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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes • May 12, 1998 Page 3 1 Motion by Marks, second by Thuesen to approve the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance 2 Renewal in the amount of$135,192 subject to details of the Finance Director memorandum 3 dated May 1, 1998. 4 Motion carried unanimously. 5 Mayor Ranallo thanked Mark Flaten for his good service to the City. 6 B. Silver Lake Bridge Project. 7 Mayor-Ranallo reported-that earlier this evening Dan Solar of Ramsey County, held a meeting 8 with the residents who live along Silver Lake Road between 37'Avenue and Silver Lane,to 9 discuss the construction of a sidewalk along the east side of Silver Lake Road in that area. 10 11 Dan Solar, Project Engineer, Ramsey County Public Works Department, stated he was present 12 this evening to finalize some decisions in order to move this project forward to the final planning 13 stage. He reported that it has been discussed that Ramsey County will replace the bridge on 14 Silver Lake Road. They will also mill and overlay the bituminous pavement on Silver Lake Road from 371 Avenue to north of Silver Lane to match the Silver Lake Road construction south of Highway 694. The Council has previously decided that the City will continue the median 17 treatments similar to those north of Silver Lane and will add similar street lighting. The Council 18 has also decided to replace the watermain. Final decisions are yet to be made in regard to the 19 addition of a sidewalk on the east side of Silver Lake Road from 37'Avenue to Silver Lane and 20 the desired bridge enhancement. 21 Mr. Solar reported a public information meeting was held this evening to discuss the addition of 22 sidewalks on the east side of the road. A number of residents of the St. Anthony Villa 23 Townhouse Complex were in attendance and there were questions in regard to the impact of the 24 sidewalk. Mr. Solar reported he drove to the site with the residents and explained the impact. 25 The property from the north end of the bridge to the Apache Court would retain the existing curb 26 line, have a four foot grass area, and a five foot sidewalk. There would be no real impact to the 27 trees in the area. The sidewalk will be close to the existing power poles and Northern States 28 Power may be asked to move the poles back. In the area south of the bridge, the sidewalk will be 29 widened to 6 - 7 feet and will be located right next to the curb with a retaining wall. 30 Mr. Solar stated the cost of installation of the sidewalk on the east side of the roadway is 31 estimated at$33,460. The County participates in construction of new sidewalks along MSA 32 roads at 25%, resulting in an estimated City cost of$25,100. 33 Mayor Ranallo reported that he, City Manager, Councilmember Faust and Public Works Director, had attended the public meeting earlier this evening. 5 -6 people were in attendance, 4k as well as the president of the Homeowner's Association. The majority of the people in the area