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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes February 11, 1997 • Page 6 1 3. Discuss Minnesota State Aid Project for 33rd Avenue N.E. and Highcrest Road. 2 Mr. Moberg reported the amount available in the City of St. Anthony Municipal State 3 Aid (MSA) Account at the end of 1996 was $422,759.00. Two projects are presently 4 ongoing which will require MSA funding; the Traffic Sign Project at 39th and Stinson 5 in the estimated amount of $53,000.00 and the Silver Lake Road Project in the 6 estimated-amount of $93,186.00. This leaves an unencumberable balance in the MSA 7 Account of $275,811.59. The City received an.additional $153,406.00 at the end of 8 January 1997 which results in a balance of$429,227.59 available to fund a project at 9 this time. 10 Mr. Moberg noted the City has expressed an interest in a project on 33rd Avenue from 11 Silver Lake Boulevard to Highcrest Road. This project would include repair of the 12 road and re-plaining to smooth out the road. Sidewalks would be installed and some 13 retaining walls may be necessary. Mr. Moberg stated he anticipated a total 14 construction cost of $375,000.00 to $400,000.00 for this project. He explained if a 15 feasibility report was ordered this evening, it would be presented to the Council for 16 approval on March 11, 1997. If the City approves the feasibility report, plans and 17 specifications would be completed by the end of April 1997. The plans would then be 18 submitted to MNDOT for approval which could take up to six weeks. The project 19 would be advertised in June and bids open in July. Construction would begin at the end of July with final completion of the project by November 1, 1997. 21 Mr. Moberg stated he was concerned with this project schedule for two reasons. The 22 first is that the project runs right by the school. He stated he would prefer to schedule 23 the project while school was not in session. The second concern was that the bids 24 would be advertised in June or July which is the peak construction season and would 25 probably increase the cost of the project. 26 Councilmember Enrooth asked if it would be possible to accelerate the schedule. 27 Mr. Moberg stated it would be possible to accelerate the schedule but the snow would 28 be an obstacle for the survey work which needs to be completed. 29 Mayor Ranallo suggested the engineering work for the project be completed in the 30 summer of 1997 and the bids be put out early in 1998. 31 Mornson asked if this project could be bid with the 1998 Street Improvement Project. 32 Mr. Moberg stated he did not believe it could because it involved MSA funding and 33 there was a lot of concrete work involved. 34 Marks asked how much the feasibility report would cost.