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• 2017 Crackseal and Sealcoat Improvements (#17-03) City Engineer Westby stated the 2017 Crackseal and Sealcoat Improvements project is substantially completed, and striping should be completed this week or next week. He added striping will be completed on Sunwood Drive as well. • Bunker Lake Boulevard Utilities Extensions (#17-09) City Engineer Westby stated the Bunker Lake Boulevard utilities extension is complete, and Puma Street utilities are out for bid. Anoka County Improvement Proiects Mr. Westby stated he would not address Anoka County Improvement Projects. MnDOT Improvement Proiects City Engineer Westby stated City Staff received notification yesterday from the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) that the City of Ramsey was not selected for the Municipal Metro Agreement Program funding for the north frontage road. He added the City applied for $710,000 of MnDOT funding for the $13 million project, with no other funding sources identified. He noted MnDOT indicated that the City should re -apply for funding for the north frontage road project when other funding has been secured. City Engineer Westby added that traffic tubes will be going out on roads for the next eight weeks to get traffic counts at 73 locations for 2 days each. He added this data is required by MnDOT every two years. 6.02: Review Future Topics Calendar City Engineer Westby stated a calendar of future topics has been provided for review and discussion by the Public Works Committee. The list includes topics drawn from Committee requests received during meetings, and/or topics previously discussed by the Committee that are not yet resolved. All dates shown are estimated based on availability of information, staff workload, and competing objectives, and are therefore subject to change. City Engineer Westby stated City Staff have been focusing lately on the Resilient Communities Program project, meeting with students at the University of Minnesota over the past few weeks. He added he has been there four times in the past 2 weeks, and plans to attend a meeting this week and another one next week. City Staff has spent a lot of time on this project to get timelines in place. City Engineer Westby stated two items for future discussion are Sunfish Lake sedimentation basin improvements, and Gibbons Street drainage improvements. He added City Staff will try to bring these forward in October, but they might get pushed out to November. Public Works Committee / September 19, 2017 Page 10 of 11