Minutes - Public Works Committee - 10/20/2015

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Councilmember Johns brought up the issue of demolition of buildings the City owns. She asked if there will be a cost. Economic Development Manager/Assistant City Administrator Brama replied there will be a cost, and he estimated the budget should include $100,000 for this. Community Development Director Gladhill advised the buildings would not necessarily have to be demolished. They can be, but if the cost is prohibitive, they wouldn't need to be. Councilmember Shryock commented she likes the layout of Option A. It appears to be a good work flow. She said she didn't think she would be in favor of a McKinley Street extension. She related it to the situation on Sunfish Lake Road and the railroad which causes a lot of issues. Community Development Director Gladhill agreed this situation does need more conversation and consideration. Councilmember Johns stated Option A is more appealing to her. Chairperson Riley commented it shows Staff has put a lot of thought into all of this. He questioned the process timeline as it seems we are a year ahead of this timeline. Economic Development Manager/Assistant City Administrator Brama explained he and the staff put this together quite a while ago. The timeline is off. He said the architect group managing this, BKV Group, said the soonest they could get this done even if the City was in a position to have them start now, is 2017. Chairperson Riley questioned if developable land could be sold in the future to help pay for the future public works campus. Economic Development Manager/Assistant City Administrator Brama replied this would need more research. There are different funding sources. This could become complicated very quickly, so there will be more discussion. He advised the BKV Group will make a more detailed presentation in November. 6. COMMITTEE / STAFF INPUT City Engineer Westby noted the Committee had asked for an update on the flashing arrow on lights. He said the City's systems are owned by Anoka County and the state. However there is one light that is owned solely by the state, which is at Sunwood and County Road 83. While it is on a County road, the County has said it is 100% City maintenance. Many times the County pays a portion of the costs, but they do not with this one. He noted converting all the other lights to flashing arrows would normally cost $50,000 to $75,000. The cost is $25,000 per cabinet. The lights would need to be reprogrammed. It is expensive to convert an old system. MnDOT currently does not have any plans to convert any of these lights. There are four lights in the City that are being considered for conversion from other systems. SEH has been hired to conduct a Public Works Committee/ October 20, 2015 Page 8 of 10