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Charles Johnson, 6010 - 159th Lane NW, stated that one of the things he has listened to for the last year and a half were complaints of traffic going too fast through neighborhoods. Now Council would have the opportunity to nip another such problem in the bud before it's an issue. He understood that the lead link fence would be a bit of an inconvenience, however, if it saves one little child from getting run over, it's worth it. The issue here is safety. Councilmember Haas Steffen reminded Mr. Johnson that if the lead link fence is installed, it will dictate that 17 houses have to go through Mr. Johnson's neighborhood. Mr. Johnson commented that 17 homes is a pittance compared to 120+. He noted that the elementary school is on County Road #5 and that will have all the people from the new neighborhood going through the existing neighborhood to get to school functions. Mr. Jankowski stated that Council will be looking at the development agreement for the fifth addition of Apple Ridge on Tuesday. Staff will put wording in the agreement about installing a lead link and Council can decide if they want the language stricken or not. He reiterated that staff is recommending against the closure. Case #2: Change Order No. 1 for Improvement Project #98-13 Casing Pipes for C.R. #116 Crossing City Engineer Jankowski stated that Improvement Project #98-13 involves the fitting of Well No. 4 with a pump and transmission main. The project has 2,000 feet of ten-inch transmission pipe from Well No. 4 to the well house containing Well #3. This ten-inch transmission main crosses the future C.R. #116 extension. Mr. Jankowski stated that although the County does not require casing pipe under its roadway, (the State of Minnesota does), casing the crossing has significant advantages should it be necessary to repair the main at some point in the future. The advantages are that it greatly reduces the cost of excavating the roadway for repair, it avoids patching of a major county arterial roadway, it eliminates inconvenience caused by traffic control associated with detouring of the highway during repair, and it greatly increases the safety of the workers by making the repair outside of traffic. Mr. Jankowski presented a proposal for the installation of casing pipe associated with the Well No. 4 transmission main and other future crossings of watermain beneath the roadway. Item #1 is a cost of $8,700 for casing the ten-inch transmission main. The contractor has already started installation, therefore, Mr. Jankowski authorized the work to be done to avoid delay damages. Item #2 calls for the extension of a twelve-inch watermain and casing on the west side of C.R. #56. This work has not been authorized. Finally, item #3 presents prices for installing a casing pipe of various sizes for future use in installing sewer and water casing pipes to avoid boring and jacking costs which will cost up to $16,000 per crossing. He included a sketch illustrating where future watermain crossing of the highway would be located consistent with the City's current comprehensive water system plan. Road and Bridge Committee/May 6, 1998 Page 4 of 5