Engineering and Public Works 2025 Annual Report

WELCOME MESSAGE

Dear Mayor, City Council, and Shakopee community members, It is my pleasure to present the City of Shakopee Public Works and Engineering Annual Report. Our team is proud to provide the essential services and infrastructure that allow residents to live, work, travel, and enjoy our community safely and efficiently. Our work would not be possible without the continued support of the City Council and the trust of the community to provide safe, cost-effective, and high-quality public services. Your confidence allows us to build and maintain the infrastructure that connects neighborhoods, supports our businesses and schools, and preserves Shakopee’s parks, trails, and natural amenities for future generations. This year brought meaningful progress across Shakopee. Our major construction accomplishments included the 2025 Pavement Management Improvements, Stagecoach Road and Trail Improvements, year two of the Downtown Lighting and Sidewalk Enhancements, the Arbor Bluff Creek Stabilization Project, extension of 17th Avenue West, ongoing Native Seeding Restoration, and year one of the Marystown Road Corridor Improvements. These projects reflect our commitment to high quality infrastructure and resilient natural systems. We also advanced important initiatives that improve efficiency and environmental stewardship. Highlights include installing a new weather station to enhance snow-removal operations, joining the statewide Adopt-a-Drain Program to keep our storm drains clear of pollutants, implementing an AI-based pavement condition rating system, and purchasing a GPS-guided paint sprayer to reduce the time and staff needed for athletic field striping. A large portion of 2025 was dedicated to our goal of earning accreditation with the American Public Works Association, positioning Shakopee to become only the second city in Minnesota to receive this distinction. Our team has reviewed every best practice, standard operating procedure, and policy related to public works and engineering to ensure we are serving the community efficiently, continuously improving in areas of opportunity, and consistently providing excellent customer service. In 2025, our departments delivered measurable results: 3.1 miles of new streets constructed, 829 hours of snowplowing, 20 miles of sanitary sewers jetted and televised, 37 acres of natural areas managed, and 345 new public trees planted. Our team continued strong community engagement through Clean-Up Days, the youth Touch-a-Truck event, our annual Arbor Day Tree Sale, and multiple other outreach events. Partnerships with Shakopee Schools through the Center for Advanced Professional Services program provided meaningful mentoring and career experiences for students. We also secured significant external

funding to lessen the financial impact of growth on Shakopee taxpayers. Looking ahead to 2026, we are eager to become an APWA Accredited Agency, complete the Marystown Road Corridor Improvements, and begin the Riverbank Stabilization and Huber Park Improvements. I am honored to serve the City of Shakopee and proud of the

accomplishments of the Engineering and Public Works departments in 2025. We have a phenomenal staff who are committed to making Shakopee the best place it can be and ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of the community. Thanks, Alex Jordan Alex Jordan City Engineer

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