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Mounds View City Council September 10, 2001 Regular Meeting Page 5 8. COUNCIL BUSINESS A. Public Hearing to Discuss County Road H2 Construction Project Mayor Sonterre opened the public hearing at 7:31 p.m. Barry Peters presented a report for Council on the County Road H2 project. He indicated that the road was turned back to the City in 1996 enabling the City to receive turn back funds to be used to fund the repair of the roadway. Mr. Peters outlined the costs for the different levels of reconstruction of the roadway. Mr. Peters provided three drawings of the improvement area and explained that the proposed roadway will be 26 feet wide as is required to receive state aid funds. Mr. Peters noted there was no consensus on whether to allow parking as part of the improvement. He then noted that the costs for the parking areas were included in the estimate for reconstructing the roadway. Mr. Peters noted he had included an 8-foot bituminous trail, left turn lanes at Silver Lake Road and Long Lake Road, and a left turn, through lane, and right turn lane at County Highway 10. Mr. Peters indicated the proposed costs of the improvement would be approximately $1,914,026 which includes the street, trail, water main, and storm sewer improvements. He then noted he had included 10% for contingencies and 35% for engineering, administrative, fiscal and legal costs. Mr. Peters indicated the City would use the $220,000 received from the county, and said there would be assessments, and the remainder of the costs would be funded through MSA funding. Mr. Peters indicated that the maximum per foot assessment for residents would be $14.60 and noted that residents would be charged a flat rate of $400 for the storm sewer. Mr. Peters provided an outline that indicated the reconstruction would begin in May 2002. Mayor Sonterre asked whether the street would be reconstructed in phases or all at once. Mr. Peters indicated that the contractor would reconstruct the street in phases and would put down a gravel base, install the curb and one layer of bituminous before moving onto the next phase. David Jahnke of 8428 Eastwood Road acknowledged that Mr. Peters had said he had allowed for extra costs but stated in almost every project the City undertakes there are costs that are added after the fact. He then questioned if Mr. Peters was sure that all costs were included in the estimate.