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r . City Council Regular Meeting Minutes February 22, 2000 • Page 5 1 B. Funding is available from the storm water utility fund and is identified in the 2 Storm Water Capital Improvement Program. 3 C. The property owner must contribute 35% of the cost of the flood relief project. 4 Motion carried unanimously 5 .2. Approve plans and specifications and order advertisement for bids for 29th 6 Avenue NE street improvements (Resolution 00-021). 7 Mr. Hubmer stated that WSB & Associates was asking for the approval of the plans and 8 specifications for the 29th Avenue project, and the authority to put the project out for 9 final bid. Mr. Hubmer presented a copy of the full plan and invited the Councilmembers 10 to view the plan if desired. Mr. Hubmer had also prepared a layout of the 29th Avenue I 1 plan which proposed reconstruction from Stinson on the West to County Road 8$on the 12 East. The road will be restored in much the same manner, with parking on both sides of 13 the road. Portions of the road will be width-restricted for the purposes of not permitting 14 passing in those areas and promoting a traffic calming effect. Mr. Hubmer stated that the project is approximately $2.6 million, with funding coming from a$400.00 water connection assessment to each homeowner on 29th Avenue, the 17 Stormwater Utility Bond, and a bond against municipal state aid funds. Bid dates are an- 18 ticipated to begin in April, and the City would have 90 days to make a decision to 19 proceed and accept the bids, or to reduce the project scope and re-bid the plan. 20 Cavanaugh said that if the City did not receive all the funding anticipated, would it be 21 possible to segment the project. Mr. Hubmer responded that it would be possible to 22 segment the project and keep the primary flood-proofing component in place. 23 Hodson inquired about an approximate cost if the project were to be scaled down. Mr. 24 Hubmer responded an estimated cost would be $1.7 million. 25 Cavanaugh inquired about installing larger pipes as part of the project. Mr. Hubmer re- 26 sponded that the largest pipes needed for the project are being utilized and it would be in- 27 efficient to install bigger pipes in anticipation of additional storage. It would be more 28 economical, he stated, to pond on the surface. 29 In response to an inquiry about the relationship between the 29th Avenue project and the 30 Harding project, Mr. Hubmer stated that a neighborhood meeting with the residents of the 31 Harding area would be held on February 29, 2000, and ideas would be presented and 2 input received. Again, he stated that bids would open in April, 2000 for the 29th Avenue project, and if requirements and needs changed with the Harding Street project,then the 34 City would have 90 days to accept or reject the bids.