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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION September 4, 2018 <br />DRAFT <br /> 2 <br />The council received an update on the status of the City’s MSA funding. There is some 46 <br />funding available for new projects. 47 <br /> 48 <br />The mayor expressed some concern about the City paying for a large project while 49 <br />Hugo’s portion is much smaller. He’s not convinced this would be the best use of the 50 <br />City’s state aid. The mayor suggested discussing the 24th Street portion first; there may 51 <br />not be a need (except for a quarter mile) to improve Cedar Street right now. He needs to 52 <br />learn more about that section before it makes sense; he is committed to driving to and 53 <br />viewing the area. City Engineer Hankee noted the number of complaints that are 54 <br />received on that roadway and also the idea that improving this roadway would move 55 <br />some of the problem traffic off of Tart Lake Road. 56 <br /> 57 <br />Ms. Hankee explained that the next step would be to meet with Hugo staff for more 58 <br />numbers development. Mayor Reinert said he will be looking more closely at the idea; 59 <br />he’s also curious about development that could be planned in the area. 60 <br /> 61 <br />3. ADA Transition Plan – City Engineer Hankee reviewed a PowerPoint 62 <br />presentation including information on: 63 <br /> 64 <br />- Existence of the ADA and the City’s requirement for a transition plan; 65 <br />- The two components are facilities and public right-of-way; 66 <br />- Staff has conducted an inventory and WSB has prepared a transition plan: 67 <br />- The plan mirrors what the city currently requires in development plans; 68 <br />- The plan for infrastructure improvements with estimated costs and a goal; 69 <br />- The estimate is approximately $60,000 per year. 70 <br /> 71 <br />Ms. Hankee said the plan will be placed on the next council agenda for council 72 <br />consideration of acceptance. Mayor Reinert remarked that it would be appropriate to 73 <br />look for the most important elements and budget for those first. Council Member Maher 74 <br />asked about the cost to the City of preparing the report; Ms. Hankee said the cost was 75 <br />under $5,000. 76 <br /> 77 <br />4. 2018 Street Reconstruction Project Update – City Engineer Hankee reviewed 78 <br />the written staff report. Bids that were received for both projects were reviewed, 79 <br />including alternates considered for the West Shadow Lake (WSL) project. She explained 80 <br />the WSL project costs in excess of the City’s bond authority and how that could be 81 <br />covered. The maximum assessment amount is also exceeded by the project estimate and 82 <br />possible financing coverage was explained. Staff is requesting council direction on the 83 <br />project funding. 84 <br /> 85 <br />The council reviewed the proposed sewer extension on a map. 86 <br /> 87 <br />Council Member Maher asked if anyone is concerned that this project is about $1,000,000 88 <br />more than anticipated (combination of WSL and LaMotte). She noted that her comments 89 <br />aren’t intended to infer she doesn’t support the project. Mayor Reinert remarked that he 90