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Mounds View City Council February 8, 2010 Regular Meeting Page 3 • 7. COUNCIL BU5INESS A. Resolution 7575, Approving Plans and Speci�cations and Authorizing Advertisement for Bids for 2010 Street and Utility Improvement Project — Area B/C. Public Warks Director DeBar explained the Street and Utility Improvement Program was largely developed by a Task Force group in 2007 and included input by residents, City staff, consultants, and the City Council. The Program includes design standards, a financing plan, a prioritization/implementation staging plan, and a communication plan for implementing reconstruction of approximately 26 miles of city-owned streets and associated utilities over a nine-year period, with an estimated program cost of $28 million. Public Warks Director DeBar presented the 2010 Street and Utility Improvement Project for Area B/C explaining that Area B was the azea bound between County Road H and H2 west of Silver Lake Road to the Fridley border. Area C was the area between County Road H and H2 east of Long Lake Road over to CR10. Phase I of the Street Utility Improvement Project was completed in 2009 with five miles of streets with utilities and driveways improved. Area B/C would complete Phase II of a nine-year reconstruction plan. The estimated construction costs were $3.3 million for Areas B/C, which was 11 °Io lower than originally predicted in the feasibility report. He explained there were no appeals to the boulevard infiltration locations at • this time. Council Member Mueller questioned how many infiltration sites would be in Area B and asked how this compared to the Area A. Public Works Director DeBar indicated there would be 14 infiltration sites in Area B due to the fact there were bigger lots in this part of town. Area A had 80 iniiltrations sites. Mayor Flaherty encouraged the residents to attend the neighborhood meetings in March to gain additional information on the upcoming street and utility improvements. Public Works Director DeBar indicated the Rice Creek Watershed District approved the City's pernut and plans with several conditions, but the City would need to create new models for future projects. He explained that additional infiltration features could be added to residents' property upon request. Council Member Mueller questioned if the deeper infiltration basin would change the look of the feature from the surface. Public Works Director DeBar indicated a deeper hole would be excavated at the beginning but would appear the same as the infiltration sites in Area A. The addition of the porous soil would allow the sites to drain more quickly. Public Works Director DeBar recommended the Council adopt the draft resolution to approve the plans and specifications and authorize the advertisement for bids. He noted that if adopted, bids • would be opened on March 11, 2010. After evaluation of the bids, a future resolution will be required to award the contract to the successful bidder.