North St. Paul City Council — Transcript
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Student Housing Project & Twin Home Development Concerns
Electric Department Operations & Infrastructure
Community Development & Regulatory Updates
Communications & Community Events
Human Resources & Finance System Implementation
Police Department Activity & Staffing
Public Works Seasonal Transition & Road Projects
Fire Department Events & Equipment
Lead Service Line Inventory & Outreach Program
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Votes (1)
2026 Pavement Management Project - Report on Estimates and Authorization for Final Design
Dissent: No notable dissent.
Moved by Council member Schwar [00:37:37] · Seconded by Council member McKenzie [00:37:51]
City Engineer Morgan Dolly presented the preliminary estimates and scope for the 2026 Pavement Management Project, focusing on asphalt overlay/reclamation and limited utility work. The project covers five distinct areas totaling approximately $2.8 million. Funding mechanisms were discussed, noting that while the overall project is under budget compared to the CIP, specific utility funds (water utility fund due to a problematic water main on 7th Street) are currently over budget. Public Works emphasized the importance of addressing severe water main issues during pavement projects to avoid repeated work, despite budget challenges. The finance director will evaluate funding options before bidding. The proposed schedule includes final design completion by February, bidding in March, and construction from May to October 2026. The council considered authorizing WSB for final design services.
Notable Quotes (4)
This item before you tonight is uh basically a report as we've done before on our estimates uh completed uh during the preliminary evaluation and engineering for an upcoming project in 2026. That's the 2026 pavement management project.
We're mostly just focusing on, uh, structure repairs, so like manhole repairs where they're falling apart, we certainly don't want to put, uh, multi-millions of dollars of investment or recapitalization in the streets over the top of uh, old and deteriorating utilities.
Our goal is not to go and replace water manes and and do this stuff while we're doing a pavement management project, but there's there's probably half a dozen breaks that are on this short stretch and covering it up is kind of a risk.
we want to be able to bring stuff in and have you have the concern and go you know let's do this now because we don't have to rip it up in a couple years. It makes sense. So we want to be fluid. you know, we want a budget, but we also want a contingency, I think is
Ordinances & Resolutions (13)
Minutes from a previous city council meeting.
Report detailing building permit activity for specified months.
Program related to electric vehicle charging rates.
Service agreement for professional and technical services.
Project plan outlining street overlay and reclamation for 2026.
City's long-term plan for capital expenditures, used for funding comparison.
Proposal for final design and engineering services for the 2026 Pavement Management Project.
Request for Proposals for trash and recycling services.
Review and update of city's fees across departments.
Ordinances being reviewed and updated regarding parking regulations.
Software system for government operations, with training underway.
New payroll system successfully implemented by the city.
Grant-funded effort to identify lead and galvanized water service lines for future replacement.