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Mounds View City Council May 22, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 14 • F. Resolution 6823 Authorizing the Preparation of a Feasibility Report and Consultant Selection for the 2007-2008 Street and Utility Improvement Project Director of Public Works Lee reviewed that at the last work session, staff presented results from the survey asking if residents would support a street and utility improvement program. It was sent to six neighbor project areas. The purpose of the survey was to afford property owners to be heard prior to the City Council selecting three areas for a feasibility report. The City received 218 surveys out of 687 properties, or a 31% response rate. Based on the low response rate, the City Council had indicated it was not comfortable moving forward to select the three project areas and wanted to afford residents to be heard. So a second survey was sent out on May 3 with a deadline of May 16. The City received an additional 97 responses or a 46% response rate. Director of Public Works Lee stated a summary of the survey results has been provided in the staff report. Public Works Director Lee described the boundaries for each of Project Areas A-F and advised staff recommends that Project Areas D and F not be considered for a feasibility report. Staff recommends the Council consider Project Areas A, B, C and E. Staff also recommends if selecting Project Areas B or E, that they be selected together because both are in the northwest area of the City where there are traffic pattern issues that need to be studied as part of the feasibility report. Also, the City would have a probability of getting more favorable bids. Public Works Director Lee presented the following options: • Option 1: Project Areas A, B, and E Option 2: Project Areas C, B, and E Option 3: Other combinations. Public Works Director Lee presented the schedule for the 2007-2008 Street and Utility Improvement Project indicates that the draft feasibility report will be completed in November 2006, the public hearing on December 11, 2006, and construction starting in July 2007. He explained that authorizing a feasibility report at this time will allow staff to conduct a neighborhood meeting in early June with impacted property owners and allow the project to proceed under the current schedule. Mayor Marty stated his concern with coupling in Option 1 and pointed out that Project Area A is in the northern section of town, which is the area that needs the sound wall. He stated if construction is started on a sound wall, there will be the same concerns in the 2004 and 2005 street reconstruction project about trucks and equipment coming in and using the new street. He explained that because water lines are being installed under Highway 10, he was thinking about Option 2 with Project Areas C, B, and E. He stated this is his eighth year on the Council and during that time there has only been one project completed so he thinks it is time to move forward with a project. Mayor Marty noted that everyone will not be happy but this can no longer be put off. He stated during the EDA meeting and TIF discussion, it was mentioned there • was a window of opportunity to use some of the TIF pool on infrastructure.