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• CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MAY 18, 2005 APPROVED 1 the project, the City will have to revisit the base plan for just the improvements on Lake 2 Drive. 3 4 Community Development Director Grochala advised there is still $1 million dollars 5 available for the 35E interchange final design. Staff is waiting to see what the Senate 6 does with those funds. 7 8 Community Development Director Grochala referred to the County Road 14 project and 9 advised Anoka County is putting together concepts for the bridge design. Staff will be 10 looking at a final concept plan and traffic modeling based on that design. Anoka County 11 is also applying for federal funds for that project. 12 13 14 ROAD RECONSTRUCTION COMMUNICATION PLAN, SPRINGSTED INC. 15 16 City Administrator Heitke advised Ms. Terri Heaton and Mr. Craig Rapp of Springsted 17 Inc. are present to discuss assistance they could provide the City of Lino Lakes with 18 developing a communications plan and preparing and presenting public information 19 related to the road reconstruction referendum in order for the public to be informed when 20 voting on the issue. 21 22 City Administrator Heitke stated staff is requested that the City Council consider 23 obtaining professional assistance in developing and implementing an effective 24 communications plan related to the road reconstruction referendum. 25 26 Mayor Bergeson requested Acting Mayor Stoltz chair this portion of the meeting. 27 28 Ms. Heaton stated the goal this evening is to talk through what Springsted thinks is 29 appropriate for a communications plan. She requested Council feedback on the draft plan 30 noting Springsted would then modify the plan and price it appropriately. 31 32 Ms. Heaton advised the purpose of the study is to facilitate the development and 33 implementation of a communication and citizen awareness plan for the City of Lino 34 Lakes fall roads and streets bond referendum. The plan would include actions that lead to 35 informing voters, but would not include marketing and/or promoting bond referendum 36 approval. 37 38 Ms. Heaton stated Springsted recently completed a Pavement Management Financing 39 plan that identifies financing for the Pavement Management Plan (PMP) completed by 40 the City during 2004. The PMP Study concluded that by completing street sealcoating 41 and maintenance on the most advantageous schedule (maximizing investment so that 42 replacement is delayed until absolutely necessary) the City could save more than 43 $11,000,000 over the next 10 years. 44 45 Ms. Heaton stated the City is required, by its Charter, to hold a referendum for street/road 46 improvement projects that are partially assessed. The City's primary means for financing 47 street improvements is through assessments. Unlike most other cities in Minnesota, the