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Mounds View City Council December 8, 2014 Regular Meeting Page 7 1 Finance Director Beer asked if this project could be bid with the City street improvement project. 2 Public Works Director DeBar stated this would be an option, but he would recommend that the 3 two projects remain separate. He then reviewed the proposed Resolution with the Council. 4 5 Council Member Meehlhause questioned if the City would bond for this project. Finance 6 Director Beer did not anticipate that the City would have to bond for the Mustang Drive 7 rehabilitation project. 8 9 Council Member Mueller inquired when a topographic survey would be completed. Public 10 Works Director DeBar recommended that this work be completed in the next few weeks before 11 the snow was too deep. He explained this survey would serve as the base design for the final 12 plans. 13 14 Mayor Flaherty questioned the expense of the feasibility study. Public Works Director DeBar 15 noted the expense quoted from Stantec was $11,780. 16 17 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8347, 18 Authorizing Stantec to Prepare a Feasibility Report for Mustang Drive Pavement Rehabilitation 19 and Drainage Improvement Project. 20 21 Council Member Meehlhause believed that special assessments should be considered given the 22 fact the City will have other commercial/industrial roadways to complete in the future. 23 24 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 25 26 J. Resolution 8348, Authorizing Professional Engineering Design and 27 Preparation of Bidding Documents for Silver View Park Trail Rehabilitation. 28 29 Public Works Director DeBar explained Silver View Park Trail was originally constructed in the 30 early 1980’s with woodchips. He indicated the trail was paved with two inches of asphalt in 31 1993. He commented the trail was in poor condition at this time and was in need of 32 rehabilitation. He reported American Engineering Testing completed geo-borings on the trail 33 and recommends soil corrections for some segments of the trail. 34 35 Public Works Director DeBar reviewed the engineering expenses for the design, bidding and 36 construction phases for the Silver View Park Trail project. He reported Bolton & Menk came in 37 with the low bid of $31,772. He reported staff had $150,000 budgeted for this project in 2015. 38 39 Mayor Flaherty inquired if the four-inch aggregate base was necessary. He asked if the City 40 should consider lowering the inches of aggregate and asphalt to reduce the expense for the 41 project. Public Works Director DeBar stated this would be an option for the Council, but stated 42 the trail would not last as long as the other six-inch aggregate and three inch asphalt option. He 43 commented that he could have Bolton & Menk review the options available to the Council and 44 report back with further information. He further discussed the soil condition along the trail 45