Minutes - Public Works Committee - 01/16/2018

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solve some of the unknowns including property acquisition costs and whether the crossings should be underpasses or overpasses. Chairperson Riley asked if the coalition partners have looked at this design proposal. Community Development Director Gladhill stated that staff first wanted to obtain support from the City Council prior to sharing that proposal. He noted that the partners are aware of the desire to complete the design work. He stated that the recommendation could be to move this forward, contingent on sharing the information with the design partners. Councilmember Johns stated that perhaps the proposal could be shared with the partners prior to this moving forward to City Council. Chairperson Riley noted that there are five public meetings scheduled and stated that seems like a lot of meetings. Community Development Director Gladhill noted that the temperature of the public could be gauged as the process moves along and if that number of meetings is not needed, the schedule can be scaled down. He noted that some business owners and stakeholders like more one on one interaction while others like an open house meeting style. He noted that staff can scale back if that seems appropriate as this moves forward. He stated that all of these options are still within the overall vision. He stated that this would provide flexibility in that smaller pieces can be constructed individually, or they could also be partnered together. He noted that the details will provide a lot of information, and used the example of the cost for property acquisition. He stated that in some instances, a few feet make the difference between partial acquisition and whole parcel acquisition which have major cost differences. Chairperson Riley stated that he would want to ensure that this is in line with the coalition and wants to prevent the perception that Ramsey is going rogue and working on their own project. Motion by Councilmember Johns, seconded by Councilmember Kuzma, to recommend that the City Council authorize the work order with Bolton and Menk for Highway 10 Planning and Design Services in the amount of $499,855, contingent upon staff sharing the information with the coalition. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Riley, Councilmembers Johns and Kuzma. Voting No: None. Community Development Director Gladhill stated that he wanted to give the student group that worked on Highway 10 an opportunity to share some ideas and their framework. Jonathan Reisetter stated that they were part of a land use planning class that worked on Highway 10, specific to Ramsey. He stated that as outsiders they see that Ramsey struggles for geographical notoriety, as the city was developed later and lacked a town center until more recently. He stated that the highway has served as a main street and thoroughfare and during their study they focused on image, business, and connections. Chris Desroches stated that the image and connectability of Highway 10 do not match Ramsey. He explained that they looked at improving the aesthetic and the entrance to Ramsey. He noted Public Works Committee / January 16, 2018 Page 6 of 13