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Councilmember Kuzma asked if the engineering costs are included in the cost of development estimates. Mr. Johnson replied the industry standard is 20 percent for design and delivery and believed that was included. Community Development Director Gladhill stated that the City would push to have this cost included in the City's ultimate share of the project costs. Chairperson Riley asked how this would be different than the traffic studies that were already completed. Mr. Johnson stated that the traffic studies before were based on existing conditions. He stated that at that time it was determined that if MnDOT cannot afford to fix the problems of today, they certainly cannot afford to fix the problems of the future and therefore that element was not included in the previous study. He noted that this process would look further to determine the implications for the future to provide more solid results. Ms. Bersaw stated that it is important to really determine the problem and how that may change to ensure that you build the right thing that will last. She stated that the modeling will give you the answers to ensure that you are not over building. Chairperson Riley asked why they would study a no build situation. Mr. Johnson replied that would give you the baseline and define the need to solve. He noted that it is also a part of the environmental review. Community Development Director Gladhill noted that this would also show a measurable improvement to show that you would be solving the problem. Councilmember Johns asked how far out this would project, whether this is a 20 or 40-year projection. Ms. Bersaw stated that they typically look 20 to 25 years into the future. She stated that if you look beyond that you are making more assumptions than you can handle and therefore the results become fuzzy. She stated that the traffic modeling would look at the overall network to determine alternate routes and capacity. Mr. Johnson replied that the model for Highway 10 would be expanded and would be built from the model used by Anoka County for their Comprehensive Plan update. He stated that as other elements are "uncorked" it would unlock alternate routes that could free up capacity. Councilmember Kuzma asked the funding source for this study. Community Development Director Gladhill replied that the funding source would be the public improvement revolving fund. Chairperson Riley asked for details on the number of concepts that would be provided. Public Works Committee / January 16, 2018 Page 4 of 13