Report from Public Works Committee
The Public Works Committee held its regular meeting on November 20, 2018 and discussed the following cases:
1. Authorize Architectural Design Services for Municipal Pumphouse #3: Ratify the recommendation of the Public Works Committee to direct staff to prepare an RFP for Architectural Design Services for Pumphouse #3. 
2. Consider Initial Direction on Development of Policy for Private Improvements within Public Rights of Way:  Ratify the recommendation of the Public Works Committee to make no changes to the existing policy and continue to approach requests on a case by case basis.

Staff Updates on Improvement Projects and Items of Interest

3. It was the consensus of the Committee to continue to use GPR on the spring road projects and to add a requirement of new development to include the use of GPR and provide that data to the City prior to turning the roadway over to the City. 

1. Authorize Architectural Design Service for Municipal Pumphouse #3: Parks and Assistant Public Works Superintendent Riverblood stated that the City of Ramsey, is presently in process of the design for the remaining major public realm elements in The COR, specifically the two connected park spaces—Municipal Plaza and The Waterfront.  Both of these parks are along or near, Center Street and in proximity to Pumphouse #3, with the Ramsey Municipal Center at the southern terminus of this same street.  Center Street, as the name implies, is at the very center of Ramsey’s pedestrian and transit orientated downtown. The existing and future municipal buildings represent an archipelago of visually and physically interconnected places within the community along this armature and axis of streets, trails, sidewalks and parks—and as such, care should be taken to define and embrace this sense of place through appropriate civic architecture. Motion to ratify the recommendation of the Public Works Committee for City Council to direct staff to prepare an RFP fro Architectural Design Service for Pumphouse #3.

2. Consider Initial Direction on Development of Policy for Private Improvements within Public Rights of Way: Public Works Superintendent Riemer stated that the purpose of this case is to consider a policy for private improvements within public rights of way. The impetus behind the request is most recently due to a request to amend an existing center median within the Village of Sunfish Lake development. This topic has also been discussed as part of the approval process for current phases of the Brookfield residential development. Primarily, Staff is seeking direction on process and standards.  Motion to ratify the recommendation of the Public Works Committee for City Council to make no changes to the existing policy and continue to approach requests on a case by case basis. 

Staff provided updates on improvement projects and items of interest

3.  Motion for City Council to ratify the consensus of the Public Works Committee to continue to use GPR on street reconstruction projects and to add a requirement of new development to use GPR to verify pavement section depths and provide the data to the City prior to turning the roadway over to the City. 



 

1.  Motion to ratify the recommendation of the Public Works Committee for City Council to direct staff to prepare an RFP fro Architectural Design Service for Pumphouse #3.
Approve the following:
2.  Motion to ratify the recommendation of the Public Works Committee for City Council to make no changes to the existing policy and continue to approach requests on a case by case basis. 
3.  Motion for City Council to ratify the consensus of the Public Works Committee to continue to use GPR on street reconstruction projects and to add a requirement of new development to use GPR to verify pavement section depths and provide the data to the City prior to turning the roadway over to the City. 

Motion for City Council to ratify the recommendation of the Public Works Committee as follows:.

1.  Motion to ratify the recommendation of the Public Works Committee for City Council to direct staff to prepare an RFP fro Architectural Design Service for Pumphouse #3.
Approve the following:
2.  Motion to ratify the recommendation of the Public Works Committee for City Council to make no changes to the existing policy and continue to approach requests on a case by case basis. 
3.  Motion for City Council to ratify the consensus of the Public Works Committee to continue to use GPR on street reconstruction projects and to add a requirement of new development to use GPR to verify pavement section depths and provide the data to the City prior to turning the roadway over to the City.