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acquiring £or the project, would be a desirable property for Lord of Life. lie eluded to a letter <br />from Lord of Life's attorney, Bill Dom, that proposes an even trade of the properties. <br /> <br />Discussion ensued relating to land swapping and it was determined that we should continue to do <br />what we have been doing and acquire property as we are with the other parcels on #47. If Lord <br />of Life wants the other parcel, we will deal with that separately. Councilmember Hendriksen <br />stated we should go through the hoops in terms of appraising property and getting to a <br />defendable position on the values. <br /> <br />Case #5: <br /> <br />Consider Initiating the Construction of Sunwood Drive from C.R. #57 to <br />C.R. #116 <br /> <br />City Engineer Jankowski stated that the construction of Sunwood Drive from C.R. #57 to C.R. <br />#116 is listed on the City's year 2000 CIP. We have two concerns that will require some lead- <br />thne. The first is to review the wetland mitigation requirements and the second is addressing <br />concerns the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency may have. If we kick off the project, he stated <br />he would request we put together a proposal for plans and specs. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Hendriksen and seconded by Councilmember Zimmerman to identify <br />any additional project concerns, which need to be included within the scope of this project, and <br />order the solicitation of proposals for professional service. <br /> <br />Motion carried. <br /> <br />Case #6: Replacement Costs for Street Signs <br /> <br />Director of Public Works Kapler stated that in February, we brought the Public Works <br />Committee our opinion of the need to change our street signs. He has received positive feedback <br />on the new signs. <br /> <br />Public Works Supervisor Riemer stated the Public Works Department considered the following <br />options: 1) Do nothing. In this option, the Public Works Department would only replace signs <br />with the new design as they became damaged or stolen. 2) Manufacture our own signs. The <br />advantage to this would be the need for sign inventory is minimal, quality control, quick <br />turnaround time on sign replacement, the ability to make custom signs for various City functions, <br />and sign making and installation could be done in the winter. Disadvantages of this are the <br />initial start-up cost is approximately $15,000, the labor involved in sign making process, and the <br />space needed fol' the operation. 3) Buy signs from vendor. The advantages to this would be <br />mini~nal labor costs incurred, no need to buy special equipment, and no space required for sign <br />making process. The disadvantages would be a slightly higher cost, slow tm-n around time (3 to <br />4 weeks on average), the cost of carrying and replenishing inventor, and possible liability issues <br />because of missing signs. He felt that Options two and three are the most logical of the three. <br />After the initial cost of start-up and purchasing sign-making equipment, they are almost equal. <br />The replacement cost of switching 3,080 sign blades, if we purchase them through a vendor, will <br />be in the neighborhood of $80,000. This, spread out over a five-year replacement plan, would be <br />approximately $16,000 per year. Adding in costs for sign-making equipment would raise this <br /> <br />Public Works Committee - May 19, 1999 <br /> Page 5 of 6 <br /> <br /> <br />