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Mounds View, Minnesota Project No: 435-08132-0 Street and Utilities Committee Page 2 The questions concerning Spring Creek Regional Pond could raise doubt regarding the schedule of when and if that project proceeds. In turn, that could affect the schedule of the street project for Area B. In order to keep its options open, the City could consider authorizing the preliminary survey for Area C of the Street and Utility Program to be done in the autumn of 2008. This work would have been scheduled for the autumn of 2009 per the Program. If the survey were done, and the scenario occurred where the issues with Spring Creek Regional Pond are cleared up and there is no change to the schedule for the street project in Area B, then the survey data for Area C would simply sit on the shelf for a year until development of the Area C project starts. However, if circumstances came to pass that the schedule for the street project in Area B had to be delayed due to the Spring Creek Regional Pond issues, the City would be ready to proceed with the street project in Area C in 2010 and would not have to miss a year of construction in the Program. The cost of the preliminary survey for Area C is estimated to be approximately $35,000. Either way, the work is necessary at some point in the development of the street project for Area C, so the City would not be performing unnecessary work if it authorized the preliminary survey. The only question is the timing. RECOMMENDATION It is our opinion that performing the preliminary survey for Area C now would provide the City with the most flexibility, with essentially no associated risk. The only drawback is that the City would incur the expense of the survey now instead of in 2009. The preliminary survey of Area C would require authorization from the City Council. If the Streets and Utilities Committee agrees with our opinion, a Staff Report will be prepared for the City Council to consider authorizing the preliminary survey of Area C. Attachments: x Street and Utility Improvement Program Map x Typical Street and Utility Improvement Project Schedule