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Motion carried. Voting Yes: Acting Mayor LeTourneau, Councilmembers Kuzma, Johns, Riley, and Shryock. Voting No: None. 7.06: Consider Adopting Resolution #18-081 Accepting Bids and Awarding Contract for 2018 Street Overlay Improvements, Improvement Project#18-03 City Engineer Westby reviewed the staff report and recommendation to adopt Resolution #18- 081 accepting bids and awarding a construction contract for 2018 Street Overlay Improvement, Improvement Project#18-03. Acting Mayor LeTourneau stated that it is interesting that the City continues to find variability in the depth of the bituminous, which has been consistent throughout the community. He explained that there was a lot of variability in how the streets were constructed in the community but likes that the policy the City has in place now provides requirements for pavement construction and will promote consistency and longevity. Motion by Councilmember Riley, seconded by Councilmember Shryock, to Adopt Resolution #18-081 Accepting Bids and Awarding Contract for 2018 Street Overlay Improvements, Improvement Project#18-03. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Acting Mayor LeTourneau, Councilmembers Riley, Shryock, Johns, and Kuzma. Voting No: None. 7.07: Consider Adopting Resolution #18-091 Authorizing Speed Study Request for Bunker Lake Boulevard/CSAH 116 between Armstrong Boulevard/CSAH 83 and Sunfish Lake Boulevard/CSAH 57 City Engineer Westby reviewed the staff report and recommendation to adopt Resolution #18- 091 authorizing submittal of a speed study request to Anoka County for the segment of Bunker Lake Boulevard/CSAH 116 between Armstrong Boulevard/CSAH 83 and Sunfish Lake Boulevard/CSAH 57. He noted that the Public Works Committee passed a motion by a 2-1 vote to recommend that the City Council authorize submitting a request to Anoka County for MnDOT to conduct a speed study on Bunker Lake Boulevard/CSAH 116 between Armstrong Boulevard and Sunfish Lake Boulevard. Councilmember Kuzma stated that he does not support this action. He noted that the speed limit has been 55 mph for some time and did not see a benefit of lowering the speed limit. He stated that the builder was aware of the speed when he built the homes. He stated that if there is a problem with pedestrian safety crossing the road, he would consider an action for that. Councilmember Riley stated that he received a text from his daughter the previous week stating that 55 mph is too fast for that roadway. Councilmember Johns stated that the Public Works Committee discussed this at their last meeting and supports this action. She stated that there are a lot of families on the north side of Bunker that try to cross Bunker Lake Boulevard. She noted that there is also inconsistency in the City Council/May 8, 2018 Page 8 of 10