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Mounds View City Council February 8, 2010 Regular Meeting Page 3 1 7. COUNCIL BUSINESS 2 A. Resolution 7575, Approving Plans and Specifications and Authorizing 3 Advertisement for Bids for 2010 Street and Utility Improvement Project – 4 Area B/C. 5 6 Public Works Director DeBar explained the Street and Utility Improvement Program was largely 7 developed by a Task Force group in 2007 and included input by residents, City staff, consultants, 8 and the City Council. The Program includes design standards, a financing plan, a 9 prioritization/implementation staging plan, and a communication plan for implementing 10 reconstruction of approximately 26 miles of city-owned streets and associated utilities over a 11 nine-year period, with an estimated program cost of $28 million. 12 13 Public Works Director DeBar presented the 2010 Street and Utility Improvement Project for 14 Area B/C explaining that Area B was the area bound between County Road H and H2 west of 15 Silver Lake Road to the Fridley border. Area C was the area between County Road H and H2 16 east of Long Lake Road over to CR10. Phase I of the Street Utility Improvement Project was 17 completed in 2009 with five miles of streets with utilities and driveways improved. Area B/C 18 would complete Phase II of a nine-year reconstruction plan. The estimated construction costs 19 were $3.3 million for Areas B/C, which was 11% lower than originally predicted in the 20 feasibility report. He explained there were no appeals to the boulevard infiltration locations at 21 this time. 22 23 Council Member Mueller questioned how many infiltration sites would be in Area B and asked 24 how this compared to the Area A. Public Works Director DeBar indicated there would be 14 25 infiltration sites in Area B due to the fact there were bigger lots in this part of town. Area A had 26 80 infiltrations sites. 27 28 Mayor Flaherty encouraged the residents to attend the neighborhood meetings in March to gain 29 additional information on the upcoming street and utility improvements. 30 31 Public Works Director DeBar indicated the Rice Creek Watershed District approved the City’s 32 permit and plans with several conditions, but the City would need to create new models for future 33 projects. He explained that additional infiltration features could be added to residents’ property 34 upon request. 35 36 Council Member Mueller questioned if the deeper infiltration basin would change the look of the 37 feature from the surface. Public Works Director DeBar indicated a deeper hole would be 38 excavated at the beginning but would appear the same as the infiltration sites in Area A. The 39 addition of the porous soil would allow the sites to drain more quickly. 40 41 Public Works Director DeBar recommended the Council adopt the draft resolution to approve the 42 plans and specifications and authorize the advertisement for bids. He noted that if adopted, bids 43 would be opened on March 11, 2010. After evaluation of the bids, a future resolution will be 44 required to award the contract to the successful bidder. 45