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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes June 25, 2013 Page 5 1 Mayor Faust noted this is the first time the City has proposed doing a three-year segment and 2 requested further information about the public information meetings and notification to residents. 3 4 City Manager Casey advised that staff needs to run the numbers as part of its internal feasibility 5 analysis to make sure the City wants to undertake a project this large. 6 7 City Engineer Hubmer advised the City will come back to homeowners once consensus is 8 reached on the scope of the project and will engage the public once the City Council makes a 9 decision that this is the correct financial move to make. He added that an additional meeting 10 with the City Council would be scheduled to discuss whether to proceed with plans and 11 specifications. 12 13 Councilmember Roth requested information about where residents will park their cars during 14 construction. 15 16 City Engineer Hubmer advised the project will include construction phasing plans so that no two 17 adjacent streets are under construction at the same time and the City will make sure residents 18 have a drivable road surface. He added they would also make sure the phasing plans do not have 19 contractors hauling in material over newly constructed roads and stated the City can assess 20 penalties to contractors for damage or wear and tear to newly constructed roads. 21 22 Councilmember Stille felt this project could provide opportunities for the City to take advantage 23 of low interest rates and could also eliminate some fixed costs and setup costs. 24 25 City Engineer Hubmer indicated that staff reviewed trends in the bond market and infrastructure 26 improvement costs and stated staff is seeing more competition in the marketplace and rising 27 prices due to increases in private development that are competing with these types of projects. 28 29 Motion by Councilmember Roth, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to approve Resolution 30 13-049; a Resolution Ordering Preparation of Feasibility Report for the 2014 Street and Utility 31 Improvements. 32 33 Motion carried unanimously. 34 35 City Engineer Hubmer reported that the 2012 street improvement project was completed last 36 week with the final lift of asphalt. He stated the 2013 water main project has been delayed due 37 to muddy conditions. He stated that a meeting was held with residents regarding the regional 38 storm water treatment system at the south end of St. Anthony Village and staff will be taking 39 comments on what people want for the grass area. He advised the City received a significant 40 amount of rain in less than 15 minutes during the June 21" storm event and the City saw some 41 dramatic changes in water flow with one site going from five cubic feet per second to 185 cubic 42 feet per second in less than eight minutes. He added that staff will continue to work with 43 residents on any flooding issues. 44 45 Councilmember Roth requested information about trees that have died as part of the 46 reconstruction project. 47