Agenda - Planning Commission - 08/05/2004

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P66 Councilmember Zimmerman commented on Highway 47 where the county only chipped in a quarter million dollars and the state only paid $300,000 plus engineering costs. The City chipped in 2.2 million dollars, but the biggest was the federal government at about 3 million dollar-s. There is no chance of this without the federal government. Assistant Public Works Director Olson stated regarding the joint powers agreement, all the details will be discussed as it relates to county participation. Councilmember Elvig noted staff's write-up indicates the State's design services only, but in the proposal it discusses project management. Assistant Public Works Director Olson explained the design will be the preliminary design. The project management has to determine what the design wilt be, such as the diagnostic meeting with BSF is on schedule for the early part of July if this is approved. They need to make sure what they are going to propose is acceptable to thern and any issues are worked om ahead of time during the design process.. Construction project management is not included in this proposal. Councilmember Elvig stated this looks like a good proposal that is welt laid out. He understands they are proposing to use the folks because of their contacts with the county and the rail. He questioned if staff is certain they are competitive with these numbers. Assistant Public Works Director Olson replied the numbers are competitive and extremely realistic as it relates to projected dollar amounts. They are talking about next to 14 million dollars worth of projects; this is not all the improvements. Bunker Lake Boulevard is not part of these, but it will need to be done within the same time frame. Staff felt the need to follow at least the railroads; they can have significant delays as it relates to construction materials and permitting. They are ail related to MnDOT projects as well. The timeline is of the essence. These dollar amounts were reflective of the increases they anticipate over the next two years. .Motion by Councilmember Elvig, seconded by' C°uncilmember Cook, to authorize the proposals for Ramsey Boulevard, Armstrong Boulevard, and Sunfish Lake Boulevard in an amount not to exceed $608,200. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Elvig, .Cook, Kurak, Pearson, Strommen, and Zi~mnennan. Voting No: None. MAYOR AND COUNCIL INPUT I) Project Information on Cases Mayor Gamec directed staff to include maps of projects being reviewed by the Council and information regarding where the funds are coming from, in addition to information about what the businesses do. This infbnnation could all be included in a synopsis at the end of the cases. 2) Trotbrook Cemetery Mayor Gamec inquired if staff has followed through regarding the work at Trotbrook Cemetery. City Council/June 8, 2004 Page 20 of 22