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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 8, 2015 Page 5 2 V. REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF - NONE. 4 VI. GENERAL BUSINESS OF COUNCIL. A. Resolution 15 -055 a resolution Authorizing Acquisition of Easements for the Highway Safety Improvement Program. 9 Mr. Justin Messner, Acting City Engineer, reviewed for Council consideration is a resolution 10 authorizing the presentation of offers for permanent easement, temporary easement, and cost to 11 cure for Highway Safety Improvement Project in the amount of $105,075.00. This project 12 includes the following improvements: 13 14 1. Sidewalk on the south side of 37h Avenue from Stinson Boulevard to Highcrest Road 15 2. Sidewalk on the east side of Stinson Boulevard from 37h Avenue to Silver Lane 16 3. Intersection improvements throughout the City of St. Anthony Village. 17 18 Mr. Messner noted the cost to cure element is something different from our typical City 19 projects. Cost to cure is the cost to reimburse residents for damages or replacement of fences, 20 retaining walls, trees, or other items located within the limits of construction for the Highway 21 Safety Improvement Project that the City will not replace with the project. On typical City 22 projects, St. Anthony Village would replace and restore items that were removed by the project. 23 Landowners will be compensated for the losses under the Federal rules, and the homeowner will 24 replace trees and fences as they desire. 25 26 The project will commence during the construction season in 2016. Appraisals totally $105,075 27 were obtained for easements. He provided a list of the parcels and total compensation. 28 29 Councilmember Stille asked why easements were needed for this street reconstruction, as he 30 does not recall this ever being done in the past. Mr. Messner stated work needs to be done into 31 the existing right -of -way. This is necessary to get the federal grant. 32 33 Mayor Faust noted if any cure is necessary, the Federal grant will reimburse the residents for any 34 cures necessary for items removed. 35 36 Motion by Councilmember Brever, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to adopt Resolution 15- 37 055 a resolution Authorizing Acquisition of Easements for the Highway Safety Improvement 38 Program. 39 40 Motion carried unanimously. 41 42 B. Resolution 15 -056 a resolution Receiving Feasibility Report and Ordering Plans and 43 Specifications for the 2016 Street and Utility Improvements 44 45 Acting City Engineer, Mr. Justin Messner presented the 2016 Street and Utility Feasibility 46 Report for the following improvements: