Agenda - Public Works Committee - 10/19/2004

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iouncilmen~ber Cook". second bv Councilmember Zimmerman? to authoriz~ s~a~F [o radons wifi~ ff~ residents to pave the fl-on~age road paralleling TH 47 south of 1~0 Z2 ff~ot width, with an ~ foot trail to be striped~ and to include a cut-de-sac, and to negotiations up to 50 percent of the cost of the project, with additional fundin~ to come s~ the P;.c-k Trail Fund to pa)' for tl~e S foot trail portion offthq top of the p -oject cost. !:u~hsr 2dscuzsJon: Mayor Oamsc noted this cul-de-sac may bs extended in the ffttm'e. Th%~ may only n~sd a tcmpora;v cul-de-sac with a road and blockade and turn around. Counciin'~cmbcr Kurak asked for clarification as to how trail funds will be used in the project. Councihx~smbs:' Cook explained trail ffmds would be used to pay for the sight foot width of the trail. Thc remainder of the cost would b~ split 50/50. This would take approximately B0 percent off the sndrc cost. Assistant Public Works Director Olson indicated a feasibility study will pr?amd and bro'ttght back to the soonest Council mestfn~ after the feasibility study is completed. He noted bringin~ the case directly to the Council, rather than bfin$in$ it back to the Public Wo~:ks Commiuee first, will speed up the process. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec: Councilmembers Cook,- Zin-m:en~nan, Elvig, Kurak, and St~'ommen. Voting No: None. Absent: Councilmember Pearson. 2) Public Works Campus Layout and Tour Councj]mernber Zimnqem-~an reported the Public Works Con-m~ittee was given a tour of the Public Works Campus. Some of the equipment is getting aged and some of the building is in need of repair. The Committee discussed the ~-owing needs of Public Works and the possibility of a portable temporary classroom facility. They also discussed the futur~ of this area and the possibility of expanding this out to Limonite Street to the west. It was noted that with the Town Center the,, would be needing more area with this'carnpus. Councih-nember EJvi~ stated the Public YVorks DepmXment has a si~2ificant need, as the departn~ent is basically working, out of a tin shed with make shift offices. There are a certain amount of Jrr~provements that will be required when they look at the size of the City and where they are Soin:4. ,~dso, it seems natural that the City would get fairly ag~-essive about acquiring the last chunk of land available that is cot~nected with this property. Councilmember Zimmen-nan asked if the land at the northwest comer of the facility out to Limonffe Street is part of the land the City is negotiating £or. City AdmJmstrator Norman repijed it is not cun'ently, but the land Js in the City's plan fo:- ne?tiatJons. The City has been m contact regarding this: but the}, are not in active negotiation. Councih'nember E]vig stated the sooner this land could be acquired it would be better with the ~rowth o; Town Center. The prophr'ty will not get any less expensive as they go along. Counciirnen~ber Cook noted the7 may want to look in this area for land for a water plant at some :point. The land wi.I] not get an:,.' cheaper witln the development across the street front it. City Council/August 10, 2004 Page 17 of 27