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City C ouncil Regular Meeting Minutes January 24, 2017 Page 3 • To generate community involvement in the development of parks and their elements; 1 • To review and recommend revisions to the operation and maintenance of city parks; and, 2 • To periodically review, re-evaluate, and update the comprehensive park plan to reflect 3 current and future park needs of the City. 4 5 For 2017 the prioritized items for the Parks Commission are: Explore sustainability initiatives; 6 Explore pedestrian and bike friendly routes including sidewalks; Explore and assess pocket parks 7 for added amenities (i.e. benches); Joint meeting with the Planning Commission; and, Explore 8 water conservation initiatives and partner with school to create public education posters, working 9 with Rice Creek and MWMO watersheds. 10 11 Councilmember Stille asked about the pocket parks and noted they are City property. Mr. Bentz 12 stated the additions would not be major. 13 14 Mayor Faust stated the MWMO has an education outreach staff person. This may be a good 15 venue to reach out to the schools. Mayor Faust thanked the Park Commissioners for their work. 16 17 Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to accept the 2017 Parks 18 Commission Work Plan as presented. 19 20 Motion carried 5-0. 21 22 23 B. Resolution 17-021; a Resolution Calling a Hearing for the 2017 Street and Utility 24 Improvement Project. 25 26 City Engineer Todd Hubmer reviewed this resolution sets a public hearing to be held on 27 February 28, 2017 at 7:00 pm. He reviewed on January 12, 2017, bids for the 2017 Street and 28 Utility Improvement Project were opened. The low bid received for the project was 29 $2,320,289.50. The total cost of the improvement as presented to Council when seeking approval 30 of plans, including engineering, legal and administrative fees was $3,010.400. 31 32 Mr. Hubmer reviewed the project location for the street reconstruction includes Penrod Lane, 33 Skycroft Drive, Maplewood Drive and Chelmsford Road. The Mill and Overlay location is 34 Silver Lake Court. Thirteen bids were received from $2,320,289.50 to $3,497,221.00 with Ryan 35 Contracting being the lowest bidder. The funding sources will be from Special Assessment and 36 429 Public Improvement Bonds. The project schedule was reviewed with construction estimated 37 to begin in the April/May 2017 timeframe with final paving done in June 2018. 38 39 Councilmember Stille reviewed some statistics of road completion and noted it will be 78% 40 complete at the end of 2017. 41 42 Mayor Faust referred to the Street Reconstruction Assessed Parcels map and asked if the 43 improvements would be phased to allow residents to access their property along with services 44 being able to access the neighborhood. Mr. Hubmer stated alternate parking areas will be 45 3