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• • • COUNCIL MINUTES OCTOBER 28, 2002 City Council Receives Feasibility Report and Orders Public Hearing Publish Public Hearing Notice in Official Newspaper Neighborhood Meeting City Council Holds Public Hearing City Council Orders the Preparation of Street and Storm Plans and Specifications, and Declares Intent to Bond Eminent Domain Proceeding (if necessary) 60 -Day Comment Period Ends City Council Reviews Sanitary and Watermain Projects Engineer Submits Plans to City Council for Approval and Receives Authorization to Advertise for Bids Advertise in Official Newspaper (Quad Cities Press) Advertise in Construction Bulletin Open Bids City Council Hold Assessment Hearing City Council Receives Bids and Awards Contract Contractor Begins Construction Contractor Completes Construction September 23, 2002 October 1, 2002 October, 2002 October 28, 2002 October 28, 2002 December, 2002 December 27, 2002 January 13, 2003 January 27, 2003 February 5, 2003 and February 12, 2003 January 31, 2003 and February 7, 2003 March 4, 2003 March 10, 2003 April 14, 2003 May 1, 2003 August 15, 2003 Mr. Brink stated that if approved, the City must, allow 6f0 days to lapse following the public hearing before any further action can be taken on the sanity sewer and watermain portion of the proposed project as required by the City Charter. Mr. Brink stated the length of the praj ut a mile and a half. He presented a cross section of the project starting at the east end of the project.The street width would be 32 feet and a good share of the cost would be covereby State Aid funds but then it must be constructed to the State's standards for width of road, is ci'o lent on the speed of the traffic, and whether parking is allowed. He stated some streets in Lino "Ake are wider than 32 feet but this is typical of Ware Road. Mr. Brink noted the north side matches the existing north side of the road now. Concrete curb and gutter would be installed to maintain the structural integrity of the roadway and provide drainage. A pedestrian trailway is included and sometimes is as far as 30 feet from the roadway surface. He noted that this is a very preliminary design to provide an idea of what is proposed and obtain an estimate. However once more details and elevations are known, the final design will be created. Mr. Brink reviewed the western half of the project, noting the additional pathway located on the south side. He stated the exact location will depend on the width of the roadway. Mr. Brink next addressed the utilities. With regard to the sanitary sewer, he stated on the north side of the east end, generally the properties do not have sanitary sewer connections at this time. The project would connect to an existing sanitary sewer. Mr. Brink stated the properties on the south side 19