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5.01: Consider Recommending City Council Ordering a Request for Proposals for Sewer <br />and Water Connection to Fire Station No. 1 <br />Assistant City Engineer Feriancek reviewed the staff report and recommendation from staff to <br />recommend City Council order a Request for Proposals for sewer and water connections to Fire <br />Station No. 1. <br />Motion by Councilmember Olson, seconded by Councilmember Howell, to recommend City <br />Council order a Request for Proposals for sewer and water connections to Fire Station No. 1. <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Musgrove, Councilmembers Olson and Howell. Voting <br />No: None. <br />6. COMMITTEE / STAFF INPUT (Continued) <br />6.01: Receive Updates on Improvement Projects, Studies, and Items of Interest <br />City Engineer/Public Works Director Westby provided an update on current and proposed City, <br />County, and MnDOT improvement projects and studies, and on other items of interest to the <br />Committee. <br />City Engineer/Public Works Director Westby summarized staff's intentions to resolve the wetland <br />114P standing water concerns. Staff will move with all due haste to work with the DNR to resolve <br />this issue to limit the amount of time that trees are sitting in standing water. If needed, the City <br />could core a hole in the weir to reduce water levels. <br />Councilmember Olson asked and received confirmation that the weir in the outlet control structure <br />for Wetland 114P is at the OHW mark specified by the DNR. <br />Civil Engineer IV Linton commented that the DNR wants the water at that level to provide better <br />habitat for wetland plants. <br />Councilmember Olson asked how quickly the water would recede if the rain stopped. <br />Civil Engineer IV Linton commented that if you pull the plug on a bathtub, the water drains out <br />but if the faucet is turned back on, that works against you. <br />City Engineer/Public Works Director Westby commented that if the rain were to stop, the water <br />level should recede fairly quickly, within a matter of days. <br />Councilmember Olson asked if there is any idea of how high the water level is currently, above <br />the weir. <br />City Engineer/Public Works Director Westby commented that the resident measured the front edge <br />of the weir as the threshold and measured five inches above that. <br />Public Works Committee / June 18, 2024 <br />Page 7 of 8 <br />