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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for February 3, 2014 Page 4 of 10 Following City Council approval, staff will advertise and solicit bids through the City newspaper and hold a bid opening on Thursday, March 27 at 1 p.m. This will be followed by the City Council's consideration of the bids at a following City Council meeting. This work will take place between July 1, 2014 and August 1, 2014. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the advertisement for bids for the 2014 Gravel Road Re -Surfacing Project. Approve Resolution Not to Waive Statutory Tort Liability Limits In the late 1990's, the League of Minnesota Insurance Trust required each city that obtained liability coverage from them to decide whether or not to waive the statutory tort liability limits to the extent of the coverage purchased. At that time, the City Council opted not to waive the statutory limits. LMCIT is requiring each member city to reaffirm their position regarding these limits. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved RESOLUTION -2014-2 NOT TO WAIVE STATUTORY TORT LIABILITY LIMITS. Approve Final Pay Request to C.W. Houle, Inc. for Rosemary Way Street and Utility Improvements C.W. Houle, Inc. submitted the second and final pay request for work done on the Rosemary Way Street and Utility Improvement Project. Staff reviewed the request and found it to be satisfactory for work done to date. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the Pay Request to C.W. Houle in the amount of $8,822.81. Public Hearing on 165th Street Public Improvement Prosect A neighborhood meeting was held on November 14, 2013 to talk about a road project on 165th Street North and a portion of Ingersoll Avenue. At its December 16, 2014 meeting, Council scheduled this public hearing to consider the project. City Engineer Jay Kennedy explained that the project would include mill and overlay, culvert replacement at Ingersoll Avenue, and minor drainage improvements at a total cost of $1,200,000. Cost would be assessed according to the Assessment Policy with the remainder coming out of the City's state -aid road fund. Additional options and associated costs to be considered by Council involved the widening of 165th Street for non -motorized users and improvements to the intersection of 165th Street and Ingersoll Avenue. Jay talked about options for the 165th/Ingersoll intersection stating that it was not a safety concern but realignment would reduce maintenance on the two existing gravel legs, though there may be wetland impacts. The additional cost of realignment would be $35,000, and construction of the realignment could be done at a later date without impacting the cost. He also talked about options for widening the road to accommodate non -motorized uses. He presented a map from the Comprehensive Plan that showed a future County regional trail along CSAH 4 extending to Highway 95. The options would not have an impact on the costs being assessed but would be paid for through the City's state aid funding, which will have an effect on other projects. Jay stated that the assessment hearing would be sometime in September if the project is adopted and moves forward. A neighborhood open house would be held in March, the project would be bid sometime in April, and construction would take place in May -August. Mayor Weidt opened the public hearing for public comments.