities. She inquired if Council would like to move forward with this item, and if so, all
we will need to do is pass a Resolution to observe No Mow May. As a City we would not
enforce lawn and weed ordinance through May. Another option that would be more
involved, would be a process of having residents registering their property, and receiving a
sign. Overall, the first option provides less friction between neighbors.
Forester Genter stated that in general we usually would not see growth over nine inches or
heavy growth in the month of May, so it would likely not be an overall enforcement
concern.
Councilmember Novitsky and Councilmember Jacobs stated that they like the first option.
Councilmember Buesgens stated that this a great way to bring back some of the critters
and would support signs showing that we are supporting our insects and pollinators.
City Manager Bourgeois stated there will be a Resolution at next week’s Council meeting
for approval of No Mow May.
7. Council Workshop and Visioning/Goal Setting Session.
City Manager Bourgeois gave information related to scheduling a Council relationship
building session, and then having a goal setting session to follow. She would like t o have
Department Heads review what has been accomplished and then focus on updating the
goals of the current Council. Overall, she would like to see this process completed by the
end of May. Especially with budgeting coming into play this summer/fall.
Councilmember Novitsky stated that he is looking forward to these types of meeting.
Councilmember Jacobs stated that she is open to both pieces but wants to make sure that
everyone comes in good faith. She has better ways to spend her time if there is not any
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self-accountability by other members. She has spoken with the facilitator Amy and she is a
really neat gal.
Councilmember Buesgens stated that she also approves of this process.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 9:00 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
______________________________________
Sara Ion, City Clerk/Council Secretary
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Item 1.
BOARD OF APPEAL AND EQUALIZATION
Mayor
Amáda Márquez Simula
Councilmembers
John Murzyn, Jr.
Connie Buesgens
Nick Novitsky
Kt Jacobs
City Manager
Kelli Bourgeois
City Hall—Council Chambers, 590 40th Ave NE
Monday, April 11, 2022
6:00 PM
MINUTES
The following are the minutes for the Board of Appeal and Equalization Meeting of the City Council
held at 6:00 pm on Monday, April 11, 2022, in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 590 40 th Avenue
NE, Columbia Heights, Minnesota. Due to the COVID -19 pandemic, this hybrid meeting was held both
virtually and in-person.
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Mayor Márquez Simula called the meeting to order at 6:02 pm.
Present: Mayor Márquez Simula; Councilmember Buesgens; Councilmember Jacobs; Councilmember
Novitsky
Absent: Councilmember Murzyn, Jr.
Also Present: Kelli Bourgeois, City Manager; Sara Ion, City Clerk/Council Secretary ; Diana Stellmach,
Chief Deputy Anoka County Assessor; Brandon Hodge, Anoka County Residential Appraiser; Jim Ryan,
Anoka County Senior Appraiser; Malcom Watson, Resident; Kim Nixon, Resident; Howard Stewart,
Resident.
ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION
1. Statement of Purpose of the Board of Review.
Mayor Márquez Simula read the Statement of Purpose of the Board of Review as follows:
“To the review the property valuations as of January 2, 2022, for taxes payable 2023, and
to hear appeals from property owners who feel aggrieved or have questions regarding
property valuations.
2. Questions and Answers Regarding Property Values.
Deputy County Assessor Stelmach asked for people who were attending in person to
address the Board. Resident Kim Nixon inquired about the Taxable Market Value vs.
Homestead Market Value Exclusion. Deputy County Assessor Stelmach confirmed what his
taxable value was. Resident Nixon was concerned that his home needs a lot of work, and
he does not feel that his home has been assessed correctly. Deputy County Assessor
Stelmach recommended that an assessor comes to review the property.
Councilmember Jacobs clarified for the homeowner that the value of the property could
potentially be assessed higher. Deputy County Assessor Stelmach informed the property
owner that the value of the home could go up or down based on their review.
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Resident Howard Stewart was concerned about the taxable valuation of his home
increasing by $68,000. He does not feel that this is in line with the actual value of his home,
and they type of improvements that have been completed recently.
Deputy County Assessor Stelmach reviewed the information related to the property and
asked Mr. Howard if he would like to have an assessor come to the home and comp lete a
review. Typically, what they have seen across the County, numbers have increased in the
25% to 35% range, and this property is a little on the high side of the range.
Mr. Stewart was also concerned about the Hedge Funds purchasing properties and
increasing the purchase prices of properties.
Deputy County Assessor Stelmach stated that she does not feel that this is an
overwhelming problem, and that the vast majority of properties are purchase by single
family home owners. She confirmed that a member of the assessing team would come and
review the property for him.
Malcom Watson confirmed the date and time of the next County Board Meeting on June
13, 2022.
Mr. Nixon asked about resources for finding a good contractor and inquiring about permits.
Council gave Mr. Nixon information on options to follow up with related to his concerns.
Deputy County Assessor Stelmach read the following properties into the minutes as
requests for review have been made either by phone or letter: 36-30-24-24-0083, 25-30-
24-33-0048, and 25-30-24-34-0031.
In addition to the three properties, there were also twenty-one additional properties that
the assessing team had reviewed in the past ten days. The following properties were read
into the record:
Parcel Address Before EMV After EMV
35-30-24-32-0012 4016 2nd st NE 297,300 286,000
25-30-24-14-0107 2325 Innsbruck Pky NE 428,200 421,100
35-30-24-13-0201 4139 Jefferson St. NE 398,100 350,000
35-30-24-13-0202 4141Jefferson St. NE 406,400 355,500
35-30-24-33-0100 3736 3RD ST NE 326,000 286,000
25-30-24-24-0079 5005 Johnson St NE 406,400 367,700
36-30-24-43-0063 1708 39th Ave NE 298,700 273,600
35-30-24-21-0225 4321 5th St. NE 374,200 324,000
35-30-24-21-0224 4317 5th St. NE 406,700 355,400
35-30-24-21-0223 4315 5th St. NE 374,200 327,000
35-30-24-41-0106 3955 Jackson St. NE 255,000 249,700
36-30-24-14-0070 4108 Stinson Blvd NE 299,200 279,700
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3. Council Actions Regarding Specific Cases or Cases on which Additional Information is
Required.
Motion by Councilmember Buesgens, seconded by Councilmember Novistky, to adopt the
2022 Assessment Rolls as presented. All Ayes, Motion Carried 4- 0 with Murzyn, Jr. absent.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Márquez Simula adjourned the adjourned at 6:35 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
______________________________________
Sara Ion, City Clerk/Council Secretary
36-30-24-23-0402
4141 Central Ave NE STE 101
232,900 167,900
36-30-24-23-0403 4141 Central Ave NE STE 105 246,300 179,900
36-30-24-23-0404 4141 Central Ave NE STE 201 214,700 156,900
36-30-24-23-0405 4141 Central Ave NE STE 205 215,300 185,700
36-30-24-23-0406 4141 Central Ave NE ste 107 156,100 115,000
36-30-24-23-0407 4141 Central Ave NE ste 108 116,300 84,200
36-30-24-23-0408 4141 Central Ave NE ste 109 112,600 98,300
36-30-24-23-0409 4141 Central Ave NE ste 111 178,000 121,500
26-30-24-34-0095 4621 University Ave NE
1,423,200 1,165,500
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Item 2.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Mayor
Amáda Márquez Simula
Councilmembers
John Murzyn, Jr.
Connie Buesgens
Nick Novitsky
Kt Jacobs
City Manager
Kelli Bourgeois
City Hall—Council Chambers, 590 40th Ave NE
Monday, April 11, 2022
7:00 PM
MINUTES
The following are the minutes for the Meeting of the City Council held at 7:00 pm on Monday,
April 11, 2022, in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 590 40 th Avenue NE, Columbia Heights,
Minnesota. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this hybrid meeting was held both virtually and in-person.
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Mayor Márquez Simula called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.
Present: Mayor Márquez Simula; Councilmember Buesgens; Councilmember Jacobs; Councilmember
Murzyn, Jr., Councilmember Novitsky
Also Present: Lenny Austin, Chief of Police; Kelli Bourgeois, City Manager; Aaron Chirpich, Community
Development Director; Mitch Forney, Community Development Coordinat or; Jim Hoeft, City Attorney;
Sara Ion, City Clerk/Council Secretary; Dan O’Brien, Assistant Fire Chief; Toni Crockett, City Resident;
James Alexander, City Resident; Brenna Zeimet, City Resident; Rachel James, City Resident; Ed Higgins,
City Resident; Mary Granlund, City Resident; Jon Abeler, Rental Property Owner; Laurie Nordahl, City
Resident
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
MISSION STATEMENT
Our mission is to provide the highest quality public services. Services will be provided in a fair, respectful
and professional manner that effectively addresses changing citizen and community needs in a fiscally -
responsible and customer-friendly manner.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion by Councilmember Jacobs, seconded by Councilmember Buesgens, to approve the Agenda as
presented. All Ayes, Motion Carried 5-0.
CONSENT AGENDA
Mayor Márquez Simula requested that Item 5 of the Consent Agenda, “Second Reading of Ordinance
1672, Regulating Targeted Picketing”, be pulled for further discussion.
Motion by Councilmember Murzyn Jr., seconded by Councilmember Novitsky, to approve the Consent
Agenda as presented. All Ayes, Motion Carried 5-0.
1. Approve March 22, 2022 City Council Work Session Minutes
Motion: Move to approve the City Council Work Session Meeting Minutes of March 22,
2022.
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2. Approve March 23, 2022 Special City Council Meeting Minutes
MOTION: Move to approve the Special City Council Meeting Minutes of March 23, 2022.
3. Approve March 23, 2022 City Council Work Session Minutes
Motion: Move to approve the City Council Work Session Meeting Minutes of March 23,
2022.
4. Approve March 28, 2022 City Council Meeting Minutes
MOTION: Move to approve the City Council Meeting minutes of March 28, 2022.
5. Pulled from the Consent Agenda for further discussion: “Second Reading of Ordinance
1672, Regulated Targeted Picketing”.
6. Adopt Resolution 2022-46, Approving No Mow May
MOTION: Move to waive the reading of Resolution 2022-46, there being ample copies
available to the public.
MOTION: Move to approve Resolution 2022-46 Supporting No Mow May.
7. Adopt Resolution 2022-47, Approving a Master Partnership Contract with MnDOT
MOTION: Move to waive the reading of Resolution 2022-47, there being ample copies
available to the public.
MOTION: Move to adopt Resolution 2022-47 being a Resolution approving the Master
Partnership Contract with MnDOT.
8. Capital Equipment Replacement: Public Works Wheeled Excavator
MOTION: Move to authorize the purchase of one (1) new 2022 Volvo EWR130E Wheeled
Excavator with attachments from Nuss Truck an d Equipment in Burnsville, MN, for
$208,675.00 from the Water (433.9499.44999), Sewer (432.9499.44999) and Storm
(438.9699.44999) funds.
9. Capital Equipment Replacement: Public Works Patch Truck
MOTION: Move to authorize the purchase of (1) Western Star 47X Single Axle Cab &
Chassis from Boyer Ford Trucks, Inc. of Lauderdale, MN for $100,953 and (1) STPH22-17
asphalt pothole patcher from Stepp Manufacturing of North Branch MN for $102,626 for a
total amount of $203,579 allocated from fund 431-3121.
10. Acquisition of Toyota Mini-Truck
MOTION: Move to authorize the acquisition of one (1) Daihatsu Hijet (Toyota) model
S510P Mini-Truck, purchase cost $20,500, and one 2022 Western V Snowplow, purchase
cost $4,000, for a net cost of $0.00 after deducting for v ehicle trade-ins, plus tax and
license, from AR-MAR Service located in Bemidji, Minnesota.
11. Rental Occupancy Licenses for Approval
MOTION: Move to approve the items listed for rental housing license applications for April
11, 2022, in that they have met the requirements of the Property Maintenance Code.
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12. License Agenda
MOTION: Move to approve the items as listed on the business license agenda for April 11,
2022 as presented.
13. Review of Bills
MOTION: Move that in accordance with Minnesota Statut e 412.271, subd. 8 the City
Council has reviewed the enclosed list to claims paid by check and by electronic funds
transfer in the amount of $1,425,656.16.
ITEM PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA
5. Second Reading of Ordinance 1672, Regulating Targeted Picketing
Mayor Márquez Simula asked that Chief Austin come forward to answer questions that
were received regarding this item and provide background on how this is a concern for the
community.
Chief Austin reported that there have been discussions regarding an increase in situations in
the state and in the nation, where local leaders have become targets for frustration and
anger and faced with threats to themselves and their families. He stated that this has
increased in the last few years, and in his tenure, he has not seen it to this level. He added
that the League of MN Cities did a survey and 80 percent of elected officials stated that they
had experienced some sort of harassment, threats, or violence. Chief Austin said that he
brought this item forward, as he doesn’t see the safety of elected officials going away,
especially in the immediate future. He stated that targeted picketing can cause emotional
stress in those neighborhoods, and it can obstruct public use of streets and sidewalks. He
said that cities have adopted similar ordinances which help regulate this. He added that
government officials are concerned about first amendments rights of free speech and
expression, however, there also needs to be concern about the safety of local leaders, their
families, and neighbors.
Mayor Márquez Simula asked how this ordinance specifically addresses the concern and if
she could currently call the police right now regarding people that are outside bothering her
and her neighbors. Chief Austin stated that hopefully those situations would start with a
conversation, but based on the circumstances, this ordinance would allow them to know
what they can do to address those issues.
Councilmember Jacobs asked for clarification on if residents still have the right to peacefully
protest other than in specific neighborhoods or residences. Chief Austin said that this
ordinance is based upon some case law that the Supreme Court had addressed in the lat e
1980’s. He read the definition of targeted residential picketing, which is “any activity
including but not limited to, marching, standing, or patrolling, that is conducted on or in
close proximity to and is focused on a single residential dwelling without the consent of the
dwelling’s occupants”.
Councilmember Jacobs asked if this ordinance is for all elected officials, not just Council.
Chief Austin stated that is correct.
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Mayor Márquez Simula asked about if someone other than an elected official is being
targeted, would they be protected by this ordinance. Chief Austin stated this would address
other areas of concern as well, but elected officials are the ones that are more likely to be
targeted.
Mayor Márquez Simula asked how residents can still peacefully protest, if elected officials
can approve of it if it’s not threatening, and what would they do if there is no sidewalk in
front of a residence. Chief Austin stated that each situation wou ld need to be evaluated; he
stated the city hall and the police department are more likely to be places for protest, which
he doesn’t see as an issue there. He reiterated that this ordinance tries to balance first
amendment rights as well as a person’s privacy.
Mayor Márquez Simula asked about the new city hall, and how residences will be above it;
what if an elected official lived there, would that limit where people could protest. Chief
Austin stated that it’s situational based on if this ordinance would apply, he would first
recommend trying to have a conversation if there was concern to try to balance their rights
and individual privacy.
Mayor Márquez Simula stated she had a similar concern about the location of the public
safety building and its proximity to residences. Chief Austin stated that if there was a
protest at the police department, as it relates to a police incident or about police, he
doesn’t believe this ordinance would apply based on the definition of targeted residential
picketing.
Mayor Márquez Simula stated she is concerned on the vagueness of the ordinance and that
it “depends”. Chief Austin said that unfortunately some ordinances are written that way
and that’s why the case law helps to direct the ordinance in this manner.
Councilmember Buesgens stated she agrees with freedom of speech, but she’s read about
school board members who were physically harassed by being followed to their front door
and infringing on their personal property; that’s gone too far. She stated that the re are
plenty of places where they can allow protests and marches. She added that their city
hasn’t had to deal with this, but this is being proactive, rather than reactive.
Councilmember Jacobs said she agreed with Councilmember Buesgens’ comments, and t hat
they can’t lose sight of the fact that in the last few years there have been comments made ,
that would be concerning to individuals on the Council; she agrees with being proactive and
supports it.
Councilmember Murzyn Jr. and Councilmember Novitsky both concurred that they
supported it.
Mayor Márquez Simula stated that she would like to see how other communities are
handling it, although she agrees with being proactive, this does give her pause to say yes to
it.
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Motion by Councilmember Jacobs, and seconded by Councilmember Novitsky, to waive the
reading of Ordinance No. 1672, there being ample copies available to the public. All Ayes,
Motion Carried 5-0.
Motion by Councilmember Jacobs, and seconded by Councilmember Novitsky, to approve
Ordinance No. 1672, being an Ordinance Amending Chapter 10, Article 3 of the Columbia
Heights City Code, Regulating Targeted Picketing, and direct staff to send the ordinance, as
presented, for publication in the legal newspaper. All Ayes, Motion Carried 5-0.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
14. Adopt Provisional Rental License for 3947 Tyler Street NE
Assistant Fire Chief O’Brien reported that this item is for consideration of conversion of the
rental housing license to operate a multi-rental unit within the City of Columbia Heights to
a one-unit provisional license until 9/30/2022 for the property located at 3947 Tyler St NE.
He added that by zoning law, it cannot be a tri-plex.
Mayor Márquez Simula opened the public hearing.
Toni Crockett, City resident, stated that she is the owner of 3947 Tyler Steet NE and she
asked for the Council to consider allowing it to be legal non-conforming as a tri-plex rental
property. She said she purchased the property in March 2018 and asked for verification
that it was a legal tri-plex. She stated that the seller went to City and it was then inspected,
and said to be a legal non-conforming property as long as the violations were remedied,
and that is why she purchased the property. She said she was surprised to get notice that
she was in violation, and that is going to cause financial burden on her because this was her
“retirement plan”. She added that she’s been licensed four times as a tri-plex.
Councilmember Jacobs asked for clarification on what the Council is voting on tonight.
Chief O’Brien indicated that they would be authorizing it to change from three licenses to
one conditionally for the remainder of this licensing period, which ends on September 30,
2022, at which at that time it would need to be returned to a single-family residence.
Director Chirpich added that the property is zoned R2-A, which allows for twinhomes, but
the minimum lot area needs to be 12,000 square feet, which this property is only around
9,000 square feet.
James Alexander, City resident, stated that they are there in support of the landlord and
have lived at the residence since June 2017. He said that if it is converted to a single-family
residence, his family will not be able to afford it; they are trying to pursue an adoption, and
a change of address can complicate the situation. He added that they have not had any
problems with neighbor’s downstairs, and they would like to stay there.
Mayor Márquez Simula asked how this item affects the tenant. Chief O’Brien stated it only
affects him how he described.
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Attorney Hoeft stated that this property has never been a legal non-conforming use, and
that you can’t obtain it because a mistake was made in the past.
Motion by Councilmember Buesgens, seconded by Murzyn Jr., to close the public hearing
and to waive the reading of Resolution Number 2022-51, being ample copies available to
the public. All Ayes, Motion Carried 5-0.
Motion by Councilmember Buesgens, seconded by Murzyn Jr., to adopt Resolution Number
2022-51, being Resolution of the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights approving a
provisional rental housing license until 9/30/2022 pursuant to City Code of the rental license
listed. All Ayes, Motion Carried 5-0.
15. First Reading of Ordinance No. 1673, Amending Chapter 8 Article 1 of the City Code
Director Hansen reported that the City has been a MS4 (Municipal Separate Storm Sewer
System) City since 2003. As an MS4, they are required to submit a permit for the operation
of our storm sewer system to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), which
includes a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program, or SWPPP. Permits are valid f or 5-
year periods and must be renewed prior to or at the end of the permit cycle. A 4th
generation of the MS4 permit was submitted in 2020. A copy of the Storm Water Plan and
SWPPP is on the City website at:
https://www.columbiaheightsmn.gov/departments/public_works/swppp.php
As noted in recent budget reviews with the Council and in past work sessions, each cycle of
the MS4 permitting process has become more involved requiring a higher level of effort by
staff to meet the requirements of the permit. This new cycle again has additional
requirements and is more involved related to staff effort. As indicated in the June 2021
update to the Council and the February 2022 work session, the new permit requires several
ordinance changes. To meet the requirements of the new statewide permit, the following
ordinance amendments to update the city code are recommended:
The change is a requirement in the new permit to require animal owners to clean up after
their pets on public property.
Staff recommends scheduling the second reading of ordinance amendment amending
Chapter 8: Public Health and Safety, Article 1: Animals for April 25, 2022.
Mayor Márquez Simula asked about which parks have the pet waste bags. Director Hansen
stated he could not say, but they are looking to add them and have them around walking
paths and in several parks.
Mayor Márquez Simula opened the public hearing.
No one wished to speak.
Motion by Councilmember Murzyn Jr., seconded by Councilmember Jacobs, to close the
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public hearing and waive the reading of Ordinance No. 1673 there being ample copies
available to the public. All Ayes, Motion Carried 5-0.
Motion by Councilmember Murzyn Jr., and seconded by Councilmember Novitsky, to set the
second reading of Ordinance No. 1673 being an Ordinance Amending Chapter 8 of City
Code for April 25, 2022. All Ayes, Motion Carried 5-0.
16. First Reading of Ordinance No. 1674, Amending Chapter 8 Article VII of the City Code
Director Hansen reported this item amends the existing ordinance regarding salt storage,
and it is specific to industrial and commercial areas within the City.
The introduction of salt storage facilities and how salt is stored and used, and where
facilities may be located in the city is now a requirement of the new permit. This applies to
all industrial/commercial/institutional facilities, including the City.
Staff recommends scheduling the second reading of ordinance amendments amending
Chapter 8, Article VII: Surface Drainage Connections and Discharges of the City Code for
April 25, 2022.
Mayor Márquez Simula opened the public hearing.
No one wished to speak.
Mayor Márquez Simula asked who the public would call if they had a concern about salt
storage. Director Hansen stated they have a stormwater specialist at public works that
would look into complaints.
Motion by Councilmember Murzyn Jr., seconded by Councilmember Jacobs, to close the
public hearing and waive the reading of Ordinance No. 1674 there being ample copies
available to the public. All Ayes, Motion Carried 5-0.
Motion by Councilmember Murzyn Jr., seconded by Councilmember Buesgens, to set the
second reading of Ordinance No. 1674 being an Ordinances Amending Chapter 8 of City
Code for April 25, 2022. All Ayes, Motion Carried 5-0.
17. First Reading of Ordinance No. 1675, Amending Chapter 9 of the City Code
Director Hansen reported that clarifying descriptions were added to define which type of
storm water permit is referred to or discussed in the code language. The definition of the
threshold for a storm water management plan was also updated. He added that a
stormwater permit is required for any soil disturbance over one acre. The section on
erosion control was also changed to add ‘waste control’ within the storm water
management plan.
Staff recommends scheduling the second reading of ordinance amendment amending
Chapter 9: Land Use, Article 1: Zoning and Land Development of the City Code for April 25,
2022.
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Councilmember Buesgens asked about when smaller lots need to replace their sewer line,
what is required for that type of soil disturbance. Director Hansen stated that there is a
shoreline ordinance, which is a protected area and has certain requirements, and there is
also a requirement for single-family residences to have an erosion control plan, which
come to public works for review.
Mayor Márquez Simula opened the public hearing.
No one wished to speak.
Motion by Councilmember Murzyn Jr., seconded by Councilmember Novitsky, to close the
public hearing and waive the reading of Ordinance No. 1675 there being ample copies
available to the public. All Ayes, Motion Carried 5-0.
Motion by Councilmember Murzyn Jr., seconded by Councilmember Novitsky, to set the
second reading of Ordinance No. 1675 being an Ordinances Amending Chapter 9 of City
Code for April 25, 2022. All Ayes, Motion Carried 5-0.
18. First Reading of Ordinance No. 1676, Amending Chapter 4 Article II of the City Code
Director Hansen reported that Section 1, Item E.6 is added in total to include parts of trees
within the authority of the City to inspect and require remediation or removal. Item E.7
increases the minimum distance a tree must be pruned above streets and sidewalks within
the public right-of-way. It is also amended to provide authority for the removal of parts
deemed to be an immediate threat to the public. Item J establishes the requirement for all
tree removal companies to be licensed through the City annually. Item K is amended to
clarify the process and procedure of abatement and provide authority for the City to trim
trees within the right-of-way during regularly scheduled activities without first notifying the
property owner.
Section 2 is amended to restrict planting trees with a mature height taller than 25’ within
25’ of overhead utilities and allow for a process for citizens to request an exemption to the
stump removal requirement.
Section 3 is amended to include the term “managed natural landscape”. This term is
included to recognize the desire of the public to reduce the maintenance requirements of
their lawn and provide natural growth for insect habitat. The process for deciding if an area
is managed will fall to the City and residents must comply with City requirements.
Staff recommends scheduling the second reading of ordinance amendments amending
Chapter 4: Municipal Services, Article II: Tree and Weed Services of the City Code for April
25, 2022.
Councilmember Buesgens asked if it is legal for someone to remove a 35–40-foot tree from
their lot by themselves. Director Hansen stated that yes, property owners can remove a
tree themselves.
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Councilmember Buesgens asked if information regarding the “managed natural landscape”
can be posted on the website. Director Hansen said there is an information sheet created
and if approved, they will post information on the City website.
Mayor Márquez Simula commented on when letters are sent out for possible weeds, that it
stated they only have four days to remedy it from when the letter was sent, which she
believes is a short period of time.
Councilmember Buesgens stated now that now that the “managed natural landscape” is
defined, they could discuss the four days at a work session and if they are on vacation, how
those situations would be handled.
Director Hansen stated that those are handled through the nuisance ordinance and by the
fire department; it takes about seven days for them to act on that usually.
Councilmember Jacobs asked if the initial letter is more informational or if action is taken
at that time. Chief O’Brien stated that the property is first posted with a tag, which is the
“official notice”, they also mail a letter which is received around a week, and then reinspect
after a week. He added that if within the next 12 months there is another violation, it is
immediately sent to a contractor, they are not given notice.
Councilmember Buesgens asked if they are trained on the type of plants, weeds versus
natural landscape. Chief O’Brien stated they have received some training, but the City’s
master gardener can also go out and decipher the plants as well.
Councilmember Buesgens asked if it could be noted somehow if a prope rty has the natural
landscape. Chief O’Brien stated they could notate it, but because licensing is not required,
they may not catch it every time.
Councilmember Jacobs and Councilmember Buesgens discussed concerns regarding if
someone is on vacation and cannot dispute that it’s a natural lawn. Councilmember Jacobs
stated that maybe the natural landscapes should be registered with the City. She stated
that she would be in favor of having a registry.
Mayor Márquez Simula asked if this ordinance would need to be changed if the nuisance
ordinance changed, regarding the four days.
Manager Bourgeois stated that if the Council wants to make a change to the four days, that
wasn’t part of the notice for this ordinance, so anot her notice would need to be sent out
with the change. She added that the ordinance could be approved tonight and then an
amendment could be done at a later date or table this item until the notice could be sent
out with the change.
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Director Hansen stated this ordinance has been this way for a long time. He said this
timeframe was previously discussed at a work session with a different Council regarding
the four days; the four days was decided because the process went on too long.
Councilmember Buesgens stated that this type of lawn may have not been around in the
last few decades and she doesn’t want their work to be mowed down if there is a
misunderstanding.
Mayor Márquez Simula asked for the timeline on the nuisance ordinance and the possible
change on the four days. Director Hansen stated he would want to discuss the four days
with the department that enforces it and then present at a work session. He stated that the
registration would also need to be discussed and brought back to the Council at a work
session.
Mayor Márquez Simula opened the public hearing.
No one wished to speak.
Motion by Councilmember Novitsky, and seconded by Councilmember Jacobs, to close the
public hearing and waive the reading of Ordinance No. 1676 there being ample copies
available to the public. All Ayes, Motioned Carried 5-0.
Motion by Councilmember Novitsky, and seconded by Councilmember Jacobs, to set the
second reading of Ordinance No. 1676 being an Ordinance Amending Chapter 4 of City
Code for April 25, 2022. All Ayes, Motioned Carried 5-0.
19. First Reading of Ordinance No. 1677, Amending Chapter 4 Article III of the City Code
Director Hansen reported that the City adopted the current water service ordinance in
August 1991. Since the adoption of the ordinance many technologies, laws and practices
have changed in the water industry, and within Columbia Heights Public Works. In an effort
to align practices, procedures and current enforcement of the ordinance, an amendment
to the Water Service is necessary. Also, throughout this chapter all gender specific
pronouns have been replaced. The Minnesota Department of Health, acting in the role of
primacy for the Environmental Protection Agency, has enacted laws requiring the
enforcement of cross connection control programs, and the identification and replacement
of lead service lines. The Minnesota Uniform Plumbing Code was also recently updated.
These new laws and codes require several ordinance changes. To meet the requirements of
the new nationwide laws, and to bring our ordinance in line with the statewide plumbing
code, the following ordinance amendments to update the city code are recommended:
Section 3, the tapping of water services is no longer done by City staff. Licensed contractors
perform this task and the resulting work is inspected by Public Works. Additionally, no
person other than City staff is allowed to operate valves on the water distribution system.
The addition of item B.4 adds language to codify this practice.
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Section 4, Item D is amended to clarify the process of adding a water service to the
distribution system and ensure proper review of service size is conducted before
installation. Item F is amended to clarify “All taps other than” meant larger than 2” in
diameter. Item J is updated to consider construction techniques which may place the water
meter someplace other than within 1 foot of an exterior wall. It is also amended to ensure
valves are sized accordingly to the pipe on which they are installed, not service size. This
change is necessary because a large service pipe will be often reduced before a meter is
installed. This allows the meter to be sized for the expected usage and not the size of the
service. This practice makes the metering of water more accurate. Item M added in total to
establish code pertaining to cross connection control. The EPA and MDH updated
enforcement guidelines pertaining to backflow prevention inspection and cross connection
control. This item was added to ensure the City has the necessary authority to inspect
devices, require their proper installation and repair, and penalize property owners that do
not comply with the requirements. A connection that requires a control device poses a
threat to the public water supply, and this item is a means for the city to protect the water
supply.
Section 6, the requirement that each unit in a building have a separate curb stop was
added to ensure new and altered water services comply with this requirement. The curb
stop is the point of control for the City for each metered unit. Having separate curb stops
allows for the water at one unit to be shut off without disrupting service to other units.
This addition only pertains where separate meters are installed and
Section 12, Item A.2.d is amended to provide adequate space around the water meter to
allow City staff to perform required installations and repairs. Item A.3 is amended to
include enforcement language pertaining to granting access to the water meter and
establishes the process by which residents will be notified. It is no longer city practice to
shut off water to a residence for non-payment, or improper functioning meters. The
language added to this section allows the city to have an enforcement process without
shutting off water service. If it becomes necessary to seek a water shut off, the Council
would have the authority to grant staff permission to do so. Item B is removed in total.
Staff are no longer sealing meters and code should represent current practices. It em C is
changed to Item B and amended to remove the language pertaining to general wear and
tear. A new meter replacement program will happen in the next few years. The new meters
come with a 20-year warranty and if they fail because of general wear and tear they will be
replaced at no charge to the homeowner. Item D is amended to impose penalties on
property owners that intentionally tamper with a water meter. The penalties are designed
to follow other sections amended in this chapter.
Section 13, Item A is amended to clarify how estimation will be performed for any metered
usage that cannot be read. Item C is amended to include all current charges being placed
on the quarterly water bills, and clarify what constitutes payment toward the quarterly
invoice as well as the process for assessment of unpaid charges. All reference to water
shutoffs for non-payment has also been removed to better represent current practices.
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Section 17 is amended to define the proper usage of temporary hydrant meters, backflow
prevention requirements and the process for obtaining said meter.
Staff recommends scheduling the second reading of ordinance amendments amending
Chapter 4: Municipal Services, Article III: Water Service of the City Code for April 25, 2022.
Mayor Márquez Simula opened the public hearing.
No one wished to speak.
Motion by Councilmember Novitsky, seconded by Councilmember Murzyn Jr., to close the
public hearing and waive the reading of Ordinance No. 1677 there being ample copies
available to the public. All Ayes, Motion Carried 5-0.
Motion by Councilmember Novitsky, seconded by Councilmember Murzyn Jr., to set the
second reading of Ordinance No. 1677 being an Ordinance Amending Chapter 4 of City
Code for April 25, 2022. All Ayes, Motion Carried 5-0.
ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION
20. Root Property Update and Approval of Additional Project Costs
Community Development Coordinator Forney reported he would provide the Council with
an update on the environmental remediation of 3930 University Avenue NE (the Root
property) and highlight and discuss issues that the project ran into, and the steps required
as the project moves forward.
Over the past two years, Community Development staff have been working with Anoka
County and the City’s environmental consultant Carlson McCain to plan for the remediation
of the Root property. In December of 2021, Carlson McCain and the City’s demolition
contractor Veit initiated the environmental cleanup. Over a period of 4 weeks, Veit
removed two storage buildings, their slab foundations, the basement foundation of the
main building, 665 tons of contaminated soil, and clear-cut a majority of the site. During
the remediation of the site, Veit and Carlson McCain uncovered an old dumpsite on the
southern end of the property, two large fuel storage tanks, and an additional foundation
underneath one of the storage building foundations. The dumpsite and additional
foundation were immediately remediated. The storage tanks were left in place and
covered to prevent any leaking or other damage to the area. These tanks will require
further action which is discussed in a separate staff report.
The remediation of the extra foundation and dumpsite increased the overall cost of the
initial project. Not only did Veit have to excavate all materials, but additional testing was
required to move forward. The dumpsite contained a wide variety of debris including
asbestos-containing materials. The presence of asbestos required Veit to take extra
precautions when remediating the dumpsite. Asbestos-containing materials can only be
disposed of at certain dumpsites which also contributed to an increase in cost. The
remediation of the unexpected debris was essential to the continuation of the project. To
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obtain a No Further Action letter from the MPCA, all the con taminants had to be removed.
Other than the fuel tanks, the contamination from the rest of the site has been
remediated.
The funding for the initial remediation efforts at the Root property was provided through
Anoka County and the Community Development Block Grant program (CDBG). Included are
two change orders and a resolution requesting funds from the Anoka County Housing and
Redevelopment Authority (ACHRA). The change orders alter the original contracts with the
City’s contractors to cover the additional costs incurred. The resolution follows staff’s
recommendation to utilize the ACHRA special levy to pay for the increased project costs
not covered by CDBG funds. Remediating the Root property directly supports the goals and
mission of the ACHRA Levy.
Veit completed the original contracted project $7,644.52 under bid, but the additional
unexpected work added $21,882.63 to the project cost. Since Veit finished the project
under bid, Veit’s change order increases the contract cost by $14,239 for a total contract
cost of $93,719. Carlson McCain came in with an initial bid of $14,250 but added
$10,493.80 due to the additional work required. This resulted in a total project cost of
$24,743.80 for Carlson McCain. CDBG Funds covered $71.835.48 of Veit’s project cost and
$11,874.30 of Carlson McCain’s. This leaves the City responsible for an additional
$34,752.13, which staff recommend using the ACHRA levy to cover.
Currently, Carlson McCain is working to obtain the necessary project completion
documents from the MPCA. These documents, including the No Further Action letter, are
required to close out the CDBG funded portion of the Root property cleanup. Anoka county
staff are working on the reimbursement of CDBG funds while awaiting the receipt of the No
Further Action letter to close out the project. Community Development staff expect two
more invoices to be brought forth after the project is complete. One from Carlson McCain
covering their work with the MPCA going forward. The second is from the MPCA to cover
their review.
Community Development staff recommends the approval of both change orders. The
additional incurred costs were essential to the completion of the project and the ultimate
receipt of CDBG funds. Staff also recommend the approval of resolution 2022-49, a
resolution authorizing the use of ACHRA funds to cover the increased remediation costs.
Motion by Councilmember Buesgens, seconded by Councilmember Novitsky, to approve the
final compensation change orders for Veit and Carlson McCain for the environmental
remediation of 3930 University Avenue NE. All Ayes, Motion Carried 5-0.
Motion by Councilmember Buesgens, seconded by Councilmember Novitsky, to waive the
reading of Resolution No. 2022-49, there being ample copies available to the public. All
Ayes, Motion Carried 5-0.
Motion by Councilmember Buesgens, seconded by Councilmember Murzyn Jr., to approve
Resolution No. 2022-49, a resolution requesting funds from the Anoka County Housing and
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Redevelopment Authority to support economic development activities at 3930 University
Avenue NE, Columbia Heights. All Ayes, Motion Carried 5-0.
21. 3930 University Fuel Tank Removal and Remediation
Coordinator Forney reported that during the recent environmental remediation of 3930
University Avenue NE (Root Property), the City’s demolition contractor uncovered two
6,000 Gallon heating oil storage tanks that were not expected. These tanks were found
buried behind the main building’s foundation. He informed the Council of what steps are
necessary to accommodate the removal of the tanks, and to seek approval to apply to the
State of Minnesota Abandoned Underground Storage Tank Removal Program.
Further research found that there was little to no way of knowing about the abandoned
storage tanks. Both tanks were never registered with the correct state agencies and two
separate historical site reviews, in 2012 and 2019, failed to identify the existence of th e
tanks. Community Development staff are looking to make use of the Department of
Commerce’s, Abandoned Underground Storage Tank Removal Program. The Program
covers 100% of the costs to remove abandoned storage tanks. To qualify for the program,
staff need to prove that the City did not know of the tanks when the property was
purchased. If the City’s application is approved, the Department of Commerce will hire
private contractors to remove the tanks and conduct environmental sampling of the
affected area. If no contaminants are found to have leaked from the tanks the Department
of Commerce will regrade the area and the site remediation will be complete.
If contaminants are found to have leaked from the tanks, the City’s application and the
sampling report will be sent to the MPCA for further review. The MPCA will review the
circumstances and documents from the tank removal to determine if the City is responsible
for the spillage and the cleaning of the contaminants. If the City is found to not be
responsible, the MPCA will contract to have the remaining environmental remediation
completed at no cost to the City. If Columbia Heights is deemed responsible, it falls on the
City to remediate all contaminants. In this event, the City can apply for the Department of
Commerce’s Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup Fund (“Petrofund”) grant. The Petrofund
reimburses approved applicants up to 90% of the costs related to the cleanup of tank
contaminants.
The City’s environmental consultant Carlson McCain and a representative f rom the
Department of Commerce, believe that the tank removal project would qualify for the
removal and remediation of the tanks at no cost to the City. Community Development staff
recommend moving forward with the applications for the Department of Commer ce’s
programs.
Councilmember Buesgens asked what the timeline is for the cleanup. Coordinator Forney
stated that the Department of Commerce said a few months, but the MPCA is on their own
timeline.
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Motion by Councilmember Jacobs, seconded by Councilmember Murzyn Jr., to waive the
reading of Resolution No. 2022-50, there being ample copies available to the public. All
Ayes, Motion Carried 5-0.
Motion by Councilmember Jacobs, seconded by Councilmember Murzyn Jr., to approve
Resolution No. 2022-50, a resolution of the City Council for the City of Columbia Heights,
Minnesota, authorizing the submittal of the abandoned underground storage tank removal
and petroleum tank release cleanup fund applications to the Minnesota Department of
Commerce. All Ayes, Motion Carried 5-0.
Bid Considerations
22. Adopt Resolution 2022-48 Being a Resolution Accepting Bids and Awarding a Contract for
the 2022 Street Rehabilitation Program, Projects 2202 and 2206
The 2022 Columbia Heights Street Rehabilitation Program consists of the following
projects, Bid A – D and Alternate 1. Bid A: Zone 6 and Zone 7 street rehabilitation, project
2202, partial reconstruction and mill and overlay; Bid B: Municipal State Aid 47th Avenue,
mill and overlay, project 2206; Bid C: Chatham Road mill and overlay (repair); and Bid D:
city-wide striping (epoxy paint), refreshing the epoxy paint striping on primarily MSA
streets which have had a mill and overlay within the last few years. Striping will be done
after reclamite surface treatment this summer. Alternate 1: residential sidewalk and
driveway construction for those properties adjacent to the project was also included in the
bid as Alternate 1.
On February 14, 2022, the Council authorized staff to advertise the 2022 Street
Rehabilitation Program for bids. In February, plans and specifications were advertised for
bids in the LIFE newspaper and electronically on the City website and through Quest
Construction Data Network. Seventeen contractors (8 prime bidders and 9 subcontractors)
requested a copy of the bidding documents. Three bids were received and publicly read
aloud at the April 6, 2022, bid opening.
The low bid was submitted by Valley Paving of Shakopee, Minnesota in the amount of
$1,728,233.42. The bid was 10.3% higher than the Engineer’s estimate. Funding will be
provided by assessments, Infrastructure, State Aid, General, Water, Sanitary, and Storm
Sewer funds. Based upon the bids received, Valley Paving, Inc. is the low, qualified,
responsible bidder. Staff is recommending award of the bid to Valley Paving, Inc.
Motion by Councilmember Buesgens, seconded by Councilmember Novitsky, to waive the
reading of Resolution 2022-48, there being ample copies available to the public. All Ayes,
Motion Carried 5-0.
Motion by Councilmember Buesgens, seconded by Councilmember Jacobs, to adopt
Resolution 2022-48 being a Resolution accepting bids and awarding the 2022 Street
Rehabilitation Program consisting of Bid A: Street Rehabilitation – Zone 6 and Zone 7;
Project 2202, Bid B: Municipal State Aid – 47th Avenue Mill and Overlay; Project 2206, Bid
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C: Chatham Road Mill and Overlay (Repair); Bid D: City Wide Street Striping (Epoxy Paint),
and Alternate 1: Residential Construction, to Valley Paving, Inc. of Shakopee, MN based
upon their low, qualified, responsible bid in the amount of $1,728,233.42, appropriated
from the following funds, $1,452,324.93 from Fund 415-6400 (2202), $141,617.53 from
Fund 415-6400 (2206), $13,795.25 from fund 212-3190, $18,700.71 from Fund 101-3121,
$16,040.00 from Fund 601-9430, $19,490.00 from Fund 602-9450 and $66,265.00 from
Fund 604-9650; and, furthermore, to authorize the Mayor and City Manager to enter into a
contract for the same. All Ayes, Motion Carried 5-0.
CITY COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
Report of the City Council
Councilmember Buesgens stated she is now the liaison to the Mississippi Watershed Management
Organization on the board; they just had a meeting to review the ten applications for the director and
chose the top four candidates; they will be intervie wing them in two weeks. She watched a webinar on
the avian flu through the University of Minnesota Extension for small scale poultry; she recommended
that people with chickens watch their flock and look to the University for resources. She stated that
her and her husband cleaned their adopted storm drains; she would like to encourage community
members to clean their nearby drains before the storms that are coming. She is excited about “No
Mow May”, it is to encourage pollinator and insect growth; she said that worldwide we have lost 50-
70% of the insects that feed other animals.
Councilmember Jacobs stated that SACA continues to allow clients into the food shelf with limitations,
and the thrift store is finally open; they are taking donations for gently used clothing from infant to
adult; she facilitated three resident reach outs. She recognized March 31, 2022, as “International
Trans-Day of Visibility”; she stated she stands with millions in America, for those that identify as
transgender and others of the LGBTQ community and she calls for all such people to be treated with
the dignity and respect that everyone deserves; she supports the long-standing commitment of justice
for all individuals through education and action, regardless of gender identity or gender expression.
She stated that “transgender people are valued family members and friends of the community; what
harms them, harms all of us.”
Councilmember Novitsky reminded residents about “Adopt-a-Drain” or to pick up trash before it goes
into the sewer; April 23, 2022 is the City Clean-up Day; he said a dumpster will be available, paper
shredding, and information on “Adopt-a-Drain”; he stated to adopt-a-block if you can’t make it to the
event and make the city clean.
Councilmember Murzyn Jr. stated he hoped to see everyone at the Clean-Up Day and that last year
they had a good turnout for paper shredding; it starts at 9:00 a.m.
Mayor Márquez Simula thanked the other Councilmembers for the reminder about the storm drain
cleaning. She stated she attended a MNDot meeting about the PEL Study; Regional Council of Mayors
meeting where she presented and moderated on a panel for racial equity; she is happy about the “No
Mow May” for the first time in the City and another benefit is that the roots can retain more water;
she applauded staff for when updating ordinances that they are also updating the gender pronouns.
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Report of the City Manager
Manager Bourgeois stated that the library had an “Adopt-a-Drain” presentation and celebration, there
were over 30 attendees, which is a huge turnout. She encouraged residents to keep adopting them,
the City would like to win that award again.
Report of the City Attorney
Attorney Hoeft had no update.
COMMUNITY FORUM
Mayor Márquez Simula opened the community forum.
Brenna Zeimet, City resident, stated that she is disappointed with the vote regarding targeted
picketing. She stated that everything the Chief spoke about is already illegal and the ordinance makes
it illegal to peacefully protest in front of people’s houses. Zeimet stated that when they are talking
about communities of color, which is generally who is being talked about in these types of ordinances;
this is why this exists, is because in Minneapolis, people are dying at the hands of police, they are
getting no help from the city or the police. She stated she knows for a fact that lots of people
contacted the Council about this item, and the Council is still going to vote how they are going to vote;
their only recourse is protest, but if they make that illegal, it’s a huge deal and can affect those who are
already struggling with the law; she stated it is unnecessary. She said that she is a school board
member, and they shouldn’t be worried about them, they should be protecting the residents. Zeimet
stated that she is saddened that they are going to make it like Minneapolis; she said that in the Daunte
Wright case that all the public space was barricaded off and you had to be in people’s lawns or on the
street.
Councilmember Jacobs called a “Point of Order” and stated that the community forum states that
individuals may address the Council about any item not included on the regular agenda and it violates
the process in place.
Attorney Hoeft stated the Council has the right to decide by majority if the community forum is out of
order or not.
Motion by Councilmember Jacobs, to follow the process of the community forum as stated. There was
no second motion made.
Councilmember Novitsky asked why that sentence is in there if they are not going to follow the
process.
Mayor Márquez Simula said that she did not write the community forum statement and it was there
before her. She stated that she believes that community members should be able to speak for five
minutes with their elected officials.
Councilmember Murzyn Jr. stated that he doesn’t have a problem with people coming up and saying
what they want to say as long as they are respectful, not yelling, or swearing .
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Rachel James, City resident, stated she was there to speak on targeted picketing; she said that it was
not clear that there would not be a public hearing on the second reading. James thanked the Mayor for
pulling it from the consent agenda so that the community could hear what each co uncilmember was
thinking and more from the Chief. She stated she appreciates that the Chief stated that this tries to
balance free speech and safety, but she draws the balance differently; she believes privacy weighs less
than the right to free speech. She added there are laws against harassment threats, and this ordinance
does not change that. She stated cities are doing this in response to the protests in May and June 2020;
she finds it unnecessary and discriminatory. James stated that this is now an ordinance on the books,
and it takes a long time to change an ordinance. She said she is disappointed that standing in front of
someone’s house can lead to a misdemeanor; she appreciates that it was stated that a conversation
would be had first, but someone could be charged, and it could cause a big problem. She stated that
she was contacted by several Somali and African American community members and they were scared
to be there tonight; she said there are already ordinances for noise, trespassing, and blocking the right-
of-way so this is unnecessary; she believes that rights for free speech are very important and th ose
rights may have been violated in this case.
Ed Higgins, City resident, stated that it is a tragedy when any form of free speech is criminaliz ed, when
people cannot express themselves freely it stifles creativity and an open dialogue; it also creates an
environment of fear and mistrust. He said that criminalizing free speech is often done to “protect”
public order, or “prevent” violence, however, history has shown that the voices of decent are often the
most important in challenging injustices and promoting social change. Higgins stated that criminalizing
free speech, the people who could help move forward as a society are silenced. He stated th at “we
must always fight for the right to express ourselves, even when unpopular or inconvenient, only then
can we truly progress as a community”. He said that there is a ruthless dictator who is against free
speech, committing genocide against the people of Ukraine because of their “gender freedoms”. He
stated that there are additional questions regarding protests that need to be answered, it's a slippery
slope; the freedom of speech includes the freedom to offend people. He added that if the Council
doesn’t want protests in front of their homes, they should not do anything that causes citizens to
protest.
Mary Granlund, City resident, stated that she is disappointed in the passage of the targeted picketing
ordinance that evening. She said she is aware of the courts upheld ordinances in other municipalities,
she is significantly concerned about the infringement upon rights. Granlund stat ed she is another
elected official in the community, and she was unaware of this ordinance, even though the Chief and
the Council were using the School Board as a reason to move this forward. She stated she does not
have a sidewalk in front of her house and she lives across from the post office, she lives on a municipal
state aid roadway, adjacent to two county highways; where are people going to protest, she asked. She
added that she is worried about the “situational” nature of this ordinance because that was the
response by the Chief regarding many of the questions. She added that she does not want people to
picket in front of her house, but her discomfort doesn’t override people’s first amendment rights.
Jon Abeler, Rental property owner, stated that he owns a rental property in the City that they have had
for ten years; he has had other rental properties in other cities and spoke to the cost that other cities
charge for rental licenses. He stated that they received a notice that the price was going to i ncrease
but didn’t feel there was opportunity to speak to that; he said a rental license is $300 a year. He stated
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that he is going to be required to pay a $160 reinspection fee, even though his daughter is just moving
out; they have a track record already. He asked if it could be brought before the Council to waive the
$160 fee. He stated that there had been some conversations regarding changing the rental licensing
period, but it got delayed due to COVID; he hopes these conversations can be had again.
Laurie Nordahl, City resident, stated she is there to express her disappoint ment with the ordinance
that was passed regarding targeted picketing. She stated that this ordinance is unnecessary and she
believes it is in response to Black Lives Matter protests, and the national and global movement to hold
people in power accountable. She stated that “We the people, reserve the right to demonstrate”,
change does not happen by making sure everyone is comfortable; it’s how marginalized groups obtain
freedom and fair treatment. Nordahl stated its how many things have been won such as, mandated
work breaks, the right to vote, the right to marry who we want, the right to sit in elected seats. She
stated that this ordinance criminalizes the right to demonstrate, and makes it easier for protestors to
get misdemeanors. She stated that protests are organized and organic and move through residential
areas; they don’t just happen because something was annoying or inconvenient, it happens because
something wrong happened. She said the public responds when the government pushes back on the
right to protest, such as in Minneapolis; that these ordinances cause more violence between
protestors and police; the further dissolution of trust between the public and elected officials and
government bodies who are responsible for the justice and safety of the people who live in the City.
She asked the Council to make an amendment to undue the approval of the ordinance.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Murzyn Jr., seconded by Councilmember Novitsky, to adjourn. All Ayes, Motion Carried 5-0.
Meeting adjourned at 8:56 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
______________________________________
Sara Ion, City Clerk/Council Secretary
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COLUMBIA HEIGHTS PUBLIC LIBRARY
3939 Central Ave NE, Columbia Heights, MN 55421
BOARD OF TRUSTEES: MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022
Approved
3/2/2022
ATTENDANCE INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC
Members of the public who wished to attend could do so in-person, by calling 1-312-626-6799 and entering meeting ID 862 5221 5747 and passcode 039390, or by
Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86252215747 at the scheduled meeting time. For questions, please call the library at 763-706-3690.
The meeting was called to order in the Library Community Room by Chair Tricia Conway at 5:30pm.
Members physically present: Tricia Conway; Teresa Eisenbise; Gerri Moeller; Christopher Polley; Nick Novitsky (Council
Liaison). Members remotely present: N/A. Members Absent: Carrie Mesrobian. Also present: Renee Dougherty (Library
Director); Nick Olberding (Recording Secretary); Georgia Cook (Library Supervisor). Public physically/remotely present:
N/A.
1. Introduction of Georgia Cook: The new part-time Library Supervisor introduced herself to the Library Board, and
highlighted her recently completed Library Sciences master’s degree. She resides in the southwest metro area,
and hopes to learn the needs of the community and how the Library fits into the residents’ daily lives while
working here.
2. The Minutes of the January 5, 2022, Board Meeting were moved and unanimously approved.
3. Operating Budget Review: $51k remaining unspent, but the financials will not be finalized until later this month.
Most of the surplus is due to underspending in personnel; there was no Youth Services Librarian for 2.5 months
and part-time staff did not work all anticipated hours. To date in 2022, three part-time Pages have resigned and
one will be studying abroad for the spring semester continuing a pattern of understaffing.
Community Forum: Opportunity for public input; no public in attendance at this meeting.
Old Business:
4. Fine-Free Implementation Update: As the Board is already aware, the City Council unanimously voted to
eliminate overdue fines at CHPL. Thanks are due to everyone involved in the effort: former Board members for
starting the conversation, current Board members for continuing to advocate and seek support on social media
and in the community; library staff for support and logistics; citizens for voicing support and communicating with
the City Council; and the Council for listening and asking the questions needed to make the decision.
Implementation will happen in three phases. The first phase is programming the Integrated Library System (ILS)
to eliminate overdue fines on any items checked-out on March 1, 2022 and after. The next step will be to change
the status of any items previously borrowed so that they, too, will not incur overdue fines. Lastly, any existing
overdue fines on patron accounts will be expunged (overdue fines only, not lost/damaged costs, rental fees, or
purchases.) Steps two and three will require the assistance of ILS vendor SirsiDynix and will likely happen after
March 1 because many other libraries are also eliminating fines at this time and ACL/CHPL will need to wait for an
available programmer. In the interim, patrons that may be blocked by fines in excess of $10 can contact staff to
have overdue fines forgiven. Council Liaison Novitsky wondered if there is an efficient way to message patrons
(especially blocked patrons), and welcome/invite them back to the Library.
5. Review of Library Policy Manual for Submission to the City Council: After 18 months of review, updating, and
approving various policies (some of which had not been reviewed in 10-20 years), the Board is ready to forward
them to the City Council for final approval. Board Staff Secretary Olberding has compiled and reformatted all the
revised policies into one CHPL Policy Manual document, which will be submitted at an upcoming City Council
meeting. Realizing that some of the policies reviews were done in 2020, the Board discussed a review cycle. Now
that policies are up-to-date, subsequent reviews should take much less time and could be done more often. Every
three (3) years was the consensus of the Board members in attendance, to coincide with Board/Commission term
limits, meaning that fewer members will be starting from scratch understanding the reasoning and implications
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of the policies. No motion was made to enact the review cycle, but 2025 was suggested as a target next review
date.
New Business:
6. Preliminary Strategic Planning: The Board Meeting packet included previous Library strategic planning
documentation; a Goalsetting Report prepared by the City of Columbia Heights in 2020; and research done by
Carrie Mesrobian into the goals of ISD13 and other groups. The Board assigned themselves the task of looking
over the strategic planning documentation, doing their own research, and compiling goals they might have for
the future of the Library. The Director will seek staff suggestions for strategic planning before next month. A
progress report on the current strategic plan was distributed at the meeting.
7. Director’s Update: Operational reports, general updates, event reminders, and items from the floor.
a. January Operational Reports: FYI
b. Compensation Study: The City commissioned a compensation and pay equity study for all positions and
is in the process of approving and implementing its recommendations. Employees with the lowest wages
will be getting the largest pay increases. Compensation increases will benefit the Library and other
departments in staff recruitment and retention. The study will add ~$30,000 of unbudgeted personnel
expense to the 2022 budget and a percentage increase in subsequent years. The Board said at the next
meeting they would like to discuss the possibility of re-structuring PT/FT positions and whether there
would be a benefit to decreasing the amount of PT positions to add an additional FT position, or other
potential options.
c. IT Department: The City IT department will increase from 3 to 5 persons in order to adequately serve all
departments. A new position of IT Director was created and Jesse Hauf was hired. New Help Desk
Technician Jessica Lundberg will focus on the library and liquor operations. New staffing will allow theIT
Department to quickly implement changes/upgrades, fix issues, and adapt to new technologies.
d. Annual Report: The 2021 Annual Report will be presented for approval at the March meeting.
e. 2022 Snow Blast Winter Fest: The 2nd annual Snow Blast family-friendly community event will take place
Saturday, February 5, 2021, from 3-6:30pm at Huset Park, featuring story stroll, skating, pony rides, fire
pits, food trucks, beer garden, and free hot beverages/popcorn/s’mores while supplies last.
There being no further business, a motion to adjourn was made at 6:27 pm, and seconded; meeting adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Nicholas P. Olberding
Recording Secretary, CHPL Board of Trustees
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COLUMBIA HEIGHTS PUBLIC LIBRARY
3939 Central Ave NE, Columbia Heights, MN 55421
BOARD OF TRUSTEES: MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022
Approved
4/6/2022
ATTENDANCE INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC
Members of the public who wished to attend could do so in-person, by calling 1-312-626-6799 and entering meeting ID 862 5221 5747 and passcode 039390, or by
Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86252215747 at the scheduled meeting time. For questions, please call the library at 763-706-3690.
The meeting was called to order in the Library Community Room by Chair Tricia Conway at 5:33pm.
Members physically present: Tricia Conway; Teresa Eisenbise; Carrie Mesrobian; Christopher Polley; Nick Novitsky
(Council Liaison). Members remotely present: N/A. Members Absent: Gerri Moeller. Also present: Renee Dougherty
(Library Director); Nick Olberding (Recording Secretary). Public physically/remotely present: N/A.
1. The Minutes of the February 2, 2022, Board Meeting were moved and unanimously approved.
2. Operating Budget Review: Two months into the year and 11.6% of the budget is encumbered.
a. 4400 (Repair & Maintenance: Services): 48.7% spent due to the annual maintenance contract for our
Automated Materials Handler (AMH) being paid upfront.
b. BS&A Finance Software: The new system has exceeded expectations. Submitting and approving bills has
been much more streamlined, and reporting is more comprehensive.
Community Forum: Opportunity for public input; no correspondence, and no public in attendance at this meeting.
Old Business:
3. Strategic Planning: Board Members were tasked with looking over previous Strategic Planning documents that
were included in the February Meeting Packet. Renee solicited feedback from professional staff. Renee asked the
Board to define what Strategic Planning means to them, and what data they would like to receive to inform
decision-making. The City should have data from the scientific Community Survey and an informal online survey.
Anoka County Library recently worked on a diversity audit of its print collection, and are also working with
Wilder Research to conduct a Community Needs Assessment and Strategic Planning Process. MELSA will be
currently conducting a metro-wide Community Technology Survey. All these data sources could contribute to
our Strategic Planning process. Topics discussed tonight (based on previous SP sessions) are as follows:
a. Workforce Development: Potential partners: Anoka County CareerForce, Open-To-Business, Metro North
Metro Adult Basic Education Center. Library computer technology for self-service job searching.
b. Technology: Consider community needs, inequality in internet access, emerging technologies, and the
increase of government, work and retail interactions occurring online. Teresa asked about discounts or
grants.
c. Art: programs/exhibitions/installations. The board indicated that art installations may be lower priority
unless there is substantial outside investment.
d. Communication/Outreach: Need a proactive PR strategy through various channels, with help of the City
Communications department. Determine how to reach non/ex users and promote library’s value to all.
e. Education/Homework Help/Tutoring: Larger library systems have more resources available for these in-
person services; we would need a robust volunteer pool to offer tutoring. Chris asked about
opportunities to partner with ISD-13, which offers limited tutoring during the school year.
f. Collection/Special Collections: Continue developing the collection to reflect the overall community.
Consider adding special collections like ACL? Promote ILL borrowing (from college, out-state, out-of-state
libraries), and the variety of materials available (scholarly articles, media, sheet music, materials
unavailable in Anoka County).
g. Physical Library: Attend to building maintenance and refurbishing damaged furniture and fixtures. Keep
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the Library looking good and enhance customer experience in the building.
h. Youth Commission: Partnership opportunities or benefits from the City’s newly established Youth
Commission.
New Business:
4. Consider Eliminating the Rental Fee for new DVDs, effective April 1st, 2022: Anoka County’s Library Board has
voted to make all DVDs free, and CHPL should consider doing the same. Currently, newly released DVDs (less than
one year old) have a $1 rental fee for a three-week checkout. The Board unanimously approved the following
motions:
a. MOTION: Eliminate rental fees for all DVDs effective April 1, 2022.
b. MOTION: Recommend that the City Council amend the City Fee Schedule to reflect the elimination of the
rental fee for new DVDs.
5. Bee Hotels: Nick Novitsky discussed a pollinator initiative of the Lion’s Club which will culminate with the
Columbia Heights Jamboree. With the eventual reconstruction of 37th Avenue and the addition of trails, the Lions
will not be devoting as much time to maintaining the Park on the corner of Stinson/37th Avenue. They would like
to facilitate a project to add native bee habitat/hotels to city parks and private property. Nick asked for the
Library Board’s support to create and install a bee house near the stormwater retention pond behind the Library.
The Board expressed their approval of the concept. In addition to installations on public land, the Lions will
assemble kits for residents to create bee hotels and house to their own yards.
6. Director’s Update: Operational reports, general updates, event reminders, and items from the floor.
a. January Operational Reports: Newly condensed format; Renee asked the Board to make comments and
suggestions so that staff reports contain relevant and complete information and eliminate any
unnecessary data. Tricia suggested adding brief details of building maintenance.
b. Overdue Fine-Free: Overdue fine elimination is underway. Checkouts happening at Columbia Heights
during February 2022 have a new rule that overdue fines will not be applied. Prior to opening on March
1, staff ran a program to erase 29,681 bills totaling $35,432.65 from the accounts of 6,338 library
patrons. Board was reminded that there is no direct correlation between bills generated on patron
accounts and actual revenue collected. Action to erase fines did not occur on those accounts in
Collections. Starting, March 1, daily reports eliminate any overdue fines from material being returned
which was checked-out prior to the implementation of the new check-out rules in February. Fine-free
has been featured in the recent City Newsletter.
c. Minnesota Public Library Annual Report: Due by March 31; will be presented for Board review and
approval at the April meeting.
d. 2022 Jamboree: Nick Novitsky mentioned that the Staff/Library Board should start thinking about how to
promote the Library in the 2022 Jamboree Booklet. As a City Department, the Library may be eligible for
up to a full-page advertisement at potentially no cost. Carrie asked if it would be beneficial to be in the
Jamboree parade, preferring not to be on a float, but some alternative way to include/promote the
Library during the festivities.
There being no further business, a motion to adjourn was made at 6:50 pm, and seconded; meeting adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Nicholas P. Olberding
Recording Secretary, CHPL Board of Trustees
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YOUTH COMMISSION
City Hall—Council Chambers, 590 40th Ave NE
Wednesday, March 09, 2022
6:00 PM
MINUTES
The following are the minutes for the Meeting of the Youth Commission held at 6:00 pm on
Wednesday, March 09, 2022, in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 590 40th Avenue NE, Columbia
Heights, Minnesota.
CALL TO ORDER
Communications Coordinator Ben Sandell called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm.
ROLL CALL/STATUS OF MEMBERSHIP
Members Present: Commissioners Garcia Genis, Hernandez-Monroy, Novistsky, Johnson, Kucera,
Mamo, Marquez, Solem Hernandez-Monroy, Rogne, Tabor.
Council Liaison: Mayor Márquez Simula.
Also Present: Kelli Bourgeois, City Manager; Sara Ion, City Clerk; Nick Novitsky, Councilmember; Ben
Sandell, Communications Coordinator.
Discussion of Officer Roles.
Communications Coordinator Ben Sandell lead the discussion about what role the Chair, Vice-Chair and
Secretary/Treasurer contributes to the Youth Commission and how the meeting is run.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion by Coordinator Sandell, seconded by Commissioner Rogne to approve the agenda as
presented.
PRESENTATIONS
City Clerk
City Clerk Sara Ion lead a presentation regarding the job duties of the Clerk, as well as who the elected
officials are for Columbia Heights. She gave a brief overview of how commission meetings are run, the
role that staff and council liaisons play in supporting commissions, and some of the basics of Roberts
Rules of Order.
City Manager
City Manager Kelli Bourgeois lead a presentation related to the job duties and role of Columbia Heights
City Manager. She spoke to the challenges and rewards of working in local government, and all the
great opportunities there are for the Commission to impact the community they live in.
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Youth Commission Page 2
NEW BUSINESS
Discussion of By-Laws / Rules of Operation.
Coordinator Sandell asked the group to review the By-Laws that were in the packet for the next
meeting. He gave a brief overview of the By-Laws document and asked for feedback related to changes
that are needed. By the end of the third meting of the commission, the By-Laws will need to be
approved. The By-Laws will be reviewed each year in April for any updates or changes that may be
needed.
Review of Duties, Roles, and Expectations.
There was a motion to table the discussion and appointment of Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary to the
next meeting. Overall, the Commission would like to find a way to vote that was more anonymous than
an official role call vote. Clerk Ion and Coordinator Sandell agreed to work on a way to have votes
taken in a transparent way, without putting anyone on the spot at the next meeting.
Appoint Board and Commission and Council Liaisons.
Coordinator Sandell asked the group to consider the assignments of members to various Board and
Commissions and Council Liaison.
Future Projects, Presentations, and Goals Brainstorming.
Coordinator Sandel asked for the Commission to feel open to bringing forward ideas and concerns that
they would like the Commission to discuss. Overall, the goal is to have a broader discussion over the
next several meetings about the projects and presentations that they are hoping to have.
Mayor Márquez Simula introduced herself to the Commission and gave some background on the
function of the Council Liaison. She also mentions some upcoming events that she will be hosting and
hopes that the group can attend.
Group Photo
A group photo was taken at the Council Dias.
ADJOURNMENT
Communications Coordinator Sandell adjourned the meeting at 7:23 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
______________________________________
Sara Ion, City Clerk/Council Secretary
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA SECTION CONSENT
MEETING DATE APRIL 25, 2022
ITEM:
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1673 Amending Chapter 8, Article 1 of the City Code
DEPARTMENT: Public Works BY/DATE: Kevin Hansen 4/19/2022
CITY STRATEGY: (please indicate areas that apply by adding a bold “X” in front of the selected text below)
X_Safe Community _Diverse, Welcoming “Small-Town” Feel
_Economic Strength _Excellent Housing/Neighborhoods
_Equity and Affordability _Strong Infrastructure/Public Services
_Opportunities for Play and Learning _Engaged, Multi-Generational, Multi-Cultural Population
BACKGROUND: The City of Columbia Heights has been a MS4 (Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System) City
since 2003. As an MS4, we are required to submit a permit for the operation of our storm sewer system to the
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), which includes a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program, or
SWPPP. Permits are valid for 5-year periods and must be renewed prior to or at the end of the permit cycle.
We submitted the 4th generation of our MS4 permit in 2020.
As noted in recent budget reviews with the City Council and in past work sessions, each cycle o f the MS4
permitting process has become more involved requiring a higher level of effort by staff to meet the
requirements of the permit. This new cycle again has additional requirements and is more involved related to
staff effort. As indicated in the June 2021 update to the Council and the February 2022 work session, the new
permit requires several ordinance changes.
On April 11, 2022 the City Council voted unanimously to approve the draft ordinance on first consideration
and set the second reading for April 25, 2022.
RECOMMENDED MOTION(S):
MOTION: Move to waive the reading of Ordinance No. 1673 there being ample copies available to the
public.
MOTION: Move to approve Ordinance 1673, an ordinance amending Chapter 8, Article 1 of the Columbia
Heights City Code Relating to Animals, and direct staff to send a summary of the ordinance as presented,
for publication in the legal newspaper.
ATTACHMENT: Ordinance 1673: City Code Section Chapter 8, Article I
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ORDINANCE NO. 1673
BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE 1 OF THE COLUMBIA
HEIGHTS CITY CODE RELATING TO ANIMALS
The City of Columbia Heights does ordain: Section 1: Sections § 8.101 of the Columbia Heights City Code as they currently read are amended as follows:
ARTICLE I: ANIMALS Section 8.101 Regulations 8.102 Impoundment 8.103 Destruction 8.104 Quarantine 8.105 Penalty § 8.101 REGULATIONS.(A)Rabies vaccination required. A person who owns, harbors, or keeps a dog over sixmonths old within the city must have the dog vaccinated by a licensed veterinarian with an anti-rabies vaccine that is currently effective. A vaccination certificate is valid only for the dog and owner to which it is issued. A person must not use a rabies vaccination certificate for a different dog than the one for which it was issued. (B)Tags. A person who owns, harbors, or keeps a dog over six months old within the citymust securely attach an identification tag or plate to the dog’s collar so that it can be readily seen. The tag or plate must contain the name and telephone number of the owner or other person who is keeping the dog. The identification tag or plate must be worn by the dog at all times when it is off the owner’s or keeper’s property. (C)Limit on number of cats and dogs. Because the keeping of four or more dogs or fouror more cats in the family dwelling unit or on the family premises is subject to great abuse, causing discomfort to persons in the area by way of smell, noise, hazard, and general aesthetic depreciation, and because the irresponsible maintenance of four or more dogs or four or more cats within a residential area has been the source of a variety of complaints, no family or family member shall keep, harbor, or have custody of more than three dogs, or more than three cats, or a combination of more than five animals exceeding six months in age in the family dwelling unit or on the family premises. (D)The owner or custodian of any animal permanently or temporarily in the city shallhave the obligation and responsibility to prevent such animal from committing any act which constitutes a public nuisance, which shall include, but not be limited to, the following acts:
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(1)Habitually or frequently bark or cry to the annoyance of neighbors or the generalpublic. (2)Molest or annoy any person if such person is not on the property of the owner orcustodian of such animal. (3)Molest, defile, or destroy any public or private property not belonging to the owneror custodian of such animal. (4) Defecate upon public property without immediately removing the excrement anddisposing of it in a sanitary manner. (54)Chase vehicles or otherwise run at large within the city.(E)(1) The City of Columbia Heights will follow the provisions of M.S. Chapter 347 as itrelates to dangerous and potentially dangerous dogs. (2)The City of Columbia Heights may impose additional requirements to theowners of potentially dangerous dogs, including all requirements listed for dangerous dogs. (F)No person who is the owner or has custody of any animal shall beat, treat cruelly,torment or otherwise abuse or abandon such animal. No person who is the owner or has custody of any animal shall fail to provide such animal with sufficient, good and wholesome food and water, proper shelter and protection from the weather, veterinary care when needed to prevent suffering, or with humane care and treatment. (G) Exceptions. The provisions of § 8.101.(D)(4) do not apply to a guide dog accompanyinga blind person, a service dog accompanying a disabled person, or a dog while engaged in police or rescue activity. (`77 Code, § 8.102) (Am. Ord. 1005, passed 7-12-82; Am. Ord. 1658, passed 1-27-20)Penalty, see § 8.105§ 8.102 IMPOUNDMENT.(A)The city shall have the authority to impound any animal in such manner and undersuch conditions and circumstances as prescribed by this section: (1)The Council may enter into a contract with any qualified person, firm orcorporation to be designated as the City Poundmaster, whose duties shall be to enforce the provisions of this section. (2)The city shall provide an adequate facility within or in close proximity to the city,where all animals taken into custody shall be kept and cared for until disposed of according to the provisions of this section. (B)The City Poundmaster may impound any animal where there is reasonable cause tobelieve said animal: (1)Exhibits ferocious or vicious tendencies;(2)Constitutes a public nuisance as defined in § 8.101(D);(3)Has bitten a person; or(4)Is not displaying the proper tag listed in the provisions of § 8.101.(C)When the ownership of the animal is known, or can be determined, the Poundmastershall provide notice to the owner within 24 hours of the impoundment by the means available to them.
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(D)Any animal impounded pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be kept fornot less than five regular business days unless reclaimed prior to that time by their owner as provided hereafter. The owner of any impounded animal may reclaim the same upon payment to the Treasurer or Poundmaster of an impounding fee as set by resolution of the Council, and the payment of such daily boarding fees as shall be determined by the Council for such time as the animal has been confined. The Poundmaster shall not release any animal subject to the vaccination requirement in § 8.101 without proof of current anti-rabies vaccination. (E)Any animal which is unclaimed by the rightful owner within the prescribed time maybe sold to anyone desiring to purchase said animal, if not requested by a licensed educational or scientific institution under state law. (1)All sums received in excess of costs shall be held by the Treasurer for the benefit ofthe owner. If not claimed within one year, such funds shall be placed in the general fund of the city. (2)Any animal which is not disposed of as provided above shall be painlessly killedand buried by the Poundmaster. (F)Nothing in this code shall prevent the Poundmaster from disposing of any animal inless than the prescribed time if such animal is injured and, in the opinion of the Poundmaster, the only humane act would be disposing of the animal. (`77 Code, § 8.103) (Am. Ord. 1535, passed 9-8-08; Am. Ord. 1658, passed 1-27-20) § 8.103 DESTRUCTION.(A)A court of proper jurisdiction may order the destruction of any animal, or may orderthe owner or custodian to keep said animal confined to a designated place, upon a hearing as hereinafter provided. (1)A summons shall be issued to the owner of said animal commanding him to appearbefore said court and show cause why said animal should not be seized by the Poundmaster or otherwise disposed of in the manner authorized by this chapter. Said summons shall issue upon sworn complaint that any of the following facts exist: (a)That the animal has destroyed property or habitually trespassed in a damagingmanner on the property of persons other than the owner. (b)That the animal has attacked or bitten a person outside the owner’s or custodian’spremises. (c)That the animal is vicious or exhibits vicious or ferocious tendencies, or molestspedestrians, or interferes with vehicles on public streets or highways. (d)That the animal is a public nuisance as heretofore defined; or(e)That the animal is running at large in violation of this chapter.(2)Such summons shall be returnable not less than two, nor more than six days fromthe date thereof and shall be served at least two days before the time of appearance mentioned therein. (3)The court shall make findings of fact regarding the allegations of the sworncomplaint.
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(B)The costs of any proceeding brought pursuant to this section shall be assessedagainst the prevailing party. The remedies provided by this section are supplemental to other provisions of this chapter. (C)Any animal which presents a clear and immediate danger to city residents because itis infected with rabies (hydrophobin) or because it is of a clearly demonstrated vicious or ferocious nature, may be summarily destroyed after the Poundmaster has made reasonable attempts to impound such animal. (`77 Code, § 8.104) (Am. Ord. 1658, passed 1-27-20) § 8.104 QUARANTINE.(A)No person shall own, keep, harbor or have custody of any animal over six months ofage within the city which does not have a current anti-rabies vaccine provided by a qualified veterinarian. (B)(1) The City may quarantine any animal which bites a person for such time as isdirected. During the quarantine, the animal shall be securely confined and kept from contact with any other animal. (2)The place of quarantine may be on the premises of the owner in the discretion ofthe Chief of Police or designee. Confinement shall otherwise be at an animal shelter or a veterinary hospital, at the expense of the owner of such animal. (`77 Code, § 8.105) (Am. Ord. 1658, passed 1-27-20) Penalty, see § 8.105 § 8.105 PENALTY.Any person, firm, or corporation who violates the provisions of this article shall be punished as provided in § 1.999. (`77 Code, § 8.106) (Am. Ord. 1658, passed 1-27-20)
First Reading: April 11, 2022
Offered by: Murzyn, Jr.
Seconded by: Novitsky
Roll Call: All Ayes
Second Reading: April 25, 2022
Offered by:
Seconded by:
Roll Call:
Date of Passage:
_____________________________________________
Mayor Amáda Márquez Simula
Attest:
_____________________________________________
Sara Ion, City Clerk
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA SECTION CONSENT
MEETING DATE APRIL 25, 2022
ITEM:
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1674 Amending Chapter 8, Article VII of the Columbia Heights
City Code Relating to Surface Drainage Connections and Discharges
DEPARTMENT: Public Works BY/DATE: Kevin Hansen 4/19/2022
CITY STRATEGY: (please indicate areas that apply by adding a bold “X” in front of the selected text below)
X_Safe Community _Diverse, Welcoming “Small-Town” Feel
_Economic Strength _Excellent Housing/Neighborhoods
_Equity and Affordability _Strong Infrastructure/Public Services
_Opportunities for Play and Learning _Engaged, Multi-Generational, Multi-Cultural Population
BACKGROUND: The City of Columbia Heights has been a MS4 (Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System) City
since 2003. As an MS4, we are required to submit a permit for the operation of our storm sewer system to the
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), which includes a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program, or
SWPPP. Permits are valid for 5-year periods and must be renewed prior to or at the end of the permit cycle.
We submitted the 4th generation of our MS4 permit in 2020.
As noted in recent budget reviews with the City Council and in past work sessions, each cycle of the MS4
permitting process has become more involved requiring a higher level of effort by staff to meet the
requirements of the permit. This new cycle again has additional requirements and is more involved related to
staff effort. As indicated in the June 2021 update to the Council and the February 2022 work session, the new
permit requires several ordinance changes.
On April 11, 2022 the City Council voted unanimously to approve the draft ordinance on first consideration
and set the second reading for April 25, 2022.
RECOMMENDED MOTION(S):
MOTION: Move to waive the reading of Ordinance No. 1674 there being ample copies available to the
public.
MOTION: Move to approve Ordinance 1674, an ordinance amending Chapter 8, Article VII of the Columbia
Heights City Code Relating to Surface Drainage Connections and Discharges , and direct staff to send a
summary of the ordinance as presented, for publication in the legal newspaper.
ATTACHMENTS: Ordinance 1674: City Code Section Chapter 8, Article VII
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ORDINANCE NO. 1674
BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE VII OF THE COLUMBIA
HEIGHTS CITY CODE RELATING TO SURFACE DRAINAGE CONNECTIONS AND
DISCHARGES The City of Columbia Heights does ordain: Section 7: Sections § 8.704, of the Columbia Heights City Code as they currently read are amended as follows: ARTICLE VII: SURFACE DRAINAGE CONNECTIONS AND DISCHARGES Section 8.701 Purpose 8.702 Definitions 8.703 Compliance 8.704 Prohibited discharges 8.705 Inspections § 8.701 PURPOSE. The purpose of this article is to implement regulations that will aid the city in limiting and reducing the inflow of rainwater (or clear water) into the sanitary sewer system. The article will be utilized to minimize the overflow problem resulting from the lack of capacity of the sanitary sewer system to handle large amounts of rainwater. Other sources of inflow and infiltration are discharges of water from rooftops; surface water, groundwater sump pumps, footing tiles, swimming pools, or other natural precipitation sources that may flow into the city sewer system and potentially cause flooding or overloading of the city’s sewage system. When clear water is discharged into the sanitary sewer system it is treated at the sewage treatment plant. This results in added expenses for the city. The City of Columbia Heights, therefore, finds it in the best interest of the city to prohibit such discharges into the sanitary sewer system in order to protect and maintain the health and property of its residents. (Ord. 1472, passed 7-12-04) § 8.702 DEFINITIONS. For the purpose of this article, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. AREA DRAIN. A receptacle designed to collect and convey surface or storm water to the drainage system. BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPs). The schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, general good housekeeping practices, pollution prevention and educational practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices to prevent or reduce the discharge of pollutants directly or indirectly to storm water, receiving waters, or storm
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water conveyance systems that are identified and adopted by the city. BMPs also include treatment practices, operating procedures, and practices to control site runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge or water disposal, or drainage from raw materials storage. CLEARWATER. Any surface flow, runoff, and drainage that does not contain any hazardous substance or sewage. This includes, but is not limited to, NPDES permitted discharges, storm water and water from foundation and footing drains and basement sump pumps. COMBINED SEWER. A sewer that must handle flow of both sanitary wastewater and storm water in a single pipeline. COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW (CSO). Occurs when excessive amounts of rainfall enter a sanitary sewer system. The result is a volume of rainwater and sanitary wastewater, which exceeds the system’s capacity. Combined rainwater and sewage is forced to overflow into area streams and rivers through outfalls. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES. Materials which may cause or contribute to a substantial hazard to human health, safety, property or the environment based upon its quantity, concentration, physical, chemical, or infectious nature. These may include: (1) Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas. (2) Any waters containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids, or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, or create any hazard in the receiving waters or the wastewater treatment plant. (3) Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5, or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment, and personnel of the wastewater works. ILLICIT CONNECTION. Any drain or conveyance, whether on the surface or subsurface, which allows an illegal discharge to enter the storm drain system, including but not limited to, any conveyances which allow any non-storm-water discharge, including sewage, process wastewater, and wash water, to enter the storm drain system, and any connections to the storm drain system from indoor drains and sinks, regardless of whether the drain or connection had been previously allowed, permitted, or approved by the city; or any drain or conveyance connected from a commercial or industrial land use to the storm drain system which has not been documented in plans, maps, or equivalent records and approved by the city. ILLICIT DISCHARGE. Any direct or indirect non-storm-water discharge to the storm drain system, except exempted in § 8.704. LIQUID WASTE. The discharge from any fixture, appliance, or appurtenance that does not receive fecal matter. MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4). The system of conveyances (including sidewalks, roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, manmade channels, or storm drains) owned and operated by the city, and designed or used for collecting or conveying storm water, and is not used for collecting or conveying sewage.
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NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) STORM WATER DISCHARGE PERMIT. A permit issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (or by a state under authority delegated pursuant to 33 U.S.C. § 1342(b)) that authorizes the discharge of pollutants to waters of the United States, whether the permit is applicable on an individual, group, or general area. NON-STORM-WATER DISCHARGE. Any discharge to the storm drain system that is not composed entirely of storm water. OWNER. The person who is listed as property owner or taxpayer by Anoka County. POLLUTANT. Anything which causes or contributes to pollution. POLLUTANTS may include, but are not limited to: paints, varnishes, and solvents; oil and other automotive fluids; non-hazardous liquid and solid wastes and yard wastes; refuse, rubbish, garbage, litter, or other discarded or abandoned objects, ordinances, and accumulations, so that same may cause or contribute to pollution; floatables; pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers; hazardous substances and wastes; sewage, fecal coliform and pathogens; dissolved and particulate metals; animal wastes; wastes and residues that result from constructing a building or structure; and noxious or offensive matter of any kind. RUNOFF. Precipitation and other surface drainage that is not infiltrated into or otherwise retained by the soil, concrete, asphalt, or other surface upon which it falls. SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM. Pipelines, pumping stations, force mains, and all other construction devices, and mechanical devices used for conveying sewage or industrial waste or other wastes to a point of ultimate disposal. STORM DRAIN SYSTEM. The publicly-owned facilities by which storm water is collected or conveyed, including but not limited to, any roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, gutters, curbs, inlets, piped storm drains, pumping facilities, retention and detention basins, natural and human-made or altered drainage channels, reservoirs, and other drainage structures. STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN (SWPPP). A document which describes the best management practices and activities to be implemented by a person or business to identify sources of pollution or contamination at a site, and the actions to eliminate or reduce pollutant discharges to storm water, storm water conveyance systems, and/or receiving waters to the maximum extent practicable. WASTEWATER. Any water or other liquid, other than uncontaminated storm water, discharged from a facility. STORM WATER. Any surface flow, runoff, and drainage consisting entirely of water from any form of natural precipitation. (Ord. 1472, passed 7-12-04; Am. Ord. 1618, passed 2-9-15) § 8.703 COMPLIANCE. (A) Compliance with other codes and laws. Compliance with the provisions of this article does not release a person from any responsibility to comply with any other law or regulation, whether federal, state, or local. (B) Conflict. In the event that the provisions of the chapter shall conflict with any Minnesota statute or any federal statute, the Minnesota statute or federal statute shall govern to the extent of any direct conflict.
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(C) Violations. Any person who violates any provision of this article shall be guilty of an ordinance violation and subject to punishment and penalties as set forth in § 8.705(E). (Ord. 1472, passed 7-12-04) § 8.704 PROHIBITED DISCHARGES. (A) Prohibited discharges. (1) Sanitary sewer. No clear water from any roof, surface, groundwater, sump pump, footing tile, swimming pool, or other buildings or structures which require, because of infiltration of water into basements, crawl spaces, and the like, a sump pump discharge system shall have a permanently installed discharge line which shall not at any time discharge water into the sanitary sewer system. No person shall discharge, or cause to be discharged, hazardous substances to any public sewers. (2) Storm drain system. (a) No person shall throw, drain, or otherwise discharge, cause, or allow others under its control to throw, drain, or otherwise discharge into the storm drain system any pollutants or waters containing any pollutants, other than storm water. (b) The following discharges are exempt from discharge prohibitions established by this article: 1. Water line flushing, landscape irrigation, diverted stream flows, rising ground waters, uncontaminated ground water infiltration, uncontaminated pumped ground water, discharges from potable water sources, foundation drains, air conditioning condensation, irrigation water, springs, water from crawl space pumps, footing drains, lawn watering, individual residential car washing, flows from riparian habitats and wetlands, dechlorinated swimming pool discharges, and street wash water; 2. Discharges or flow from firefighting, and other discharges, authorized by the city in writing, that are necessary to protect public health and safety; 3. Discharges associated with dye testing; however, this activity requires verbal notification to the city prior to the time of the test; 4. The prohibition shall not apply to any non-storm-water discharge permitted under an NPDES permit, waiver, or waste discharge order issued to the discharger and administered under the authority of the federal Environmental Protection Agency, provided that the discharger is in full compliance with all requirements of the permit, waiver, or order and other applicable laws and regulations, and further provided that written approval has been granted for any discharges to the storm drain system. (B) Illicit connections. (1) The construction, use, maintenance or continued existence of illicit connections to the storm drain system is prohibited. (2) This prohibition expressly includes, without limitation, illicit connections made in the past, regardless of whether the connection was permissible under the law or practices applicable or prevailing at the time of the connection. (3) A person is considered to be in violation of this chapter if the person connects a line conveying sewage to the storm drain system, or allows that connection to continue.
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(4) Improper connections in violation of this article must be disconnected and redirected, if necessary, to an approved onsite wastewater management system or the sanitary sewer system upon approval of the city. (5) Any drain or conveyance that has not been documented in plans, maps or equivalent, and which may be connected to the storm sewer system, shall be located by the owner or occupant of that property, upon receipt of written notice of violation from the city requiring that such locating be completed. The notice will specify a reasonable time period within which the location of the drain or conveyance is to be determined, that the drain or conveyance be identified as storm sewer, sanitary sewer or other, and that the outfall location or point of connection to the storm sewer system, sanitary sewer system or other discharge point be identified. Results of these investigations are to be documented and provided to the city. (C) Disconnection. (1) Before August 1, 2004, any person having a yard drain, roof surface, tile, or swimming pool now connected and/or discharging into the sanitary sewer system shall be disconnected or removed. Any disconnections or openings in the sanitary sewer system shall be closed or repaired in an effective, workmanlike manner, as approved by the Public Works Director or his or her designated agent. (2) Sump pumps shall not be connected to the sanitary sewer. Prior to the closing of the sale of a dwelling, the seller must request that the sump pumps and drain tiles be inspected by the city visually and/or by smoking, to ensure that they are not connected in any manner to the sanitary sewer system. If the city determines that the sump pump or drain tile is illegally connected to the sanitary sewer system, the situation must be corrected before the unit is considered in compliance to be sold. (D) Manner of disconnection. (1) The disconnection shall be accomplished by a complete and permanent method and performed in a competent manner. Any disconnection, plugging, capping, rerouting, altering, or modifying must be done in accordance with all applicable state and city building codes. (2) A permanent installation shall be one which provides for year-round discharge capability to either the outside of the dwelling, building, or structure, or is connected to city storm sewer or discharge through the curb and gutter to the street. It shall consist of a rigid discharge line, without valving or quick connections for altering the path of discharge, and if connected to the city storm sewer line, shall include a check valve and air gap located in a small diameter structure. (E) Industrial or construction activity discharges. (1) Any person subject to an industrial or construction activity NPDES storm water discharge permit shall comply with all provisions of such permit. Proof of compliance with the permit may be required in a form acceptable to the city prior to the allowing of discharges to the MS4. (2) The operator of a facility, including construction sites, required to have an NPDES permit to discharge storm water associated with industrial activity shall submit a copy of the notice of intent (NOI) to the city at the same time the operator submits the original notice of intent to the Environmental Protection Agency as applicable.
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(3) The copy of the notice of intent may be delivered to the city, either in person or by mailing it to: Notice of Intent to Discharge Storm Water City of Columbia Heights 590 40th Avenue NE Columbia Heights, MN 55421 (4) A person commits an offense if the person operates a facility that is discharging storm water associated with industrial activity, without having submitted a copy of the notice of intent to do so to the city. (F) Salt storage at commercial, industrial, and institutional facilities. (1) Indoor operations for the storage of deicing materials must be provided whenever possible in order to prevent such material from being affected by rain, snow, or melt water. (2) All salt, sand, and other deicing materials stored outdoors must be covered at all times. When not using a permanent roof, a waterproof impermeable, flexible cover must be placed over all storage piles. The cover must prevent runoff and leachate from being generated by the outdoor storage piles. The cover must be secured to prevent removal by wind or other storm events. Piles must be formed in a conical shape and covered as necessary to prevent leaching. (3) Facility siting. (a) The facility must be in close proximity to the area in which the deicing materials are to be used, if practical. (b) Each facility must be located outside of floodplains and follow the Shoreline Ordinance for specified [distances] from lakes, rivers, streams, ditches, storm drains, manholes, catch basins, wetlands, and any other areas likely to absorb runoff. A facility must not be located in close proximity to surface water features, water supplies, wells or drywells. (c) A facility must be located on impermeable surfaces. (d) The property’s slope must be away from the facility’s salt, deicer, and sand storage area. (e) Salt vulnerable natural areas should be avoided as storage facilities to the extent possible. Where they cannot be avoided, specific measures should be instituted to protect vulnerable areas. Salt vulnerable areas include, but are not limited to: (i) Areas with salt sensitive vegetation (ii.) Areas serving as a source of drinking water (surface water and groundwater) (iii.) Areas with bodies of water with low dilution, low volume, or salt sensitive species (iv.) Areas associated with groundwater recharge zones or shallow water table, with medium to high permeable soils. (4) Snow Piles. Snow piles must be located downslope from salt and deicer storage areas to prevent the snow melt from flowing through storage areas and carrying material to the nearest drainage system or waterway.
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(6) Transfer of materials. Practices must be implemented in order to reduce exposure (e.g., sweeping, diversions, and/or containment) when transferring salt or other deicing material. (G) Watercourse protection. Every person owning or occupying premises through which a watercourse passes, shall keep and maintain that part of the watercourse within the premises free of trash, debris, excessive vegetation, and other obstacles that would pollute, contaminate, or significantly retard the flow of water through the watercourse. In addition, the owner or occupant shall maintain existing privately owned structures within or adjacent to a watercourse so that they will not become a hazard to the use, function, or physical integrity of the watercourse. (H) Notification of spills. (1) Notwithstanding other requirements of law, as soon as any person responsible for a facility or operation, or responsible for emergency response for a facility or operation, has information of any known or suspected release of materials resulting in, or that may result in, illegal discharges or pollutants discharging into storm water, the storm drain system, or waters of the state, that person shall take all necessary steps to ensure the discovery, containment, and cleanup of that release. In the event of the release of hazardous materials, that person must immediately notify emergency response agencies of the occurrence via emergency dispatch services. In the event of a release of nonhazardous materials, that person shall notify the city no later than the next business day. Notifications in person or by phone shall be confirmed by written notice addressed and mailed to the city within three business days of the personal or phone notice. If the discharge of prohibited materials originates from an industrial establishment, the owner or operator of the establishment shall also retain an on-site written record of the discharge and the actions taken to prevent its recurrence. These records must be retained for at least four years. (Ord. 1472, passed 7-12-04; Am. Ord. 1618, passed 2-9-15) § 8.705 INSPECTIONS. (A) Inspection. (1) Sanitary sewer. (a) Every person owning improved real estate that discharges into the city’s sanitary sewer system shall allow a city employee, or a designated representative of the city, to inspect the building to confirm that there is no sump pump or other prohibited discharges into the sanitary system. In lieu of having the city inspect their property before the sale of a dwelling, the property owner may furnish a certificate from a licensed plumber, certifying that the property is in compliance with this section. (b) Any person refusing to allow their property to be inspected, or refusing to furnish a plumber's certificate within 21 days of the date city employee(s), or their designated representatives, are denied admittance to the property, shall immediately become subject to the surcharge hereinafter provided for. Any property found to violate this article shall make the necessary changes to comply with the article, and furnish proof of the changes to the city.
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(2) Storm drain system. The city shall be permitted to enter and inspect facilities subject to regulation under this article, as often as may be necessary to determine compliance with this article. (a) The owner or party responsible shall allow the city ready access to all parts of the premises for the purposes of inspection, sampling, examination and copying of records that must be kept under the conditions of an NPDES permit to discharge storm water, and the performance of any additional duties as defined by state and federal law. Any temporary or permanent obstruction to safe and easy access to the area to be inspected or sampled shall be promptly removed by the discharger at the request of the city, and shall not be replaced. (b) If the city employee or representative of the city has been refused access to any part of the premises from which storm water is discharged, and he or she is able to demonstrate probable cause to believe that there may be a violation of this article, or that there is a need to inspect and/or sample, as part of a routine inspection and sampling program designed to verify compliance with this article, or any order issued hereunder, or to protect the overall public health, safety, and welfare of the community, then the city employee or representative of the city may seek issuance of a search warrant from any court of competent jurisdiction. (c) The city may require the discharger to install monitoring equipment or other such devices as are necessary, in the opinion of the city, to conduct monitoring or sampling of the premises storm water discharge. The monitoring equipment must be maintained by the discharger in a safe and proper operating condition at all times. All devices used to measure storm water flow and quality must be calibrated to ensure their accuracy. (B) New construction. All new dwellings that are permitted to install a sump pump after June 1, 2004, shall have a pump that is piped to the outside of the dwelling before a certificate of occupancy is issued. New homes will be required to have their sump pump system inspected within 30 days of occupancy, and a certificate of compliance must be completed before the property owner may occupy the property. (1) Incentives. Property owner reimbursement and fees related to the program will be set by resolution. (2) Surcharge. A surcharge of $100 per month is hereby imposed on every utility bill accrued on or after January 1, 2005, to property owners who are not found to be in compliance with this section, or who have refused to allow the city to inspect the property. The surcharge will be added to the property owner’s utility billing until the property is found to be in compliance. (C) Warning notice. When the city finds that any person has violated, or continues to violate, any provision of this article, or any order issued hereunder, the city may serve upon that person a written warning notice, specifying the particular violation believed to have occurred, and requesting the discharger to immediately investigate the matter, and to seek a resolution whereby any offending discharge will cease. Investigation and/or resolution of the matter in response to the warning notice in no way relieves the alleged violator of liability for any violations occurring before or after receipt of the warning notice. Nothing in this division shall limit the authority of the city to take any action, including emergency action or any other enforcement action, without first issuing a warning notice. (D) Notice of violation.
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(1) Whenever the city finds that a person has violated a prohibition or failed to meet a requirement of this chapter, the authorized enforcement agency may order compliance by written notice of violation to the responsible person. (2) The notice of violation shall contain: (a) The name and address of the alleged violator; (b) The address when available, or a description of the building, structure or land upon which the violation is occurring, or has occurred; (c) A statement specifying the nature of the violation; (d) A description of the remedial measures necessary to restore compliance with this article and a time schedule for the completion of the remedial action; (e) A statement of the penalty or penalties that shall or may be assessed against the person to whom the notice of violation is directed; (f) A statement that the determination of violation may be appealed to the city by filing a written notice of appeal within three days of service of notice of violation; and (g) A statement specifying that, should the violator fail to restore compliance within the established time schedule, the work will be done by a designated governmental agency or a contractor, and the expense thereof shall be charged to the violator. (3) The notice may require without limitation: (a) The performance of monitoring, analyses, and reporting; (b) The elimination of illicit connections or discharges; (c) That violating discharges, practices, or operations shall cease and desist; (d) The abatement or remediation of storm water pollution or contamination hazards and the restoration of any affected property; (e) Payment of a fine to cover administrative and remediation costs; and (f) The implementation of source control or treatment BMPs. (E) Suspension of MS4 access. (1) When the city finds that any person has violated, or continues to violate, any provision of this article, or any order issued hereunder, or that the person’s past violations are likely to recur, and that the person’s violation(s) has (have) caused or contributed to an actual or threatened discharge to the MS4 or waters of the United States, which reasonably appears to present an imminent or substantial endangerment to the health or welfare of persons or to the environment, the city may issue an order to the violator, directing it immediately to cease and desist all such violations, and directing the violator to: (a) Immediately comply with all article requirements; and (b) Take such appropriate preventive action as may be needed to properly address a continuing or threatened violation, including immediately halting operations and/or terminating the discharge. (2) Any person notified of an emergency order directed to it under this division shall immediately comply and stop or eliminate its endangering discharge. In the event of a discharger's failure to immediately comply voluntarily with the emergency order, the city may take such steps as deemed necessary to prevent or minimize harm to the MS4 or waters of the United States, and/or endangerment to persons or to the environment,
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including immediate termination of a facility’s water supply, sewer connection, or other municipal utility services. (F) Penalties. (1) Any person found to be violating any provision of this article shall be served by the city with written notice, stating the nature of the violation, and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in the notice, permanently cease all violations. (2) In the event that the owner fails to correct the situation within the given time period, the city may correct it and collect all costs, together with reasonable attorneys’ fees, or in the alternative, by certifying the costs of correction as any other special assessment upon the land from which the correction of the violation was made. (3) Any person that has violated or continues to violate this chapter shall be liable to criminal prosecution to the fullest extent of the law, and shall be subject to a criminal penalty of $1,000 per violation per day and/or imprisonment for a period of time not to exceed 90 days. The authorized enforcement agency may recover all attorneys’ fees, court costs, and other expenses associated with enforcement of this chapter, including sampling and monitoring expenses. (G) Winter discharge. (1) The Director of Public Works, and his or her designee, shall issue a permit to allow a property owner to discharge surface water into the sanitary sewer system. The permit shall authorize the discharge only from November 1 to March 30 of each year, and a property owner is required to meet at least one of the following criteria in order to obtain a permit: (a) The freezing of the surface water discharge from sump pump or footing drain is causing a dangerous condition, such as ice buildup or flooding, on public or private property. (b) The property owner has demonstrated that there is a danger that the sump pump or footing drain pipes will freeze up and result in either failure or damage to sump pump unit of the footing drain and cause basement flooding. (c) The water being discharged from the sump pump or footing drain cannot be readily discharged into a storm drain or other acceptable drainage system. (2) Following ten days’ written notice and an opportunity to be heard, the City Manager may require a property to discharge its sump pump into the sanitary sewer from November 1 to March 30, if surface water discharge is causing an icy condition on streets. (H) Disclaimer. The city does not guarantee or imply that areas will be free from flooding or flood damages caused by inflow and infiltration. The city does not assume a specific duty as to individual property owners to enforce this article, but is enacting the article as a general regulation. This article shall not create liability on the part of the city or its offices or employees for any flood damage that may result from failure to comply with any portion of this article, or any administrative decisions made pursuant thereto, whatever the cause. (Ord. 1472, passed 7-12-04; Am. Ord. 1538, passed 3-10-08; Am. Ord. 1618, passed 2-9-15)
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First Reading: April 11, 2022
Offered by: Murzyn, Jr.
Seconded by: Buesgens
Roll Call: All Ayes
Second Reading: April 25, 2022
Offered by:
Seconded by:
Roll Call:
Date of Passage:
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Mayor Amáda Márquez Simula
Attest:
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Sara Ion, City Clerk
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA SECTION CONSENT
MEETING DATE APRIL 25, 2022
ITEM:
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1675 Amending Chapter 9, Article 1 of the City Code
DEPARTMENT: Public Works BY/DATE: Kevin Hansen 4/19/2022
CITY STRATEGY: (please indicate areas that apply by adding a bold “X” in front of the selected text below)
X_Safe Community _Diverse, Welcoming “Small-Town” Feel
_Economic Strength _Excellent Housing/Neighborhoods
_Equity and Affordability _Strong Infrastructure/Public Services
_Opportunities for Play and Learning _Engaged, Multi-Generational, Multi-Cultural Population
BACKGROUND: The City of Columbia Heights has been a MS4 (Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System) City
since 2003. As an MS4, we are required to submit a permit for the operation of our storm sewer system to the
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), which includes a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program, or
SWPPP. Permits are valid for 5-year periods and must be renewed prior to or at the end of the permit cycle.
We submitted the 4th generation of our MS4 permit in 2020.
As noted in recent budget reviews with the City Council and in past work sessions, each cycle o f the MS4
permitting process has become more involved requiring a higher level of effort by staff to meet the
requirements of the permit. This new cycle again has additional requirements and is more involved related to
staff effort. As indicated in the June 2021 update to the Council and the February 2022 work session, the new
permit requires several ordinance changes.
On April 11, 2022 the City Council voted unanimously to approve the draft ordinance on first consideration
and set the second reading for April 25, 2022.
RECOMMENDED MOTION(S):
MOTION: Move to waive the reading of Ordinance No. 1675 there being ample copies available to the
public.
MOTION: Move to approve Ordinance 1675, an ordinance amending Chapter 9, Article 1 of the Columbia
Heights City Code Relating to Land Use, and direct staff to send a summary of the ordinance as presented,
for publication in the legal newspaper.
ATTACHMENT: Ordinance 1675: City Code Section Chapter 9, Article I
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ORDINANCE NO. 1675
BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 9, ARTICLE 1 OF THE COLUMBIA
HEIGHTS CITY CODE RELATING TO ZONING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT
The City of Columbia Heights does ordain:
Section 1:
Sections § 9.106, and § 9.116, of the Columbia Heights City Code as they currently read are
amended as follows:
CHAPTER 9: LAND USE
Article
I. ZONING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT
ARTICLE I: ZONING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT
Section
9.101 Purpose, authority and jurisdiction
9.102 Rules of construction
9.103 Definitions
9.104 Administration and enforcement
9.105 Nonconformities
9.106 General development standards
9.107 Specific development standards
9.108 General district provisions
9.109 Residential districts
9.110 Commercial districts
9.111 Industrial districts
9.112 Mixed-use development district
9.113 Planned Unit Development District
9.114 Overlay districts
9.115 Public and Open Space District
9.116 Subdivision regulations
§ 9.106 GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
(I) Storm water management.
(1) Purpose. The purpose of this division is to promote, preserve and enhance the
natural resources within the city and protect them from adverse effects occasioned by
poorly sited development or incompatible activities by regulating land alterations or
development activities that would have an adverse and potentially irreversible impact on
water quality and unique and fragile environmentally sensitive land; by minimizing
conflicts and encouraging compatibility between land alterations and development
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activities and water quality and environmentally sensitive lands; and by requiring detailed
review standards and procedures for land alterations or development activities proposed
for such areas, thereby achieving a balance between urban growth and development and
protection of water quality and natural areas.
(2) Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms, phrases, words,
and their derivatives shall have the meaning stated below. When not inconsistent with the
context, words used in the present tense include the future tense, words in the plural
number include the singular number, and words in the singular number include the plural
number. The word “shall” is always mandatory and not merely directive.
APPLICANT. Any person who wishes to obtain a building permit, preliminary plat
approval or an excavation permit.
CONTROL MEASURE. A practice or combination of practices to control erosion and
attendant pollution.
DETENTION FACILITY. A permanent natural or man-made structure, including
wetlands, for the temporary storage of runoff which contains a permanent pool of water.
EXCAVATION ACTIVITIES. Any excavation or filling activity as regulated by § 9.106(J).
FLOOD FRINGE. The portion of the floodplain outside of the floodway.
FLOODPLAIN. The areas adjoining a watercourse or water basin that have been or
may be covered by a regional flood.
FLOODWAY. The channel of the watercourse, the bed of water basins, and those
portions of the adjoining floodplain that are reasonably required to carry and discharge
floodwater and provide water storage during a regional flood.
HYDRIC SOILS. Soils that are saturated, flooded, or ponded long enough during the
growing season to develop anaerobic conditions in the upper part.
HYDROPHYTIC VEGETATION. Macrophytic plantlife growing in water, soil or on a
substrate that is at least periodically deficient in oxygen as a result of excessive water
content.
LAND ALTERATION. Any change of the land surface including, but not limited to,
removing vegetative cover, excavating, filling, grading, and. the construction of utilities,
roadways, parking areas and structures.
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES). The program
for issuing, modifying, revoking, reissuing, terminating, monitoring, and enforcing permits
under the Clean Water Act (Sections 301, 318, 402, and 405) and United States Code of
Federal Regulations Title 33, Sections 1317, 1328, 1342, and 1345.
PERSON. Any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, franchisee, association or
governmental entity.
PUBLIC WATERS. Waters of the state as defined in M.S. § 1036.005, subd. 15, as it may
be amended from time to time.
REGIONAL FLOOD. A flood that is representative of large floods known to have
occurred generally in the state and reasonably characteristic of what can be expected to
occur on an average frequency in the magnitude of a 100-year recurrence interval.
RETENTION FACILITY. A permanent natural or man-made structure that provides for
the storage of storm water runoff by means of a permanent pool of water.
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SEDIMENT. Solid matter carried by water, sewage, or other liquids.
STRUCTURE. Any manufactured, constructed or erected building including portable
structures and earthen structures.
SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT DESIGN STANDARDS (SWMDS). Document stating
the design criteria and specifications for the city’s storm water management program.
WETLANDS. Lands transitional between terrestrial and aquatic: systems where the
water table is usually at or near the surface or the land is covered by shallow water. For
purposes of this definition, wetlands must have the following attributes:
1. Have a predominance of hydric soils;
2. Are inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and
duration sufficient to support a prevalence of hydrophytic vegetation typically adapted for
life in saturated soil conditions; and
3. Under normal circumstances support a prevalence of such vegetation.
(3) Scope and effect.
(a) Applicability. This section shall apply to any land alteration requiring any of the
following permits or approvals:
1. A building permit for new multiple-family residential (three or more attached
dwelling units), commercial, industrial, or institutional development;
2. A preliminary plat;
3. Land alteration permit as regulated by § 9.106 (J);
4. A building permit for a single-family or two-family residential dwelling except
that only subdivisions (3) through (7) of this division shall apply; or
5. Public improvement projects.
6. No building permit, preliminary plat, excavation permit or public improvement
project shall be approved until approval of a storm water management plan has been
obtained in strict conformance with the provisions of this section.
7. All projects either creating or disturbing one acre or greater of new
imperviousland will require the submittal of a storm water management plan.
(b) Exemptions. The provisions of this section do not apply to:
1. Construction of a single-family or two-family dwelling or any structure or land
alteration accessory thereto except that the provisions of subdivisions (3) through (7) of
this division shall apply;
2. Any currently valid building permit, preliminary plat, excavation permit, or public
improvement project approved prior to the effective date of this article;
3. Construction of agricultural structures or land alterations associated with
agricultural uses unless an excavation permit is required by § 9.106(J);
4. Installation of a fence, sign, telephone, and electric poles and other kinds of posts
or poles; or
5. Emergency work to protect life, limb, or property.
(4) Submission requirements–storm water management plan. A storm water
management plan shall be submitted with all permit applications identified in §
9.106(I)(3). Storm water management plan submittal requirements are outlined in the
city’s SWMDS. No building or land disturbing activity will be approved unless it includes a
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storm water management plan, detailing how runoff and associated water quality impacts
resulting from development will be controlled or managed.
(5) Plan review procedure.
(a) Process. Storm water management plans meeting the requirements of § 9.106(I)
and the city’s SWMDS shall be reviewed by the Engineering Division in accordance with the
standards of § 9.106(I)(6) and the city’s SWMDS. The Director of Public Works, or designee,
shall approve, approve with conditions, or deny the storm water management plan.
(b) Duration. A storm water plan approved in accordance with this section shall
become void if the corresponding building permit, excavation permit, preliminary plat, or
public improvement project expires or becomes invalid.
(c) Conditions. A storm water management plan may be approved, subject to
compliance with conditions reasonable and necessary to insure that the requirements
contained in this article are met. Such conditions may, among other matters, limit the size,
kind or character of the proposed development, require the construction of structures,
drainage facilities, storage basins and other facilities, require replacement of vegetation,
establish required monitoring procedures, stage the work over time, require alteration of
the site design to insure buffering, and require the conveyance, for storm water
management purposes, to the city or other public entity of certain lands or interests
therein.
(d) Letter of credit. Prior to approval of any storm water management plan, the
applicant shall submit a letter of credit or cash escrow to cover the estimated cost of site
restoration. The letter of credit or cash escrow amount shall be in the amount specified by
the current city SWMDS.
(e) Amendment. A storm water management plan may be revised in the same
manner as originally approved.
(6) Approval standards. No storm water management plan which fails to meet the
standards contained in this section shall be approved by the city.
(a) General criteria for storm water management plans.
1. An applicant shall install or construct all storm water management facilities
according the criteria outlined in the city’s SWMDS.
2. The applicant shall give consideration to reducing the need for storm water
management facilities by incorporating the use of natural topography and land cover, such
as wetlands, ponds, natural swales and depressions, as they exist before development, to
the degree that they can accommodate the additional flow of water without compromising
the integrity or quality of the wetland or pond.
3. The following storm water management practices shall be investigated in
developing a storm water management plan in the following descending order of
preference:
a. Infiltration of runoff on-site, if suitable soil conditions are available for use;
b. Flow attenuation by use of open vegetated swales and natural depressions;
c.Storm water retention facilities; and
d. Storm water detention facilities.
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4. A combination of successive practices may be used to achieve the applicable
minimum control requirements specified in subdivision 3. above. Justification shall be
provided by the applicant for the method selected.
(b) Specifications. At a minimum, applicants shall comply with all of the NPDES
general construction storm water permit requirements.
(c)Wetlands. Existing wetlands may be used for storm water management purposes,
provided the following criteria are met:
1. The wetland shall not be classified as a Group I or II water within the City Water
Resource Management Plan.
2. A protective buffer strip of natural vegetation, at least ten feet in width, shall
surround all wetlands.
3. A sediment trapping device or area that is designed to trap sediments 0.5
millimeters in size or greater, with a trap volume size based upon a prescribed
maintenance schedule, shall be installed prior to discharge of storm water into the
wetlands.
4. The natural outlet control elevation of the wetlands, if it is not a DNR public
water, shall not be changed, except when either i) the outlet is intended to restore the
wetland to its original elevation, ii) the wetland basin is landlocked and the artificial outlet
control is placed no lower than 1.5 feet below the ordinary high water mark, iii) the
proposed level control is identified in the City Water Resource Management Plan, or iv) the
level change is approved by a technical evaluation panel convened pursuant to the state
Wetland Conservation Act of 1991 (WCA).
5. The water fluctuation from storm water shall not be increased over what occurs
naturally, except as provided in subdivision 4.c. above.
6. The wetland shall not be a protected fen.
7. Wetlands shall not be drained or filled, wholly or partially, unless replaced by
restoring or creating wetland areas in accordance with the WCA. When wetland
replacement is required, it shall be guided by the following principles in descending order
of priority:
a. Avoiding the direct or indirect impact of the activity that may destroy or
diminish the wetland;
b. Minimizing the impact by limiting the degree or magnitude of the wetland
activity and its implementation;
c. Rectifying the impact by repairing, rehabilitating, or restoring the affected
wetland environment;
d. Reducing or eliminating the impact over time by preservation and maintenance
operations during the life of the activity; and
e. Compensating for the impact by replacing or providing substitute wetland
resources or environments.
8. If the wetland is a DNR public water, all necessary permits from the DNR shall be
obtained.
(d) Models/methodologies/computations. Hydrologic models and design
methodologies used for the determination of runoff and analysis of storm water
management structures shall be approved by the Director of Public Works. Plans,
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specifications and computations for storm water management facilities submitted for
review shall be sealed and signed by a registered professional engineer. All computations
shall appear on the plans submitted for review, unless otherwise approved by the Director
of Public Works.
(e) Watershed management plans/groundwater management plans. Storm water
management plans shall be consistent with adopted watershed management plans and
groundwater management plans prepared in accordance with M.S. §§ 103B.231 and
103B.255, respectively, as they may be amended from time to time, and as approved by the
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources in accordance with the state law.
(7) Storm water management fee.
(a) When required. In lieu of the storm water management facilities required in §
9.106(I), the city may allow an applicant to make a monetary contribution to the
development and maintenance of community storm water management facilities, designed
to serve multiple land disturbing and development activities, when consistent with the
City’s Water Resource Management Plan.
(b) Calculation of fee. The amount of monetary contribution shall be found in the
SWMDS. For preliminary plats, an estimated impervious coverage per lot, subject to the
approval of the Director of Public Works, shall be included in the total impervious surface
area calculation.
(c) Payment of fee. Payment of a monetary contribution shall occur as follows:
1. Building permit–upon issuance of building permit.
2. Excavation permit–upon issuance of excavation permit.
3. Preliminary plat–upon approval of final plat or commencement of land alteration,
whichever occurs first.
(8) Inspection and maintenance. All storm water management facilities shall be
designed to minimize the need for maintenance, to provide access for maintenance
purposes, and to be structurally sound. In addition, the following maintenance standards
shall apply:
(a) All storm water detention periods shall be maintained to ensure continued
effective removal of pollutants from storm water runoff. In addition, upon 50% of the
pond’s original design volume being filled with sediment, the sediment shall be removed
and the pond restored to its original design.
(b) The Director of Public Works, or designated representative, shall inspect all storm
water management facilities during construction, during the first year of operation, and at
least once every five years thereafter.
(c) All permanent storm water management facilities must provide a maintenance
agreement with the city that documents all responsibilities for operation and maintenance
of long-term storm water management facilities. Such responsibilities shall be documented
in a maintenance plan and executed through a maintenance agreement. All maintenance
agreements must be approved by the city and recorded at the County Recorder’s office
prior to final plan approval. At a minimum, the maintenance agreement shall describe the
inspection and maintenance obligations:
1. The responsible party who is permanently responsible for inspection and
maintenance of the structural and nonstructural measures.
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2. Pass responsibilities for such maintenance to successors in title.
3. Allow the city and its representatives the right of entry for the purposes of
inspecting all permanent storm water management systems.
4. Allow the city the right to repair and maintain the facility, if necessary
maintenance is not performed after proper and reasonable notice to the responsible party
of the permanent storm water management system.
5. Include a maintenance plan that contains, but is not limited to, the following:
a. Identification of all structural permanent storm water management systems.
b. A schedule for regular inspections, monitoring, and maintenance for each
practice. Monitoring shall verify whether the practice is functioning as designed and may
include, but is not limited to, quality, temperature, and quantity of runoff.
c.Identification of the responsible party for conducting the inspection, monitoring
and maintenance for each practice.
d. Include a schedule and format for reporting compliance with the maintenance
agreement to the city.
e. Right of entry. The issuance of a permit constitutes a right of entry for the city
or its contractor to enter upon the construction site. The applicant shall allow the city and
its authorized representatives, upon presentation of credentials, to:
i. Enter upon the permitted site for the purpose of obtaining information,
examining records, conducting investigations or surveys.
ii. Bring such equipment upon the permitted development as is necessary to
conduct such surveys and investigations.
iii. Examine and copy any books, papers, records, or memoranda pertaining to
activities or records required to be kept under the terms and conditions of the permit.
iv. Inspect the storm water pollution control measures.
v.Sample and monitor any items or activities pertaining to storm water pollution
control measures.
vi. Correct deficiencies in storm water, erosion and sediment control measures.
(d) Storm water management facilities serving a single-family residential area or
subdivision, but more than one single-family lot, shall be maintained by the city. The cost
incurred by the city for maintenance of said facilities shall be assessed, levied through a
special storm water taxing district against the properties contributing storm water runoff
to or through the facility, or by the city’s storm water utility.
(e) Storm water management facilities serving a multiple-family residential building
or development; a commercial, industrial or institutional building or development; or an
individual parcel shall be maintained by the property owner on which the facility is located,
unless it is determined by the Director of Public Works that it is in the best interests of the
city for the city to maintain such facilities. If the city is to maintain the storm water
management facilities, the cost incurred by the city for the maintenance may be assessed or
levied as described in subsection (d) above.
(9) Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this section
shall be fined not less than deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation
occurs or continues.
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(10) Other controls. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this section
and the provisions of the city code, the more restrictive standard prevails.
(J)Land alterations.
(1) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to manage land alterations within the city
and provide for the review and approval of proposed grades prior to land alteration
activities.
(2) In general. No person, firm or corporation may engage in any excavation, grading
or filling of any land in the city without first having secured a permit from the Public Works
Director in accordance with this section.
(3) Exemption. The removal of material for the purpose of constructing a basement or
placement of footings is exempt from the provisions of this section, provided a grading plan
was submitted and approved as part of the review and approval process. Grading of new
subdivisions or developments is also exempt from the provisions of this section, provided a
grading plan was submitted and approved as part of the review and approval process.
(4) Land alteration permit required. A land alteration permit from the Public Works
Director is required for any of the following activities:
(a) Placement, removal or grading of more than ten cubic yards of earthen material
on steep slopes adjacent to a lake or wetland, or within the shore or bluff impact zone of a
lake or wetland.
(b) Placement, removal or grading of more than 50 cubic yards of earthen material
anywhere in the city.
(c) Placement, removal or grading of earthen material within ten feet of any property
line, or when such activity alters the drainage patterns of adjacent property.
(5) Conditional use permit required. A conditional use permit is required for any of the
following activities:
(a) Placement, removal or grading of more than 500 cubic yards of earthen material
on developed property zoned R-1 or R-2.
(b) Placement, removal or grading of more than 1,000 cubic yards of earthen material
on undeveloped property zoned R-1 or R-2.
(c) Placement, removal or grading of more than 1,500 cubic yards of earthen material
on property zoned R-3, R-4 or LB.
(d) Placement, removal or grading of more than 2,000 cubic yards of earthen material
on property zoned GB, CBD, I-1, I-2, or MXD.
(6) Submittal requirements. An application for a land alteration permit shall include
the following:
(a) A legal description of the land to be altered.
(b) The nature of the proposed alteration and future use of the property.
(c) The starting date and completion date of the land alteration.
(d) The names and addresses of all the owners of all the land to be altered.
(e) Scaled plans, showing the existing and proposed topography with two- foot
contour intervals, and signed by a registered surveyor or engineer in the State of
Minnesota.
(f) A scaled plan, showing existing and proposed vegetation and ground cover.
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(g) An erosion and sedimentation control plan.
(Q) Erosion and sediment control.
(1) Purpose.
(a) During the construction process, soil is highly vulnerable to erosion by wind and
water. Eroded soil endangers water resources by reducing water quality and causing the
siltation of aquatic habitat for fish and other desirable species. Eroded soil also necessitates
repair of sewers and ditches and the dredging of lakes.
(b) As a result, the purpose of this local regulation is to safeguard persons, protect
property, and prevent damage to the environment in the city. This division will also
promote the public welfare by guiding, regulating, and controlling the design, construction,
use, and maintenance of any development or other activity that disturbs or breaks the
topsoil or results in the movement of earth on land in the city. This division is to be used in
supplement to the City Zoning Code, § 9.106 and to any other regulations as required by
state agencies.
(2) Definitions. For the purpose of this division, the following definitions shall apply
unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AS-BUILT PLANS. Record drawings of approved and as-constructed improvements.
BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPs). Erosion and sediment control and water
quality management practices that are the most effective and practicable means of
controlling, preventing, and minimizing degradation of surface water, including avoidance
of impacts, construction phasing, minimizing the length of time soil areas are exposed,
prohibitions, and other management practices published by state or designated area-wide
planning agencies.
CLEARING. Any activity that removes the vegetative surface cover.
CONSERVATION EASEMENT. Legal land preservation agreement between a
landowner and a municipality or a qualified land protection organization. The easement
confers the transfer of usage rights from one party to another.
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY. A disturbance to the land that results in a change in the
topography, or the existing soil cover (both vegetative and non-vegetative). Examples of
construction activity may include clearing, grading, filling and excavating.
CONTRACTOR. The party who signs the construction contract. Where the construction
project involves more than one contractor, the general contractor shall be the contractor
that is responsible pursuant to the obligations set forth in this division.
DEVELOPER. The party who signs the development agreement with the city to
construct a project.
DEWATERING. The removal of water for construction activity. It can be a discharge of
appropriated surface or groundwater to dry and/or solidify a construction site. Minnesota
Department of Natural Resources permits are required to be appropriated, and if
contaminated, may require other MPCA permits to be discharged.
EROSION. The wearing away of the ground surface as a result of movement of wind,
water, ice and/or land disturbance activities.
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EROSION CONTROL. A measure that prevents erosion, including, but not limited to:
soil stabilization practices, limited grading, mulch, temporary or permanent cover, and
construction phasing.
EROSION CONTROL INSPECTOR. A designated agent given authority by the city to
inspect and maintain erosion and sediment control practices.
FINAL GRADE. Excavation or fill of material to final plan elevation. Final grade
completed as part of individual site development.
FINAL STABILIZATION. All soil disturbing activities at the site have been completed
and a uniform (evenly distributed, without large bare areas) perennial vegetative cover,
with a density of 70% of approved vegetative cover, for the area has been established on all
unpaved areas and areas not covered by permanent structures, or equivalent permanent
stabilization measures have been employed.
GRADING. Excavation or fill of material, including the resulting conditions thereof.
GRADING, DRAINAGE AND EROSION CONTROL PERMIT. A permit issued by the
municipality for the construction or alteration of the ground and for the improvements and
structures for the control of erosion, runoff, and grading. Hereinafter referred to as
GRADING PERMIT.
GRADING, DRAINAGE AND EROSION CONTROL PLANS. A set of plans prepared by or
under the direction of a licensed professional engineer. Plans are required to indicate the
specific measures and sequencing to be used to control grading, sediment and erosion on a
development site during and after construction as detailed in the "Zoning Ordinance" and
City SWPPP.
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE. A constructed hard surface that either prevents or retards the
entry of water into the soil and causes water to run off the surface in greater quantities and
at an increased rate of flow than prior to development. Examples include rooftops,
sidewalks, patios, driveways, parking lots, storage areas, and concrete, asphalt, or gravel
roads.
LAND DISTURBING ACTIVITY. Any land change that may result in soil erosion from
water or wind and the movement of sediments into or upon waters or lands within the
city’s jurisdiction, including, but not limited to, clearing, grubbing, grading, excavating,
transporting and filling.
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES). The program
for issuing, modifying, revoking, reissuing, terminating, monitoring, and enforcing permits
under the Clean Water Act (Sections 301, 318, 402, and 405) and United States Code of
Federal Regulations Title 33, Sections 1317, 1328, 1342, and 1345.
PERIMETER SEDIMENT CONTROL. A barrier that prevents sediment from leaving a
site by filtering sediment-laden runoff or diverting it to a sediment trap or basin.
PERMANENT COVER. Final site stabilization. Examples include turf, gravel, asphalt,
and concrete.
PHASING. Clearing a parcel of land in distinct phases, with the stabilization of each
phase completed before the clearing of the next.
PUBLIC WATERWAY. Any body of water, including, but not limited to, lakes, ponds,
rivers, streams, and bodies of water delineated by the city or other state or federal agency.
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PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. A registered professional engineer with the State of
Minnesota who has received training and is given authority by the city to review, authorize,
approve, inspect, and maintain erosion and sediment control plans and practices.
ROUGH GRADE. Excavation or fill of material to a condition suitable for general
maintenance.
SEDIMENT. The product of an erosion process; solid material, both mineral and
organic, that is in suspension, is being transported, or has been moved by water, air, or ice,
and has come to rest on the earth’s surface, either above or below water level.
SEDIMENT CONTROL. Measures and methods employed to prevent sediment from
leaving the site. Sediment control practices may include, but are not limited to, silt fences,
sediment traps, earth dikes, drainage swales, check dams, subsurface drains, pipe slope
drains, storm drain inlet protection, and temporary or permanent sedimentation basins.
SITE. A parcel of land or a contiguous combination thereof, where grading work is
performed as a single unified operation.
STABILIZED. The exposed ground surface has been covered by appropriate materials
such as mulch, staked sod, riprap, wood fiber blanket, or other material that prevents
erosion from occurring. Grass seeding is not stabilization.
STANDARD PLATES. General drawings having or showing similar characteristics or
qualities that are representative of a construction practice or activity.
START OF CONSTRUCTION. The first land-disturbing activity associated with a
development, including land preparation such as clearing, grading, excavation and filling.
STORM WATER. Defined under Minn. Rules, part 7077.0105, subp. 41(b), and includes
precipitation runoff, storm water runoff, snow melt runoff, and any other surface runoff
and drainage.
STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PROGRAM (SWPPP). A program for
managing and reducing storm water discharge that includes erosion prevention measures
and sediment controls that, when implemented, will decrease soil erosion on a parcel of
land and decrease off-site nonpoint pollution.
SURFACE WATER or WATERS. All streams, lakes, ponds, marshes, wetlands,
reservoirs, springs, rivers, drainage systems, waterways, watercourses, and irrigation
systems, whether natural or artificial, public or private.
TEMPORARY EROSION CONTROL. Methods employed to prevent erosion. Examples of
temporary cover include: straw, wood fiber blanket, wood chips, and erosion netting.
WATERWAY. A channel that directs surface runoff to a watercourse or to the public
storm drain.
WATER CONVEYANCE SYSTEM. Any channel that conveys surface runoff throughout
the site.
WETLAND or WETLANDS. Defined in Minn. Rules, part 7050.0130, subp. F, and
includes those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface water or groundwater at a
frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do
support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions.
Wetlands generally include swamps, marshes, bogs, and similar areas. Constructed
wetlands designed for wastewater treatment are not waters of the state.
ZONING ORDINANCE. City code detailing city specifications for all plan requirements.
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(3) Permits.
(a) Approval. No person shall be granted a grading permit for land-disturbing activity
that would require the uncovering or distributing of material in excess of any of the
following measurements without the approval of a Grading, Erosion and Sediment Control,
and Storm Water Management Plan by the city.
1. Ten thousand square feet.
2. Five hundred cubic yards undeveloped land, or 50 cubic yards developed land.
3. Within 1,000 feet of a waterway.
(b) Exception. No grading permit is required for land disturbances under the
amounts specified above, or for the following activities:
1. Any emergency activity that is immediately necessary for the protection of life,
property, or natural resources.
2. General establishment of new construction lawns, or the addition of four or fewer
inches of topsoil.
3. Existing nursery and agricultural operations conducted as a permitted main or
accessory use.
(c) Application requirements.
1. Each application shall bear the name(s) and address(es) of the owner or
developer of the site, and of any consulting firm retained by the applicant, together with the
name of the applicant's principal contact at such firm.
2. A filing fee and security as outlined by the city’s Zoning Ordinance and
subdivision (d) below.
3. A Grading, Erosion and Sediment Control, and Storm Water Management Plan
meeting the requirements of this division. Each application shall include the required
number of plans and other required materials as specified on the application form.
4. The application form shall include a statement by the applicant that any land
clearing, construction, or development involving the movement of earth shall be in
accordance with the approved Grading, Erosion and Sediment Control, and Storm Water
Management Plan.
(d) Security.
1. The permittee will be required to file with the city an irrevocable, automatically
renewing letter of credit, or other improvement security in the amount specified by the
current city SWMDS for fee schedule.
a. The security shall cover all costs of engineering and inspection, site
improvements, street sweeping, repairs to erosion control measures, and maintenance of
improvements for such period as specified by the city. Such deposit shall be provided prior
to the release of the grading permit.
b. Deposit shall be released after final stabilization is complete, erosion control
measures have been removed, and their removal area inspected.
2. Individual lot developers shall be required to provide a bond with a building
permit application.
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a. The security shall cover city costs for street sweeping, installation, maintenance
and repairs to erosion control measures. The bond will be in an amount as specified by the
current city SWMDS for fee schedule.
b. The security shall be released after turf is established as specified in the City
Zoning Ordinance.
(e) Procedure. The city will review each application for grading permit to determine
its conformance with the provisions of this regulation and other applicable requirements.
The city requires complete application no less than 15 working days in advance of the
desired grading permit date. Upon complete application, the city shall, in writing:
1. Approve the permit application;
2. Approve the permit application, subject to such reasonable conditions as may be
necessary to secure substantially the objectives of this regulation, and issue the permit
subject to these conditions; or
3. Disapprove the permit application, indicating the reason(s) and procedure for
submitting a revised application and/or submission;
4. Appeals of denial of permit shall be processed in accordance with appeal to the
City Zoning Ordinance.
(4) Grading, Erosion and Sediment Control, and Storm Water Management Plan
requirements.
(a) Plan requirements. Grading, erosion control practices, sediment control practices,
storm water management practices, and waterway crossings shall meet the design criteria
set forth in the Grading, Erosion and Sediment Control, and Storm Water Management Plan,
and shall be adequate to prevent transportation of sediment from the site to the
satisfaction of the city. No land shall be disturbed until the plan is approved by the Public
Works Director, and conforms to the standards set forth herein.
(b) The Grading, Erosion and Sediment Control, and Storm Water Management Plan
shall comply with all of the NPDES general construction storm water permit requirements
and the city’s SWMDS for temporary erosion and sediment control, waste control, final
stabilization and permanent water quality.
(5) Construction requirements. Construction specifications, waterway and
watercourse protections requirements, and pollution prevention management measures
shall comply, at a minimum, with all of the NPDES general construction storm water permit
requirements, in addition to the city’s SWMDS.
(6) Inspection. Notification, procedures, material requirements, permittee inspection,
authorization, and record keeping shall comply, at a minimum, with all of the NPDES
general construction storm water permit requirements, in addition to the city’s SWMDS.
(7) Site maintenance. Responsibilities, maintenance requirements, and lapses
regarding site maintenance shall comply, at a minimum, with all of the NPDES general
construction storm water permit requirements, in addition to the city’s SWMDS.
(8) Final stabilization requirements. Final stabilization is not complete until the
criteria laid out in the NPDES general construction storm water permit and the city’s
SWMDS are met.
(9) Post-construction storm water management. All post-construction storm water
management plans must be submitted to the Public Works Director prior to the start of
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construction activity. Standards for post-construction storm water management shall be as
follows:
(a) Specifications. At a minimum, applicants shall comply with all of the NPDES
general construction storm water permit requirements.
(b) Design criteria. Permanent storm water management systems shall meet the
design criteria as provided in the city’s SWMDS.
(c) Maintenance agreement. The applicant shall enter into a maintenance agreement
with the city that documents all responsibilities for operation and maintenance of long-
term storm water treatment BMPs. Such responsibilities shall be documented in a
maintenance plan and executed through a maintenance agreement. All maintenance
agreements must be approved by the city and recorded at the County Recorder’s office
prior to final plan approval. At a minimum, the maintenance agreement shall describe the
following inspection and maintenance obligations:
1. The responsible party who is permanently responsible for inspection and
maintenance of the structural and nonstructural measures.
2. Pass responsibilities for such maintenance to successors in title.
3. Allow the city and its representatives the right of entry for the purposes of
inspecting all permanent storm water management systems.
4. Allow the city the right to repair and maintain the facility, if necessary
maintenance is not performed, after proper and reasonable notice to the responsible party
of the permanent storm water management system.
5. Include a maintenance plan that contains, but is not limited to, the following:
a. Identification of all structural permanent storm water management systems.
b. A schedule for regular inspections, monitoring, and maintenance for each
practice. Monitoring shall verify whether the practice is functioning as designed and may
include, but is not limited to, quality, temperature, and quantity of runoff.
c.Identification of the responsible party for conducting the inspection, monitoring,
and maintenance for each practice.
d. Include a schedule and format for reporting to the city compliance with the
maintenance agreement.
6. The issuance of a permit constitutes a right of entry for the city or its contractor
to enter upon the construction site. The applicant shall allow the city and its authorized
representatives, upon presentation of credentials, to:
a. Enter upon the permitted site for the purpose of obtaining information,
examining records, conducting investigations or surveys.
b. Bring such equipment upon the permitted development as is necessary to
conduct such surveys and investigations.
c. Examine and copy any books, papers, records, or memoranda pertaining to
activities or records required to be kept under the terms and conditions of the permit.
d. Inspect the storm water pollution control measures.
e. Sample and monitor any items or activities pertaining to storm water pollution
control measures.
f. Correct deficiencies in storm water and erosion and sediment control measures.
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(10) Certification.
(a) Approved Grading, Erosion and Sediment Control, and Storm Water Management
Plan. Plans for grading, stripping, excavating, and filling work, bearing the approval of the
Public Works Director, shall be maintained at the site during the progress of the work.
(b) Procedure. The city will withhold issuance of building permits until the approved
certified Grading Plan and Site Development Plan are on file with the city, all securities as
required by this division are received, conservation posts are installed, and all erosion
control measures are in place as determined by the Public Works Director.
(c) As-built Grading Plan and Development Plan. Within 60 days after completion of
site development, as per the approved Grading, Erosion and Sediment, and Storm Water
Management Plan, the developer shall provide the city with an As-built Grading Plan and
Development Plan as defined in the City Zoning Ordinance.
(d) Removal of erosion control measures. The above-specified requirements will be
authorized for removal upon the sodding of the rear yards, completion of punch list items
involving ponds and slopes, final stabilization, completion of proper turf establishment, and
placement of the proper conservation easement posts and signs as specified. Inspection is
required after the removal of erosion control measures to verify proper restoration. Please
refer to City Zoning Ordinance for specifications.
(11) Enforcement.
(a) Notice of violation.
1. In the event that any work on the site does not conform to the approved erosion
and sediment control plan, or any of the requirements listed in the provisions of this
article, the Public Works Director, or his or her designee, shall issue a written notice of
violation to the applicant, detailing the corrective actions necessary for compliance.
2. The applicant shall conduct the corrective actions within the time period
determined by the city and stated in the notice.
3. If an imminent hazard exists, the city may require that the corrective work begin
immediately.
(b) Stop work order/revocation of site development permit.
1. In the event that any person holding a site development permit pursuant to this
article violates the terms of the permit or implements site development in such a manner
as to materially adversely affect the health, welfare, environment, or safety of persons
residing or working in the neighborhood or development site so as to be materially
detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to property or improvements in the
neighborhood, the city may suspend or revoke the site development permit through the
issuance of a stop work order, or the revocation of the site development or building permit.
2. The city may draw down on the grading permit security, with 30 days written
notice to developer, for any violation of the terms of this contract related to landscaping, if
the violation is not cured within such 30-day period, or if the security is allowed to lapse
prior to the end of the required term. If the security is drawn down, the proceeds shall be
used to cure the default.
3. No development, utility or street construction will be allowed and no building
permits will be issued unless the development is in full compliance with the requirements
of this subdivision.
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(c) Violation and penalties.
1. No person shall construct, enlarge, alter, repair, or maintain any grading,
excavation, or fill, or cause the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any terms of
this division. Any person violating any of the provisions of this division shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and each day during which any violation of any of the provisions
of this division is committed, continued, or permitted, shall constitute a separate offense.
2. Upon conviction of any such violation, such person, partnership, or corporation
shall be punished by a fine as specified by the city ordinance for fee schedule for each
offense. In addition to any other penalty authorized by this section, any person,
partnership, or corporation convicted of violating any of the provisions of this division shall
be required to bear the expense of such restoration.
§ 9.116 SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS.
(A)Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide for the orderly and economic
development of land and urban facilities, and to promote the public health, safety and
general welfare of the community by establishing physical standards and procedures for
the subdivision of land.
(B) Authority. The Council hereby established the following rules and regulations
pursuant to the authority provided in Minnesota Statutes, to regulate, control and maintain
streets and provide for platting of property.
(C)Plats and data.
(1) Sketch plans. Sketch plans shall contain as a minimum, the following information:
(a) Tract boundaries.
(b) North point.
(c)Streets on and adjacent to the tract.
(d) Significant topographical and physical features.
(e) Proposed general street layout.
(f) Proposed general land use.
(g) Name of owner and/or developer.
(h) Zoning on and adjacent to tract.
(2) Preliminary plat. A preliminary plat shall contain the following information:
(a) Identification and description.
1. Proposed name of subdivision, which name shall not duplicate or be similar to the
name of any other plant.
2. Location by section, town, range or by other legal description.
3. Names and addresses of the owner, subdivider, surveyor and designer of the plan.
4. Graphic scale.
5. North point.
6. Date of preparation.
7. Certification by surveyor certifying to accuracy of survey.
(b) Existing conditions.
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1. Boundary line of proposed subdivision clearly indicated.
2. Existing zoning classification, if any.
3. Total acreage, including greenspace percentage.
4. Location, widths and names of all existing or previously platted streets or other
public way, showing type, width and also condition of improvements, if any, railroad and
utility rights-of-way, parks and other public spaces, permanent buildings and structures,
easements and section and corporate line within the tract, and to a distance of 100 feet
beyond the tract. Such data as grades, invert elevations and locations of catch basins,
manholes and hydrants, if any, shall also be known.
5. Boundary lines of adjoining unsubdivided or subdivided land within 100 feet,
identifying by name and ownership.
6. Topographical data, including contours at vertical intervals of not more than 2
feet, except that contour lines shall be no more than 100 feet apart. Watercourses, marshes,
wooded areas, rock outcrops, power transmission poles and lines, buildings and other
significant features shall also be shown.
7. All elevations, topography and vertical control data shall be tied to sea level
datum, 1929 General Adjustments. Temporary benchmarks shall be established within the
boundaries of the subdivision. Descriptions, reference ties and elevations of the
benchmarks shall be furnished to the City Engineer.
8. Reference to recorded subdivision plat or adjoining platted land by record, name,
date and number.
9. The location and size of all existing sanitary sewer, water or storm sewer, trunks,
laterals or services on or adjacent to the property.
(c)Design features.
1. Primary control points, with descriptions and “ties” to such control points to
which all dimensions, angles, bearings and similar data on the plan shall be referred.
2. Tract boundary lines, right-of-way lines of streets, easements, and other rights-of-
way and property lines of residential lots and other sites; with accurate dimensions,
bearings or deflection angles and radii, arcs and central angles of all curves.
3. Name and right-of-way width of each street or other right-of-way.
4. Location, dimensions and purpose of any easements.
5. An identification system for all lots and blocks.
6. Site data including number of residential lots, typical lot size, and acres in park,
and the like.
7. Sites, if any, to be reserved for parks or other public uses.
8. Sites, if any, for multi-family dwellings, shopping centers, churches, industry or
other non-public uses exclusive of single-family dwellings.
9. Minimum building setback line on all lots and other sites with the width of lot
shown at setback line.
10. Location and description of monuments.
(d) Preliminary grading and drainage plan. Including earthwork quantities, final
grades (4:1 maximum slopes), building pad elevations, existing and proposed topography
at two- foot intervals, drainage calculations, 10-year storm pipe design, 100-year storm
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level of protection, direction of drainage around each building pad location, appropriate
easements as required.
(e) Preliminary erosion control plan. Including method, location and detail of erosion
control measures, consistent with § 9.106(I)(6)(g), where applicable.
(f) Preliminary utility and/or on-site sewage treatment plan.
1. Plan and profile showing existing utilities, proposed utilities, connection with
existing utilities (watermain, sanitary sewer, storm sewer) appropriate easements as
required.
2. Note whether utilities will be publicly or privately constructed, owned and
maintained.
(g) Preliminary street plan. Plan and profile showing internal roads, grades, lengths
of cul-de-sacs, curb data (horizontal and vertical), connection to existing streets or platted
right- of-way, provisions for future extensions or connections to adjacent land, appropriate
easements of right-of-way.
(h) Preliminary wetland plan. Plan showing fill or draining of any wetland including
sequencing justification and proposed mitigation. All wetlands must be delineated in
accordance with 1989 Federal Manual for Identifying and Delineating Wetlands.
(i) Preliminary landscape plan. Landscaping required by city landscape policy. Plan
must identify location, size species and quantity of plant materials.
(j) Right-of-way requirements. Letter from Anoka County and/or MN/DOT
containing recommendations and/or regulations on access or right-of-way requirements, if
the property abuts county or state roads or right-of-way, or proposes access to a state of
county road.
(k) Supplementary data to be supplied with preliminary plat
1. Names or record owners of adjoining unplatted land.
2. Protective covenants in form of recording, if any.
3. Other information such as certificates, affidavits, endorsements, photographs,
traffic studies or other information as may be required by the City Council and/or the
Planning Commission and/or the city staff in the enforcement of these regulations.
4. Soil borings and analysis, if required by the City Engineer or Chief Building
Official.
5. Evidence that ground water control is at least ten feet below the level of finished
grades or plan for solving ground water problems, if required by the City Engineer.
6. The size and dimension of all lots.
7. Notarized certification by owner and by any mortgage holder of record, of the
adoption of the plat and the dedication of streets and other public area.
(3) Final plat. The final plat shall be on sheets 20 inches wide by 30 inches long and
shall be at a scale of 100 feet equals 1 inch or such other standard scale as approved by the
City Engineer and in all other respects shall comply with Minnesota Statutes. Where
necessary, plat or final plat may be on several sheets accompanied by a key map showing
the entire subdivision. For large subdivisions, the final plat may be submitted for approval
progressively in contiguous sections satisfactory to the City Council.
(a) The final plat shall contain the following information:
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1. Certifications showing that all taxes due on the property to be subdivided have
been paid in full.
2. An attorney’s opinion of title showing title or control of the property to be
subdivided in the application.
3. Name of the subdivision, which shall not duplicate or too closely approximate the
name of any existing subdivision.
4. Location of section, township, range, county and state, and including descriptive
boundaries of the subdivision, based on an accurate traverse, giving angular and linear
dimensions, which must mathematically close. The allowable error closure of any portion
of a final plat shall be 1 in 7,500.
5. The location of monuments shall be shown and described on the final plat.
Locations of such monuments shall be shown in reference to existing official monuments
on the nearest established street lines, including true angles and distances to such
reference points or monuments.
6. Location of lots, streets, public highways, alleys, parks and other features, with
accurate dimensions in feet and decimals of feet, with the length of radii and/or arcs of all
curbs, and with all other information necessary to reproduce the plat on the ground shall
be shown. Dimensions shall be shown from all angle points of curb to lot lines.
7. Lots shall be numbered clearly. Blocks are to be numbered with numbers shown
clearly in the center of the block.
8. The exact locations, widths and names of all streets.
9. Location and width of all easements.
10. Name and address of surveyor making the plat.
11. Scale of plat (the scale to be shown graphically on the bar scale), date and north
arrow.
12. Statement dedicating all easements as follows and drainage facilities are
reserved over, under, and along the strips marked “utility easements.”
13. Statement dedicating all streets, alleys and other public areas not previously
dedicated as follows: Streets, alleys and other public areas shown on this plat and not
heretofore dedicated to public use are hereby so dedicated.
14. Certification by registered surveyor in the form required by M.S. § 505.03, as
amended.
15. Execution of all owners of any interest in the land and any holders of an
mortgage thereon of the certificates required by M.S. § 505.03, as amended, and which
certificate shall include a dedication of the utility easements and other public areas in such
form as approved by the City Council.
16. Space for certificates of approval and review to be filled in by the signatures of
the City Engineer, City Clerk and Anoka County Surveyor.
(b) Additional plans to be submitted with the final plat include the following:
1. Final utility plan. Plan and profile showing existing utilities, proposed utilities,
connection with existing utilities (watermain, sanitary sewer, storm sewer) appropriate
easements as required. Note whether utilities will be publicly or privately constructed,
owned and maintained.
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2. Final wetland plan. Plan showing fill or draining of any wetland including
sequencing justification and proposed mitigation. All wetlands must be delineated in
accordance with 1989 Federal Manual for Identifying and Delineating Wetlands.
3. Landscape plan. Plan showing reforestation required by this article and
landscaping required by city landscape policy. Plan must identify location, size, species and
quantity of plant materials.
4. Final street plans for requirements established in § 9.116(D).
5. Park dedication. It is deemed necessary and consistent with sound city planning
to provide in each new proposed plat or subdivision, areas for future development of park
and recreational purposes. Each plat shall hereafter provide for a dedication to the
municipality, an area not less than 10% of the total proposed area to be subdivided.
a. Such area shall consist of developable and usable land and shall be located so as
to serve the present and future needs of the community for recreational or park purposes.
b. The Planning Commission and the Council shall consider the proposed location
in relation to existing or contemplated recreational and park sites in other parts of the
community and as to the suitability in meeting the requirements of the city’s
comprehensive plan.
c. The following properties shall not be accepted for purposes of the owner’s
compliance with divisions (C)(3)(b)5.a. or b. above: Land dedicated or obtained as
easements for storm water retention, drainage, roadway and other utility purposes.
d. This requirement may be waived and/or modified by the Council after
recommendation by the Planning Commission for one of the following reasons:
i. The enforcement of this provision would act as an extreme hardship to the
property owner, because of the size of the tract involved, the topography of the land
(zoning areas involved) or the owner has already dedicated comparable areas in other
subdivisions in the city.
ii. The owner contributes the cash equivalent to the city for the Parks Capital
Improvement Fund of the city. A cash equivalent shall be a sum mutually agreed upon
representing 10% of the market value of the tract in an underdeveloped state on the date
the preliminary plat is presented to the city.
e. The city, at its sole discretion, may consider a combination of an area dedication
and cash contribution to total the 10% park dedication contribution.
(D)Design standards.
(1) The following design standards are to be followed unless the City Council shall
permit a variance because of unusual circumstances due to the topography, placement of
buildings or other factors making it reasonable to vary the standards set forth without
nullifying the intent and purpose of the comprehensive plan or this section.
(2) Streets.
(a) The arrangement, character, extent, width, grade and location of all streets shall
conform to the comprehensive plan and shall be considered in their relation to existing and
planned streets, to topographical conditions, to public convenience and safety, and in their
appropriate relation to the proposed uses of the land to be served by such streets.
(b) Where such is not shown in the comprehensive plan, the arrangement of streets
in the subdivision shall either:
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1. Provide for the continuation or appropriate projection of existing principal
streets in surrounding areas; or
2. Conform to a plan for the neighborhood approved or adopted by the City Council
to meet a particular situation where topography or other conditions make continuance or
conformance to existing streets impractical.
(Ord. 1428, passed 5-29-01; Am. Ord.1470, passed 6-28-04; Am. Ord. 1537, passed 3-10-
08)
First Reading: April 11, 2022
Offered by: Murzyn, Jr.
Seconded by: Novitsky
Roll Call: All Ayes
Second Reading: April 25, 2022
Offered by:
Seconded by:
Roll Call:
Date of Passage:
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Mayor Amáda Márquez Simula
Attest:
_____________________________________________
Sara Ion, City Clerk
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA SECTION CONSENT
MEETING DATE APRIL 25, 2022
ITEM:
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1676 Amending Chapter 4, Article II of the City Code
DEPARTMENT: Public Works BY/DATE: Kevin Hansen 4/4/2022
CITY STRATEGY: (please indicate areas that apply by adding a bold “X” in front of the selected text below)
X_Safe Community _Diverse, Welcoming “Small-Town” Feel
_Economic Strength _Excellent Housing/Neighborhoods
_Equity and Affordability X_Strong Infrastructure/Public Services
_Opportunities for Play and Learning _Engaged, Multi-Generational, Multi-Cultural Population
BACKGROUND: The City of Columbia Heights adopted the current Tree and Weed Services ordinance in 1977.
It has been amended twice, the most recent in 2010 . Since the adoption of the ordinance and subsequent
amendments, new challenges and diseases and pests have emerged, and the best practices for managing them
has changed. To align our practices, procedures and current enforcement of the ordinance, an amendment to
the Tree and Weed Services ordinance is necessary. Also, throughout this chapter all gender specific pronouns
have been replaced, the term Forester has been added to recognize the new title of our Urban Forestry Specialist
and scientific names have been updated where necessary. To meet the challenges facing our urban forest and
provide clarification and enforcement measures ordinance amendments to update the city code were
recommended.
On April 11, 2022 the City Council voted unanimously to approve the draft ordinance on first consideration
and set the second reading for April 25, 2022.
RECOMMENDED MOTION(S):
MOTION: Move to waive the reading of Ordinance No. 1676 there being ample copies available to the public.
MOTION: Move to approve Ordinance 1676, an ordinance amending Chapter 4, Article II of the Columbia
Heights City Code Relating to Tree and Weed Services, and direct staff to send a summary of the ordinance
as presented, for publication in the legal newspaper.
ATTACHMENT(S): Ordinance 1676: City Code Section Chapter 4: Municipal Services, Article II
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ORDINANCE NO. 1676
BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4, ARTICLE II, OF THE COLUMBIA
HEIGHTS CITY CODE RELATING TO TREE AND WEED SERVICES
The City of Columbia Heights does ordain:
Section 2:
Sections § 4.201, § 4.202 and § 4.203 of the Columbia Heights City Code as they currently
read are amended as follows:
ARTICLE II: TREE AND WEED SERVICES
Section
4.201 Removal of diseased, dead or hazardous trees
4.202 Disease control, planting and routine removal
4.203 Weed removal
§ 4.201 REMOVAL OF DISEASED, DEAD OR HAZARDOUS TREES.
(A) Declaration of policy. The health of the trees in the city is threatened by shade tree
pests, and the loss or ill health of trees growing upon public and private property
substantially depreciates the value of property within the city and impairs the safety, good
order, general welfare and convenience of the public. In addition to and in accordance with
M.S. §§ 89.001, 89.01, and 89.51-64, as they may be amended from time to time, the
provisions of this section are adopted as an effort to control and prevent the spread of
these shade tree pests.
(B) Declaration of shade tree pest. The Council may by ordinance declare any vertebrate
or invertebrate animal, plant pathogen, or plant in the community threatening to cause
significant damage to a shade tree or community forest, as defined by M.S. § 89.001, as it
may be amended from time to time, to be a shade tree pest and prescribe control measures
to effectively eradicate, control, or manage the shade tree pest, including necessary
timelines for action.
(C) City Forester/Tree Inspector. The Council may appoint a Forester and/or Tree
Inspector to coordinate the activities of the city relating to the control and prevention of
damage by shade tree pests. The Forester and/or Tree Inspector will recommend to the
Council the details of any program for the declaration, control, and prevention of shade tree
pests. The Forester and/or Tree Inspector is authorized to enforce or cause to be enforced
the tasks incident to such a program adopted by the Council. The term “Tree Inspector”
includes person designated by the Council or the Forester to carry out the activities
authorized in this section.
(D) Public nuisances declared. The Forester or their official representative has the
authority to enter onto private property for inspection purposes. The Forester shall
inspect all premises and places, both public and private, within the city for the presence of
any of the below-described conditions and declare them a public nuisance:
The following are public nuisances whenever they may be found within the city.
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(E) The Forester or his their official representative has the authority to enter onto
private property for inspection purposes. The Forester shall inspect all premises and
places, both public and private, within the city for the presence of any of the below-
described conditions:
(1) Living or standing elm (Ulmus spp.) trees or parts thereof which are infected with
the Dutch eElm disease fungus fungi Ophiostoma ulmi or Ophiostoma novo-ulmi,Ceratocystic
Elmi (Buisman) Moreau or which harbors any of the elm bark beetles Scolytus multistriatus
Scolytus Multis Triatus (Eichh) or Hylurgopinus Rufipes (Marsh) Hylurgopinus rufipes.
(2) Living or standing oak (Quercus spp.) trees or parts thereof which are infected with
the Oak oak wWilt Disease disease fungus Bretziella fagacearum (syn. Ceratocystis
fagacearum) Ceratocyrstris Fagacearum.
(3) Any living or dead ash (Fraxinus spp.) tree or part thereof infected to any degree
with the insect Emerald Ash Borer, Agrilus planipennis Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire
(Coleoptera: Buprestidae).
(4) Any other living or standing tree or part thereof infected with tree disease as
determined by the Forester or any destructive or communicable disease or insect
infestations.
(5) Any diseased dead tree or part thereof, including limbs, branches, stumps,
firewood, or other oak, elm, ash or wooden material which has not been removed and
burned or otherwise effectively treated so as to destroy and prevent as fully as possible the
spread of communicable disease or insect infestation.
(6) Any dead trees or parts of trees, standing or fallen, including limbs, branches, and
stumps.
(67) Any tree, limb or shrub that obstructs street lights, view of intersections, traffic
signs, the free passage of pedestrians or vehicles, or a tree or any part thereof that is less
than eight sixteen feet above the surface of the street, sidewalk or alley, or less than ten feet
above a sidewalk, or a tree or part thereof that poses an immediate threat to public safety,
or public property, as determined by the Forester.
(FE) It is unlawful for any person to permit any public nuisance as defined herein on any
premises owned or controlled by him them within the city. Such nuisances shall be abated
in the manner prescribed by this section.
(GF) Inspections and application of control measures.
(1) The Forester or his their official representative may enter upon private premises at
reasonable times and reasonable hours for the purpose of carrying out any of the duties
assigned to them under this chapter.
(2) All premises and places within the city shall be inspected as often as practicable to
determine whether any condition declared in this section to be a public nuisance, exists
thereon. All reported incidents of infection by Dutch eElm fungius, the presence of elm
bark beetles, of infection by the oOak wWilt fungus or the presence of Emerald Ash Borer
shall be promptly investigated. Diagnosis may be by the presence of commonly recognized
symptoms, by tests as may be recommended by the commissioner of the Minnesota
Department of Agriculture or the commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Natural
Resources, or other reliable means.
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(3) No person, firm, or corporation shall interfere with the Forester/Tree Inspector or
with anyone acting under the Forester/Tree Inspector’s authority while engaged in
activities authorized by this section.
(HG) Abatement of shade tree pest nuisances. In abating a nuisance, defined by
ordinance herein, the organism, condition, plant, tree, wood, or material identified as
injurious to the health of shade trees shall be removed or effectively treated so as to
destroy and prevent as fully as possible the spread of the shade tree pest. Such abatement
procedures shall be carried out in accordance with the control measures and areas
prescribed herein.
(IH) Reporting discovery of shade tree pest. Any owner or occupier of land or any
person engaged in tree trimming or removal who becomes aware of the existence of a
public nuisance caused by a shade tree pest as defined herein, shall report the same to the
city.
(JI) Registration of tree care firms. Any person, firm, or corporation that provides tree
care, tree trimming, or removal of trees, limbs, branches, brush, or shrubs for hire must be
registered with the Minnesota Commissioner of Agriculture under M.S. § 18G.07, as it may
be amended from time to time, and must also be licensed by the City on an annual basis.
(KJ) Standard abatement procedure. Except as provided herein, whenever a
Forester/Tree Inspector determines with reasonable certainty that a public nuisance, as
described by this section is being maintained or exists on premises in the city, the Tree
InspectorForester is authorized to abate a public nuisance according to the procedures in
this division.
(1) The nuisance shall be clearly physically marked by the Forester wherever possible.
The Forester will notify in writing the owner of record or occupant of the premises that a
public nuisance exists and order that the nuisance be terminated or abated. The notice
may be given in person or by mail. Failure of any party to receive the mail does not
invalidate the service of the notice. A copy of the notice shall be filed with the City Clerk.
The notice shall require abatement of all identified public nuisances and shall clearly state
the time by which the abatement must be completed.
(2) The notification shall require abatement of such condition within 20 days from the
date of the mailing of the notice.
(23) Abatement procedures shall be carried out in accordance with the current
technical and expert methods and plans as may be designated by the Commissioner of
Agriculture of the State of Minnesota or by the Commissioner of Natural Resources of the
State of Minnesota.
(a) The notice of abatement shall state that unless the public nuisance is abated by
the owner, it will be abated by the city at the expense of the owner. The notice shall specify
the control measures to be taken to abate the nuisance, and provide a reasonable amount
of time to abate the nuisance. The notice will also state that the owner has the right to
appeal the determination that a public nuisance exists by submitting a request in writing to
the City Clerk prior to the expiration of the date by which the nuisance must be abated as
set forth in the notice.
(b) If no timely appeal is submitted, and the control measures prescribed in the
notice of abatement are not complied with within the time provided by the notice or any
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additional time granted, the Forester or designated person shall have the authority to
obtain permission or an administrative search warrant, enter the property, and carry out
abatement in accordance with the notice of abatement.
(3) Limbs or parts of trees or shrubs encroaching upon the public right of way, signs,
lights, or otherwise obstructing or interfering with public infrastructure and its intended
uses, may be removed or abated by City staff or contractors during regularly scheduled tree
maintenance activities without first providing notice to the tree owner.
(LK) High-cost abatement. If the Tree Inspector determines that the cost of abating a
nuisance will exceed $5,000 based on a reasonable, good faith estimate, the written notice
referred to in division (K) must provide that if the nuisance is not abated within the
reasonable amount of time provided, the matter will be referred to the City Council for a
hearing. The date, time, and location of the hearing must be provided in the notice.
(ML) Appeal procedure. If the City Clerk receives a written request for a hearing on the
question of whether a public nuisance exists, prior to the expiration of the date by which
the nuisance must be abated as set forth in the notice, the City Council shall hold a
hearing. At least three days notice of the hearing shall be given to the individual who made
the written request for the hearing. The Council may modify the abatement notice or
extend the time by which abatement must be completed. Each owner, agent of the owner,
occupant, and lien holder of the subject property of properties in attendance, if any, shall be
given the opportunity to present evidence at the hearing. After holding the hearing, the
City Council may issue an order requiring abatement of the nuisance.
(NM) Abatement procedure in event of imminent danger.
(1) If the Forester/Tree Inspector determines that the danger of infestation to other
shade trees, or danger to public safety or infrastructure is imminent,, and delay in control
measures may put public health, safety, or welfare in immediate danger, the Forester/ Tree
Inspector may provide for abatement without following the procedures described
herein. The Tree Inspector must reasonably attempt to notify the owner or occupant of the
affected property of the intended action and the right to appeal the abatement and any cost
recovery at the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting.
(2) Nothing in this section shall prevent the city, without notice or other process, from
immediately abating any condition that poses an imminent and serious hazard to human
life or safety.
(ON) Recovery of cost of abatement; liability and assessment.
(1) The owner of premises on which a nuisance has been abated by the city shall be
personally liable for the cost to the city of the abatement, including administrative costs. As
soon as the work has been completed and the cost determined, the City Clerk or other
official shall prepare a bill for the cost and mail it to the owner. Thereupon the amount
shall be immediately due and payable at the office of the City Clerk.
(2) After notice and hearing, as provided in M.S. § 429.061, which may be amended
from time to time, the City Clerk shall, on or before September 1 next following abatement
of the nuisance, list the total unpaid charges as well as other charges for current services to
be assessed under M.S. § 429.101, as it may be amended from time to time, against each
separate lot or parcel to which the charges are attributable. The City Council may then
certify the charges against the property to the County Auditor for collection along with
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current taxes the following year or in annual installments as the city may determine in each
case.
(PO) Penalty.
(1) Any person, firm, or corporation that violates any provision of this section shall,
upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor. The penalty, which may be imposed for any
crime that is a misdemeanor under this section, including Minnesota Statutes specifically
adopted by reference, shall be a sentence of not more than 90 days, or a fine of not more
than $1,000 or both.
(2) Upon conviction of a misdemeanor, the costs of prosecution may be added. A
separate offense shall be deemed committed upon each day during which a violation occurs
or continues.
(3) The failure of any officer or employee of the city to perform any official duty
imposed by this section shall not subject the officer or employee to the penalty imposed for
a violation.
(4) In addition to any penalties provided for in this section, if any person, firm, or
corporation fails to comply with any provision of this section, the City Council or any
official designated by it may institute appropriate proceedings at law or equity to restrain,
correct, or abate the violation.
(`77 Code, § 4.201) (Am. Ord. 1248, passed 7-13-92; Am. Ord. 1579, passed 4-12-10)
§ 4.202 DISEASE CONTROL, PLANTING AND ROUTINE REMOVAL.
(A) Whenever the Forester determines that any tree or wood within the city is infected
with disease, he they may use appropriate disease control methods on all the nearby high
value trees, in accordance with methods and procedures prescribed by the Commissioner
of Agriculture of the State of Minnesota or the Commissioner of Natural Resources of the
State of Minnesota. Notice shall be provided under this section in the manner prescribed
for abatement.
(B) The Forester shall maintain trees on public streets, parks, boulevards and other
public properties to facilitate the safe passage of pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
(C) No person shall plant, remove, cut above the ground, or disturb any tree on any
public place without first obtaining written permission from the City Forester. The City
Forester shall consider all requests by property owners for the planting or routine removal
of public trees in accordance with the following standards:
(1) No more than one tree shall be planted for each 3040 feet of property frontage.
(2) No trees may be planted under or within twenty fiveten lateral feet of any overhead
utility wire except tree varieties that reach a mature height of 25 feet or less. No trees may
be planted over or within five lateral feet of any underground water line or gas line, or over
or within five lateral feet of any sewer line, transmission line or other utility.
(3) No trees may be planted midway between the existing curb and sidewalk without
the approval of the City Forester. In areas where curb and sidewalk do not exist, no tree
may be planted closer than three feet from the projected curb line.
(4) No tree shall be planted closer than 30 feet of any street corner, measured from the
point of nearest intersecting curbs, or curb lines. No tree shall be planted closer than ten
feet of any fire hydrant.
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(5) No person, firm, or city department shall top any public tree. Topping is defined as
the severe cutting back of limbs to stubs within the tree’s crown to such a degree so as to
remove the normal canopy and disfigure the tree. Trees severely damaged by storms or
other causes, or certain trees under utility wires or other obstructions where other pruning
practices are impractical may be exempted from this subdivision at the determination of
the City Forester.
(6) No tree stumps shall remain on any property. All stumps of trees shall be removed
or buried to a minimum of four inches below the level of the surface of the ground
including root extension to at least two feet from the outer edge of surrounding the stump.
Residents may request in writing an exception from the City Forester. The request must
clearly state the reason the exception is being requested, and why allowing the stump to
remain should be considered. If at any time thereafter, the stump is found to be a nuisance,
the City Forester may rescind the exception and require the removal of the stump.
(D) The City Forester shall locate, select and identify any trees which qualify as
“Landmark Trees.” A tree may qualify as a Landmark Tree if it meets one or more of the
following criteria: species rarity, old age, association with a historical event or person,
abnormality, or scenic enhancement.
(E) The city shall have the exclusive right to plant, prune, maintain and remove public
trees as may be necessary to ensure public safety or to preserve or enhance the symmetry
and beauty of such public grounds and rights-of-way.
(F) No person except the City Forester, his their agent, or a contractor hired by the city
may plant, remove, prune, trim, spray or otherwise treat public trees without first
obtaining written permission from the City Forester. The removal of basal suckers, also
called water sprouts, is exempted from this clause. The person obtaining the written
permission shall abide by the standards set forth in this section.
(G) The City Tree Board shall have the power to promulgate and enforce rules,
regulations and specifications concerning the trimming, spraying, removal, planting,
pruning and protection of public trees and shall have full power and authority over all
public and private trees that constitute a hazard or threat as described herein.
(HG) When the development of private and/or commercial property occurs, the
Planning and Zoning Commission, City Engineer, and City Forester shall review landscaping
plans and may require trees to be planted in any of the streets, parking lots, parks or other
public places abutting lands henceforth developed and/or subdivided.
(IH) A person, partnership, corporation or other entity who violates or refuses to comply
with any of the provisions of this article, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as
provided in § 1.999. Each day that a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense. If,
as the result of the violation of any provision of this section, the injury, mutilation or death
of a public tree located on city owned property is caused, the cost of repair of replacement
of such tree, shrub, or other plant shall be borne by the party in violation. The replacement
value of trees and shrubs shall be determined in accordance with the latest revision of “A
Guide to the Professional Evaluation of Landscape Trees, Specimen Shrubs, and
Evergreens,” as published by the International Society of Arboriculture.
(`77 Code, § 4.202) (Am. Ord. 1248, passed 7-13-92; Am. Ord. 1579, passed 4-12-10)
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§ 4.203 WEED REMOVAL.
(A) The weed inspector or delegated assistant may inspect all premises and places
within the city for the presence of weeds, as defined below:
WEEDS. As used in this code shall include:
(a) Noxious weeds enumerated by Minn. Rules, part 1505.0730, as it may be amended
from time to time.
(b) Any other uncultivated or uncontrolled weed growth, which have gone or are
about to go to seed, such as secondary weeds enumerated by Minn. Rules, part 1505.0740,
as it may be amended from time to time.
(c) Any tall weeds or grass growing upon any lot or parcel of land in the city to a
height greater than nine inches. The weed inspector may grant exceptions for wildlife
areas, areas bordering ponds, wildflower areas, ornamental grasses and other such areas
managed natural landscapes that are a part of an orderly landscape design and comply
with City guidance and requirements.
(d) Such other vegetation as the Council shall, from time to time, designate by
resolution.
(B) The weed inspector or delegated assistant shall notify the affected property owner
that weeds which are on theirhis property, must be eradicated, or controlled, in the manner
prescribed by the inspector. Such notice may be posted on the property, served personally,
or may be served by mail.
(1) The notification shall require abatement of the weeds, or other prescribed action,
within four days from the date of mailing of notice.
(2) The notification shall state that the city will take appropriate remedial action to
eradicate or control the weeds upon expiration of said four days, with a charge to the
property owner/property for costs.
(C) For properties for which there have been one or more notices issued within the prior
12-month period, compliance with division (B) shall not be required. For those properties,
the first notice issued within a 12-month period shall contain a general notice that the city
may abate future violations without providing additional specific notice of the violation.
(D) The weed inspector, delegated assistant, or other delegated agent of the city, shall
cause the removal or other prescribed action of any weeds located on public property; or
on private property, upon expiration of the prescribed notice to the owner.
(E) For the purpose of this section, the following definition shall apply.
OWNER. The person who is listed as the contact person on any current rental licensing
application on file with the city, if any, or if none, the person listed as owner by the County
Assessor on the homestead record, or if none, the taxpayer as shown by the records of the
County Assessor.
(`77 Code, § 4.203) (Ord. 1511, passed 6-12-06; Am. Ord. 1544, passed 5-12-08; Am. Ord.
1590, passed 5-9-11)
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First Reading: April 11, 2022
Offered by: Novitsky
Seconded by: Jacobs
Roll Call: All Ayes
Second Reading: April 25, 2022
Offered by:
Seconded by:
Roll Call:
Date of Passage:
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Mayor Amáda Márquez Simula
Attest:
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Sara Ion, City Clerk
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA SECTION CONSENT
MEETING DATE APRIL 25, 2022
ITEM:
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1677 Amending Chapter 4, Article III of the City Code
DEPARTMENT: Public Works BY/DATE: Kevin Hansen 4/19/2022
CITY STRATEGY: (please indicate areas that apply by adding a bold “X” in front of the selected text below)
_Safe Community _Diverse, Welcoming “Small-Town” Feel
_Economic Strength _Excellent Housing/Neighborhoods
_Equity and Affordability X_Strong Infrastructure/Public Services
_Opportunities for Play and Learning _Engaged, Multi-Generational, Multi-Cultural Population
BACKGROUND: The City of Columbia Heights adopted the current water service ordinance in August 1991.
Since the adoption of the ordinance many technologies, laws and practices have changed in the water industry,
and within Columbia Heights Public Works. In an effort to align our practices, procedures and current
enforcement of the ordinance, an amendment to the Water Service is necessary. Also, throughout this chapter
all gender specific pronouns have been replaced.
The Minnesota Department of Health, acting in the role of primacy for the Envir onmental Protection Agency,
has enacted laws requiring the enforcement of cross connection control programs, and the identification and
replacement of lead service lines. The Minnesota Uniform Plumbing Code was also recently updated. These
new laws and codes require several ordinance changes. To meet the requirements of the new nationwide laws,
and to bring our ordinance in line with the statewide plumbing code, ordinance amendments to update the
city code were recommended.
On April 11, 2022 the City Council voted unanimously to approve the draft ordinance on first consideration
and set the second reading for April 25, 2022.
RECOMMENDED MOTION(S):
MOTION: Move to waive the reading of Ordinance No. 1677 there being ample copies available to the public.
MOTION: Move to approve Ordinance 1677, an ordinance amending Chapter 4, Article III of the Columbia
Heights City Code Relating to Water Service, and direct staff to send a summary of the ordinance as
presented, for publication in the legal newspaper.
ATTACHMENT: Ordinance 1677: City Code Section Chapter 4: Municipal Services, Article III
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ORDINANCE NO. 1677
BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4, ARTICLE III, OF THE COLUMBIA
HEIGHTS CITY CODE RELATING TO WATER SERVICE
The City of Columbia Heights does ordain:
Section 3:
Sections § 4.303, § 4.304, § 4.306, § 4.312, § 4.313 and § 4.317 of the Columbia Heights City
Code as they currently read are amended as follows:
ARTICLE III: WATER SERVICE
Section
4.301 Compliance with provisions
4.302 Water service connections; permit requirements
4.303 Water service connections and disconnections; charges; manner and costs
4.304 Installation and construction requirements and specifications
4.305 Restrictions on laying of pipes
4.306 Separate service to each building
4.307 Separate curb stop required for each building
4.308 Two or more services on one curb stop
4.309 Maintenance responsibility of service pipes
4.310 Unused service pipe
4.311 Control of water; disclaimer; liability
4.312 Water meters
4.313 Service rates and charges; rules and regulations
4.314 Discontinuance of service
4.315 Reinstatement of service
4.316 Fire services
4.317 Fire hydrants
4.318 Miscellaneous provisions
4.319 Penalty
§ 4.301 COMPLIANCE WITH PROVISIONS.
No person shall make, construct or install any water service installation, or make use of
any water service connected to the water system except in the manner provided in this
chapter, nor shall any person make, construct, install or make use of any installation
connected to the water system contrary to the regulatory provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 1227, passed 8-26-91) Penalty, see § 4.319
§ 4.302 WATER SERVICE CONNECTIONS; PERMIT REQUIREMENTS.
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(A) Permit required. No person other than a city employee shall uncover or make or use
any city municipal water system except pursuant to a permit obtained from the Inspections
Department.
(B) Conditions of permit. No permit to tap or connect with sewer or water service in the
city shall be granted for service to property for which there areproperties for which there
are delinquent taxes, delinquent special assessments, or unpaid special charges, as of the
date of the permit application.
(C) Deposit for water used during construction. A deposit for the estimated amount of
water to be used during construction shall be paid when filing for a plumbing permit.
(D) Excavation permit. An excavation permit pursuant to § 6.301 is required if any part
of the excavation for municipal water is within the public right-of-way.
(Ord. 1227, passed 8-26-91) Penalty, see § 4.319
§ 4.303 WATER SERVICE CONNECTIONS AND DISCONNECTIONS; CHARGES; MANNER
AND COSTS.
(A) Connection and disconnection charges.
(1) Water service for any premises, building or building unit, shall not be commenced
or restarted until a connection fee in an amount set by resolution of the Council is paid to
the Utility Billing Office, together with any delinquent water bills from past service to said
building or building unit, and any unpaid and delinquent special assessments.
(2) Where separate water meters are installed to service separate locations or units
within the same building, the provisions of this section relating to delinquent water bills
shall only apply to those locations or units for which such delinquencies exist.
(3) The provisions of this section shall remain in full force and effect without regard to
any private contractual agreements or responsibilities between individuals or firms,
regarding the payment of water bills, and the providing of utility services.
(4) A disconnection fee as set by resolution of the Council shall be charged upon
voluntary or involuntary termination of water service at any premises, building or building
unit.
(B) Manner and costs.
(1) Taps or connections to the water mains shall be made by the Public Works
Department at no extra cost to the applicant for taps up to and including one inch in size.
(21) Taps larger than one inch shall All taps shall be made by applicant at the expense
of the applicant.
(32) All taps and connections shall be left uncovered until inspected and tested by the
Public Works Department. All connections shall conform with city specification.
(Ord. 1227, passed 8-26-91) Penalty, see § 4.319
(43) No person except a city employee shall turn on, or off any water supply at the curb
stop.
(Ord. 1227, passed 8-26-91) Penalty, see § 4.319
§ 4.304 INSTALLATION AND CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS.
All installations of services shall comply with the following:
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(A)All services shall be constructed by a licensed plumber at the owner's expense.
(B)Services three inches in diameter and less shall be “Type K” copper. All services larger
than three inches in diameter, shall be ductile iron.
(C)All taps two inches in diameter or smaller shall be made with the use of a corporation
stop designed for tapping under pressure.
(D)The maximum size corporation stop that can be tapped directly into the main is must
be as follows:approved by City staff prior to work commencing, and the use of a
restraining saddle may be required
Pipe Size Tap Size
Up to 6-inch ductile
iron
¾ inches
8-inch ductile iron 1 inch
(E)The maximum size corporation stop that can be used with double-strap bronze service
saddle is as follows:
Pipe Size Tap Size
6-inch ductile iron 1½ inches
8-inch ductile iron 2 inches
(FE) All taps other than those allowed in the preceding division shall be made only with
the use of an approved tapping sleeve and valve.greater than 2” in size must be made with
the use of an approved tapping sleeve and valve.
(GF) All corporation stops must have clear openings of the same diameter as the pipe
with which they are placed and be of a make and pattern approved by the Public Works
Department.
(HG) All curb stops one inch and larger shall be of a manufacturer and model approved
by the Public Works Departmentthe Mueller Oriseal design or approved equal.
(IH) All services must be placed not less than seven feet below finished grade; and each
service two inches in diameter and smaller shall have a Minneapolis pattern base curb stop
fitted with a stop box set on the propertyin the right-of-way 1foot from the property line at
finished grade or proposed sidewalk.
(JI) The stop box used shall have a Minneapolis base and be of a design approved by the
Public Works Department. Stop boxes on curb stops one and one-fourth inch diameter and
smaller shall have an unobstructed opening of one and one-half inch diameter. Curb stops
one and one-half inch diameter and larger shall have an unobstructed opening of a
minimum size as the service pipe. All stop boxes shall be fitted with a cover approved by
the Public Works Department. Every service pipe must have a shut-off valve placed
adjacent to and on the street side of the meter which must be kept in working order at all
times so that the water may be shut off by the occupant of the premises. Said valve shall be
no more than one foot from the inside wall of the structure. There shall also be a gate valve
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placed on the outlet side of the water meter, not more than one foot from the meter so that
the meter can be taken out or replaced without draining the plumbing system of the
building. All valves shall have a clear opening the size of the inside diameter of the
servicepipe on which it is installed.
(KJ) The minimum size water service allowed shall be one inch.
(LK) Plumbers shall leave all new water services shut off at the curb stop after
completing the testing. Curb stops are to remain off until a water meter has been installed.
(Ord. 1227, passed 8-26-91) Penalty, see § 4.319
(M) Cross Connection Control
1.The purpose of a cross-connection control program is to protect the health of
water customers and the potable municipal water supply.
2.Cross-connections between the Columbia Heights municipal water system and
other systems or equipment are prohibited, except when and where, as
approved by the city of Columbia Heights, suitable backflow prevention devices
are installed, tested and maintained to ensure proper operation on a continuing
basis.
3.All property owners will provide access upon notice from the City of Columbia
Heights for the purpose of performing a cross connection control survey.
i.The results of the survey will identify any deficiencies in cross connection
protection and property owners will be required to make the required
repairs within 90 days of being notified. After completion of repairs the
property owner must allow the city, or its agents, to reenter the property
for the purpose of reinspection. All repairs, installation or alterations to
existing plumbing will require a plumbing permit to be issued by the City
of Columbia Heights.
4.A backflow prevention device is to be owned, tested and maintained in working
condition by the customer/owner of the premises being served.
5.Installation, maintenance and testing of backflow preventers shall be according
to the 2015 most recent Minnesota Plumbing Code, Chapter 4714 revision.
a.Testing must be performed by a state certified backflow tester. All internal
maintenance to the device must be performed by a state certified backflow
prevention rebuilder. Test results shall be furnished to the city. The city’s
annual fee for administering a backflow preventer testing program shall be
as established by city council resolution from time to time.
b.A person who is recognized by the Minnesota Department of Labor and
Industry as a backflow prevention tester or backflow prevention rebuilde r is
considered qualified by the City of Columbia Heights to test backflow
preventers and certify them to be functional.
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6. Failure to comply with the provisions of this section shall be cause to discontinue
water service in accordance with Division 19 – Section A. The City of Columbia
Heights may also apply surcharges to utility bills in lieu of water shutoffs at its
discretion and determination of the risk posed by non-compliance.
§ 4.305 RESTRICTIONS ON LAYING OF PIPES.
No customer shall be permitted to conduct water pipes across lots or buildings to adjoining
properties; but all service pipes shall be laid on streets, alleys, or public ground to the
properties to be served and entered at the front or rear when practical of the building nearest
the main. All new services must be installed perpendicular to the water main from the main to
the curb stop.
(Ord. 1227, passed 8-26-91) Penalty, see § 4.319
§ 4.306 SEPARATE SERVICE TO EACH BUILDING.
No new service shall be constructed and no existing service shall be changed in such manner
that more than one building, and in the case of residential property one living unit, shall be on
the same service pipe, without specific approval of the City Engineer. Whenever two or more
parties are supplied from one pipe connecting with a service main in a single family home or
duplex, each building or part of a building separately supplied shall have a separate stop box
and a separate meter.
(Ord. 1227, passed 8-26-91) Penalty, see § 4.319
§ 4.307 SEPARATE CURB STOP REQUIRED FOR EACH BUILDING.
Owners of properties having water services which do not have separate curb stops and boxes
for each building or which otherwise do not conform to the requirements in this chapter at the
time of its passage may be required to put in such curb stop or make such other changes as are
necessary to conform to these requirements, when so instructed by the City Engineer.
(Ord. 1227, passed 8-26-91) Penalty, see § 4.319
§ 4.308 TWO OR MORE SERVICES ON ONE CURB STOP.
Where there are two or more services on one curb stop the water will n ot be turned on for
one service unless the service pipes supplying the entire premises are metered and the water
bill is paid for each service. The property owner shall be held responsible for the water bill and
any maintenance, repairs or replacements of the service line where more than one unit is
served by one service line.
(Ord. 1227, passed 8-26-91) Penalty, see § 4.319
§ 4.309 MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITY OF SERVICE PIPES.
(A) It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to maintain in good working order
and/or replace service pipes, including curb stops, from the main to the meter.
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(B) The property owner shall immediately repair any leak occurring in his their service pipe
when the property owner is notified by the Public Works Department that the leak is in their
service. Within 24 hours, the property owner shall provide the Department the name of the
contractor that will make the repair and when the repair will be made, which repair must be
completed within two days. If the repair has not been completed within three days from the
date the property owner was first notified of the leak, the Public Works Department shall cause
the work to be completed and the property owner will be billed for all expenses involved. If for
some reason the work is deemed to be a hazard for the safety and welfare of the general
public, the Public Works Department may cause the work to be completed immediately after
discovering the leak, and bill all expenses to the customer.
(Ord. 1227, passed 8-26-91) Penalty, see § 4.319
§ 4.310 UNUSED SERVICE PIPE.
All service pipes that become useless or abandoned, including previously abandoned or
unused services upon discovery of the same, must be permanently closed off and capped at the
watermain by the property owner and so reported to the Public Works Department. In the
event the property owner fails to shut off the service after being notified by certified mail, the
Public Works Department may perform the necessary work and charge all expenses involved to
the owner of the property.
(Ord. 1227, passed 8-26-91) Penalty, see § 4.319
§ 4.311 CONTROL OF WATER; DISCLAIMER; LIABILITY.
(A) Right to shut off water or vary water pressure. The Public Works Department reserves
the right, at any time when necessary and without notice, to discontinue water supply or to
vary water pressure for the purpose of making repairs or extensions o r for any other purpose
deemed to be in the best interest of the general public health and welfare. No claim shall be
made against the City of Columbia Heights for any damage that may result from shutting off
water or from varying the water pressure. The Public Works Department shall give notice prior
to shutting off water if conditions are such that it is possible to do so.
(B) Pressure and supply not guaranteed. The Public Works Department does not guarantee
the customer any fixed pressure or a continuous supply. In emergencies water may be shut off
without notice.
(C) Disclaimer of liability. The City of Columbia Heights shall not be held responsible by
reason of the breaking of any service pipe or apparatus, frozen water services, shut-off, fixtures
within the premises, for failure in the supply of water, or variances in pressure.
(Ord. 1227, passed 8-26-91)
§ 4.312 WATER METERS.
(A) Requirements and installation.
(1) Except for extinguishing of fire, no person or other entity except authorized city
employees shall use water from the water supply system or permit water to be drawn there
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from unless the same be metered by passing through a meter furnished by the Public Works
Department at the expense of such person or entity.
(2)The Public Works Department shall ensure that every customer and user of city water is
provided with a properly installed water meter upon request therefore. All meters shall be
installed by a licensed plumber or by the Public Works Department in accordance with the
following rules:
(a)Meters shall be placed on the service pipe not to exceed one foot from the wall or
floor where such pipe enters the premises;
(b)Valve installation requirements as set forth in § 4.304(JI);
(c)The meter must be placed in a suitable place so as to keep it dry and clean, protected
from frost;
(d)All meters shall be readily accessible, with a minimum of 3 feet on all sides, and above
the meter to allow to the meter reader, inspectors and Public Works Department personnel
adequate access and space to work and perform repairs.
(3)For purposes of enforcing the provisions of this code, delegated city officials upon
presentation of proper identification shall have the authority to enter any premises during
reasonable hours to read, inspect, maintainrepair, or replace said water meter.
(a)The owner shall allow the City’s employee, or assigned agent, to complete the
inspection, repair or replacement within 30 days of written notice from the city that an
inspection, repair or replacement of the meter is required.
(b) Upon a property owner’s failure to permit City personnel, or its assigned agent, onto
the property to inspect, repair or replace the meter as required in this paragraph, a
monthly surcharge in an amount duly adopted by the City Council and set forth in the
City’s fee schedule shall be imposed against the property on which the meter is located.
The monthly surcharge will be imposed for every month during which the compliance
with this paragraph is not met and charged on the property’s municipal utility billing
statement, whether the non-compliance has existed for the entire month or a portion
thereof.
(c ) If a property owner does not allow access to the property for the inspection, repair
or replacement of the water meter following the addition of the surcharges to the Utility
Bill, with 30 days written notice to the property owner and any occupants or lessees,
city staff can request permission from the City Council to shut off the water service to
the property until access is granted,. subject to the provisions of the Cold Weather Rule
M.S. § 216B.097,
(B)Requirements of seal.
(1)Every water meter shall be sealed by an employee of the city at the time of installation;
and at any time thereafter where the seal has been broken.
(2)No person shall break or remove said seal except an authorized employee of the Public
Works Department, provided however, that a licensed plumber may break said seal for the
purpose of making necessary repairs after being granted specific permi ssion by the Public
Works Department.
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(3)Any broken seal or removed water meter shall be reported to the city within 24 hours
of such action, or as soon as discovered.
(CB) Protection damage and repairs. The property owner or occupant of premises where a
meter is installed shall be held responsible for its care and protection from freezing or hot
water, and from other injury or interference from any person or persons. Meters that are liable
to become damaged by hot water shall be protected by the installation of a reliable check and
relief valve. In case of damage to the meter, or in case of its stoppage or imperfect working,
the property owner or occupant shall give immediate notice to the office of the Public Works
Department. All meters that are broken or damaged by negligence of owners or occupants of
the premises, or by freezing, hot water, or other damage, including ordinary wear and tear,
shall be repaired or replaced by the Public Works Department and the cost of repairs or
replacement shall be paid by the owner or occupant.
(DC)Removal; replacement. Whenever a water meter is installed on a water service in a
premise that is to be remodeled, removed, or destroyed, or where the service is discontinued
so that the water meter is no longer needed, the owner of such premises shall give notice to
the Public Works Department to remove such meter, and free access to such meter must be
provided so that the meter may be removed. If the meter is lost or damaged, the owner of the
premises shall be required to replace the same at the replacement value.
(ED) Tampering prohibited; estimation of bill. No one shall in any way interfere with the
proper registration of a water meter. If any meter is found to have been tampered with, the
water bill shall be estimated for the period and the meter repaired and testedreplaced at the
property owners expense. A surcharge in an amount duly adopted by the City Council and set
forth in the City’s fee schedule shall be imposed against the property on which the meter is
located. Upon repetition of the offense, it will be optional with the Public Works Department
to discontinue the water service or collect the amount estimated due. The basis of estimating
the bill shall be on the amount of the largest quarter billed in the preceding year from the date
of the tampering of the meter. If no prior bill for the current property owner exists, City staff
will propose a reasonable alternative estimate to be approved by the City Council. An
escalating surcharge in an amount duly adopted by the City Council and set forth in the City’s
fee schedule shall be imposed against the property on which the meter is located for each
additional offense.
(FE) Meter testing. In case there is doubt as to the accuracy of a water meter on the part of
the customer, he they may have the meter tested by the Public Works Department by an
organization equipped to accurately perform the test; at which test he they may be present if
he they so desires. If the meter is found to register within 2% of being correct a charge will be
made to pay for the labor cost of making such tests, plus a testing fee in an amount duly
adopted by the City Council and set forth in the City’s fee schedule . If the meter is found to
measure 2% or more incorrectly, no charge shall be made for making the test. If the meter
should be found to over-register more than 2%, there shall be a proportional deduction made
from the previous water bill. A water meter shall be considered to register satisfactorily when
it registers within 2% of accuracy.
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(GF) Remote meter registers. When remote registers have been installed, and there is a
conflict between the inside meter reading and the remote register reading, the inside meter
reading shall prevail as the actual reading for billing purposes.
(Ord. 1227, passed 8-26-91) Penalty, see § 4.319
§ 4.313 SERVICE RATES AND CHARGES; RULES AND REGULATIONS.
(A)Charges. The Council shall by resolution fix all charges and penalties for late payment for
water and sewer service and for garbage and rubbish hauling rates for dwellings and shall
similarly fix the rates by which such charges shall be computed. All such utility bills may be
collected as provided for water billing by division (C) of this section. Volume charges for water
and sewer service for periods for which an accurate meter reading is not available, will be
estimated at the highest quarterly reading in the preceding year, adjusted for any unusual use.
If no prior consumption history for the current property owner exists, City staff will propose a
reasonable alternative estimate to be approved by the City Council.
(B)Owner liability for charges. In billing water service the rates shall be applied separately
for the consumption through each meter. The property owner shall be liable for water supplied
to the property owner's property, whether the owner is occupying the property or not, and any
charges unpaid shall be a lien upon the property.
(C)Statements; delinquent bills, shut-off for non-payment; resumption of services.
(1)Accounting. The administration services of the city shall provide for a method of
periodic accounting and recording of water consumed at each metered location throughout the
city. Bills shall then be calculated to include connecting and disconnecting charges; meter
replacement charges; minimum charges for availability of water services, regardless of
connection or usage; and consumption charges as necessary and appropriate for revenue for
the maintenance and operation of the city water works facilities.
(2)Statements. The administrative service shall mail said water bills to the owner at the
address listed for each specified meter location or to such address as the owner of record may
request in writing.
(3)Due date. Water bills are due and payable on the tenth day of the month following the
date of the postmarkinvoice date. Any bill not paid by the close of business on the tenth day of
the month following its mailing is delinquent, at which time a charge established by the City
Council shall be added to the billing. Partial payments shall be considered as payment towards
most dated amounts billed.
(4)Delinquent bills. The administrative service shall ascertain all water bills that are
delinquent after the tenth day of the month and sendmail notice of such delinquency to the
occupant of the metered location by the twentieth day of the same month. If such bill remains
unpaid at the last day of the month in which the delinquency notice was sent, the
administrative service shall send a second written notice of such delinquency. Said notice shall
include a statement that water service will be discontinued unless full payment is received fees
and interest will be applied if the delinquent bill is not paid in full by the due date, and tenth
day of the month following the month in which the first delinquency notice was mailed. Before
the water will be turned on, the entire account, including any current charges must be paid
along with and including the charge established by the Council for turning the water off and
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on. Water will be turned on only during regular working hours. Iif water bills are not paid, the
bills may be levied against the owner’s property andowner and certified for collection with
against property taxes annually. annually. prior to turning the water back on, and proof of levy
payment must be provided to the administrative service prior to said service being turned back
on.
(5)Shut-off for non-payment. Water service may be discontinued at any time thereafter,
subject to the following exceptions: Service may not be discontinued in this manner for:
(a)Any tenant, lessee, or individual occupant of a multiple dwelling or commercial
building which does not have a separate meter for each separate tenant, lessee, or occupant
unit.
(b)Any person who has filed with the Finance Director a written protest of the amount
billed, either in whole or in part, together with the reasons or basis for such protest.
(c)Any person who is subject to the Cold Weather Rule, M.S. § 216B.097, as it may be
amended from time to time.
(6)Shut-off for non-payment under subdivision (C)(5)(a).
(a)Water service may be discontinued under circumstances described in subdivision
(C)(5)(a) by providing 30 days' written “Final Notice” to each individual tenant, lessee or
occupant.
(b)Upon expiration of 25 days of said 30-day period, additional written notice shall be
provided to each individual tenant, lessee, or occupant indicating whether the delinquent water
bills remain unpaid.
(7)Shut-off for non-payment under subdivision (C)(5)(b). Under circumstances described
in subdivision (C)(5)(b), the administrative service shall investigate the basis for the protest and
issue a report of its findings to the aggrieved party. When so warranted by the results of the
investigation, water service may thereafter be terminated upon 24 hours' notice.
(85)Certification of delinquent bills. The Council may certify unpaid and delinquent water
bills to the County Auditor annually for collection pursuant to the provisions of M.S. § 444.075,
as it may be amended from time to time.
(6) Shut-off for non-payment:
(a)The water service to any property that is not subject to collection pursuant to the special
assessment provisions of M.S. § 444.07, is subject to shut-off for non-payment upon 30 days’
written notice to the property owner and any occupants or lessees, subject to the provisions of
the Cold Weather Rule M.S. § 216B.097.
(b)Any disconnection fee established by the City Council under section 4.303(4) above applies
to shut-off for non-payment under this section.
(c)Reinstatement of water service following shut-off for non-payment requires either payment
in-full of the delinquent amount. Reinstatement following a change in ownership requires
payment in-full.
(D)Water service bills payable at Finance Department. All bills for water and other services
are payable at the office of the Finance Department during regular working hours, or as
otherwise provided by said Finance Department.
(Ord. 1227, passed 8-26-91)
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§ 4.314 DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE.
Any customer desiring to discontinue the use of water must notify the Finance Department in
writing. The Public Works Department shall turn off the water, subject to any fees established.
(Ord. 1227, passed 8-26-91)
§ 4.315 REINSTATEMENT OF SERVICE.
No firm, company or corporation or individuals from whose premises the water shall have
been shut off shall turn the water on without permission from the Public Works Department.
(Ord. 1227, passed 8-26-91)
§ 4.316 FIRE SERVICES.
(A)Construction. The construction of fire services shall be allowed as provided under the
building code and Inspection Department. Separate services are required for both Fire and
Domestic water use, and Detector flow meters shall be installed on any separate fire service
line.
(B)Activation of detector flow meter. When the detector flow meter is activated by flow
through the fire system, it shall be the duty of the property owner or occupant to notify the
Public Works Department within 24 hours thereafter.
(C)Limitation of size. The Public Works Department shall reserve the right to limit the size of
fire protection services where the street mains are of such size as to make it necessary in order
to protect public interest.
(D)Prohibited use. In any case when the owner or occupant of any premises are found to be
using water from a fire service for other purposes than fire protect ion, such act shall be cause
for requiring metering of the fire service with a meter specified by the Public Works
Department, at the expense of the owner. Estimated usage shall be billed to the property
owner pursuant to section § 4.313(A)2 (C)
(E)Requirement of meter. The Public Works Department reserves the right at any time to
require the property owner of the premises supplied with fire services to furnish and install, at
his their expense and under the direction of the Public Works Department an approved water
meter and to keep the same in accurate operating condition, if it finds it necessary to do so to
protect the public interest.
(Ord. 1227, passed 8-26-91)
§ 4.317 FIRE HYDRANTS.
(A)Permit requirements. No person other than an authorized city employee shall use a fire
hydrant without first obtaining a permit therefor from the Public Works Department.
(B)Flushing streets and sewers. Hydrants used for construction purposes or for flushing
sewers and streets shall have a reducing coupling attached to the nozzle of the hydrant with an
independent throttling valve for regulating the supply. A Backflow preventer must be
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availablethat has been tested within the past year and found to be operating properly must be
installed at the hydrant or the vehicle.
(C)Opening hydrants. Hydrants shall be opened only with a numbered hydrant spanner.
(D)Use as temporary service by contractors. Temporary service from fire hydrants is
available for contractors. A meter will be obtained from the Public Works Department and a
charge shall be made for hook-up. The charges for such water service shall be at the same rate
as other services. Responsibility for the safety of and security of the meter lies with the
contractor. The contractor shall place a deposit for the replacement value of the meter with
the Public Works Department at the time of the request for application., and an escrow
payment will be made for estimated water usage.
(Ord. 1227, passed 8-26-91) Penalty, see § 4.319
§ 4.318 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
(A)Water supply from two sources; private supply substituted for city water. On premises
where water is supplied from two sources, the city water being one of the systems, the piping
system for city water must be entirely separated from that of the other source. If other than
city water is to be furnished on premises previously supplied with city water, the property
owner or his their plumber must give notice at the office of the receive approval from the
Public Works Department. If approval is given the owner or their plumber when he they will
make this change and must also cut off thewill be responsible for discontinuing city water
supply at the corporation stop and disconnect the service pipe.
(B)Disconnection of direct connection of two sources. Premises now having direct
connection between the city water supply and another supply shall forthwith disconnect the
same.
(C)Requirements of safety devices. Customers are required to equip boilers, heating plants,
and refrigeration machinery with safety devices and/or backflow preventers; or provide
auxiliary supplies.
(D)Repairs to comply with provisions. Repairs made to existing services shall cause such
service to conform in every respect with this chapter.
(E)Accuracy of information not guaranteed. Such information as may be obtained from the
records, maps, employees, and the like, of the Public Works Department relative t o the location
of water mains and service pipes will be furnished to licensed plumbers and interested parties,
but the Public Works Department does not guarantee the accuracy of the same.
(F)Restriction of water use. The Public Works Department reserves the right to prohibit the
use of water for yard sprinklers, elevators, air conditioners, coolers, and large consumers of
water when in the judgment of the Public Works Department it shall be necessary to do so for
the protection of public interest.
(G)Provisions considered part of every contract. The foregoing rules and regulations shall be
considered a part of the contract for every person who takes water supplied by the City of
Columbia Heights, and shall be considered as having expressed his their agreement to be bound
thereby.
(Ord. 1227, passed 8-26-91) Penalty, see § 4.319
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§ 4.319 PENALTY.
(A)Any person, firm, or corporation who violates or refuses to comply with any of the
provisions of this article, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided in §
1.999. Each day that a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense.
(B) Any person violating any of the provisions of this article is liable to the city for any
expense, loss, or damage occasioned the city by reason of such violation.
(Ord. 1227, passed 8-26-91)
First Reading: April 11, 2022
Offered by: Novitsky
Seconded by: Murzyn, Jr.
Roll Call: All Ayes
Second Reading: April 25, 2022
Offered by:
Seconded by:
Roll Call:
Date of Passage:
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Mayor Amáda Márquez Simula
Attest:
_____________________________________________
Sara Ion, City Clerk
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA SECTION CONSENT
MEETING DATE APRIL 25, 2022
ITEM: Resolution 2022-52 Approving Contract for Protect Community Forests by Managing Ash for EAB
Grant from the MN DNR
DEPARTMENT: Public Works BY/DATE: Kevin Hansen 4/19/2022
CITY STRATEGY: (please indicate areas that apply by adding a bold “X” in front of the selected text below)
_Safe Community X_Diverse, Welcoming “Small-Town” Feel
_Economic Strength _Excellent Housing/Neighborhoods
X_Equity and Affordability _Strong Infrastructure/Public Services
_Opportunities for Play and Learning _Engaged, Multi-Generational, Multi-Cultural Population
BACKGROUND: The Emerald Ash Borer is an invasive species that has begun to devastate the ash tree population
in the Twin Cities metropolitan area and will continue to do so over the next 10 years. Ash trees in Columbia
Heights have been identified as infested and the work of removing ash trees from public spaces will be mostly
complete by the end of this year. To help our community reforest after the years of ash removal, the Urban
Forestry Department applied for grant funds from the MN DNR and was award $63,450.00 to help manage
replanting and treatment of publicly owned ash trees in Columbia Heights. The grant was a competitive grant
awarded to select communities that showed a comprehensive plan, ability to meet the grant goals, and the
knowledge to manage the emerald ash borer infestation through best practices.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION(S): The grant awarded to Columbia Heights will ensure that the continued
management and replanting of publicly owned trees can continue following best forestry practices. The impact of
EAB on forestry budgets around the state will be large, and by securing $63,450.00 in grant funding, Columbia
Heights can mitigate the impact on the general fund budget and still follow the City’s Comprehensive EAB
Management Plan (2014). The Urban Forestry budget will be used to meet the cash and in-kind match
requirements of the 3-year program. The Protect Community Forests by Managing Ash for EAB grant will allow
Columbia Heights to continue aggressively combating EAB and begin to re-establish the community forest by
replanting a diverse selection of trees and ensuring the health and vitality of the community forest for generations.
Grant activities include the cyclical treatment of 275 publicly-owned ash trees and planting 525 new trees in parks
and along streets city-wide. The contract documents are being processed by MnDNR and will be available to sign
soon.
RECOMMENDED MOTION(S):
MOTION: Move to waive the reading of Resolution 2022 -52, there being ample copies available to the
public.
MOTION: Move to adopt Resolution 2022-52 approving the contract between the MN Department of Natural
Resources and the City of Columbia Heights for the Protecting Community Forests by Managing Ash for EAB
grant.
ATTACHMENT(S): Resolution 2022-52
Exhibit A B – Columbia Heights.docx (Grant Deliverables) 108
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RESOLUTION NO. 2022-52
A resolution of the City Council for the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota,
WHEREAS, the Urban Forestry Department pursued a competitive grant, Protecting Community Forests
by Managing Ash for EAB, to help manage the replanting and treatment of publicly owned ash trees in
Columbia Heights; and
WHEREAS, the competitive grant was awarded to select communities that showed a comprehensive
plan, ability to meet the grant goals and the knowledge to manage the emerald ash bo rer infestation
through best practices; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbia Heights has been awarded a grant amount of $63,450.00 by the MN
Department of Natural Resources.
Now, therefore, in accordance with the foregoing, and all ordinances and regulations of the City of
Columbia Heights, the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights makes the following:
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. The City Council hereby approves the Grant Agreement between the MN Department of Natural
Resources and the City of Columbia Heights, and furthermore authorizes the City Forester to act as
the designated representative.
ORDER OF COUNCIL
Passed this 25th day of April, 2022
Offered by:
Seconded by:
Roll Call:
Amáda Márquez Simula, Mayor
Attest:
Sara Ion, City Clerk/Council Secretary
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Exhibit A: Grant Project Deliverables
2022 Protect Community Forests Grants
City of Columbia Heights Deliverables
Grant Sum Total: $63,450.00
Grant Contact Deliverables
Adopting an EAB management plan through this grant process if the community does not yet
have one in place
Each ash tree removed must be replaced with a newly planted tree
Grantee must be willing to participate in work by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and
University of Minnesota to evaluate project impacts
Regardless of requests for reimbursement, a written update must be submitted by each reporting
deadline, to insure project is moving forward and on track to completion. Add written reports below
corresponding to each reporting date:
December 15, 2022 Update:
June 15, 2023 Update:
December 15, 2023 Update:
June 15, 2024 Update:
December 15, 2024 Update:
June 30, 2025 Update:
As work is completed, thoroughly address all applicable bullet points below. Add in the date of reporting
(i.e. 12/15/22) and change the font color of your update to red, to show where information has been
added. Continually add to this document over the lifetime of your grant, making sure that all bullet
points are addressed by the time of the grant’s completion.
Work with DNR to fully execute and report on the impacts of the work plan by meeting the requirements
as submitted in the City of Columbia Heights’ application:
Project Overview and Need
The City of Columbia Heights seeks to minimize the negative impacts of Emerald Ash Borer on the
community by continuing to execute the EAB management plan adopted by the City in 2014. The
adopted plan is a City-wide, balanced approach to managing EAB. The City will maintain and protect
valuable canopy cover by treating approximately 275 of the highest quality City owned ash trees with
trunk injections of emamectin benzoate at three year intervals. The City is currently under contract with
Rainbow Treecare to provide injection services for City owned ash trees in 2022. As part of this project,
the City intends to purchase the necessary equipment and chemical to bring EAB injections in house
starting in 2023. This move will enable the City to reduce costs and make long-term treatment of all
remaining City-owned ash trees financially viable. In keeping with the management plan, as of Spring
2022 the City will have completed preemptive scheduled removals of all untreated City-owned ash
trees; further removals are not planned. In order to ensure public safety the City will continue to inspect
and monitor all treated ash trees and remove any trees that become infested with EAB or become
hazardous. To replace the valuable canopy already lost to EAB management efforts the City will plant
525 new trees over the course of this project. Approximately 450 bareroot saplings and 75 container
trees will be planted in parks and along streets City-wide. Tree selection will focus on increasing the
diversity of the community forest utilizing GIS inventory and DNR community survey data. Plantings will
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diversify the community forest to enhance resilience, increase ecosystem services, and provide climate
mitigation. Although the City is well-prepared for the EAB crisis, management efforts to date have
placed the Urban Forestry budget under considerable strain. Additional funding will allow for the
purchase of injection equipment and chemical to maintain valuable canopy long-term and for timely
purchase and planting of replacement trees.
Project Timeline
2022
May/June- Order bareroot stock for fall planting, ~150 trees. Bareroot order arrives and is
placed in gravel bed for heeling-in. Purchase bark protectors, stakes, tree straps, watering bags,
and mulch.
June/July- Treatment of ~91 City-owned ash trees by contractor.
September/October- Plant ~150 bareroot trees in City parks and along streets. Update GIS to
include all new plantings.
November- Ongoing watering of newly planted trees as needed.
December- Purchase EAB injection equipment, accessories, pesticide storage safety cabinet, and
emamectin benzoate product for 2023 injections.
2023
January/February- Order bareroot stock for fall planting, ~150 trees
March/April- Order tree watering bags, bark protectors, stakes, tree straps, and mulch.
Watering of 2022 planting cohort as needed.
May- Bareroot order arrives and is placed in gravel bed for heeling-in.
June/July- Emamectin benzoate trunk injection of ~78 City owned trees by City Forester.
Watering of 2022 planting cohort as needed.
August 2022- Watering of 2022 planting cohort as needed.
September/October/November- Plant ~150 bareroot trees in City Parks and along streets.
Update GIS to include all new plantings. Watering of 2022 and 2023 planting cohorts as
necessary.
December- Order injection accessories and emamectin benzoate product for 2024 injections.
2024
January/February- Order bareroot stock for fall planting, ~150 trees. Order watering bags, bark
protectors, stakes, and tree strap.
March/April- Watering of 2022 and 2023 planting cohorts as necessary.
May- Bareroot order arrives and is placed in gravel bed for heeling-in. Inspect 2023 planting
cohort; adjust/remove stakes as appropriate. Watering of 2022 and 2023 planting cohorts as
necessary.
June/July/August- Emamectin benzoate trunk injections of ~110 City-owned ash trees by City
Forester. Watering of 2022 and 2023 planting cohorts as necessary.
September/October/November- Plant ~150 bareroot trees in City parks and along streets.
Update GIS to include newly planted trees. Watering of 2022, 2023, and 2024 planting cohorts
according as necessary.
December 2024- Order injection accessories and emamectin benzoate product for 2025
injections.
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2025
January/February- Order ~75 container trees and planting accessories for 2025 Spring planting.
March/April- Watering of 2023 and 2024 planting cohorts as necessary.
May/June- Plant ~75 container trees in City parks and along streets. Emamectin benzoate
injection of ~91 City-owned ash trees by City Forester. Watering of 2023 and 2024 planting
cohorts.
Project Budget Explanation
The City of Columbia Heights will fund the cash match portion of grant activities through the Urban
Forestry budget, which is part of the City’s general fund. The City will provide in-kind match in the form
of employee labor and the usage of City-owned vehicles and equipment. The City Forester will oversee
the project, with additional labor provided by other City employees as necessary. City vehicles and
equipment will be utilized for the planting, care, and maintenance of new trees and to perform ash
injections. The City is under contract with Rainbow Treecare to provide emamectin benzoate trunk
injections for the City’s 2022 injection cohort. The purchase of the Arborjet Quik-Jet Air kit, accessories,
pesticide safety cabinet, and emamectin benzoate product will allow the City to transition to in-house
EAB trunk injections. The cost savings from this switch will enable the City to continue to treat high
value ash trees long-term in a financially viable manner. Grant funding will greatly assist and speed this
transition. The purchase of watering bags, bark protectors, tree straps, and stakes will provide the
equipment necessary to facilitate planting with best practices. By choosing bareroot trees for the
majority of trees planted for this project the City will maximize the number of trees that can be planted
under budgetary constraints. The 75 container trees included in the plan will allow the City to purchase
tree species that are unavailable as bareroot stock, or to choose species that perform poorly as
bareroots. New tree planting will focus on increasing the diversity and resiliency of the community
forest. Utilizing a Missouri gravel bed system to heel-in bareroot nursery stock will increase survival
rates of newly planted trees and provide flexibility in the planting timeline. Additional grant funding will
allow the City to plant a much larger number of trees over the grant period than would otherwise be
possible. Many ash trees have already been lost to EAB management efforts; this project will provide a
jump start to recovering the invaluable mature canopy lost.
Project Impacts on Priority Landscapes and Populations
This project has great potential to reduce racial and economic disparities while making positive health
and environmental quality impacts for a diverse population. According to data from the US Census
Bureau, the City of Columbia Heights is considerably more racially diverse than the state of MN as a
whole. 63.3% of the residents of the City are white alone, not Hispanic or Latino, compared to 79.1% for
the state of MN as a whole. 18.9% of residents of Columbia Heights are foreign born, much higher than
the 8.5% number for the state of MN as a whole. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau also show that in
addition to being more racially diverse than the state of MN as a whole, residents of Columbia Heights
are also more likely to experience economic hardship. The City of Columbia Heights has a lower annual
median household income than the state of MN as a whole, $57,882 compared to $71,306. The
percentage of Columbia Heights residents living in poverty is also higher than state-wide numbers,
12.0% compared to 8.3%. The proposed project is City-wide in scope and has the potential to impact all
residents of Columbia Heights, thereby reducing disparities for a diverse population. Thriving urban
forests have been clearly shown to have positive impacts on the physical and mental health of residents
and increase property values. Trees in urban environments also act as green infrastructure, providing
critical ecosystem services. Mature trees provide shade, mitigate urban heat island effects, intercept
particulate air pollution, reduce CO2 emissions, help conserve electricity and natural gas, and intercept
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storm water. Urban trees and the services they provide will be critically important components in
mitigating the impacts of climate change on our community. Mature ash trees treated and preserved
through this project will continue to provide their valuable services to the community, retaining critical
canopy cover that would take decades to replace. Trees planted as a part of this project will eventually
replace the mature canopy already lost to Emerald Ash Borer, providing increasingly valuable ecosystem
services and helping to combat the effects of climate change.
Communication
The City of Columbia Heights will continue and expand its outreach efforts about EAB, City management
efforts, and this project throughout the course of the grant. The City currently features EAB on its
website under the Urban Forestry section. This page provides basic information about EAB, updates on
EAB status in Columbia Heights, and links to further resources for residents. The City will continue to
update and maintain the EAB section of the website with information and resources for residents, as
well as updates on grant activities and City management efforts. In addition to the website, the City will
provide updates and information to the public through our quarterly City newsletter, use of social
media, and informational sessions at the library. Newsletter stories and social media updates will
highlight the critical status of EAB in Columbia Heights and urge residents to make a plan and take action
on their trees. Newsletter, website, and social media updates will inform residents of the bulk discount
available for EAB treatments from the City contractor. Social media updates will engage community
interest with photos and videos highlighting grant activities and providing EAB information and
awareness to residents. A new outreach effort in 2022 will include EAB informational sessions at the City
library. These informational sessions will be one hour in length, free to residents, and presented by the
City Forester. Informational sessions will include an overview of EAB, update on EAB status in Columbia
Heights, City management efforts, grant activities, and management options available to residents.
Resources detailing insecticide treatment options and the City's bulk discount treatment program will
be provide. Sessions will conclude with question and answer time. If sufficient resident interest exists,
two sessions will be provided each year for the entirety of the grant timeline. Communication will be
collaboratively executed by the City Forester and City communications staff.
Key Personnel
This project will be coordinated and managed by the City Forester, an ISA certified arborist and MN
certified Tree Inspector with a B.S. in Plant Science and graduate studies in Plant Pathology from the
University of Minnesota. The City Forester will be assisted by other Public Works staff, including three
MN certified Tree Inspectors and two additional ISA certified arborists. Five Public Works staff members
have pesticide applicator's licenses. All staff will maintain their current credentials during the course of
the project. All staff involved in the project have extensive experience planting and maintaining trees.
The City Forester will select planting locations, select and order trees and other planting supplies,
oversee and maintain the gravel bed, personally supervise all planting, perform inspections on planted
trees, and manage all other tree maintenance and GIS activities with support from additional City Staff
as necessary.The City Forester will personally perform annual inspections on all newly planted trees and
adjust or remove stakes as necessary. Watering of trees will be accomplished by the City Forester and
other Public Works staff utilizing the City's watering trailer and water truck. The City Forester will
manage the list of treated City-owned ash trees, overseeing the work of contractors and performing all
in-house emamectin benzoate trunk injections. Emamectin benzoate trunk injections in 2022 will be
performed by the City contractor Rainbow Treecare, a full-service tree care company with ISA certified
arborists on staff. Rainbow Treecare was awarded a two year contract for EAB injection services after a
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competitive bidding process in 2020. Beginning in 2023, ash trunk injections will be brought in-house
and performed by the City Forester.
Tree Planting
Grant funds will not fund the purchase of trees that are over-represented in your community. Any
genera that comprise 10% or more of the community forest make-up will not be funded. Numbers
derived from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 2010 Rapid Assessment will be used
unless an updated inventory is provided. For your community this means grant funds cannot be spent
on purchasing:
Acer (maple): 19.7%
Picea (spruce): 14.3%
Fraxinus (ash) 12.4%
All trees planted with grant funds are expected to be maintained based on the City of Columbia Heights’
Three Year Tree Maintenance Plan submitted as Exhibit C. Trees that do not survive will need to be
replaced prior to grant close-out utilizing the warranty the city has with the nursery that stock was
purchased from, or at the expense of the City of Columbia Heights.
Requesting Reimbursement
Accomplishment reports and maps of completed work will be submitted with all requests for
reimbursement.
Partial payment form along with invoices and proof of payment for grant-funded purchases,
Cash Match form along with proof of payment, and In-Kind Match form
Partial payments may be submitted as needed and must include all up-to-date required
documents and accomplishment reports, including a relevant certification and/or declaration
Accomplishment reports will include grant contract deliverables and their impacts
Photo documentation of the project’s progress at appropriate phases, and illustrations,
diagrams, charts, graphs, and maps to show results
Maps will:
o Identify the location of ash that have been removed
o Identify the location of ash stumps that have been ground
o Identify the location and species of trees that have been planted
o Identify the location of ash trees that have been treated
All trees removed, treated, and planted will be mapped and submitted as shapefiles, with the
planted trees identified by species and size, to obtain grand fund reimbursement. If your
community does not have access to shapefile-generating software, please notify your DNR
Urban and Community Forestry Team Member, and they will work to assist you.
Following the submission of invoices and accomplishment reports, a compliance check will be conducted
by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources staff. Staff will do a site evaluation ensuring that tree
species submitted on maps are correctly identified and planted in accordance with the standards set in
the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Pocket Guide to Planting Trees.
Staff will also ensure that the project adheres to the 20-10-5 guideline which means that following
planting, a community has no more than 20% of their trees within a single family, no more than 10% of
their trees within a single genus, and no more than 5% of their trees within a single species. Staff will
confirm that planted tree stock is ¾”-2” caliper bareroot or a container class size #20 or smaller.
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Ineligible Project Expenses
Ineligible project expenses include, but are not limited to:
Costs incurred prior to the start date on the fully executed grant agreement
Staff time for local government unit employees
Purchase of trees listed on the Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants list, including Amur cork
tree, Amur maple, autumn olive, black locust, buckthorn, Norway maple, Russian olive, Siberian
elm, and tree of heaven
Purchase of balled and burlapped trees, containerized trees larger than #20, and bareroot trees
greater than 2” caliper diameter
Purchase of tree species that already make up 10% or more of the community’s public trees, or
whose family makes up 20% or more of the public trees
Purchase of plants such as shrubs, living ground covers, sod, grass seed, and flowers
Purchase of land or easements
Major soil and grade changes or construction
Equipment purchases equal to or exceeding $5,000
Purchase of meals or snacks for volunteers
Experimental practices not approved by DNR
Acknowledgments
Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund (ENRTF)
Since the citizens of Minnesota created this funding source, it is critical to the transparency of
the fund that they are aware of how the funds are used. Acknowledgement of the ENRTF should
be included in all project communications and outreach – including press releases, media
interactions, signs, publications, event advertisements & invitations, websites, newsletters,
printed materials, presentations, and social media.
Acknowledgement can be made through use of the ENRTF logo. Contact the UCF Team to obtain
the ENRTF logo. Projects are encouraged to display it within their efforts whenever possible and
appropriate. It is available in color, black and white, or grayscale in a variety of file formats (.ai,
.eps, .png, .jpg, .gif).
Acknowledgement can be made by tagging ENRTF on Facebook (Minnesota Environment and
Natural Resources Trust Fund) and mentioned on Twitter (@mnenrtf) when the City of Columbia
Heights posts about a project that has been supported by ENRTF. Not only will this fulfill the
acknowledgement requirements, but it allows LCCMR to share Columbia Heights’ project
accomplishments with their followers, including commission members.
Acknowledgement can be made through use of ENRT attribution language. If choosing to
acknowledge ENRTF funding through attribution language, please include at a minimum:
“Funding provided by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund.”
(verbal)
- or -
“Funding for this project was provided by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources
Trust Fund as recommended by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources
(LCCMR).” (written)
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Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources needs to be acknowledged in publications,
audiovisuals, and electronic media developed as a result of this award.
Including any publications or outreach materials related to this grant or agreement, a statement
of affiliation with Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, e.g., “This publication made
possible through a grant from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.” OR “This
project was conducted in cooperation with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.”
Logo is permitted for use and can be obtained by contacting the UCF Team.
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Exhibit B: Project Budget
2022 Protect Community Forests Grants
City of Columbia Heights
Item State Grant Funds Cash Match In-kind Match Total
Personnel and
Owned Equipment $92,300.00 $92,300.00
Eligible Expenses $63,450.00 $7,200.00 $70,650.00
Totals $63,450.00 $7,200.00 $92,300.00 $162,950.00
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA SECTION CONSENT
MEETING DATE APRIL 25, 2022
ITEM: Award of Professional Services for Construction Materials Testing for 2022 Street Rehabilitation
Program
DEPARTMENT: Public Works BY/DATE: Kevin Hansen 4/20/2022
CITY STRATEGY: (please indicate areas that apply by adding a bold “X” in front of the selected text below)
_Safe Community _Diverse, Welcoming “Small-Town” Feel
_Economic Strength _Excellent Housing/Neighborhoods
_Equity and Affordability X_Strong Infrastructure/Public Services
_Opportunities for Play and Learning _Engaged, Multi-Generational, Multi-Cultural Population
BACKGROUND: Staff regularly obtains quotes for material testing services on construction projects. Testing
services include items such as compaction of Class 5 aggregate base, compressive strength of concrete, and
density of bituminous paving. The testing type and frequency are outlined in the State Aid Schedu le of
Materials Control for Local Government Agencies.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff requested proposals from geotechnical engineers to provide the
construction materials testing services. The following is a combined total submitted for both 2022 Street
Rehabilitation – Zones 6 and 7 and State Aid Overlay - 47th Avenue projects:
Independent Testing Technologies (ITT): $17,005.00
American Engineering Testing (AET): $17,515.00 (minimum) $26,486.00 (likely)
Actual costs are based on the time required at the project site and the number of tests. Independent Testing
Technologies included more tests and trips to the construction sites than the numbers provided in American
Engineering Testing “minimum” proposal for approximately the same cost. Staff recommends awarding the
construction materials testing services to Independent Testing Technologies.
RECOMMENDED MOTION(S):
MOTION: Move to approve the proposal for Construction Materials Testing for 2022 Street Rehabilitation
Program with Independent Testing Technologies, based on project testing requirements for an estimated
cost of $17,005.00 appropriated from Funds 415-9999-43050-2202 (Street Rehabilitation - Zones 6 and 7)
and 415-9999-43050-2206 (State Aid Street Rehabilitation – 47th Avenue).
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA SECTION CONSENT
MEETING DATE APRIL 25, 2022
ITEM: Award of Professional Services for Construction Surveying and Staking for 2022 Street
Rehabilitation Project
DEPARTMENT: Public Works BY/DATE: Kevin Hansen 4/20/2022
CITY STRATEGY: (please indicate areas that apply by adding a bold “X” in front of the selected text below)
_Safe Community _Diverse, Welcoming “Small-Town” Feel
_Economic Strength _Excellent Housing/Neighborhoods
_Equity and Affordability X_Strong Infrastructure/Public Services
_Opportunities for Play and Learning _Engaged, Multi-Generational, Multi-Cultural Population
BACKGROUND: As needed, staff obtains quotes for construction surveying and staking services on
construction projects.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff requested proposals from consulting engineers to provide the construction
surveying and staking services for the Street Rehabilitation projects – Zones 6 and 7:
Bolton & Menk, Inc. $24,610.00
SEH, Inc: $52,500.00
Actual costs are based on the time required at the project site. Staff recommends awarding the construction
surveying and staking services to Bolton & Menk.
RECOMMENDED MOTION(S):
MOTION: Move to approve the proposal for Construction Surveying and Staking for 2022 Street
Rehabilitation Project - Zones 6 and 7 with Bolton & Menk, Inc. for an estimated cost of $24,610.00
appropriated from Fund 415-9999-43050-2202.
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA SECTION CONSENT
MEETING DATE APRIL 25, 2022
ITEM:
Accept Proposal from Bolton & Menk for Construction Services for Central Avenue Sanitary
Sewer Rehabilitation
DEPARTMENT: Public Works BY/DATE: Kevin Hansen 4/20/2022
CITY STRATEGY: (please indicate areas that apply by adding a bold “X” in front of the selected text below)
_Safe Community _Diverse, Welcoming “Small-Town” Feel
_Economic Strength _Excellent Housing/Neighborhoods
_Equity and Affordability X_Strong Infrastructure/Public Services
_Opportunities for Play and Learning _Engaged, Multi-Generational, Multi-Cultural Population
BACKGROUND: On April 25th, 2022 the City Council will consider the award of bids for the Central Avenue
Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project. The scope of the work on Central Avenue includes pipe upsizing, pipe
replacement due to broken pipe or joint issues, and manhole replacement an d rehabilitation.
The construction is scheduled for late spring start with completion in mid -September of 2022. The work will be
completed prior to the new City Hall site completion and prior to leasing/move -ins for the new apartments at
the same location. The cost of the sewer rehab project for 2022 is funded through a combination of funds
including the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), along with the City’s Sewer Construction Fund and Sewer
operations fund.
ANALYSIS/CONCLUSIONS:
The City had previously hired the consulting firm of Bolton & Menk for the design and preliminary surveying
services for this project. Attached please find Bolton & Menk’s proposal for providing construction
administration services for the project. The work will include:
1. Construction surveying
2. Reviewing and approving all required submittals, including traffic control on Central Avenue.
3. On site daily inspections for the project duration .
4. Reviewing and approving of a temporary sanitary sewer by-pass pumping plan.
5. Monitoring and ensuring proper traffic control and safety measures are incorporated by the
contractor.
6. Coordinating and approving the materials testing.
7. All site restoration work in the Trunk Highway ROW and appurtenance installation, subgrade
compaction, pavement, turf establishment etc.
8. Contract administration services such as the preconstruction meeting, weekly construction meeting
agendas, minutes, pay vouchers, close out procedures including punch list and as-builts.
Due to Bolton & Menk’s familiarity with the sanitary sewer analysis, staff obtained a proposal for surveying
and construction administration services from them. With all the work occurring within the ROW on Central
Avenue, two key project elements should be noted – project coordination with MnDOT and traffic control on
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Central Avenue. The cost to not exceed amount is 4.5% of the construction value , under the typical 8% range
for construction services.
Staff recommends approval of the professional service agreement with Bolton & Menk in the amount of
$95,350.
RECOMMENDED MOTION(S):
MOTION: Move to accept the proposal from Bolton & Menk in the amount of $95,350 for construction
services for the Central Avenue Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation, City Project 2204.
ATTACHMENT: Bolton & Menk Proposal dated April 4, 2022
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TO CITY COUNCIL APR 25, 2022
*Signed Waiver Form accompanied application
Contractor Licenses – 2022
Renewal:
ST MARIE SHEET METAL 7940 SPRING LK RD, SPRING LK PK, MN $80.00
*CROSSTOWN SIGN 16307 ABERDEEN ST, HAM LAKE, MN $80.00
Tree Contractor Licenses – 2022
Renewals:
*MAXIMUM TREE SERV. & LAND. 106 RIDGE ROAD, NEW LONDON, MN $80.00
Massage Therapy Business Licenses – 2022
Renewals:
*COLUMBIA HEIGHTS MASSAGE 5019 UNIVERSITY AVE, COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MN $500.00
Massage Therapist Licenses – 2022
Renewals:
*MAO PING PAN 5019 UNIVERSITY AVE, COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MN $350.00
*XIAOXIN QU 5019 UNIVERSITY AVE, COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MN $350.00
Ice Cream Truck Licenses – 2022
Renewals:
*ROSA CHUNCHI P LLC 4550 CENTRAL AVE LOT #1404, HILLTOP, MN $50.00
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA SECTION CONSENT AGENDA
MEETING DATE APRIL 25, 2022
ITEM: LICENSE AGENDA
DEPARTMENT: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BY/DATE: Alicia Howe (April 20, 2022)
CITY STRATEGY: (please indicate areas that apply by adding a bold “X” in front of the selected text below)
XSafe Community _Diverse, Welcoming “Small-Town” Feel
_Economic Strength _Excellent Housing/Neighborhoods
_Equity and Affordability _Strong Infrastructure/Public Services
_Opportunities for Play and Learning _Engaged, Multi-Generational, Multi-Cultural Population
BACKGROUND: Attached is the business license agenda for the April 25, 2022, City Council meeting. This agenda consists of
applications for 2022 Contractor Licenses, 2022 Tree Contractor Licenses, 2022 Massage Therapy Business Licenses, 2022 Massage
Therapist Licenses, and 2022 Ice Cream Truck Licenses. At the top of the license agenda there is a phrase stating "*Signed Waiver
Form accompanied application", noting that the data privacy form has been submitted as required. If not submitted, certain
information cannot be released to the public.
RECOMMENDED MOTION(S):
MOTION: Move to approve the items as listed on the business license agenda for April 25, 2022 as presented.
ATTACHMENT(S):
Contractor Licenses – 2022
Tree Contractor Licenses – 2022
Massage Therapy Business Licenses – 2022
Massage Therapist Licenses – 2022
Ice Cream Truck Licenses - 2022
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Item 16.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA SECTION CONSENT
MEETING DATE APRIL 25, 2022
ITEM: Rental Occupancy Licenses for Approval
DEPARTMENT: Fire BY/DATE: Daniel O’Brien, 4/25/22
CITY STRATEGY: (please indicate areas that apply by adding a bold “X” in front of the selected text below)
_Safe Community _Diverse, Welcoming “Small-Town” Feel
_Economic Strength X Excellent Housing/Neighborhoods
_Equity and Affordability _Strong Infrastructure/Public Services
_Opportunities for Play and Learning _Engaged, Multi-Generational, Multi-Cultural Population
BACKGROUND: Consideration of approval of attached list of rental housing license applications
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
MOTION: Move to approve the items listed for rental housing license applications for April 25, 2022, in that
they have met the requirements of the Property Maintenance Code.
ATTACHMENT:
Rental Occupancy Licenses for Approval – 4-25-22
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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
COUNCIL MEETING OF: April 25, 2022 .
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF ANOKA
CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
Motion: Move that in accordance with Minnesota Statute s the City Council has reviewed the enclosed list of claims paid
by check and by electronic funds transfer in the amount of $949,130.51.
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AmountGL #DescriptionPayeeInvoiceCheck #BankCheck Date
1,335.00 101.1110.42171MOVIE RIGHTS-MOVIES IN THE PARK 2022WELLS FARGO CREDIT CARDBO 187457532(E)MAIN04/08/2022
(39.69)101.1110.42171RETURN SNOWBLAST SUPPLIES021622 TGT32(E)
18.48 101.1110.42175SNACKS-YOUTH COMMISSION-MNTHLY PROCLAMATIONS483988240432(E)
21.47 101.1110.44380SNACKS-YOUTH COMMISSION MEETING030922 CUB32(E)
5.99 101.1110.44380SNACKS-PLANNING COMMISSION,RECGN-R.F. 18 YR TENURE484001379932(E)
610.00 101.1320.43105MCMA CONFERENCE 2022-BOURGEOIS36024332(E)
113.82 101.1320.43320LODGING-MCMA CONFERENCE BOURGEOIS35326639-132(E)
265.99 101.1510.42171FINANCE SAFE FOR NEW CITY HALL984044245932(E)
26.95 101.1510.43220POSTAGE5100862-232(E)
340.00 101.1510.44330ANNUAL DUES RENEWAL30570532(E)
28.49 101.1940.42171REFRIGERATOR WATER FILTERS934023132(E)
57.78 101.2100.420002 25-PK CERTIFICATE HOLDERS388503132(E)
12.98 101.2100.42070PRACTICE BUTTERFLY KNIFE FOR TRAINING110343332(E)
14.15 101.2100.42070FOLDING LOCK BLADE FOR TRAINING332580932(E)
15.98 101.2100.42070MARTIAL ARTS BLUNT TRAINING KNIFE004580732(E)
628.00 101.2100.42070GYM MATS-USE OF FORCE TRAINING522821032(E)
1,410.00 101.2100.4217110 SETS STOP STICKS0023885-IN32(E)
29.71 101.2100.42171TOASTER PD431702132(E)
199.00 101.2100.42171100 MOUTHGUARDS-TRAINING831062632(E)
86.98 101.2100.421714 STORAGE BINS-EVIDENCE INTAKE ROOM410023632(E)
51.92 101.2100.421713 BX ADDIPAK STERILE WATER VIALS95923632(E)
60.25 101.2100.42171POWER CORD-POLE CAM,2 BX FLASH DRIVES612902532(E)
281.80 101.2100.421712 CS LARGE GLOVESORD173644532(E)
94.74 101.2100.42175FOOD-MAC MEETING 0215222899432(E)
645.00 101.2100.43050MANDATORY CHECKINS,CONSULTATION W/CHIEF159232(E)
1,220.00 101.2100.430508 MANDATORY CHECK INS,1 CONSULT,1 THERAPY SESSION162232(E)
1,830.00 101.2100.43050BOARDING-2 DOGS,NEGLECT CASE 2113555109332(E)
510.00 101.2100.43050BOARDING-2 DOGS,NEGLECT CASE 21113555109832(E)
510.00 101.2100.43105ETI CONFERENCE MATT MARKHAM1303732(E)
4,600.00 101.2100.43105NORTHWESTERN SCHOOL OF STAFF & COMMAND-MMCPS12491132(E)
250.00 101.2100.43105POST MANDATED TRAINING CAPT MARKHAMCB654033178A32(E)
625.00 101.2100.43105TRNG OFCR JURAN-DMT-G,CRISIS RESPONSE3219632(E)
625.00 101.2100.43105CRISIS RESPONSE,DMT-G TRAINING OFCR ST3222032(E)
75.00 101.2100.43105DMT-G ONLINE RECERT SGT TNOLL2175332(E)
943.95 101.2100.43105FIT TRAINING OFCR MO FARAH000065832(E)
1,887.90 101.2100.43105FIT TRAINING TOMBERS AND YANG000065432(E)
75.00 101.2100.43105DMT-G RECERT TRAINING SWAGNER2171332(E)
250.00 101.2100.43105CRISIS REPSONSE TRNG EJOHNSTON16B0737AE23732(E)
174.00 101.2100.44000REPAIR FOR ELLIPTICAL21-06991532(E)
90.00 101.2100.44000LABOR-REPLACE PARTS IN ELLIPTICAL21-07012232(E)
23.95 101.2100.44030CISCO WEBEX SUBSCRIPTION663510485832(E)
68.00 101.2100.44030TIME IQ SUBSC 0306-04052220220306-00072332(E)146
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AmountGL #DescriptionPayeeInvoiceCheck #BankCheck Date
0.35 101.2100.44310LICENSE TABS #814100000008632(E)
180.00 101.2100.44330MEMBERSHIP 2022 CAPT MARKHAM1240532(E)
406.00 101.2100.443302022 MEMBERSHIP CHIEF AUSTIN1262532(E)
14.25 101.2100.44390LICENSE TABS #814100000008632(E)
92.24 101.2100.44390POST LICENSE CHIEF AUSTINMLSPOS00010182632(E)
360.00 101.2100.44390POST LIC RENEWALS-4 OFFICERSMLSPO200010218332(E)
99.90 101.2200.42171FLOOR DRY4342-83949732(E)
199.95 101.2200.421715 TACTICAL DUFFLE BAG276741732(E)
140.94 101.2200.42171HDMI CABLES,HOCKEY STICK HANDLE TAPE595146832(E)
145.29 101.2200.42171LED HEADLAMP,SCREWGATE CARABINER CLIP205063132(E)
50.12 101.2200.42171DECORATIONS,SNACKS-ENGINE 4 PARTY030822 TGT32(E)
13.39 101.2200.42171NAPKINS,CUTLERY,PLATES030822 DT32(E)
40.78 101.2200.421721/2 ZIP JOB SHIRT 037624432(E)
23.96 101.2200.42175CUPCAKES-ENGINE 4 PARTY030822 SAMS32(E)
77.63 101.2200.42175SNACKS-ENGINE 4 PARTY030822 SAMS32(E)
26.51 101.2200.42175SNACKS-E4 PARTY030822 ALDI32(E)
800.00 101.2200.43105NFSA CLASS REGISTRATION MP,ZP73010814-RJ1PA32(E)
16.60 101.2200.43220SHIPPING FEE77612070468732(E)
200.00 101.2200.44330MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL TM6356101736232(E)
12.99 101.2200.44330AMAZON PRIME MEMBERSHIP845781732(E)
50.00 101.2200.443302022 MEMBERSHIP MP7301081-2J5P032(E)
50.00 101.2200.443302022 MEMBERSHIP FEE ZP0303202232(E)
13.99 101.3100.420002022 WALL CALENDAR CONF ROOM199220532(E)
179.88 101.3100.420112022 ACROBAT PRO LICENSE210583428232(E)
332.98 101.3121.42010WELDING TABLE342342932(E)
158.49 101.3121.42010COMPOUND MITER SAW,CUTTING BLADE22875932(E)
72.00 101.3121.42171ANGLE CLAMPS, VICE188345232(E)
90.08 101.3121.42171CLAMPS,MAGNETS,TABLET MOUNT,HAND TOOLS056901832(E)
253.90 101.3121.42171TOOL ORGANIZERS192185132(E)
450.00 101.3121.43105PAVEMENT PRESERVATION STREET DEPT61899832(E)
75.00 101.3121.43105PAVEMENT PRESERVATION STREET DEPT61900132(E)
29.97 101.5000.42171FILE ORGANIZER FOR DESK749542032(E)
20.21 101.5001.42175SNACKS-BASKETBALL LEAGUE,SUPPLIES-SENIOR PROGRAMS030422 WAL32(E)
30.66 101.5001.42175SNACKS-BASKETBALL LEAGUE030822 TGT32(E)
118.01 101.5004.42170GCH BAKE-OFF KIT SUPPLIES327305132(E)
33.97 101.5004.42170FONDANT MOLDS 195461032(E)
55.92 101.5004.42170PIPING TIPS,MELTING CHOCOLATE 021922 MICH32(E)
140.93 101.5004.42171SPEAKER-REC PROGRAMS,CRAFT POM POMS SENIOR PRGM654740932(E)
12.59 101.5004.42175FOOD COLORING308105932(E)
32.64 101.5004.42175CAKE MIX AND FROSTING021922 WAL32(E)
20.93 101.5004.42175PIPING TIPS,MELTING CHOCOLATE 021922 MICH32(E)
53.34 101.5004.42175FONDANT,MELTING CHOCOLATE021922 HB32(E)147
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2.79 101.5004.42175GLUTEN FREE CAKE MIX022422 TGT32(E)
75.92 101.5004.44378GET EGGED EGGING SUPPLIES517545232(E)
180.00 101.5004.44378HOT COCOA SERVICE-SNOWBLAST00001732(E)
285.00 101.5005.4433022 PANTHER CLASSICYWQ3192532(E)
18.99 101.5040.42170SPEAKER-REC PROGRAMS,CRAFT POM POMS SENIOR PRGM654740932(E)
21.52 101.5040.42171SNACKS-BASKETBALL LEAGUE,SUPPLIES-SENIOR PROGRAMS030422 WAL32(E)
175.00 101.5040.43050CONCERT-SENIORS003532(E)
20.46 101.5040.44300LUNCH WITH SENIORS10653032(E)
174.95 101.5040.44330ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP30639732(E)
55.84 101.5050.42175SNACKS-BASKETBALL LEAGUE,SUPPLIES-SENIOR PROGRAMS030422 WAL32(E)
299.50 101.5200.42010BACKPACK BLOWER RACK970105732(E)
155.96 101.5200.42010ROLLER STANDS,SAW HORSES814902632(E)
343.78 101.5200.42010ORBIT SANDER KIT714665432(E)
251.07 101.5200.42010MEASURING TOOLS,EXT CORDS,CLAMP SET,BELT SANDER267064532(E)
268.00 101.5200.42010BACKUP SENSORS FOR SNOWPLOWSS06432132(E)
384.50 101.5200.42010BACKUP SENSORSS06415532(E)
158.49 101.5200.42010COMPOUND MITER SAW,CUTTING BLADE22875932(E)
209.32 101.5200.42171OFF ROAD DRIVING LIGHTS559221232(E)
71.99 101.5200.42171ANGLE CLAMPS, VICE188345232(E)
90.08 101.5200.42171CLAMPS,MAGNETS,TABLET MOUNT,HAND TOOLS056901832(E)
335.65 101.5200.42171MEASURING TOOLS,EXT CORDS,CLAMP SET,BELT SANDER267064532(E)
675.00 101.6102.43105TREE RISK ASSESSMENT QUALIFICATION COURSE GENTER040622 ISA32(E)
1,400.00 101.6102.431052022 MN SHADE TREE COURSE2_14_2022_9_55_5432(E)
99.99 240.5500.42010DSCW800-B DIGITAL CAMERA021422 TGT32(E)
141.97 240.5500.42012CRUCIAL MX500 SATA 2.5 SSD461144332(E)
50.00 240.5500.42170WINTER READING PROGRAM PRIZES (GIFT CARDS)021122-HT32(E)
155.00 240.5500.42171SLOAN VALVE PLUS SENSOR MODULE-WATER CLOSET501944432(E)
20.97 240.5500.42171DOOR STICKERS620506932(E)
33.58 262.5017.42170HULA HOOPS,BOARD GAMES-SUMMER PRGMS021622 TGT32(E)
384.50 601.9600.42010BACKUP SENSORSS06415532(E)
158.49 601.9600.42010COMPOUND MITER SAW,CUTTING BLADE22875932(E)
148.50 602.9600.42010SOLDERING STATION360421232(E)
260.00 602.9600.43105WASTEWATER EXAM REFRESHER HOPKINSMNPPCA00006240832(E)
55.00 602.9600.43105WASTEWATER EXAM APPLICATION HOPKINSMNPPCA00006245032(E)
200.00 602.9600.43105WASTEWATER CONF BURNSMNPPCA00006257032(E)
200.00 602.9600.43105WASTEWATER CONF QUADYMNPPCA00006257232(E)
6.47 602.9690.44310WASTEWATER EXAM REFRESHER HOPKINSMNPPCA00006240832(E)
1.37 602.9690.44310WASTEWATER EXAM APPLICATION HOPKINSMNPPCA00006245032(E)
4.98 602.9690.44310WASTEWATER CONF BURNSMNPPCA00006257032(E)
4.98 602.9690.44310WASTEWATER CONF QUADYMNPPCA00006257232(E)
158.51 604.9600.42010COMPOUND MITER SAW,CUTTING BLADE22875932(E)
352.50 609.9791.43105MN LICENSED BEVERAGE ASSOC TRNG CREDITS21975983732(E)148
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AmountGL #DescriptionPayeeInvoiceCheck #BankCheck Date
246.00 609.9791.43250TOPVALU CRADLEPOINTS SUPPORT RENEWALSO-00035487032(E)
23.90 609.9792.42171SNOW BLOWER HANDLE644181232(E)
277.50 609.9792.43105MN LICENSED BEVERAGE ASSOC TRNG CREDITS21975983732(E)
246.00 609.9792.43250TOPVALU CRADLEPOINTS SUPPORT RENEWALSO-00035487032(E)
3,800.00 609.9793.42010REPAIR OF GEARMOTOR FOR CONVEYOR BELT46456432(E)
120.00 609.9793.43105MN LICENSED BEVERAGE ASSOC TRNG CREDITS21975983732(E)
246.00 609.9793.43250TOPVALU CRADLEPOINTS SUPPORT RENEWALSO-00035487032(E)
235.92 701.0000.14120TRANSMISSION KIT,BOLTS #0068C001182441:0132(E)
0.62 701.9950.44310EPCRA TIER II ANNUAL FEES12336432(E)
25.00 701.9950.44390EPCRA TIER II ANNUAL FEES12336432(E)
958.77 720.9980.42011HOSTMONITOR LICENSE77800829332(E)
86.99 720.9980.42012CRUCIAL MX500 SATA 2.5 SSD461144332(E)
89.99 881.5000.42171ROLLING BAT BAG 662825832(E)
300.85 881.5000.42171BELTS,VISORS,SOCKS602079032(E)
652.17 881.5000.42171GLOVES, PANTS, BATS 602574332(E)
514.07 881.5000.42171BATTING HELMETS00005384832(E)
(34.19)881.5000.42171CREDIT FOR SALES TAX00000415532(E)
41,129.19
1,262.00 101.0000.20810MAR SALES & USE TAXMINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE0-904-348-06433(E)MAIN04/13/2022
13.00 101.0000.20815MAR SALES & USE TAX0-904-348-06433(E)
1,275.00
495.16 101.2100.43810040622 SOLAR POWERAEP ENERGY INC419-21363352190172MAIN04/14/2022
495.17 101.2200.43810040622 SOLAR POWER419-21363352190172
2,264.01 240.5500.43810040622 SOLAR POWER419-21363352190172
1,151.76 701.9950.43810040622 SOLAR POWER419-21363352190172
4,406.10
176.00 101.5129.43050SECURITY JPM 022022ALLIED UNIVERSAL SECURITY SERVICES12486828190173MAIN04/14/2022
224.00 101.5129.43050SECURITY JPM 12042112187997190173
448.00 101.5129.43050SECURITY JPM 032622-03282212542203190173
848.00
510.00 609.0000.14500031622 INV/DELAM CRAFT SPIRITS SALES& MRKTNG14221190174MAIN04/14/2022
1.50 609.9791.42199031622 INV/DEL14221190174
511.50
385.10 609.0000.14500033122 INVAMERICAN BOTTLING COMPANY3562618819190175MAIN04/14/2022
1,352.88 408.6414.44390960 40TH AVE NE 1ST HALFANOKA COUNTY PROPERTY RECORDS363024320046190176MAIN04/14/2022
1,135.91 408.6416.443901002 40TH AVE 1ST HALF363024320042190176
53.24 603.9520.443904827 UNIV AVE FULL YEAR263024310088190176 149
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DB: Columbia Heights CHECK DATE FROM 04/08/2022 - 04/21/2022
AmountGL #DescriptionPayeeInvoiceCheck #BankCheck Date
53.24 603.9520.44390230 40TH AVE FULL YEAR353024320104190176
53.24 603.9520.443904441 CENT AVE FULL YEAR363024220042190176
2,648.51
1,252.00 202.6355.43050ACRED COST SHARING 2022ANOKA COUNTY TREASUREREC020422G190177MAIN04/14/2022
21,390.00 101.2200.440002022 PSDS COSTSANOKA CTY FIRE PROTECTION COUN230190178MAIN04/14/2022
847.55 609.0000.14500033122 INVARTISAN BEER COMPANY3528259190179MAIN04/14/2022
94.95 101.2100.42172SHOES ASPEN MILLS, INC.291018190180MAIN04/14/2022
14.85 101.2200.42172NAME TAG291085190180
246.50 101.2200.42172JACKET, PATCHES290857190180
73.89 101.2200.42172SHIRT, EMBROIDERY290801190180
430.19
226.00 884.9792.44342DOOR LATCH REPAIR ASSURED SECURITY INC219769190181MAIN04/14/2022
176.45 884.9792.44342INSTALL LATCH GUARD219606190181
402.45
11.22 601.9600.43211032522 287307857001AT&T MOBILITY II, LLC287307857001X0403202190182MAIN04/14/2022
11.22 602.9600.43211032522 287307857001287307857001X0403202190182
11.23 604.9600.43211032522 287307857001287307857001X0403202190182
33.67
220.00 101.2100.44020SLIDE GATE REPAIRBARNUM GATE SERVICES INC32613190183MAIN04/14/2022
190.81 609.0000.14500031622 INVBELLBOY BAR SUPPLY0104860200190184MAIN04/14/2022
101.09 609.0000.14500033022 INV,BAGS0104923900190184
252.38 609.0000.14500031622 INV0104860100190184
(80.00)609.0000.14500032522 INV0104915400190184
(86.81)609.0000.14500032522 INV0104915300190184
469.35 609.9792.42171033022 INV,BAGS0104923900190184
434.25 609.9793.42171033122 BAGS0104933200190184
1,281.07
2,037.25 609.0000.14500033022 INV/DELBELLBOY CORPORATION0094232600190185MAIN04/14/2022
1,641.25 609.0000.14500032322 INV/DEL0094146300190185
119.50 609.0000.14500032922 INV0094230500190185
1,056.50 609.0000.14500033022 INV/DEL0094232800190185
2,936.20 609.0000.14500033022 INV/DEL0094228600190185
(230.00)609.0000.14500032922 INV00924230400190185
26.00 609.9791.42199032322 INV/DEL0094146300190185
22.00 609.9791.42199033022 INV/DEL0094232800190185
24.00 609.9791.42199033022 INV/DEL0094228600190185
150
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DB: Columbia Heights CHECK DATE FROM 04/08/2022 - 04/21/2022
AmountGL #DescriptionPayeeInvoiceCheck #BankCheck Date
24.00 609.9792.42199033022 INV/DEL0094232600190185
7,656.70
250.00 101.2200.43050FIRE DEPARTMENT STAFF PICTURESBEN SAEFKE PHOTOGRAPHY571190186MAIN04/14/2022
141.50 101.1320.43050COBRA LETTERS 0322,RETIREE BILLING 0322, PARTICIPATION FEE 0422BENEFIT EXTRAS, INC.108055190187MAIN04/14/2022
33.25 887.9250.43050COBRA LETTERS 0322,RETIREE BILLING 0322, PARTICIPATION FEE 0422108055190187
174.75
216.00 609.0000.14500033122 INVBLACK STACK BREWING16980190188MAIN04/14/2022
66.60 609.0000.14500032922 INVBLUME BRAUHAUS LLCINV-011140190189MAIN04/14/2022
312.00 609.0000.14500033122 INV/DELBOURGET IMPORTS LLC185827190190MAIN04/14/2022
7.00 609.9791.42199033122 INV/DEL185827190190
319.00
12,001.50 609.0000.14500032222 INV 700297717BREAKTHRU BEVERAGE MN BEER LLC343397917190191MAIN04/14/2022
10,604.10 609.0000.14500031522 INV 700297736343304632190191
5,866.05 609.0000.14500032222 INV 700297736343397919190191
8,587.95 609.0000.14500031622 INV 700297782343327893190191
(22.65)609.0000.14500030922 INV 700297717409506351190191
(270.60)609.0000.14500030922 INV 700297717409506353190191
(108.80)609.0000.14500030922 INV 700297717409506352190191
(9.60)609.0000.14500022522 INV 700297736409472705190191
(11.50)609.0000.14500022522 INV 700297736409472704190191
(27.70)609.0000.14500022322 INV 700297782409463436190191
(13.85)609.0000.14500022322 INV 700297782409463437190191
(31.60)609.0000.14500022522 INV 700297717409472701190191
(28.80)609.0000.14500022522 INV 700297717409472703190191
(13.60)609.0000.14500022522 INV 700297717409472702190191
(14.40)609.0000.14500022522 INV 700297717409472700190191
(1.82)609.0000.14500022322 INV 700297782409463438190191
(25.60)609.0000.14500032522 INV 700297717409567292190191
(124.80)609.0000.14500031722 INV 700297736409540319190191
(510.00)609.0000.14500032522 INV 700297736409567293190191
(296.20)609.0000.14500032122 INV 700297782409551085190191
(26.14)609.0000.14500033022 INV 700297736409577631190191
(86.00)609.0000.14500032122 INV 700297782409551086190191
(21.60)609.0000.14500031722 INV 700297736409540321190191
(5.59)609.0000.14500031722 INV 700297736409540320190191
(275.20)609.0000.14500032122 INV 700297717409548309190191
(9.20)609.0000.14500032122 INV 700297717409548308190191
(53.25)609.0000.14500032122 INV 700297717409548310190191
151
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User: mchristensen
DB: Columbia Heights CHECK DATE FROM 04/08/2022 - 04/21/2022
AmountGL #DescriptionPayeeInvoiceCheck #BankCheck Date
(4.44)609.0000.14500032122 INV 700297717409548311190191
(13.10)609.0000.14500032522 INV 700297736409567294190191
(4.60)609.0000.14500022322 INV 700297782409463439190191
(48.00)609.0000.14500032722 INV 700297717409567792190191
35,000.96
79.22 609.0000.14500032522 INV/DEL 700297736BREAKTHRU BEVERAGE MN W&S LLC343464907190192MAIN04/14/2022
583.70 609.0000.14500040122 INV/DEL 700297736343573543190192
5,191.49 609.0000.14500031822 INV/DEL 700297717343373433190192
96.00 609.0000.14500033022 INV/DEL 700297717343532767190192
1,593.00 609.0000.14500040122 INV/DEL 700297717343573541190192
1,472.85 609.0000.14500040122 INV/DEL 700297717343573542190192
607.98 609.0000.14500040122 INV/DEL 700297782343573547190192
96.00 609.0000.14500033022 INV/DEL 700297736343532769190192
420.00 609.0000.14500040122 INV/DEL 700297736343573544190192
(12.73)609.0000.14500040122 INV/DEL 700297717409585133190192
39.87 609.9791.42199031822 INV/DEL 700297717343373433190192
0.10 609.9791.42199033022 DEL 700297717343532768190192
1.15 609.9791.42199033022 INV/DEL 700297717343532767190192
40.25 609.9791.42199040122 INV/DEL 700297717343573541190192
14.95 609.9791.42199040122 INV/DEL 700297717343573542190192
(0.10)609.9791.42199040122 INV/DEL 700297717409585133190192
0.38 609.9792.42199032522 INV/DEL 700297736343464907190192
5.75 609.9792.42199040122 INV/DEL 700297736343573543190192
0.10 609.9792.42199033022 DEL 700297736343532770190192
1.15 609.9792.42199033022 INV/DEL 700297736343532769190192
5.75 609.9792.42199040122 INV/DEL 700297736343573544190192
13.80 609.9793.42199040122 INV/DEL 700297782343573547190192
10,250.66
84.00 609.0000.14500033022 INVBROKEN CLOCK BREWING COOP6315190193MAIN04/14/2022
1,689.99 881.5050.42170BASKETBALL HOOPBSN SPORTS916225908190194MAIN04/14/2022
615.60 609.0000.14500040122 INVCANNON RIVER WINERY13241190195MAIN04/14/2022
4,190.45 609.0000.14500032422 INVCAPITOL BEVERAGE SALES LP2666490190196MAIN04/14/2022
4,939.64 609.0000.14500033122 INV2669351190196
(52.30)609.0000.14500033122 INV 21510003190196
(54.75)609.0000.14500032422 INV21510001190196
9,023.04
90.00 101.2200.42180PUMPING & ARIEL OPERATIONS BOOK CENTURY COLLEGE00753544190197MAIN04/14/2022
550.00 101.2200.43105FIRE APPARATUS OPERATOR993083190197
152
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User: mchristensen
DB: Columbia Heights CHECK DATE FROM 04/08/2022 - 04/21/2022
AmountGL #DescriptionPayeeInvoiceCheck #BankCheck Date
640.00
54.64 609.9791.43210032822 763 572-2695 528CENTURYLINK7635722695528190198MAIN04/14/2022
266.50 101.2100.44020INSTALL MIXING VALVECROCK'S PLUMBING INC511649190199MAIN04/14/2022
266.50 101.2200.44020INSTALL MIXING VALVE511649190199
533.00
672.00 881.5000.42170BASKETBALLSDAVES SPORT SHOP38932190200MAIN04/14/2022
234.60 609.0000.14500033122 INVEASTLAKE CRAFT BREWERY LLC1697190201MAIN04/14/2022
6,250.00 408.6314.43050REUTER WALTON TIF DISTRICT 1ST HALFEHLERS & ASSOCIATES INC90106190202MAIN04/14/2022
720.00 101.2200.43050TURNOUT GEAR CLEANING EMERGENCY TECHNICAL DECON143190203MAIN04/14/2022
11.16 101.2100.43310SEARCH WT TRNG LUNCH 031822FARAH/IBRAHIM398865343388190204MAIN04/14/2022
160.00 101.5005.44330BASEBALL LEAGUE FEES 2022FRIDLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION166190205MAIN04/14/2022
748.50 609.0000.14500040422 INVGREAT LAKES COCA-COLA DISTRBTN3615213664190206MAIN04/14/2022
600.00 701.0000.14120JOMA BLADES #0085H & L MESABI09372190207MAIN04/14/2022
61.38 101.2100.43320FUEL, BREAKFAST 040522HANSON/ERIK1327257190208MAIN04/14/2022
3,121.61 609.0000.14500040122 INVHOHENSTEINS INC492614190209MAIN04/14/2022
44.30 101.1320.42000SUPPLIESINNOVATIVE OFFICE SOLUTIONS LLCIN3718201190210MAIN04/14/2022
6.57 101.1510.42000SUPPLIESIN3718201190210
50.87
8,000.00 101.5000.43050FIREWORKS 2022J&M DISPLAYS, INC.041322190211MAIN04/14/2022
40.69 701.0000.14120PULLYJEFF BELZER'S ROSEVILLE AUTO370126190212MAIN04/14/2022
425.97 101.2200.42010TFT ADAPTERJEFFERSON FIRE & SAFETY INCIN138638190213MAIN04/14/2022
4,943.57 609.0000.14500033022 INV/DELJJ TAYLOR DIST OF MN3272557190214MAIN04/14/2022
3.00 609.9792.42199033022 INV/DEL3272557190214
4,946.57
206.00 609.0000.14500033022 INVJOHNSON BROS. LIQUOR CO.2020839190215MAIN04/14/2022
3,608.00 609.0000.14500033022 INV2020835190215
456.00 609.0000.14500033022 INV2020838190215
465.00 609.0000.14500033022 INV2020836190215
346.60 609.0000.14500033022 INV2020831190215
318.93 609.0000.14500033122 INV2022013190215
161.65 609.0000.14500033122 INV2022011190215 153
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User: mchristensen
DB: Columbia Heights CHECK DATE FROM 04/08/2022 - 04/21/2022
AmountGL #DescriptionPayeeInvoiceCheck #BankCheck Date
1,152.00 609.0000.14500040122 INV2023342190215
1,040.00 609.0000.14500040122 INV2023343190215
666.70 609.0000.14500040122 INV2023344190215
290.34 609.0000.14500040122 INV2023345190215
210.80 609.0000.14500033122 INV2022009190215
48.00 609.0000.14500033022 INV2020842190215
1,257.22 609.0000.14500033022 INV2020832190215
2,245.25 609.0000.14500033022 INV2020833190215
1,256.00 609.0000.14500033022 INV2020851190215
1,275.00 609.0000.14500033022 INV2020850190215
3,608.00 609.0000.14500033022 INV2020849190215
228.00 609.0000.14500033022 INV2020848190215
239.26 609.0000.14500033022 INV2020847190215
2,245.25 609.0000.14500033022 INV2020846190215
1,536.74 609.0000.14500033022 INV2020845190215
205.34 609.0000.14500033022 INV2020844190215
426.67 609.0000.14500033122 INV2022012190215
312.00 609.0000.14500033122 INV2022010190215
541.30 609.0000.14500033122 INV2022008190215
396.65 609.0000.14500033122 INV2022001190215
1,040.00 609.0000.14500040122 INV2023335190215
741.98 609.0000.14500040122 INV2023337190215
800.04 609.0000.14500040122 INV2023338190215
419.38 609.0000.14500040122 INV2023341190215
130.00 609.0000.14500040122 INV2023340190215
1,162.80 609.0000.14500033122 INV2021996190215
1,980.50 609.0000.14500033122 INV2021997190215
389.95 609.0000.14500033122 INV2021995190215
794.98 609.0000.14500033022 INV2020841190215
285.50 609.0000.14500033022 INV2020843190215
640.00 609.0000.14500033122 INV2022000190215
47.00 609.0000.14500033122 INV2022002190215
1,023.99 609.0000.14500033022 INV2020837190215
1,009.50 609.0000.14500031722 INV2012719190215
32.00 609.0000.14500033122 INV2022004190215
114.00 609.0000.14500033022 INV2020840190215
492.60 609.0000.14500033122 INV2022006190215
96.00 609.0000.14500033122 INV2022005190215
277.73 609.0000.14500033122 INV2022003190215
1,008.00 609.0000.14500040122 INV2023336190215
(49.44)609.0000.14500032422 INV193741190215
(133.50)609.0000.14500032822 INV194093190215 154
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User: mchristensen
DB: Columbia Heights CHECK DATE FROM 04/08/2022 - 04/21/2022
AmountGL #DescriptionPayeeInvoiceCheck #BankCheck Date
2.70 609.9791.42199033022 INV2020839190215
16.20 609.9791.42199033022 INV2020835190215
2.70 609.9791.42199033022 INV2020838190215
6.75 609.9791.42199033022 INV2020836190215
5.40 609.9791.42199033022 INV2020831190215
18.90 609.9791.42199033022 INV2020832190215
36.45 609.9791.42199033022 INV2020833190215
14.84 609.9791.42199033122 INV2022001190215
17.55 609.9791.42199040122 INV2023335190215
32.40 609.9791.42199040122 INV2023337190215
17.55 609.9791.42199040122 INV2023338190215
23.18 609.9791.42199033122 INV2021996190215
45.45 609.9791.42199033122 INV2021997190215
5.40 609.9791.42199033122 INV2021995190215
10.80 609.9791.42199033122 INV2022000190215
1.35 609.9791.42199033122 INV2022002190215
8.10 609.9791.42199033022 INV2020837190215
8.10 609.9791.42199031722 INV2012719190215
1.35 609.9791.42199033122 INV2022004190215
4.05 609.9791.42199033022 INV2020840190215
13.50 609.9791.42199033122 INV2022006190215
1.35 609.9791.42199033122 INV2022005190215
6.76 609.9791.42199033122 INV2022003190215
10.80 609.9791.42199040122 INV2023336190215
(1.35)609.9791.42199032822 INV194093190215
10.83 609.9792.42199033122 INV2022013190215
5.40 609.9792.42199033122 INV2022011190215
10.80 609.9792.42199040122 INV2023342190215
20.25 609.9792.42199040122 INV2023343190215
14.85 609.9792.42199040122 INV2023344190215
13.50 609.9792.42199040122 INV2023345190215
6.75 609.9792.42199033122 INV2022009190215
11.48 609.9792.42199033022 INV2020851190215
8.10 609.9792.42199033022 INV2020850190215
16.20 609.9792.42199033022 INV2020849190215
1.35 609.9792.42199033022 INV2020848190215
2.70 609.9792.42199033022 INV2020847190215
36.46 609.9792.42199033022 INV2020846190215
22.94 609.9792.42199033022 INV2020845190215
2.70 609.9792.42199033022 INV2020844190215
6.75 609.9792.42199033122 INV2022012190215
4.73 609.9792.42199033122 INV2022010190215 155
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User: mchristensen
DB: Columbia Heights CHECK DATE FROM 04/08/2022 - 04/21/2022
AmountGL #DescriptionPayeeInvoiceCheck #BankCheck Date
6.75 609.9792.42199033122 INV2022008190215
1.35 609.9793.42199033022 INV2020842190215
17.55 609.9793.42199040122 INV2023341190215
1.35 609.9793.42199040122 INV2023340190215
12.16 609.9793.42199033022 INV2020841190215
1.35 609.9793.42199033022 INV2020843190215
37,592.29
150.00 101.2200.42010PAR TAGS, NAME PLATESK & S ENGRAVING LLC12030190216MAIN04/14/2022
399.00 101.1320.43105LMC ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2022 LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES362824190217MAIN04/14/2022
320.00 609.0000.14500033022 INV/DELLIBATION PROJECT44209190218MAIN04/14/2022
2.00 609.9791.42199033022 INV/DEL44209190218
322.00
67.50 603.9540.43050HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSALLOE'S OIL COMPANY INC89268190219MAIN04/14/2022
(1.19)101.0000.20815MAINT 040122-043022LOFFLER COMPANIES INC3995824190220MAIN04/14/2022
114.78 101.1940.44000MAINT 040122-0430223995823190220
734.18 101.1940.44000MAINT 040122-0430223995824190220
847.77
1,667.52 609.0000.14500040122 INVM AMUNDSON CIGAR & CANDY CO LLP339242190221MAIN04/14/2022
373.00 101.2200.42010VELCRO STRAPS, QUICK STRAPS, TOOL MOUNTSMAC QUEEN EQUIPMENT LLCP06684190222MAIN04/14/2022
29,264.87 431.2200.45150LOOSE EQUIPMENTP06389190222
29,637.87
1,910.00 101.2100.43050THERAPY, MANDATORY CHECK-INSMARIE RIDGEWAY LICSW LLC1673190223MAIN04/14/2022
160.00 101.2200.43050THERAPY SESSION1672190223
2,070.00
102.99 101.1320.43050PRE-EMPLOYMENT DRUG TESTSMEDTOX LABORATORIES, INC0320223306190224MAIN04/14/2022
0.78 101.3121.42171LOCK NUTSMENARDS CASHWAY LUMBER-FRIDLEY64085190225MAIN04/14/2022
15.94 101.3121.42171P95 MASKS64078190225
19.98 101.3121.42171LEVEL64940190225
10.73 601.9600.42171NUTS, BOLTS, BITS, WASHERS64636190225
29.98 601.9600.42171PROPANE TOURCH, MOUNTING STRIPS64517190225
15.16 602.9600.42171D-RINGS, BROOM HANDLE, CLIPS, BUNGEE64056190225
10.73 602.9600.42171NUTS, BOLTS, BITS, WASHERS64636190225
29.98 602.9600.42171PROPANE TOURCH, MOUNTING STRIPS64517190225
133.28 156
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04/21/2022 02:06 PM
User: mchristensen
DB: Columbia Heights CHECK DATE FROM 04/08/2022 - 04/21/2022
AmountGL #DescriptionPayeeInvoiceCheck #BankCheck Date
2,485.00 201.0000.20830SAC MARCH 2022METRO COUNCIL ENVIROMENTAL SER040722190226MAIN04/14/2022
(24.85)201.0000.36293SAC MARCH 2022040722190226
2,460.15
13.28 701.0000.14120FILTERMIDWAY FORD706537190227MAIN04/14/2022
2,280.00 101.5005.44330SOFTBALL TEAM REGISTRATIONS AND SOFTBALLSMINNESOTA ASA0001190228MAIN04/14/2022
360.00 881.5000.42171SOFTBALL TEAM REGISTRATIONS AND SOFTBALLS0001190228
2,640.00
2,750.00 101.2200.43105DRIVER TRAINING MN HIGHWAY SAFETY & RESEARCH337900-8870190229MAIN04/14/2022
161.00 609.0000.14500033122 INVMODIST BREWING CO LLCE-30086190230MAIN04/14/2022
12,500.00 226.9846.43050CITY SURVEY SERVICES FINAL PMTMORRIS LEATHERMAN COMPANY032922.1190231MAIN04/14/2022
140.76 701.0000.14120FUEL FILTERSMTI DISTRIBUTING1337904-00190232MAIN04/14/2022
68.94 101.1510.42010ELECTRIC LETTER OPENEROFFICE DEPOT234708333002190233MAIN04/14/2022
90.00 101.2100.44390REIMB POST LIC - TIMOTHY DOUGALLOLSON/KAREN040122190234MAIN04/14/2022
225.00 609.0000.14500032822 INVOMNI BREWING COMPANY, LLCE-11784190235MAIN04/14/2022
29.85 101.5129.42171TOILET SEAT BOLTSPARK SUPPLY OF AMERICA, INC257880190236MAIN04/14/2022
2,447.00 609.0000.14500033022 INV/DELPAUSTIS & SONS WINE COMPANY160425190237MAIN04/14/2022
28.75 609.9791.42199033022 INV/DEL160425190237
2,475.75
378.00 609.0000.14500033022 INVPHILLIPS WINE & SPIRITS INC6371986190238MAIN04/14/2022
570.00 609.0000.14500033022 INV6371988190238
2,193.75 609.0000.14500033022 INV6371987190238
144.00 609.0000.14500033122 INV6372947190238
588.00 609.0000.14500033122 INV6372946190238
210.50 609.0000.14500033122 INV6372944190238
578.20 609.0000.14500033122 INV6372943190238
409.50 609.0000.14500033122 INV6372942190238
112.00 609.0000.14500033122 INV6372945190238
570.00 609.0000.14500033022 INV6371991190238
2,193.75 609.0000.14500033022 INV6371990190238
68.00 609.0000.14500040122 INV6373883190238
112.00 609.0000.14500033122 INV6372938190238
629.55 609.0000.14500033122 INV6372937190238
192.00 609.0000.14500033122 INV6372934190238
1,486.80 609.0000.14500033122 INV6372936190238
455.00 609.0000.14500033122 INV6372935190238
157
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04/21/2022 02:06 PM
User: mchristensen
DB: Columbia Heights CHECK DATE FROM 04/08/2022 - 04/21/2022
AmountGL #DescriptionPayeeInvoiceCheck #BankCheck Date
652.00 609.0000.14500033122 INV6372939190238
4.05 609.9791.42199033022 INV6371986190238
10.13 609.9791.42199033022 INV6371988190238
37.80 609.9791.42199033022 INV6371987190238
1.35 609.9791.42199040122 INV6373883190238
2.70 609.9791.42199033122 INV6372938190238
8.10 609.9791.42199033122 INV6372937190238
4.05 609.9791.42199033122 INV6372934190238
51.32 609.9791.42199033122 INV6372936190238
13.50 609.9791.42199033122 INV6372935190238
18.90 609.9791.42199033122 INV6372939190238
2.93 609.9792.42199033122 INV6372947190238
17.85 609.9792.42199033122 INV6372946190238
4.05 609.9792.42199033122 INV6372944190238
20.25 609.9792.42199033122 INV6372943190238
12.15 609.9792.42199033122 INV6372942190238
2.70 609.9792.42199033122 INV6372945190238
10.13 609.9792.42199033022 INV6371991190238
37.81 609.9792.42199033022 INV6371990190238
11,802.82
252.00 101.2200.43220DM475 MAINT 100121 - 033122PITNEY BOWES INC1020258890190239MAIN04/14/2022
174.00 101.2200.43220EQUIP RENT 040122 - 0630221020297682190239
426.00
467.26 609.9791.440200222-0123 PEST CONTROLPLUNKETT'S, INC7395114190240MAIN04/14/2022
318.41 609.9793.440200222-0123 PEST CONTROL7396404190240
785.67
(5.65)101.0000.20815032622 -10013121POPP.COM INC992723731190241MAIN04/14/2022
5.66 101.1110.43210032622 -10013121992723731190241
24.03 101.1110.43210033122 -10010429992725052190241
37.31 101.1320.43210032622 -10013121992723731190241
24.03 101.1320.43210033122 -10010429992725052190241
49.57 101.1510.43210032622 -10013121992723731190241
10.02 101.1510.43210033122 -10010429992725052190241
2.92 101.1940.43210032622 -10013121992723731190241
66.04 101.1940.43210033122 -10010429992725052190241
119.53 101.2100.43210032622 -10013121992723731190241
42.81 101.2200.43210032622 -10013121992723731190241
68.27 101.3100.43210032622 -10013121992723731190241
5.98 101.3121.43210032622 -10013121992723731190241
40.41 101.5000.43210032622 -10013121992723731190241
158
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04/21/2022 02:06 PM
User: mchristensen
DB: Columbia Heights CHECK DATE FROM 04/08/2022 - 04/21/2022
AmountGL #DescriptionPayeeInvoiceCheck #BankCheck Date
8.98 101.5000.43210033122 -10010429992725052190241
0.90 101.5129.43210032622 -10013121992723731190241
37.00 101.5129.43210033122 -10010429992725052190241
9.12 101.5200.43210032622 -10013121992723731190241
29.50 204.6314.43210032622 -10013121992723731190241
10.02 204.6314.43210033122 -10010429992725052190241
21.59 240.5500.43210032622 -10013121992723731190241
5.58 601.9600.43210032622 -10013121992723731190241
10.01 601.9600.43210020422-10013125992716926190241
13.34 601.9600.43210030422-10013125992721559190241
10.01 602.9600.43210020422-10013125992716926190241
13.34 602.9600.43210030422-10013125992721559190241
10.01 604.9600.43210020422-10013125992716926190241
13.35 604.9600.43210030422-10013125992721559190241
55.59 609.9791.43210032622 -10013121992723731190241
24.83 609.9792.43210032622 -10013121992723731190241
7.41 609.9793.43210032622 -10013121992723731190241
4.91 701.9950.43210032622 -10013121992723731190241
14.21 720.9980.43210032622 -10013121992723731190241
10.02 720.9980.43210033122 -10010429992725052190241
800.65
80.00 101.3121.43250DATA PLANPRECISE MRM LLC200-1036193190242MAIN04/14/2022
80.00 604.9600.43250DATA PLAN200-1036193190242
160.00
(0.55)101.0000.20815033122 COOLER RENTALSPREMIUM WATERS INC318703842190243MAIN04/14/2022
(0.27)101.0000.20815033122 COOLER RENTAL318703843190243
(0.27)101.0000.20815033122 COOLER RENTAL318703844190243
8.55 609.9791.42171033122 COOLER RENTALS318703842190243
4.27 609.9792.42171033122 COOLER RENTAL318703843190243
4.27 609.9793.42171033122 COOLER RENTAL318703844190243
16.00
133.00 101.2200.42172HELMET DECALSPRO GRAPHICS8045190244MAIN04/14/2022
97.00 609.0000.14500033122 INVR & B FOODS LLC124365190245MAIN04/14/2022
45.00 101.2100.42030BUSINESS CARDSRAPID GRAPHICS & MAILING1288190246MAIN04/14/2022
754.15 603.9540.43050FLUORESCENT BULBS,BATTERY RECYCLINGRECYCLE TECHNOLOGIES, INC223147190247MAIN04/14/2022
735.09 101.3100.43050GIS SERVICES 0222RESPEC INCINV-0222-513190248MAIN04/14/2022
65.58 101.3121.43050GIS SERVICES 0222INV-0222-513190248 159
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04/21/2022 02:06 PM
User: mchristensen
DB: Columbia Heights CHECK DATE FROM 04/08/2022 - 04/21/2022
AmountGL #DescriptionPayeeInvoiceCheck #BankCheck Date
65.58 101.5200.43050GIS SERVICES 0222INV-0222-513190248
157.50 601.9600.43050GIS SERVICES 0222INV-0222-513190248
157.50 602.9600.43050GIS SERVICES 0222INV-0222-513190248
157.50 701.9950.43050GIS SERVICES 0222INV-0222-513190248
1,338.75
27.00 101.2100.44000SHREDDING 032822ROHN INDUSTRIES INC571736190249MAIN04/14/2022
70.00 101.1110.48200FUNERAL FLOWERS EVELYN DOUGHERTYSCHAAF FLORAL00454979190250MAIN04/14/2022
70.74 101.1940.44020PREVENT MAINT 0322SCHINDLER ELEVATOR CORP INC8105889642190251MAIN04/14/2022
70.75 101.2100.44020PREVENT MAINT 04228105895574190251
70.74 101.2200.44020PREVENT MAINT 04228105895574190251
70.74 101.5129.44020PREVENT MAINT 03228105889643190251
176.20 609.9791.44020PREVENT MAINT 03228105887499190251
459.17
276.26 601.9600.42010HEAVY DUTY LIFTING CHAINSSHARROW LIFTING PRODUCTS147791190252MAIN04/14/2022
90.41 101.5200.42171PAINT, PAINT THINNER, PUTTYSHERWIN WILLIAMS8014-0190253MAIN04/14/2022
1,172.75 408.9999.43050.2014CELL TOWER DESIGNSHORT ELLIOT HENDRICKSON INC417348190254MAIN04/14/2022
1,062.00 609.0000.14500033122 INV/DELSOUTHERN GLAZER'S2195323190255MAIN04/14/2022
844.95 609.0000.14500033122 INV/DEL2195321190255
1,905.30 609.0000.14500033122 INV/DEL2195318190255
1,102.50 609.0000.14500033122 INV/DEL2195316190255
1,662.50 609.0000.14500033122 INV/DEL2195314190255
96.00 609.0000.14500033122 INV/DWL2195313190255
580.60 609.0000.14500033122 INV/DEL2195312190255
1,475.50 609.0000.14500033122 INV/DEL 2195315190255
4,396.09 609.0000.14500033122 INV/DEL 2195311190255
2,863.50 609.0000.14500033122 INV/DEL2195322190255
1,199.00 609.0000.14500033122 INV/DEL2195320190255
2,262.00 609.0000.14500033122 INV/DEL2195319190255
192.00 609.0000.14500033122 INV/DEL2195317190255
10.24 609.9791.42199033122 INV/DEL2195316190255
47.36 609.9791.42199033122 INV/DEL2195314190255
1.28 609.9791.42199033122 INV/DWL2195313190255
10.24 609.9791.42199033122 INV/DEL2195312190255
17.92 609.9791.42199033122 INV/DEL 2195315190255
58.14 609.9791.42199033122 INV/DEL 2195311190255
10.24 609.9792.42199033122 INV/DEL2195323190255
14.08 609.9792.42199033122 INV/DEL2195321190255
25.60 609.9792.42199033122 INV/DEL2195318190255
160
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:
04/21/2022 02:06 PM
User: mchristensen
DB: Columbia Heights CHECK DATE FROM 04/08/2022 - 04/21/2022
AmountGL #DescriptionPayeeInvoiceCheck #BankCheck Date
33.28 609.9792.42199033122 INV/DEL2195322190255
16.64 609.9792.42199033122 INV/DEL2195320190255
62.93 609.9792.42199033122 INV/DEL2195319190255
1.28 609.9792.42199033122 INV/DEL2195317190255
19,951.17
261.00 609.0000.14500033022 INVSP3 LLCW-141129190256MAIN04/14/2022
600.00 101.5005.44330BASEBALL LEAGUE FEES 2022ST ANTHONY SPORTS BOOSTERS INC155190257MAIN04/14/2022
2.46 101.1320.42000SUPPLIESSTAPLES ADVANTAGE3502963655190258MAIN04/14/2022
47.70 101.1510.42000SUPPLIES3503496032190258
95.31 101.1510.42000SUPPLIES3502963655190258
145.47
151.99 101.2100.42172BOOTSSTREICHER'S GUN'S INC/DONI1559154190259MAIN04/14/2022
36.99 101.2100.42172SURVEILLANCE EARPIECEI1559485190259
73.98 101.2100.42172CUFF HOLDER, SURVEILLANCE EARPIECEI1559396190259
216.98 101.2100.42172BOOTS, SURVEILLANCE EARPIECEI1559488190259
1,685.77 101.2100.42172UNIFORMS, GEARI1560530190259
465.98 101.2100.42172VEST CARRIERSI1560370190259
11.99 101.2100.42172RAIN CAP COVER I1560974190259
69.99 101.2100.42172HOLSTER I1560943190259
179.99 101.2100.42172BOOTSI1561783190259
39.99 101.2100.42172TOURNIQUET CASEI1561717190259
239.98 101.2100.42172BOOTS, TOURNIQUET CASEI1561716190259
3,173.63
190.50 101.5003.43050ZUMBA 0322SUMANGIL/ANNE040422190260MAIN04/14/2022
55.00 101.3121.42010FILE CABINET, CHAIRSURPLUS SERVICES20040295190261MAIN04/14/2022
223.50 101.1410.43050EDA MEETING, CITY COUNCIL MEETING TIMESAVER OFF SITE SECRETR INCM27196190262MAIN04/14/2022
207.75 204.6314.43050EDA MEETING, CITY COUNCIL MEETING M27196190262
431.25
312.55 240.5500.42171CAN LINERS, CLEANERSTRIO SUPPLY COMPANY INC750902190263MAIN04/14/2022
421.10 701.9950.42171TOWELS, TP, CLEANERS, SOAP748466190263
733.65
450.00 346.7000.46200BOND AGENT FEE 2015A U.S. BANK6465087190264MAIN04/14/2022
1,127.95 101.5001.43050TAE KWON DO & LITTLE TIGERSULTIMATE MARTIAL ARTS INC040422190265MAIN04/14/2022
345.70 609.0000.14500032922 INVURSA MINOR BREWING LLCE-1619190266MAIN04/14/2022 161
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04/21/2022 02:06 PM
User: mchristensen
DB: Columbia Heights CHECK DATE FROM 04/08/2022 - 04/21/2022
AmountGL #DescriptionPayeeInvoiceCheck #BankCheck Date
570.15 101.2200.43250032522 586753132-00001VERIZON WIRELESS9902713271190267MAIN04/14/2022
674.94 601.9600.43050LEAK LOCATES 0122WATER CONSERVATION SRVCS INC12025190268MAIN04/14/2022
322.82 601.9600.43050LEAK LOCATE 4648 FILMORE11950190268
997.76
25.00 609.0000.14500033122 INVWINE MERCHANTS7373981190269MAIN04/14/2022
920.00 609.0000.14500033122 INV7373980190269
1.35 609.9791.42199033122 INV7373981190269
6.75 609.9791.42199033122 INV7373980190269
953.10
4,000.00 411.9970.43050JPM FACILITY CONDITION ANALYSISWOLD ARCHTIECTS AND ENGINEERS77846190270MAIN04/14/2022
13.52 101.2100.43310SEARCH WT TRNG LUNCH 031822WOOD/TABITHA520342360988190271MAIN04/14/2022
456.00 653.9999.43050.1808SILVER LAKE BOAT LANDING SITE IMPROVEMENTSWSB & ASSOCIATES INCR-014790-000-24190272MAIN04/14/2022
8.68 101.3160.43810032822 51-4159572-0XCEL ENERGY (N S P)957761854190273MAIN04/14/2022
9.97 101.3160.43810032822 51-0013562395-2957762732190273
9.71 101.3160.43810040122 51-4941920-1958730535190273
9.69 101.3160.43810040422 51-4174399-1958945335190273
903.39 601.9600.43810032522 51-0012949181-3095767755190273
941.44
141.82 601.9600.43810SOLAR SUBSCRIPTION 0222XCEL ENERGY SOLUTIONS002613190274MAIN04/14/2022
470.22 701.0000.14120CUTTING EDGES, FUEL FILTERSZIEGLER INCIN000471089190275MAIN04/14/2022
1,571.32 701.0000.14120CUTTING EDGES, BOLTSIN000466186190275
2,041.54
527.93 701.9950.42161SOAPHOTSY MINNESOTA1241336(A)MAIN04/14/2022
13,713.00 601.0000.20810MARCH UB SALES TAX 2022MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE1-076-945-31234(E)MAIN04/15/2022
63,532.00 609.0000.20810MARCH LIQUOR SALES TAXMINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE0-586-546-84835(E)MAIN04/18/2022
108.00 609.0000.14500032922 INV56 BREWING LLC5618174190276MAIN04/21/2022
8.98 101.5200.42171PLASTIC TUBE, SLIP JOINT NUTACE HARDWARE043843/R190277MAIN04/21/2022
27.28 240.5500.430500322 CATALOGINGANOKA COUNTY LIBRARY1676190278MAIN04/21/2022
100.00 240.5500.430500322 NOTICES1675190278
127.28
1,350.00 101.3100.43050LIDAR COST SHAREANOKA COUNTY TREASURERGIS032022190279MAIN04/21/2022
125.00 101.3121.43050LIDAR COST SHAREGIS032022190279 162
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04/21/2022 02:06 PM
User: mchristensen
DB: Columbia Heights CHECK DATE FROM 04/08/2022 - 04/21/2022
AmountGL #DescriptionPayeeInvoiceCheck #BankCheck Date
125.00 101.5200.43050LIDAR COST SHAREGIS032022190279
300.00 601.9600.43050LIDAR COST SHAREGIS032022190279
300.00 602.9600.43050LIDAR COST SHAREGIS032022190279
300.00 701.9950.43050LIDAR COST SHAREGIS032022190279
2,500.00
558.75 609.0000.14500041422 INVARTISAN BEER COMPANY3530601190280MAIN04/21/2022
36.90 609.0000.14500040822 INV3529755190280
661.25 609.0000.14500040822 INV3529754190280
869.45 609.0000.14500040122 INV3528612190280
35.60 609.0000.14500040122 INV3528613190280
789.10 609.0000.14500040722 INV3529408190280
(44.12)609.0000.14500033022 INV329305190280
(5.64)609.0000.14500020122 INV325440190280
2,901.29
133.70 701.0000.14120GAS SPRINGASPEN EQUIPMENT10237350190281MAIN04/21/2022
119.90 101.2100.42172CARGO PANTSASPEN MILLS, INC.291977190282MAIN04/21/2022
93.41 701.0000.14120HOOD LATCHASTLEFORD INTERNATIONAL01P66190190283MAIN04/21/2022
111.29 701.0000.14120CONTROL VALVE01P67518190283
204.70
27.26 240.5500.42180BOOK ORDERBAKER & TAYLOR2036637626190284MAIN04/21/2022
15.09 240.5500.42180BOOK ORDER2036624364190284
3.93 240.5500.42180BOOK ORDER2036600550190284
7.86 240.5500.42180BOOK ORDER2036600551190284
435.95 240.5500.42180BOOK ORDER2036625268190284
356.68 240.5500.42180BOOK ORDER2036635958190284
630.47 240.5500.42180BOOK ORDER2036647265190284
652.01 240.5500.42180BOOK ORDER2036620431190284
2,129.25
110.00 101.2100.44020GATE REPAIRBARNUM GATE SERVICES INC32701190285MAIN04/21/2022
110.00 101.2200.44020GATE REPAIR32701190285
220.00
1,344.00 609.0000.14500040622 INV/DELBELLBOY CORPORATION0094328600190286MAIN04/21/2022
1,051.00 609.0000.14500041322 INV/DEL0094431600190286
1,902.95 609.0000.14500040622 INV/DEL0094329000190286
1,720.00 609.0000.14500040622 INV/DEL0094342600190286
19.00 609.9791.42199040622 INV/DEL0094328600190286
20.00 609.9791.42199041322 INV/DEL0094431600190286
163
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CHECK DISBURSEMENT REPORT FOR CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 19/29Page
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04/21/2022 02:06 PM
User: mchristensen
DB: Columbia Heights CHECK DATE FROM 04/08/2022 - 04/21/2022
AmountGL #DescriptionPayeeInvoiceCheck #BankCheck Date
25.00 609.9792.42199040622 INV/DEL0094329000190286
20.00 609.9792.42199040622 INV/DEL0094342600190286
6,101.95
79.32 609.0000.14500041422 INVBLACK STACK BREWING17160190287MAIN04/21/2022
216.00 609.0000.14500033122 INV16979190287
295.32
105.57 262.5017.42170CLAYBLICK ART MATERIALS LLC8345200190288MAIN04/21/2022
390.20 262.5017.42170CLAY TOOLS, PAINT, GLUE, MOD PODGE, SLIME8307822190288
495.77
10.98 701.0000.14120FUSE HOLDER, CONNECTOR PAIRBMJ CORPORATION67-123645190289MAIN04/21/2022
302.00 609.0000.14500041422 INV/DELBOURGET IMPORTS LLC186160190290MAIN04/21/2022
5.25 609.9792.42199041422 INV/DEL186160190290
307.25
7.09 701.9950.42171LINE REMOVAL TOOLBRAKE & EQUIPMENT WAREHOUSE01KE8326190291MAIN04/21/2022
26.60 609.0000.14500041122 INV 700297717BREAKTHRU BEVERAGE MN BEER LLC343676898190292MAIN04/21/2022
763.50 609.0000.14500040822 INV 700297717343656865190292
364.00 609.0000.14500041422 INV 700297736343725225190292
53.20 609.0000.14500040522 INV 700297736343589232190292
89.70 609.0000.14500040522 INV 700297717343589230190292
1,297.00
582.50 609.0000.14500041422 INV/DEL 700297782BREAKTHRU BEVERAGE MN W&S LLC343726104190293MAIN04/21/2022
621.78 609.0000.14500041422 INV/DEL 700297717343726094190293
179.76 609.0000.14500041422 INV/DEL 700297717343726091190293
2,464.09 609.0000.14500040822 INV/DEL 700297717343659318190293
1,644.38 609.0000.14500040822 INV/DEL 700297717343659317190293
480.00 609.0000.14500041422 INV/DEL 700297736343726101190293
405.90 609.0000.14500041422 INV/DEL 700297736343726099190293
251.00 609.0000.14500041422 INV/DEL 700297736343726098190293
422.10 609.0000.14500041422 INV/DEL 700297736343726096190293
693.60 609.0000.14500040822 INV/DEL 700297736343659320190293
181.95 609.0000.14500040822 INV/DEL 700297736343659321190293
1,644.38 609.0000.14500040822 INV/DEL 700297736343659322190293
278.32 609.0000.14500041422 INV/DEL 700297736343726095190293
233.16 609.0000.14500041422 INV/DEL 700297717343726093190293
137.00 609.0000.14500040822 INV/DEL 700297782343659324190293
8.05 609.9791.42199041422 INV/DEL 700297717343726094190293
2.30 609.9791.42199041422 INV/DEL 700297717343726091190293
164
Item 18.
CHECK DISBURSEMENT REPORT FOR CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 20/29Page
:
04/21/2022 02:06 PM
User: mchristensen
DB: Columbia Heights CHECK DATE FROM 04/08/2022 - 04/21/2022
AmountGL #DescriptionPayeeInvoiceCheck #BankCheck Date
22.23 609.9791.42199040822 INV/DEL 700297717343659318190293
9.20 609.9791.42199040822 INV/DEL 700297717343659317190293
3.45 609.9791.42199041422 INV/DEL 700297717343726093190293
6.90 609.9792.42199041422 INV/DEL 700297736343726101190293
6.90 609.9792.42199041422 INV/DEL 700297736343726099190293
6.90 609.9792.42199041422 INV/DEL 700297736343726098190293
4.60 609.9792.42199041422 INV/DEL 700297736343726096190293
10.35 609.9792.42199040822 INV/DEL 700297736343659320190293
5.75 609.9792.42199040822 INV/DEL 700297736343659321190293
9.20 609.9792.42199040822 INV/DEL 700297736343659322190293
4.60 609.9792.42199041422 INV/DEL 700297736343726095190293
8.05 609.9793.42199041422 INV/DEL 700297782343726104190293
1.15 609.9793.42199040822 INV/DEL 700297782343659324190293
10,329.55
252.00 609.0000.14500040622 INVBROKEN CLOCK BREWING COOP6337190294MAIN04/21/2022
138.00 609.0000.14500041322 INV6366190294
390.00
630.00 101.2100.44000CJDN ACCESS FEE Q1 2022BUREAU OF CRIMINAL APPR00000695511190295MAIN04/21/2022
3,242.03 609.0000.14500041422 INVCAPITOL BEVERAGE SALES LP2674847190296MAIN04/21/2022
4,837.25 609.0000.14500040722 INV2672167190296
3,885.80 609.0000.14500040622 INV2671670190296
2,733.25 609.0000.14500040422 INV2669851190296
4,122.40 609.0000.14500033022 INV2668777190296
(81.29)609.0000.14500033022 INV2668776190296
18,739.44
53.23 240.5500.42180LARGE PRINT BOOK ORDERCENGAGE LEARNING INC77393465190297MAIN04/21/2022
81.72 240.5500.42180LARGE PRINT BOOK ORDER77393985190297
80.97 240.5500.42180LARGE PRINT BOOK ORDER77448131190297
56.98 240.5500.42180LARGE PRINT BOOK ORDER77448671190297
56.98 240.5500.42180LARGE PRINT BOOK ORDER77507697190297
28.49 240.5500.42180LARGE PRINT BOOK ORDER77509201190297
358.37
518.76 101.2100.43830040622 8268239-4CENTER POINT ENERGY8268239-4190298MAIN04/21/2022
518.76 101.2200.43830040622 8268239-48268239-4190298
139.83 101.5200.43830040622 5452216-45452216-4190298
16.80 101.5200.43830040622 5467671-35467671-3190298
55.91 101.5200.43830040622 10802324-310802324-3190298
1,751.34 240.5500.43830040622 10570341-710570341-7190298 165
Item 18.
CHECK DISBURSEMENT REPORT FOR CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 21/29Page
:
04/21/2022 02:06 PM
User: mchristensen
DB: Columbia Heights CHECK DATE FROM 04/08/2022 - 04/21/2022
AmountGL #DescriptionPayeeInvoiceCheck #BankCheck Date
90.93 408.6414.43830040622 6401438486-76401438486-7190298
17.76 602.9600.43830040622 11299887-711299887-7190298
18.70 602.9600.43830040622 9644621-69644621-6190298
3,128.79
1,835.00 101.1940.44020ROOF REPAIRCENTRAL ROOFING CO INC30398190299MAIN04/21/2022
51.07 609.9792.43210040722 763 788-0290 045CENTURYLINK7637880290045190300MAIN04/21/2022
51.07 609.9792.43210040722 763 788-0064 1647637880064164190300
102.14
20.88 101.1940.44020RUGS CITY HALL 040822CINTAS INC4115956170190301MAIN04/21/2022
19.00 101.2100.44020TOWELS, AIR FRESH 0325224114586207190301
55.80 101.2100.44020BATH TOWELS, AIR FRESH, MATS 0408224115956324190301
19.00 101.2200.44020TOWELS, AIR FRESH 0325224114586207190301
119.70 101.5129.44020MOPS, MATS JPM 0412224116141726190301
30.79 701.9950.42172UNIFORM RENTAL 0401224115275091190301
44.20 701.9950.42172UNIFORM RENTAL, RUGS 0408224115956150190301
23.79 701.9950.44020UNIFORM RENTAL, RUGS 0408224115956150190301
333.16
278.81 101.2100.43050IT SUPPORT 0422CITY OF ROSEVILLE0230835190302MAIN04/21/2022
1,755.27 101.3121.42161DE-ICING SALTCOMPASS MINERALS AMERICA INC978036190303MAIN04/21/2022
1,857.93 101.3121.42161DE-ICING SALT979619190303
3,613.20
3,817.43 415.9999.42171.2002STREET SIGNS, BRACKETSEARL F ANDERSEN INC0129076-IN190304MAIN04/21/2022
67.50 601.9600.43500HYDRANT FLUSHING 040822ECM PUBLISHERS INC886020190305MAIN04/21/2022
75.00 603.9530.43500BID-REFUSE CART 040122885349190305
196.93 609.9791.43420APRIL AD 040822886893190305
155.03 609.9792.43420APRIL AD 040822886893190305
67.04 609.9793.43420APRIL AD 040822886893190305
561.50
373.78 701.0000.14120DOLLY SYSTEMENVIRONMENTAL EQUIP & SVCS INC22062190306MAIN04/21/2022
349.00 701.0000.14120DOLLY SYSTEM 22110190306
722.78
68.38 101.3121.43050ANNUAL ENROLLMENTS 0322FIRST ADVANTAGE LNS SCREEN INC2507082203190307MAIN04/21/2022
34.19 101.3121.43050ANN ENROLLMT, DRUG TEST 01222506432201190307
102.57 101.5200.43050ANNUAL ENROLLMENTS 03222507082203190307
30.16 101.5200.43050ANN ENROLLMT, DRUG TEST 01222506432201190307 166
Item 18.
CHECK DISBURSEMENT REPORT FOR CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 22/29Page
:
04/21/2022 02:06 PM
User: mchristensen
DB: Columbia Heights CHECK DATE FROM 04/08/2022 - 04/21/2022
AmountGL #DescriptionPayeeInvoiceCheck #BankCheck Date
34.19 602.9600.43050ANNUAL ENROLLMENTS 03222507082203190307
34.19 701.9950.43050ANNUAL ENROLLMENTS 03222507082203190307
303.68
19.84 701.0000.14120FILTERSFLEETPRIDE INC97690930190308MAIN04/21/2022
241.30 701.0000.14120FILTERS97726662190308
173.38 701.0000.14120FILTERS97728685190308
(19.84)701.0000.14120RTN FILTERS97725583190308
414.68
38.50 701.0000.14120SPLIT LOOMGENUINE PARTS/NAPA AUTO4342-862820190309MAIN04/21/2022
1,445.00 101.1320.43050PRE-EMPLOYMENT PHYSICALS, TESTS 0322GROUP HEALTH PLAN INC7546190310MAIN04/21/2022
72.00 604.9600.42171ADOPT-A-DRAIN WATER BOTTLES & BAGSHAMLINE UNIVERSITY041222190311MAIN04/21/2022
185.00 609.0000.14500040822 INVHOHENSTEINS INC494688190312MAIN04/21/2022
1,768.50 609.0000.14500040822 INV494943190312
1,007.50 609.0000.14500040822 INV494665190312
396.00 609.0000.14500040122 INV492641190312
1,547.30 609.0000.14500040122 INV492890190312
4,904.30
39.94 101.3121.42171SCREW DRIVERS, MARKING CHALKHOME DEPOT #28024013833190313MAIN04/21/2022
36.48 101.3121.42171CEILING TILE, ACRYLIC PLASTIC SHEET1015170190313
5.24 101.5129.42171KEYS7150844190313
81.66
10,678.28 101.5130.44020GYM MAINT 010122-033122INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIST #132239190314MAIN04/21/2022
7.74 101.3100.42000COPY PAPER, HP TONER, CORRECTION TAPEINNOVATIVE OFFICE SOLUTIONS LLCIN3728150190315MAIN04/21/2022
7.73 101.3121.42000COPY PAPER, HP TONER, CORRECTION TAPEIN3728150190315
7.73 101.5200.42000COPY PAPER, HP TONER, CORRECTION TAPEIN3728150190315
7.73 601.9600.42000COPY PAPER, HP TONER, CORRECTION TAPEIN3728150190315
7.73 602.9600.42000COPY PAPER, HP TONER, CORRECTION TAPEIN3728150190315
271.70 701.9950.42000COPY PAPER, HP TONER, CORRECTION TAPEIN3728150190315
310.36
4,969.10 431.2200.45150PORTABLE LED LIGHTSJEFFERSON FIRE & SAFETY INCIN133949190316MAIN04/21/2022
113.57 431.2200.45150SHOVELS, RUBBER MALLET HANDLEIN133951190316
968.22 431.2200.45150STRETCHER,BACKBOARDIN134050190316
513.16 431.2200.45150LED LIGHTS,CHARGING BANKIN134073190316
103.50 431.2200.45150SQUARE HYDRANT TOOL BAGIN134199190316
152.90 431.2200.45150BOLT CUTTERIN134399190316
262.80 431.2200.45150UNV SPANNER,WRENCH,HYDRANT WRENCHIN134583190316
167
Item 18.
CHECK DISBURSEMENT REPORT FOR CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 23/29Page
:
04/21/2022 02:06 PM
User: mchristensen
DB: Columbia Heights CHECK DATE FROM 04/08/2022 - 04/21/2022
AmountGL #DescriptionPayeeInvoiceCheck #BankCheck Date
74.40 431.2200.45150FIRE GLOVESIN135317190316
560.65 431.2200.45150NOZZLEIN135494190316
8,270.90 431.2200.45150FIRE HOSESIN135497190316
3,092.12 431.2200.45150HYDRANT VALVE,OUTLETS,ADAPTERS,ELBOWSIN136364190316
400.95 431.2200.45150FOLDING BACKBOARDIN136411190316
150.50 431.2200.45150LEATHERHEAD NY HOOKIN137408190316
1,977.19 431.2200.45150SHUTOFF VALVES,NOZZLESIN138232190316
(291.60)431.2200.45150RETURN ADAPTERSIN137313190316
21,318.36
2,071.10 609.0000.14500041322 INV/DELJJ TAYLOR DIST OF MN3286804190317MAIN04/21/2022
6,457.05 609.0000.14500040722 INV/DEL3272583190317
2,708.20 609.0000.14500040722 INV/DEL3272582190317
7,337.70 609.0000.14500040622 INV/DEL3272580190317
5,958.07 609.0000.14500033122 INV/DEL3272560190317
3.00 609.9791.42199040722 INV/DEL3272583190317
3.00 609.9791.42199033122 INV/DEL3272560190317
3.00 609.9792.42199041322 INV/DEL3286804190317
3.00 609.9792.42199040622 INV/DEL3272580190317
3.00 609.9793.42199040722 INV/DEL3272582190317
24,547.12
40.00 609.0000.14500040722 INVJOHNSON BROS. LIQUOR CO.2026906190318MAIN04/21/2022
1,002.00 609.0000.14500040822 INV2027974190318
623.00 609.0000.14500040822 INV2027973190318
138.00 609.0000.14500040822 INV2027972190318
480.00 609.0000.14500040822 INV2027971190318
450.20 609.0000.14500040722 INV2026905190318
447.65 609.0000.14500040722 INV2026903190318
46.00 609.0000.14500040822 INV2027975190318
60.00 609.0000.14500040822 INV2027977190318
33.33 609.0000.14500040822 INV2027979190318
576.00 609.0000.14500040622 INV2025796190318
661.80 609.0000.14500040622 INV2025797190318
161.85 609.0000.14500041422 INV231633190318
168.00 609.0000.14500041422 INV2031632190318
512.66 609.0000.14500041422 INV2031631190318
1,269.25 609.0000.14500040722 INV2026909190318
877.02 609.0000.14500031022 INV2008122190318
540.00 609.0000.14500040622 INV2025803190318
32.00 609.0000.14500041422 INV2031622190318
802.45 609.0000.14500041422 INV2031625190318
168.00 609.0000.14500041422 INV2031623190318
168
Item 18.
CHECK DISBURSEMENT REPORT FOR CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 24/29Page
:
04/21/2022 02:06 PM
User: mchristensen
DB: Columbia Heights CHECK DATE FROM 04/08/2022 - 04/21/2022
AmountGL #DescriptionPayeeInvoiceCheck #BankCheck Date
122.35 609.0000.14500041422 INV2031624190318
161.85 609.0000.14500041422 INV2031626190318
1,615.96 609.0000.14500041522 INV2032612190318
(12.67)609.0000.14500040122 INV195448190318
(12.67)609.0000.14500040122 INV195447190318
(3.34)609.0000.14500040122 INV195446190318
(80.00)609.0000.14500040122 INV195449190318
1.35 609.9791.42199040722 INV2026906190318
33.77 609.9791.42199040822 INV2027974190318
17.54 609.9791.42199040822 INV2027973190318
2.71 609.9791.42199040822 INV2027972190318
6.75 609.9791.42199040822 INV2027971190318
12.16 609.9791.42199040722 INV2026905190318
14.86 609.9791.42199040722 INV2026903190318
6.76 609.9791.42199040622 INV2025796190318
7.43 609.9791.42199040622 INV2025797190318
1.35 609.9791.42199041422 INV2031622190318
14.85 609.9791.42199041422 INV2031625190318
4.05 609.9791.42199041422 INV2031623190318
4.05 609.9791.42199041422 INV2031624190318
4.74 609.9791.42199041422 INV2031626190318
36.45 609.9791.42199041522 INV2032612190318
4.74 609.9792.42199041422 INV231633190318
4.05 609.9792.42199041422 INV2031632190318
17.59 609.9792.42199041422 INV2031631190318
6.54 609.9792.42199040722 INV2026909190318
13.52 609.9792.42199031022 INV2008122190318
3.38 609.9792.42199040622 INV2025803190318
(1.35)609.9792.42199040122 INV195449190318
1.35 609.9793.42199040822 INV2027975190318
2.70 609.9793.42199040822 INV2027977190318
1.35 609.9793.42199040822 INV2027979190318
11,103.38
480.05 603.9530.44200PROCEED SHAREKIWANIS COLUMBIA HTS-FRIDLEY041122190319MAIN04/21/2022
157.99 240.5500.42181ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTIONLIBRARY JOURNAL13009308190320MAIN04/21/2022
499.10 609.0000.14500040622 INVLUPULIN BREWING CO44187190321MAIN04/21/2022
60.00 609.0000.14500040422 INV39395190321
(50.00)609.0000.14500040622 INV992133190321
509.10 169
Item 18.
CHECK DISBURSEMENT REPORT FOR CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 25/29Page
:
04/21/2022 02:06 PM
User: mchristensen
DB: Columbia Heights CHECK DATE FROM 04/08/2022 - 04/21/2022
AmountGL #DescriptionPayeeInvoiceCheck #BankCheck Date
3,406.24 609.0000.14500041522 INVM AMUNDSON CIGAR & CANDY CO LLP340023190322MAIN04/21/2022
2,581.17 609.0000.14500041522 INV340022190322
5,987.41
106.55 701.9950.42171HAND SOAPM.A. ASSOCIATES INC107052190323MAIN04/21/2022
93.26 701.0000.14120SPRING KEEPERS, ROLL PINS, DIE SPRINGMAC QUEEN EQUIPMENT LLCP41035190324MAIN04/21/2022
22.37 101.3100.44000COPIER MAINT 012522-042422MARCO, INCINV9585217190325MAIN04/21/2022
22.37 101.3121.44000COPIER MAINT 012522-042422INV9585217190325
22.37 101.5200.44000COPIER MAINT 012522-042422INV9585217190325
22.37 601.9600.44000COPIER MAINT 012522-042422INV9585217190325
22.37 602.9600.44000COPIER MAINT 012522-042422INV9585217190325
22.37 701.9950.44000COPIER MAINT 012522-042422INV9585217190325
134.22
418.40 609.0000.14500041222 INVMCDONALD DISTRIBUTING CO626463190326MAIN04/21/2022
506.40 609.0000.14500040822 INV626001190326
1,283.00 609.0000.14500040822 INV625457190326
1,361.00 609.0000.14500040122 INV625021190326
(7.00)609.0000.14500033122 INV033122 MCDIST190326
3,561.80
144.00 609.0000.14500033022 INVMEGA BEER LLC13380190327MAIN04/21/2022
55.02 101.2100.42171CASE, LOCK, CABLES MENARDS CASHWAY LUMBER-FRIDLEY65995190328MAIN04/21/2022
11.89 101.5129.42171VOLTAGE TESTER65983190328
6.69 101.5129.42171PLASTIC SHEET,JOINT COMPOUND,TAPE66120190328
9.94 609.9792.42171LIGHT BULBS66076190328
30.97 884.5129.44342PLASTIC SHEET,JOINT COMPOUND,TAPE66120190328
114.51
299.15 240.5500.42185AUDIOBOOK ORDERMICROMARKETING, LLC882657190329MAIN04/21/2022
411.00 609.0000.14500040722 INVMILK AND HONEY LLC10113190330MAIN04/21/2022
136,567.89 601.9400.42990WATER PURCHASE 0322MINNEAPOLIS FINANCE DEPT.040522190331MAIN04/21/2022
340.00 601.9600.43105WATER OP SCHOOL BARTOLICMN AWWA200006234190332MAIN04/21/2022
100.00 609.9791.44390 ELEVATOR PERMIT MN DEPT OF LABOR & INDUSTRYALR0133930X190333MAIN04/21/2022
1,300.00 101.5003.42171SOFTBALLSMN REC & PK ASSOC - MRPA10415190334MAIN04/21/2022
116.00 101.5129.44020PEST CONTROL JPM 041422ORKIN INC225168561190335MAIN04/21/2022
355.00 262.5017.43050LET'S CLAY PROGRAMPARCEL ARTS040822190336MAIN04/21/2022 170
Item 18.
CHECK DISBURSEMENT REPORT FOR CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 26/29Page
:
04/21/2022 02:06 PM
User: mchristensen
DB: Columbia Heights CHECK DATE FROM 04/08/2022 - 04/21/2022
AmountGL #DescriptionPayeeInvoiceCheck #BankCheck Date
443.00 609.0000.14500041322 INV/DELPAUSTIS & SONS WINE COMPANY161881190337MAIN04/21/2022
8.75 609.9791.42199041322 INV/DEL161881190337
451.75
34.00 101.2100.43050GAS MASK FITTINGPERFORMANCE PLUS LLC122573190338MAIN04/21/2022
156.00 609.0000.14500041422 INVPHILLIPS WINE & SPIRITS INC6380504190339MAIN04/21/2022
580.50 609.0000.14500040722 INV6376704190339
151.00 609.0000.14500040722 INV6376705190339
95.00 609.0000.14500041322 INV6379477190339
90.00 609.0000.14500041422 INV6380501190339
156.00 609.0000.14500041422 INV6380502190339
840.00 609.0000.14500041422 INV6380503190339
565.00 609.0000.14500041522 INV6381329190339
62.00 609.0000.14500040622 INV6375738190339
598.45 609.0000.14500040622 INV6375739190339
580.50 609.0000.14500040722 INV6376703190339
1,375.60 609.0000.14500040622 INV6375736190339
815.00 609.0000.14500040622 INV6375734190339
694.00 609.0000.14500040822 INV6377575190339
(80.00)609.0000.14500040722 INV663137190339
2.70 609.9791.42199041422 INV6380501190339
5.40 609.9791.42199041422 INV6380502190339
9.45 609.9791.42199041422 INV6380503190339
28.34 609.9791.42199041522 INV6381329190339
4.29 609.9791.42199040722 INV6376703190339
12.16 609.9791.42199040622 INV6375736190339
13.50 609.9791.42199040622 INV6375734190339
5.40 609.9792.42199041422 INV6380504190339
4.29 609.9792.42199040722 INV6376704190339
2.70 609.9792.42199040722 INV6376705190339
1.35 609.9792.42199040622 INV6375738190339
7.43 609.9792.42199040622 INV6375739190339
10.50 609.9793.42199041322 INV6379477190339
7.43 609.9793.42199040822 INV6377575190339
6,793.99
13.32 601.9600.43210040422-10013125POPP.COM INC992726171190340MAIN04/21/2022
13.32 602.9600.43210040422-10013125992726171190340
13.31 604.9600.43210040422-10013125992726171190340
39.95
21.75 101.1110.42171WATERPREMIUM WATERS INC318698604190341MAIN04/21/2022
171
Item 18.
CHECK DISBURSEMENT REPORT FOR CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 27/29Page
:
04/21/2022 02:06 PM
User: mchristensen
DB: Columbia Heights CHECK DATE FROM 04/08/2022 - 04/21/2022
AmountGL #DescriptionPayeeInvoiceCheck #BankCheck Date
4.00 101.1110.42171COOLER RENTAL318705377190341
17.40 101.1510.42171WATER318698605190341
13.05 101.1510.42171WATER318698607190341
8.00 101.1510.42171COOLER RENTALS318703491190341
4.00 201.2400.42171COOLER RENTAL318704105190341
17.40 201.2400.42171WATER318698606190341
13.50 609.9791.42171040522 WATER318715411190341
9.00 609.9792.42171040422 WATER318712647190341
108.10
462.00 609.0000.14500041222 INVPRYES BREWING COMPANY LLCW-35344190342MAIN04/21/2022
395.00 609.0000.14500040522 INVW-34989190342
857.00
260.00 603.9530.4310525TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE DAVIESRAM/SWANA511427190343MAIN04/21/2022
1,207.00 240.5500.42171BIBLIOTHECA RFID TAGSREGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF MN2170000097190344MAIN04/21/2022
1,578.26 101.3100.43050GIS SERVICES 0322RESPEC INCINV-0322-917190345MAIN04/21/2022
140.80 101.3121.43050GIS SERVICES 0322INV-0322-917190345
63.75 101.3121.44030GIS COMPUTER SOFTWAREINV-0422-002190345
140.81 101.5200.43050GIS SERVICES 0322INV-0322-917190345
63.75 101.5200.44030GIS COMPUTER SOFTWAREINV-0422-002190345
376.25 101.6102.44030GIS COMPUTER SOFTWAREINV-0422-002190345
338.17 601.9600.43050GIS SERVICES 0322INV-0322-917190345
376.25 601.9600.44030GIS COMPUTER SOFTWAREINV-0422-002190345
338.17 602.9600.43050GIS SERVICES 0322INV-0322-917190345
376.25 602.9600.44030GIS COMPUTER SOFTWAREINV-0422-002190345
376.25 604.9600.44030GIS COMPUTER SOFTWAREINV-0422-002190345
338.17 701.9950.43050GIS SERVICES 0322INV-0322-917190345
4,506.88
184.00 101.1320.44330DUES, MEETINGS - BOURGEOISROTARY CLUB OF FRIDLEY-COL HTS787190346MAIN04/21/2022
290.24 884.2100.44080REPAIR WINDSCHIELD #1502SAFELITE FULFILLMENT INC03818-011575190347MAIN04/21/2022
184.00 240.5500.44020TECH SUPPORT 0122-0222SETPOINT SYSTEMS CORPORATIONT20873190348MAIN04/21/2022
184.00 240.5500.44020TECH SUPPORT 0322-0422T20874190348
189.00 701.9950.44020TECH SUPPORT 0122-0222T20847190348
189.00 701.9950.44020TECH SUPPORT 0322-0422T20872190348
746.00
103.00 101.5129.43050BEER LINE CLEANING 022122SHAMROCK GROUP-ACE ICE2733259190349MAIN04/21/2022
1,299.70 609.0000.14500041422 INV/DELSOUTHERN GLAZER'S2200618190350MAIN04/21/2022
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:
04/21/2022 02:06 PM
User: mchristensen
DB: Columbia Heights CHECK DATE FROM 04/08/2022 - 04/21/2022
AmountGL #DescriptionPayeeInvoiceCheck #BankCheck Date
6,386.95 609.0000.14500041422 INV/DEL2200460190350
3,772.00 609.0000.14500040722 INV/DEL2197880190350
3,860.15 609.0000.14500040722 INV/DEL 2197882190350
315.00 609.0000.14500033122 INV/DEL5082755190350
238.00 609.0000.14500041422 INV/DEL2200465190350
201.00 609.0000.14500041422 INV/DEL2200464190350
315.00 609.0000.14500033122 INV/DEL5082754190350
860.00 609.0000.14500040722 INV/DEL2198017190350
51.20 609.9791.42199041422 INV/DEL2200460190350
22.40 609.9791.42199040722 INV/DEL2197880190350
4.48 609.9791.42199033122 INV/DEL5082754190350
36.48 609.9792.42199040722 INV/DEL 2197882190350
4.48 609.9792.42199033122 INV/DEL5082755190350
2.77 609.9792.42199041422 INV/DEL2200465190350
3.84 609.9792.42199041422 INV/DEL2200464190350
2.56 609.9792.42199040122 DEL5083131190350
10.24 609.9793.42199041422 INV/DEL2200618190350
5.12 609.9793.42199040722 INV/DEL2198017190350
17,391.37
21.21 601.9600.43250PAGING SERVICE MARCH 2022SPOK INCF0318950P190351MAIN04/21/2022
21.20 602.9600.43250PAGING SERVICE MARCH 2022F0318950P190351
42.41
285.00 609.0000.14500033022 INVTALKING WATERS BREWING CO LLC2754190352MAIN04/21/2022
396.85 609.9792.44020REPAIR MAIN ENTRY DOORTEE JAY NORTH INC43674190353MAIN04/21/2022
1,380.00 101.5005.43050FAST PITCH UMPIRES 2022THREE RIVERS UMPIRE ASSOCIATION041222190354MAIN04/21/2022
287.08 240.5500.42171SOAP, TOWELS, TPTRIO SUPPLY COMPANY INC753255190355MAIN04/21/2022
46.60 240.5500.43050PLACEMENTS 0322UNIQUE MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC6099420190356MAIN04/21/2022
43.49 609.9791.43250040322 442044911-00002VERIZON WIRELESS9903296486190357MAIN04/21/2022
86.98 609.9792.43250040322 442044911-000029903296486190357
130.47
752.58 609.0000.14500040622 INV/DELVINOCOPIA INC0301517-IN190358MAIN04/21/2022
416.00 609.0000.14500041222 INV/DEL0301832-IN190358
10.00 609.9791.42199041222 INV/DEL0301832-IN190358
27.00 609.9792.42199040622 INV/DEL0301517-IN190358
1,205.58
647.75 609.0000.14500041422 INVWINE MERCHANTS7375782190359MAIN04/21/2022
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User: mchristensen
DB: Columbia Heights CHECK DATE FROM 04/08/2022 - 04/21/2022
AmountGL #DescriptionPayeeInvoiceCheck #BankCheck Date
1,688.75 609.0000.14500041422 INV7375781190359
16.21 609.9791.42199041422 INV7375781190359
10.79 609.9792.42199041422 INV7375782190359
2,363.50
29.60 101.3160.43810040822 51-7867950-2XCEL ENERGY (N S P)0959962787190360MAIN04/21/2022
179.19 101.3160.43810040822 51-7867659-80959964885190360
166.45 101.5129.43810040822 51-4697130-60959958276190360
86.39 101.5200.43810040822 51-0012266105-30960015260190360
16.12 101.5200.43810040822 51-9597586-90959980447190360
12.87 101.5200.43810040822 51-8042065-30959978525190360
116.15 101.5200.43810040822 51-0010057576-70959982564190360
37.39 101.5200.43810040822 51-0011039127-70959991540190360
46.48 212.3190.43810040822 51-9893848-40959988929190360
176.15 212.3190.43810040822 51-0011980129-40960021109190360
1,138.43 228.6317.43810040822 51-0013059132-80960025861190360
762.10 240.5500.43810040722 51-0011136455-00959779384190360
26.35 408.6414.43810040822 51-0012469064-30960026741190360
248.73 602.9600.43810040822 51-0013099828-30960028844190360
205.33 604.9600.43810040822 51-0010836533-80959999580190360
950.99 609.9792.43810041122 51-8335212-30960198605190360
464.75 609.9793.43810040822 51-4436024-50959929541190360
4,663.47
731,609.90 TOTAL OF 194 CHECKSTOTAL - ALL FUNDS
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StatusDepositCheck AmountGrossNameCheck NumberBankCheck Date
DirectPhysicalCheck
For Check Dates 04/08/2022 to 04/21/2022
04/21/2022 02:06 PM Check Register Report For City Of Columbia Heights Page 1 of 1
Open0.001,300.001,300.00LAW ENFORCEMENT LABOR SERVICES 90406PR04/08/2022
Open0.00130.00130.00LAW ENFORCEMENT LABOR SERVICES 90407PR04/08/2022
Open0.00200.00200.00COL HTS LOCAL 1216 EFT554PR04/08/2022
Open0.00100.00100.00COLHTS FIREFIGHTER ASSN EFT555PR04/08/2022
Open0.003,405.573,405.57MSRS MNDCP PLAN 650251 EFT556PR04/08/2022
Open0.008,047.098,047.09HSA BANK EFT557PR04/08/2022
Open0.0083,602.3183,602.31IRS EFT558PR04/08/2022
Open0.0079,985.4679,985.46PERA 397400 EFT559PR04/08/2022
Open0.00138.50138.50COL HGTS POLICE ASSN EFT560PR04/08/2022
Open0.00724.81724.81VANTAGEPOINT TRANSFER AGENTS EFT561PR04/08/2022
Open0.002,182.232,182.23VANTAGEPOINT TRANSFER -401 EFT562PR04/08/2022
Open0.0016,928.9516,928.95STATE OF MN TAX EFT563PR04/08/2022
Open0.0070.0070.00FINANCIAL ONE EFT564PR04/08/2022
Open0.0020,705.6920,705.69VANTAGEPOINT TRANSFER 457 EFT565PR04/08/2022
12
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Total Check Stubs:
Total Physical Checks:
0.00217,520.61217,520.61Number of Checks: 014Totals:
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Item 18.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA SECTION ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION
MEETING DATE APRIL 25, 2022
ITEM: Clarification of Vote on Ordinance 1672.
DEPARTMENT: Administration BY/DATE: Sara Ion, 4/20/22
CITY STRATEGY: (please indicate areas that apply by adding a bold “X” in front of the selected text below)
_Safe Community _Diverse, Welcoming “Small-Town” Feel
_Economic Strength _ Excellent Housing/Neighborhoods
_Equity and Affordability _Strong Infrastructure/Public Services
_Opportunities for Play and Learning _Engaged, Multi-Generational, Multi-Cultural Population
BACKGROUND:
During the April 11, 2022, City Council Meeting, Item 5: Ordinance No. 1672 was approved by the Council.
There was a Motion by Councilmember Jacobs, and seconded by Councilmember Novitsky, to approve
Ordinance No. 1672, being an Ordinance Amending Chapter 10, Article 3 of the Columbia Heights City Code,
Regulating Targeted Picketing, and directing staff to send the ordinance, as presented, for publication in the
legal newspaper. The Ordinance was voted on, All Ayes, and the Motion carried 5-0.
The Clerk prepared the Ordinance for signature and the Mayor signed the Ordinance on April 12, 2022. The
Mayor contacted the Clerk the following day to state that she voted Nay on the Ordinance and would like the
approved Ordinance to reflect that. While reviewing the signed Ordinance a ministerial error was found
related to who seconded the motion.
To correct the Ayes and Nays recorded for this approved Ordinance, a reconsideration of this vote will need to
occur.
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
MOTION: Move to reconsider the vote on Ordinance 1672.
MOTION: Move to approve Ordinance No. 1672, being an Ordinance Amending Chapter 10, Article 3 of the
Columbia Heights City Code, Regulating Targeted Picketing, and direct staff to send the ordinance, as
presented, for publication in the legal newspaper.
ATTACHMENT:
Ordinance 1672
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Item 19.
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Item 19.
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Item 19.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA SECTION BID CONSIDERATION
MEETING DATE APRIL 25, 2022
ITEM: Accept and Award Contract for Central Avenue Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation, City Project 2204
DEPARTMENT: Public Works BY/DATE: Kevin Hansen April 19, 2022
CITY STRATEGY: (please indicate areas that apply by adding a bold “X” in front of the selected text below)
_Safe Community _Diverse, Welcoming “Small-Town” Feel
_Economic Strength _Excellent Housing/Neighborhoods
_Equity and Affordability X_Strong Infrastructure/Public Services
_Opportunities for Play and Learning _Engaged, Multi-Generational, Multi-Cultural Population
BACKGROUND: In 2021 staff prioritized infrastructure under critical roadways for rehabilitation. The sanitary
sewer system along Central Avenue was identified as being in need of repair because of poor condition, age
and capacity from the District 2 & 3 sewer models completed in 2021. The redevelopment of properties along
Central Avenue and the future Bus Rapid Transit line planned for Central Avenue were also primary factors in
choosing to rehabilitate the sanitary sewer. The rehabilitation of the sanitary sewer system will ensure its
continued operation under a future Central Avenue corridor.
On January 24, 2022 the City Council authorized staff to seek bids for the Central Avenue Sanitary Sewer
Rehabilitation Project. The scope of work includes the following on Central Avenue from 37th to 45th Avenues
and on Gould Avenue from Central Avenue to Peters Place:
• 20 manhole replacements
• Upsizing 8-inch pipe to 10 and 12-inch pipe
• Piping repair to disjointed segments
• Patching and street restoration
• Upsizing 8-inch pipe to 10-inch pipe on Gould Avenue, and street restoration from Central Avenue to
Peters Place
The construction is scheduled for late spring start with completion in mid-September of 2022. The work will be
completed prior to the new City Hall site completion and prior to leasing/move-ins for the new apartments at
the same location. The bid cost of the sewer rehab project for 2022 is much larger than our annual sewer
lining/rehab plan, but the addition of Federal money through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) along with
a combination of other funds will allow the City to complete the project. The Engineer’s Estimate for the work
was $1,550,000.
Plans and specifications were advertised for bids in the LIFE newspaper on February 11, 2022 and on
QuestCDN. Three bids were received and publicly read aloud at the April 5, 2022 bid opening.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The low bid was submitted by Meyer Contracting of Shakopee, Minnesota in the
amount of $2,112,296.69. The bid was higher than the Engineer’s Estimate. Funding will be provided by ARPA
Funds, Sewer Construction Fund and Sewer Operations Budget, Infrastructure Fund, and State GO Grant as 179
Item 20.
City of Columbia Heights - Council Letter Page 2
follows:
ARPA Funds $1,300,000
Sewer Construction Fund $ 400,000
Sewer Operations Budget $ 112,300
Infrastructure Fund: $ 239,000
State GO Grant (sanitary sewer): $ 61,000
Based upon the bids received, Meyer Contracting, Inc. is the low, qualified, responsible bidder. The project
consulting engineer is recommending award of the bid to Meyer Contracting, Inc.
RECOMMENDED MOTION(S):
MOTION: Move to accept and award the contract for Central Avenue Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation, City
Project 2204, to Meyer Contracting Inc. of Maple Grove, MN based upon their low, qualified, responsible bid
in the amount of $2,112,296.69 with funds to be appropriated from Fund 652.9999.45185.2204; and to
transfer $1,300,000 of ARPA Grant Funds from the Sanitary Sewer Fund to project 651-9999-45185.2204;
and, furthermore, to authorize the Mayor and City Manager to enter into a contract for the same.
ATTACHMENTS: Bid Opening Minutes
Bolton-Menk Recommendation Letter
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Item 20.
CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
CENTRAL AVENUE SEWER MANHOLE
IMPROVEMENTS
MINUTES OF BID OPENING ON APRIL 5, 2022 AT 10:00 AM
Pursuant to an advertisement for bids for the Central Avenue Sewer Manhole Improvements, City
Improvement Project 2204, an administration meeting was held on April 5, 2022 at 10:00 am for the
purpose of opening bids.
Attending the meeting were the following:
Kevin Hansen, City Engineer
Jim Hauth, Utilities Superintendent
Kevin Kielb, Project Manager, Bolton & Menk
Brock Aleshire, Meyer Contracting
Paul Grimes, New Look Contracting
Jeff Geislinger, Geislinger & Sons
Bids were opened and read aloud as follows:
Bidder Total Base Bid
Meyer Contracting $2,112,296.69
Geislinger & Sons $2,243,217.51
New Look contracting $2,598,297.50
Respectfully submitted,
Kevin P. Kielb, P.E.
Principal Engineer
ATTACHMENT
Bid Opening Sign-In Sheet
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Item 20.
April 21, 2022
Kevin Hansen, P.E.
Director of Public Works / City Engineer
Public Works Department
637 38th Ave NE
Columbia Heights, MN 55421
RE: Central Avenue Sewer Manhole Improvements – City Improvement Project 2204
Dear Mr. Hansen:
On April 5, 2022, three bids were received for the above referenced project. The bids ranged from a high
of $2,598,297.50 to a low of $2,112,296.69. The low bid received was submitted by Meyer Contracting,
Inc. in the amount of $2,112,296.69. The bids were as follows:
Meyer Contracting $2,112,296.69
Geislinger & Sons $2,243,217.51
New Look contracting $2,598,297.50
The Engineer’s estimate was $1,552,752.50. We have attached a detailed bid tabulation for information.
The project consist of replacing 23 sanitary sewer manholes along Central Avenue and Gould Avenue,
along with spot repairs of the sanitary sewer pipe at nine locations along the corridor. The work is
expected to be completed by September 30, 2022.
We have investigated the qualifications of Meyer Contracting, Inc. and found they have sufficient
understanding of the project and the equipment to perform the construction project for which they bid.
We are familiar with Meyer Contracting, Inc. and they are qualified to complete the work associated
with the project.
We recommend the project be awarded to Meyer contracting, Inc. in the amount of $2,112,296.69.
If there are any questions, please call me at (651) 968-7760.
Sincerely,
BOLTON & MENK, INC.
Kevin P. Kielb, P.E.
Principal Engineer
ATTACHMENT
Bid Tabulation
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