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Councilmember Specht aye Councilmember Riley aye Councilmember Howell aye Councilmember Woestehoff aye Councilmember Heineman aye Mayor Kuzma aye Motion carried. 7.04: Adopt Resolution #22-200 Ordering Plans and Specifications for Improvement Project #23-01, 161st Avenue Reconstruction City Engineer/Interim Public Works Director Westby reviewed the staff report and recommendation to move the project from 2024 to 2023 due to the PACT Charter School project in order to not start a road reconstruction project the year after a high school opens for business. He stated that as the project moves forward, they will coordinate with PACT since their proposed schedule is to open fall of 2023 so the road should be reconstructed by spring of 2023. He added that the school will have construction equipment accessing their site and will try to keep their access to Variolite Street as the main route, since it is built for heavy traffic and can handle construction traffic. He mentioned that if there is a need from PACT for temporary access while the road is being built, that can be worked out. He stated the design process is just getting started and all of these items he discussed will be considered. He noted that it is proposed to build a 10 ton road which would be a State Aid road using 28 foot width that allows for two 12 foot drive lanes, two foot curb reactions, and concrete curb and gutters to replace the current bituminous curb being that it is a much more durable product. He mentioned that it is also proposed to put catch basins at the low points in the road since State Aid roads require vertical curvature to direct water to the low points to be directed out to the storm water pond easement areas. He then mentioned the trail that will be on the north side of 161st Avenue and explained that the survey data shows that the trail should be able to be put in while having minimal impacts to the existing tree line. He noted a few trees will need to be removed but will be minimal as the trail is put in. The trail will meet both State Aid requirements as well as ADA requirements. The water and sewer improvements are proposed to service the PACT site, which would be funded from water and sewer utilities; however, as part of PACT’s development, they will be paying trunk fees which will help pay back portions of these costs. Utility services are also being added to serve the future St. Catherine Drexel site as they have active development plans in progress and propose to develop that site and they will have trunk fees that will help fund these improvements. No other service connections or extensions have been proposed. There are no plans for improvements to the Central Park that would require utilities nor would the properties to the south of 161st Avenue. He also wanted to bring the Central Park parking lot reconstruction to the Council. He stated this is a project that is in the CIP and it will be designed in tandem with the reconstruction of 161st Avenue. This parking lot project is proposed as a separate project; however, both projects could go out for bids at the same time by the same contractor, but the timelines will be different. ARAA rents the Central Park fields in the spring so the field should not be reconstructed during these heavy use times, whereas the reconstruction of 161st Avenue should be completed as soon as it can be open to traffic. He noted that the estimated cost is $1,026,000, which is in today’s construction costs. City Council / August 23, 2022 Page 11 of 16