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ParkslUtilities Supervisor Riverblood replied he does not believe the Park and Recreation Commission have a strong opinion regarding the name of Downtown Commons. The name Town Square Commons may be as good or clearer in terms of what the Commission is trying to convey with the park being at the heart of Town Center. Councilmember Olson stated she agrees the name Town Center Commons should be incorporated into one of the parks. Councilmember Pearson commented the area of Meandering Park is the area of the City that the old-timers considered Meandering Lake. Public Works Director Olson indicated a resolution approving these names will be placed on the Consent Agenda of the next City Council meeting. Staff will inform the Park and Recreation Commission about the name change from Downtown Commons to Town Square Commons at the Commission meeting on Thursday night. Motion by Councilmember Strommen, seconded by Councilmember Olson, to direct staff to prepare a resolution officially naming the park spaces with the Town Center. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Strommen, Olson, Cook, Jeffrey, and Pearson. Voting No: None. Absent: Councilmember Strommen. Case #2: Award Bids for Divisions B & C 2006 Street Maintenance Program Public Works Director Olson informed the Council the cost of construction projects, especially when they have a large bituminous content or blacktop component to the projects have increased by leaps and bounds compared to prices from last year. Bids for Division B & C of the 2006 Street Maintenance Program were opened this morning at 10:00 a.m. The bids came in higher than originally anticipated, in some cases 25% to 35% higher than the original estimated cost in the feasibility studies. Since there are over 400 residents that were to be assessed on this project, staff is extremely hesitant to recommend approval of these contracts in light that they came in higher than the residents are expecting for an assessment. Mr. Olson indicated over the last few hours staff has contemplated many different options and struggled with their recommendation. Staff appreciates the need for the Street Improvement Program every year and they do not know if they will get better prices next year, but that option is weighing heavily on them right now. Staff is asking to table this issue for two weeks so they can confer with the City Attorney to consider the options that are available. Staff is leaning towards a recommendation to reject the entire Division B. The low bid came in at $1.3 million; the cost estimated at the time of the original public hearing was in the $800,000 range. Even if they were to hold the assessments at level and award thebid, there would be a $166,000 shortage. Public Works Director Olson explained the extension of 160th Lane is included in Division C. This bid came in at $45,400, and was estimated at approximately $26,000. The S1. Francis frontage road, which was estimated in the $28,000 range, came in at $74,168; it had been determined that these assessments would be capped. The TH 47 trail was estimated in the $40,000 to $45,000 range and came in at $60,655. In total, Division C was bid at $180,000 City Council / July 11,2006 Page 5 of 13