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Engineer and Planner agreed that this trail project be completed concurrent with the 20th Street reconstruction at later date. The Planner suggested that combining of Ridge Park and Carriage Station projects would result in enough project scale to bring in multiple bidders, and lower unit costs. The grading of the Carriage Station tot lot will require importing fill materials, and it will be specified that this fill must include the street sweepings the City now stores on the leased Olinger property. The Parks Commission is concerned with the estimated costs for the tot lot. For this reason, the Commission has specified bidding alternates for some plan features. These alternate features may be deleted or added to the project based on overall projects costs reflected by the bids. Funding for both projects would be from the Park Dedication Fund. M/S/P Dunn/Siedow — to adopt Resolution No. 2003-049, authorizing the City Engineer to advertise for bids for construction of the Ridge Park and Carriage Station park projects. (Motion passed 5-0.) 8. CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT: A. PUBLIC HEARING: Hill Trail Reconstruction:Resolution No. 2003-048 Order Improvement and Preparation of Plans The City Engineer gave a brief summary on the Hill Trail and 50`h Street North Street Reconstruction Plans. Current acceptable drainage patterns will be matched as closely as possible within the projects. At the intersection of 50"' Street and DeMontreville Trail, there is a significant problem with washouts along the edge of the road due to the steepness of the streets and the large amount of drainage area. Prew explained that, with the reconfiguration of that intersection, they will be able to add catch basins and storm sewer piping to transport this water toward the lake. He proposes a small sedimentation basin near the lake to capture road sand before it is discharged into Lake Olsen. Valley Branch Watershed and DNR approval will be needed before proceeding. On the east side of Hill Trail, about 200 feet north of 50th Street, there is a small area of City owned property that would make a good area for an infiltration basin. Runoff from this area would be directed there prior to discharge into Lake DeMontreville. The cost of the project is $450,000. Tom Prew explained the project will be funded through the City's street infrastructure fund and through assessments to benefiting properties. The current assessment policy allows the City to assess project costs onto property owners based on the increase to the value of those properties involved in the project. The City completed an appraisal of the properties in this neighborhood and determined that the maximum assessment for this project is $2,500.00 per parcel. Mayor Hunt called the Public Hearing to order at 7:32 p.m. LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JUNE 3, 2003