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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 10, 2005 Page 5 St. Anthony Boulevard); St. Anthony Boulevard (east of County Road 88). Mr. Hubmer noted that Silver Lake Road is in need of replacement. He noted there are proposed new sidewalks of 391h Avenue (East of Stinson Boulevard); Highcrest and Old Highway 8 (29`h Avenue to 37`h Avenue); 37`h Avenue (south side — Silver Lake Road to Highcrest); Stinson Boulevard (Silver Lane to St. Anthony Boulevard); Silver Lane (Stinson Boulevard to Oakwood Drive). 7 He noted the existing street lighting was evaluated. The street lighting that is in good condition 8 is on 29`h Avenue NE; St. Anthony Boulevard; 391h Avenue and Silver Lake Road (north of 37`h 9 Avenue). The proposed decorative street lighting locations are 39`h Avenue; Kenzie Terrace; 10 Silver Lake Road (south of 37h Avenue); 37`h Avenue; Silver Lane and Highcrest Road; and Old 11 Highway No. 8. 12 13 Mr. Hubmer indicated the anticipated cost of sidewalk improvements is $2 million. Street 14 lighting improvement is $1 million. This amount is possibly eligible for some of the funding 15 through Hennepin County. The most practical timeline at this point looks as though the project 16 should begin in 2005 and be completed by 2010. He said his department is exploring funding 17 options through Hennepin County for Silver Lake Road as mentioned, also using Municipal State 18 Aid Funds, Public Improvement Bonds, Street Light Utility, and Special Assessments. He 19 suggested a task force could be used for policy recommendations. There are a number of 20 alternatives, and having a task force will allow the ability to explore options and elicit ideas from 21 the residents. He said he invites public input. 22 23 Mr. Morrison clarified that the estimate is $3 million for all sidewalks and lighting. Mr. Hubmer 24 answered that is correct. He clarified that about $300,000 of that would be for lighting. He 25 indicated that burying utilities would be a separate cost. He suggested the utility company be 26 requested for a quote for burying the utilities. 27 28 Mayor Faust said these projects are all inter - related. However, there are three different groups of 29 citizen involvement. One group is for Silver Lake Road. A task force for sidewalks and street 30 lighting for the rest of the city should be formed. The concrete versus asphalt streets is a third 31 issue that should be discussed via task force. 32 33 Mr. Hubmer said that the hardest part is coming up with the funding sources, what the costs will 34 be and what the impact will be to the Village for using those funds, along with the expectations 35 for reasonable costs for the citizens. These improvements do come with a fairly high price tag 36 but do provide benefits to the City. He stated that prioritizing and coming up with funding 37 sources and a livable timeline necessitates citizen involvement. 38 39 Mr. Morrison said that forming these task forces is an idea. He listed other task forces that were 40 used for projects. One of the things Staff needs to talk about is whether there is enough people to 41 be on these task forces. He suggested shifting around the priorities based on the information 42 given at this meeting. 43 44 Councilmember Horst questioned the $1 million amount for Silver Lake Road, not including the 45 utilities. Mr. Hubmer said there are new standards for storm water design for County Roads. 46 There are utilities under the roadway that are aging, and he said he wanted to make sure the 47 infrastructure is in tact. There is watermain and sanitary sewer and he said he will want to