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Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Musgrove and Councilmember Howell. Voting No: <br /> None. Absent: Councilmember Olson. <br /> 6. COMMITTEE / STAFF INPUT <br /> 6.01: Receive Updates on Improvement Projects, Studies, and Items of Interest <br /> City Engineer/Public Works Director Westby provided an update on current and proposed City, <br /> County, and MnDOT improvement projects and studies, and on other items of interest to the <br /> Committee. <br /> Chairperson Musgrove asked how staff is doing in terms of workload with preparation of plans <br /> and specifications for the upcoming 2024 projects. <br /> City Engineer/Public Works Director Westby commented that staff is very busy with design and <br /> inspection will be a big task this year as well with the Highway 10 project,Water Treatment Plant, <br /> COR improvements, along with private development. He stated that with the additional street <br /> maintenance workers they are looking to shift inspection for crack seal projects to public works. <br /> Assistant City Engineer Feriancek stated that the use of Hakanson Anderson and Bolton & Menk <br /> has helped ease the workload of City staff. <br /> 6.02: Review Future Topics Calendar <br /> City Engineer/Public Works Director Westby commented that he attempts to keep the list moving <br /> and not keep projects on the list for too long. He acknowledged that some of the projects have <br /> been on the list for a while, and provided a brief update about the Sunfish Lake item as well as the <br /> speed studies, explaining those delays. He recognized that when delayed and there are changes to <br /> the roadway,the results of the speed studies sometimes become irrelevant. He noted that he would <br /> still like to get the information from the County to have the data on file. <br /> 7. ADJOURNMENT <br /> Motion by Councilmember Howell, seconded by Councilmember Musgrove,to adjourn the Public <br /> Works Committee meeting. <br /> Motion carried. <br /> The regular meeting of the Public Works Committee adj ourned at 7:10 p.m. <br /> Respectfully submitted, <br /> Bruce Westby <br /> City Engineer/Public Works Director <br /> Public Works Committee/January 16, 2024 <br /> Page 6 of 7 <br />