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Mounds View City Council July 25, 2016 Regular Meeting Page 2 7. COUNCIL BUSINESS 1 A. 7:00 p.m. Public Hearing, Resolution 8611, Municipal Consent for MnDOT 2 I-35W North Project. 3 4 Public Works Supervisor Don Peterson discussed the improvements planned for I-35W in detail 5 with the Council. He reported MnDOT was aunable to attend tonight’s meeting due to a 6 scheduling conflict and that they requested the hearing be continued. For this reason, staff 7 recommended the Council open the Public Hearing and continue action to Monday, August 22nd. 8 9 Mayor Flaherty opened the public hearing at 7:17 p.m. 10 11 Council Member Mueller understood the proposed I-35W project would begin in 2017 and be 12 completed in 2023. Public Works Supervisor reviewed a map of the project area and commented 13 on the project timeline. 14 15 Council Member Gunn indicated MnDOT was still seeking funding for this project from the 16 Department of Transportation. She noted the project was shovel ready once all funding was 17 secured. She explained further discussions would be held between the City and MnDOT 18 regarding the sound walls. 19 20 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Meehlhause. To Continue the Public Hearing for Municipal 21 Consent for the MnDOT I-35W North Project to Monday, August 22, 2016. 22 23 Mayor Flaherty reviewed the tentative project timeline in further detail with the Council. 24 25 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 26 27 Resident Greg Gunn asked if the proposed project would mimic the work completed on 35E. 28 29 Council Member Gunn explained this project would mimic the work completed on I-35W south 30 of Minneapolis. She indicated that all bridges that have been recently replaced were sized 31 properly to fit the expanded roadway. She stated this project would be disruptive of traffic for 32 the coming four or five years. 33 34 B. Resolution 8607, Approve Contract with WSB & Associates, Inc. to Provide 35 Geotechnical Services Related to the Public Works Facility. 36 37 Public Works Supervisor Peterson requested the Council approve a contract with WSB & 38 Associates to provide geotechnical services for the Public Works Facility. He explained this 39 work was needed to explore the soil for the new building. He discussed the bids that were 40 received in detail and recommended the WSB bid be approved with a 2% contingency. 41 42 Council Member Mueller asked if the contract included a specific start and end date. Public 43 Works Supervisor Peterson reported the contract was completed by Ortel and their staff. It was 44 his understanding the work would be completed by year end. 45