St Louis Park

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Current & Future Projects

Projects Under Construction

• 2013 MSA Street Rehabilitation
• Highway 7 & Louisiana Avenue Interchange Project
• Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation - Local Streets

Future Projects

• 2013 Local Street Rehabilitation
• France Avenue Pedestrian Improvements: 26th Street to 22nd Street
• Highway 100 Reconstruction
• Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation - Regional (Met Council)
• Street Light Replacement
• Traffic Signal Painting

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Public Works Contact Information

After-Hours Public Works Emergencies call Police Dispatch: (952) 924-2618

Office Number: (952) 924-2562 (7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)

Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Administration
Mark Hanson, Public Works Superintendent	(952) 924-2186	mhanson@stlouispark.org
Scott Merkley, Infrastructure Manager	(952) 924-2181	smerkley@stlouispark.org
Shannon Hansen, Environmental Specialist	(952) 924-2183	shansen@stlouispark.org
Tim Williams, Information Specialist	(952) 928-2848	twilliams@stlouispark.org
Perry White, Information Specialist	(952) 924-2698	pwhite@stlouispark.org
Jason Bredenberg, SW Field Inspector	(952) 928-2857	jbredenberg@stlouispark.org
Beth Holida, Secretary	(952) 928-1326	bholida@stlouispark.org
Jean Zimmerman, Secretary	(952) 924-2563	jzimmerman@stlouispark.org
Judy Ellingson, Secretary	(952) 924-2585	jellingson@stlouispark.org

Streets & Traffic
Jeff Stevens, Operations Manager	(952) 928-2853	jstevens@stlouispark.org
Rick Kiefer, Traffic Field Supervisor	(952) 928-2855	rkiefer@stlouispark.org
Jeff Wolff, Streets Field Supervisor	(952) 924-2545	jwolff@stlouispark.org

Water & Sewer
Scott Anderson, Utilities Superintendent	(952) 924-2557	sanderson@stlouispark.org
Bruce Berthiaume, Field Supervisor	(952) 924-2693	bberthiaume@stlouispark.org
John Laumann, Treatment Plant Supervisor	(952) 928-1322	jlaumann@stlouispark.org

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About Water & Sewer

Water & Sewer (Utilities) is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the city’s water, sanitary sewer, and storm water collection systems to ensure uninterrupted distribution of water and collection of wastewater.

Water & Sewer consists of 1 superintendent, 2 supervisors, 8 public service workers, and 3 mechanics.

• Drinking Water Reports
• Sanitary Sewer
• Service Line Repair
• Service Line Repair Program
• Sprinkling Restrictions
• Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan
• Water Conservation
• Water Main Flushing
• Water Meters
• Water System

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About Garbage Collection

Garbage is collected weekly on the same day as recycling and yard waste. Garbage must fit inside your cart with the lid completely closed and must be set out by 7 a.m. to ensure collection. If you believe your garbage was missed, please call Waste Management at (763) 783-5423.

The following links provide more information about garbage collection:

• Billing
• Bulk Item Collection
• Cart Placement & Storage
• Collection Day Map (pdf)
• Collection Rates & Fees
• Commercial Collection
• Disclosure Statement
• Educational Tags
• Extended Absence Program (Vacation Credit)
• History of Garbage in the Park
• Holiday Collection
• Illegal Dumping
• Setup or Change Garbage Service
• Walkup Service for Garbage
• Waste Management

Contact
Public Works
Municipal Service Center | 7305 Oxford Street | St. Louis Park, MN 55426
P: (952) 924-2562 | F: (952) 924-2560 | info@stlouispark.org

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About Garbage & Recycling

St. Louis Park has organized garbage, recycling, and yard waste collection for single family and multiple dwellings of four units or less. In an organized collection system, the city provides curbside collection services through a contract. The city entered into five-year contracts with Waste Management and Eureka Recycling on October 1, 2008. The...

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Drinking Water Report

Note to Residents: Recently, the City has received reports of residents being asked to provide water samples in small bottles being left at homes. The bottles come with forms asking for personal information. It is believed that these are coming from third-party companies selling water products, such as softeners. When the City conducts occasional...

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Engineering Standards

Engineering Standard Plates are now available online for download.  Standard Plates are detailed drawings for contractors to use when preparing plans and specifications for public improvements in or under the public right-of-way and public easements.  A zipped file containing all 15 plates can be emailed upon request...

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Garbage & Recycling

Click here for information about the garbage, yard waste, and recycling programs.

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Hennepin County Flood Insurance Study Update

FEMA’s review and adoption process is extensive with several stages and steps. It is expected that actual adoption of revised maps will not occur for at least 12 more months. Additional information can be attained by contacting the FEMA Map Information Exchange (FMIX), toll free at (877) 336-2627 or e-mail at FEMAMapSpecialist@riskmapcds...

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Ice Control Practices

The City has a Council adopted Snow Removal / Ice Control Policy which provides for snow removal activities and establishes priorities for how this is accomplished. The Council has not established a "bare pavement" or ice free (safety) requirement. Use of chemical and or sand applications have been reduced due to environmental and budgetary...

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Minnetonka Blvd Improvements (In Minnetonka to Hwy 169)

Current Status
The project is essentially complete. However, a final inspection of the project has been completed and the Contractor has been working to finish up miscellaneous warranty items.

For additional information on the project visit the City of Minnetonka’s project website or contact the Project Engineer, Nate Stanley.

Project Description
The City of Minnetonka is constructing a trail along the south side of Minnetonka Boulevard from Oakridge Road to just east of Hwy 169 and converting Minnetonka Boulevard from a 4 lane section to a 3 lane section.

The trail will extent under Hwy 169 and connect with the existing paved trail in St. Louis Park. The roadway will remain open to traffic throughout the duration of the project; however lane closures or lane shifts will be required to facilitate the construction

Contact
Nate Stanley | Project Engineer
City of Minnetonka |14600 Minnetonka Blvd. | Minnetonka, MN 55345
P: (952) 939-8238 | nstanley@minnetonka.com

Jack Sullivan | Engineering Project Manager
City Hall | 5005 Minnetonka Blvd. | St. Louis Park, MN 55416
P: (952) 924-2691 | jsullivan@stlouispark.org

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Park Center Blvd Traffic Signal

Current Status
The Park Center Boulevard is essentially complete. There are a few remaining pavement markings and some landscaping work that will be completed in the spring of 2013.

Project Description
A traffic signal will be installed on Park Center Boulevard just south of 36th Street at the Target Store and Park Summit entrances. The signal will consolidate the east entrance to the Target Store and the entrance into the new Park Summit development, now under construction.

The roadway will remain open to traffic, however lane closures are to be expected. The construction will be completed in five phases to maintain access to the businesses along Park Center Boulevard. The project is expected to be completed late this fall.

Contact
Jack Sullivan | Engineering Project Manager
City Hall | 5005 Minnetonka Blvd. | St. Louis Park, MN 55416
P: (952) 924-2691 | F: (952) 924-2663 | jsullivan@stlouispark.org

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Parking: Winter Ban

If your vehicle is ticketed or plowed-in, dig it out immediately and move it to a driveway, garage or plowed street. City ordinance prohibits vehicles from parking within 50 feet (about two car lengths) of any snow left behind when plows went around parked cars. You can be ticketed and towed if you park too close to an unplowed area of the street.

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Parking: Winter Exceptions

There are some exceptions to the winter parking ordinance - but only in a few neighborhoods where parking is limited because of apartment buildings or commercial businesses. In these areas, parking within the first 24 hours of the ban going into effect is allowed. After the first 24 hours, however, vehicles must be moved to a plowed street. Vehicles...

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Pavement Management

The City of St. Louis Park pavement management program, along with the street maintenance program, was created to facilitate proper maintenance of road surfaces. The City uses various strategies to maintain the asphalt (blacktop) surfaces such as: patch and repair, crack sealing, seal coating, mill and overlay, and reconstruction.

See the Local Street Rehabilitation article for information on pavement management projects scheduled for 2013.

Maps
Pavement Management Areas

Contact
Scott Brink | City Engineer
City Hall | 5005 Minnetonka Blvd. | St. Louis Park, MN 55416
P: (952) 924-2687 | F: (952) 924-2663 | sbrink@stlouispark.org

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Pothole Repair

Pothole patching on city streets is done year round. Patching in the winter and spring months is done with material called "cold mix," which is more workable at cold winter temperatures. Regular city pothole patching with "hot mix" asphalt begins in May when asphalt plants re-open for the season. Hot mix asphalt is more durable...

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Right-of-Way Permit

Requirements
The city requires a permit for any work in the right-of-way. This includes work in the street, boulevard, and sidewalk. A permit is also required when a lane of traffic must be closed.

Public Right-of-Way Permit Application
Public Right-of-Way Requirements

Contact
Engineering
City Hall | 5005 Minnetonka Blvd. | St. Louis Park, MN 55416
P: (952) 924-2656 | F: (952) 924-2663 | info@stlouispark.org

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Sanitary Sewer

The mission of the Sewer Division is to provide the community with a sanitary sewer collection system that will ensure the optimum transportation of sewage with minimum interruption and backups through maintenance, repair and replacement of the sanitary sewer system. The City has approximately 140 miles of sanitary sewer...

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Seasonal Load Limits

If you or someone you hire drives a truck that weighs more than 6 tons per axle, please be aware there are special road restrictions in late winter and early spring. Vehicle weight restrictions protect roadways when the road base is soft and subsurface drainage is limited because the soil is only partly thawed. As a result, the city follows the...

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Service Line Repair

The Utilities Division will prepare a Special Assessment Agreement (sample attached) and the homeowner will sign a notarized Special Assessment Agreement. The final Special Assessment Agreement amount may be adjusted if the actual work costs exceed the quoted costs. Justification of the adjustment must be reviewed by the Superintendent...

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Special Assessments for Road Construction

Special assessment payments are due November 15. Property owners pay a portion of the assessment, plus interest, over a period of years with the annual real estate taxes. Typically, special assessments are paid over a 20 year time period. Certified special assessments also may be paid in full at any time. Usually, special assessments must be paid...

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Storm Water

Storm Water
Storm water refers to runoff from land and impervious areas such as paved streets, parking lots, and building rooftops during rainfall and snow events without the benefit of treatment. Storm water discharges are a concern because they sometimes contain pollutants in quantities that could adversely affect water quality.

The City's storm water collection system consists of 3,709 catch basins; 3,588 lateral pipes; 1,972 manholes; 90 miles of 12" to 102" pipe; 3 open ditches; 233 inlet-outlet structures; 49 ponds, lakes and dry basins; and 10 lift stations.

Additional Resources
2011 SWPPP Activities
Erosion Control Permit
Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (2008)
Surface Water Management Plan (2009)

Contact
Scott E. Anderson | Utilities Superintendent
Municipal Service Center | 7305 Oxford Street | St. Louis Park, MN 55426
P: (952) 924-2557 | F: (952) 924-2560 | sanderson@stlouispark.org

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Street Light Replacement Program

The Street Light Replacement Program is a long term program providing for the replacement of street light systems which have reached their life expectancy. The street lights proposed for replacement in 2013 are along both sides of Cedar Lake Road from Highway 169 to Louisiana Avenue. Both the poles and the light fixtures will be replaced as part of...

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Street Sweeping

Our mission is to clean city streets to provide safe conditions for all modes of transportation.  All city streets are swept twice a year – in the spring and again in the fall.  It is important to remember that sweeping grass clippings and leaves into the street is not only bad for our local lakes, creeks and rivers; it is also a...

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Traffic Signal Painting

Traffic Signal Painting is a multi-year program that provides for the painting of the 38 traffic signals for which the City has maintenance responsibility. The city typically paints two signal systems each year. The signals proposed for painting in 2013 are at the intersections of Park Place Boulevard & 16th Street and at Zarthan Avenue and 16th...

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Treating Icy Road Conditions

Standard Road Salt: Road salt is a great material to use but it is not a cure-all for all things icy and it does not work well on its own. Salt must first dissolve into a brine which is what actually melts snow and ice. A source of heat is generally needed to begin melting the snow/ice to dissolve salt into a brine. Heat can be provided by direct...

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Utility Billing Information

If you are going to be a new owner or renter, please call the utility billing department at (952) 924-2111, option 5, to have someone check to be sure the previous resident has called to cancel service and that there are no past due amounts on the account.   The utility billing department can let you know what level of garbage service...

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Water System

The mission of the Water Division is to provide an uninterrupted supply of safe, high quality water to our customers. The City of Saint Louis Park provides drinking water to its residents from groundwater sources. The water system consists of 11 active wells, 6 water treatment facilities, three one million gallon water towers, four reservoirs with...

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About Public Works Administration

Public Works Administration provides administrative support for Streets & Traffic and Water & Sewer. They also provide technical support for the roadway and utility infrastructure; manage the city's solid waste program; coordinate the spring and fall city clean-up events; manage telecommunication leases; and oversee the Division...

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About the Engineering Department

The Engineering Department oversees the development, design, construction, and management of the city's infrastructure including streets and surface water drainage; reviews projects to ensure design standards; project reviews and inspections; and permitting.

The Engineering Department's primary tasks performed include the delivery of the city's capital improvement program (running public involvement process, design, construction, inspection, and project administration), as well as handling development reviews, traffic requests, right-of-way permitting, and surface water management.

• Benchmark Map (interactive)
• Capital Improvement Program
• Construction Bids
• Construction Projects
• Erosion Control Permits
• Flood Insurance Studies
• Pavement Management
• Right-of-Way Permits
• Standard Plates
• Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan
• Traffic Control Request

 

Scott Brink | City Engineer
City Hall | 5005 Minnetonka Blvd. | St. Louis Park, MN  55416
P: (952) 924-2687 | F: (952) 924-2663 | sbrink@stlouispark.org

Additional Resources
Staff Directory
Organizational Chart

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About Streets & Traffic

Streets & Traffic (Operations) has a mission to ensure the safety of the traveling public and to provide for a safe, functional transportation system within St. Louis Park. They are responsible for plowing 290 lane miles of streets, 22 miles of alleys and 52 parking lots; shoveling snow and repairing 105 miles of public sidewalks and trails...

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Streets

In 1933, Carol W. Hurd (who became mayor in 1952) headed a committee to rename St. Louis Park's then erratically named streets. The committee decided on a system of alphabetical north/south streets and numbered east/west streets. The second alphabet uses names from states and Canadian provinces; the third alphabet commemorates historic or patriotic...

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Hennepin County Construction Projects

Visit Hennepin County's web site to learn about county roadway construction projects.

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MnDOT Construction Projects

Visit the Minnesota Department of Transportation's web site to learn about highway construction projects.

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Erosion Control Permit

Federal regulations require cities to enforce provisions of the Clean Water Act. Storm water is rainwater and water from sprinklers that carry dirt, fertilizer and other pollutants onto streets and down into storm sewers. Unlike water in sanitary sewer systems, storm water drains directly and untreated into lakes, ponds and rivers where it compromises...

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High School Area Parking Permit

On-street parking is restricted in the area of the high school.  If you live in the identified restricted area you are allowed to receive up to 4 permits to park on-street.  To be considered for a permit, residents need to submit an application and show proof of residence (i.e. driver’s license or utility bill).  Public Works...

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Winter Parking Permit

• The household has no garage or driveway (no permit fee, limit two permits per household)
• The household has off-street parking for only one vehicle but owns two vehicles (no permit fee, limit one permit per household)
• The household has off-street parking for only one vehicle but owns three or more vehicles (one free permit and $125 for one additional permit, limit two permits per household)
• The household has off-street parking for two vehicles but owns three or more vehicles ($125 per permit, limit two permits per household)
• The household requires the aid of a licensed caregiver and does not have off-street parking for the caregiver's vehicle ($25 for caregiver's permit; limit of one caregiver permit per household)

Contact
Jeff Stevens | Operations Manager
Municipal Service Center | 7305 Oxford Street | St. Louis Park, MN 55426
P: (952) 928-2853 | jstevens@stlouispark.org

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Medical Needs Permit

In special cases where residents have medical conditions, the City Code allows for issuance of a permit to restrict on-street public parking in-front of a residence.  To be considered for a permit, residents need to submit an application form with letter from their doctor.  Public Works staff evaluates the request and City Council...

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