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MAYOR Michael I. Fahey COUNCIL, Beverly Scalze Jim LaValle Matt Anderson Rick Montour 515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 ADMINISTRATOR (651) 766 -4029 / FAX: (651) 766 -4048 Joel R. Hanson Email: cityhall @ci.little - canada.mn.us MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Fahey and Members of the City Council FROM: Joel R. Hanson, City Administrator DATE: January 19, 2001 RE: 2001 Projects Update Given the outcome of the Twin Lake improvement hearing, staff has re- evaluated the practicality of continuing with the other two improvements (Sextant and Australian/Bluwood). Without the major pipe work involved in the Twin Lake project, the Sextant project creates concerns related to pricing of the limited underground work, the quality of the contractor we could obtain for this smaller project, and the differences in the nature of the projects when one considers Sextant versus Australian/Bluwood. A paving contractor can readily handle Australian/Bluwood. Given the fact we have the final lift of asphalt for Little Canada Road to be installed this summer, we may obtain an economy of scale with an aggressive bid from that contractor. The underground work on Sextant would likely negate that possibility since a paving contractor would have to subcontract the underground work. Given the small scale and complexities of the Sextant project's underground work, we feel it would be best to keep that project combined with the Twin Lake work. Staff has been evaluating a maintenance project on Thunder Bay Road that will require the replacement of about 400 lineal feet of curb plus patch repair of the street surface near Allen. A very rough cost estimate for this work is approximately $20,000. A better cost estimate will be provided at the Council meeting. Since a paving contractor would do this repair work, we feel it would be in the best interests of the City to include this work with the Australian/Bluwood project. Therefore, staff would recommend we reconsider the resolution ordering the improvement of Sextant Avenue. We would further recommend that we cancel the Sextant improvement at this time and notify the neighborhood of the basis of that decision. (This action will require a new public hearing to recommence the project in the future.) Lastly, we would recommend proceeding with the Australian/Bluwood project including the Thunder Bay Road repairs subject to an evaluation of the bids received. cc: Terry Maurer, City Engineer Page 94