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their present locations. Great Rivers Energy is proceeding with the relocation of the The City received an ageement from Great Rivers Energy to move the power pole at $15,693.95· The City En~neer had received a telephone call from Qwest advising~h1~:~(hat the~% cost to relocate the utility cabinet is $11,I32.23. The previously estimated cost~6~'iinbving this cabinet was $35,000. Qwest was not willing to move the existing cabinet easement and a verbal author/zation have been received. The easement has, City Attorney for recording· The Public Works Committee directed staff~i~ceed in judgment so the project would not be delayed. ~:~ '"~j~!:~}~ City Engineer Jankowski noted that he did authorize the ext3:~d~itu;~::-~;)~$11,132.23 and is scheduled to be moved this week. The power pole has alrea.d,~_:,b~n relocated. He stated that the second issue discussed was the closure of T.H.//47 north~:41fiC'SAH #5~for a two week per/od in order to avoid a modification to the current constru¢-~i0'~i;phasing negative of the closure will be the inconvenience-to the traveling P~lf~ ~f6r,a two ~-¢~od.anticipated to begin August 15, 2000 and reopen prior to Labor bay W'~bkend,;!: !~ ad¢~tage will be an acceleration of the project to place it back on schedule and to a~id"!th:~' additional cost associated with a revised grading plan. The Public Works Committee reco~ded allow, lng the closure for a two week period withholding any_£ormal agreement amend~n, the:c~ntracti, r ~-~;~ Mayor Gamec suggested having a ~a~p.s/fi;¢~ ~e:closure and alternative:~ies on cable TV. City Engineer Jankowski no~ad that".~m.ff will be?,'~,~di~i:OUt::?tification to the affected Councilmember Conno}ly suggested incl({di/ig'}~'map in tl{~;' special addition of the Ramsey Councilme/ixl~i' Zimmerma~ ~aquested that th 'So be included in the newspaper. 5) ' ConsiaelRenamifig E:as~tli~ofi:i53'a Avenue NW · ,~!:;~:: Councalmember Zi~an stated that he had suggested changing the name of 153~ Avenue a.U ue, non- mac, ae since the roadway varies between I53~ Avenue NW to 155t~ Avenue ~in various 10~*afi~n~'as it crosses the City. The Committee directed that suggestions for the rena~g be adverfi~':~'in the Ramsey Resident, 6) Consid-e~::;A1 Kempf Easement Issue '":'~ConncilmX~ Zimmerman stated that the Committee discussed the appropriate response to the '~'t:~ent:i-151'esented by Mr. A1 Kempf at the July 11, 2000 City Council meeting. The Co~e directed that an appraisal be obtained for damages to the Kempf property. -66- City Council/July 25, 2000 Page 10 of 14