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Mounds View City Council July 28, 2008 Regular Meeting Page 3 B. Resolution 7307, Approving Various Design Issues for the 2009 - 2010 Street and Utility Improvement Project Joe Rhein, consulting engineer from Bonestroo, reviewed Resolution 73071isting the issues for the 2009 - 2010 Street and Utility Improvement Project. Julie Ann Love of 7090 Sunnyside Road said that in examining the summary of public comment, one of the questions was parking options and how many people would like no parking on Hillview, one parking lane, or two parking lanes. The summary indicates it was close between those wanting one and two parking lanes. Staff and Council discussed a "choker" for traffic calming reasons and how that would affect construction costs for the project. Council Member Stigney said that he feels that a choker may be beneficial coming off of Highway 10 or at Long Lake Road but he is concerned about using several chokers but that he would consider one at each end. Council Member Stigney said that he would like to have parameters defined by the Council as to how to handle the rain gardens on this project. Mr. Rhein indicated that the project is being designed according to Rice Creek Watershed District and once the permit is approved, the rules are locked in. However, there is a possibility that the rules could change for the next phase of the project. Mr. Rhein agreed to amend the document to require that a traffic management plan would be recommended for traffic calming measures. Council agreed to amend the Resolution title to add the word preliminary. Streets and Utility Committee member Valerie Amundsen said that the Committee is concerned with add ons with the up-front projects and running short of funding for the later projects. Council Member Mueller asked for information on cost savings using the rain gardens versus other water treatment methods. Council Member Mueller indicated that the cost of the chokers being discussed on Red Oak Drive is not yet known and she would rather not add them into the project and incur the resulting engineering and design costs when it could be the case that they are removed later, which would necessitate expending additional engineering fees again to redraft the plans ad specifications Mr. Rhein indicated that once the detailed drawings are done there would be a cost to remove those items from the plans. He then recommended that Council and the Committee work together up front on the project design to ensure that changes are not needed.