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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes March 14, 2000 Page 6 1 Council ordered a feasibility study to be completed on a project for 33rd Avenue NE. 2 Moreover, a neighborhood meeting was held on October 28, 1999 to inform the residents of the 3 plans and schedule of the improvements. 4 SEH prepared a feasibility study (dated November 23, 1999) and presented the report to the City 5 Council at the November 30, 1999 regular meeting. In short, the report outlined the scope for re- 6 habilitation of the concrete pavement on 33rd Avenue from Silver Lake Road to Stinson Boule- z vard, concrete sidewalk improvements, along the north side of the roadway and sanitary sewer 8 and storm sewer improvements. 9 On November 30, 1999,the City Council accepted the feasibility study and authorized the prepa- 10 ration of final plans and specifications. In this respect, Mr. Potz presented an aerial photograph 11 of the area involved for reconstruction and reviewed in detail the work to be accomplished and 12 the time frame involved. 13 Mr. Potz stated that the construction would be completed in three phases, beginning in May 2000 14 and ending completely by October 2000. A neighborhood meeting is scheduled for May 2000. 015 Cavanaugh inquired about the total cost of the project. Mr. Potz stated that the total estimated 16 cost is $690,000. 17 City Manager Michael Morrison stated that the neighborhood would receive a weekly newsletter 18 during the construction period, which would provide updates and information about the progress 19 of the project. 20 Motion by Hodson to approve Resolution 00-023, a resolution approving plans and specifications 21 and ordering advertisement for bids, wherein the City Council of the City of St. Anthony deems: 22 1) Such improvement is necessary, cost-effective, and feasible as detailed in the feasibility 23 re port. 24 2) Such plans and specifications are hereby approved. 25 3) The consulting engineering firm shall prepare and cause to be inserted in the official 26 paper and in the Construction Bulletin, an advertisement for bids upon the making of 27 such improvement under such approved plans and specifications. The advertisement 28 shall be published for two times, shall specify the work to be done, shall state that bids 29 will be opened on April 14, 2000 and bids the responsibility of the bidders will be 30 considered by the City Council at 7:00 p.m. on April 25, 2000 in the Council Chambers 31 of the City Hall. Any bidder whose responsibility is questioned during consideration of •32 the bid will be given an opportunity to address the Council on the issue of responsibility. 33 No bids will be considered unless sealed and filed with the clerk and accompanied by a 34 cash deposit, cashier's check, bid bond or certified check payable to the City of St.