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Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Zimmcrman, Bcyer, Beahen and Haas Steffen. Voting No: None. Case #13: Report from Road and Bridge Committee 1) Update on T.H. #47 STP Project (Improvement Project #98-14) Director of Public Works Kapler stated that one of the questions that came up during the update on the T.H. #47 project was about relocating some of the homes that have to be taken for the improvement. The City Engineer will be meeting on June 24 to discuss a relocation project. Mr. Kapler noted that the City has retained SRF, Inc. to prepare plans and specifications and necessary environmental documents, and Evergreen Land Services, Inc. to perform the necessary land and tight-of-way acquisition for this project. He noted the following events that have occurred since the last update (April 28). On May 4, 1998, the City held a public heating on the project at City Hall. A Project Path Report has been prepared and submitted and accepted by MnDOT. This report serves as a scoping document of the impact the project will have on the area and the environment. We have received comments on the project from the Anoka County Highway Department and Paul and Kimberly Foss of the Willow Ridge subdivision. Both documents have been sent to SRF, Inc. The City has received a letter from MnDOT, dated June 2, 1998, advising the City that it is now authorized to proceed with the environmental assessment and that property can now be acquired under hardship or protective buys. Mr. Kapler continued that a number of additional projects have been identified that could ideally be performed in conjunction with the T.H. #47 STP Project. One of those is the development of Sunwood Drive from Sunny Ponds to 149th Avenue. SRF has submitted a proposal to incorporate this work with the T.H. #47 plans and specifications. The Road and Bridge Committee is recommending retaining SRF to do the additional work. Motion by Councilmember Haas Steffen and seconded by Councilmember Beyer to retain SRF, Inc. at a cost not to exceed $31,000 for work relating to the preparation of plans, specifications, and environmental work for the completion of Sunwood Drive between Sunny Ponds and 149th Avenue and T.H. #47. Further discussion: Councilmember Haas Steffen asked that staff bring back to Council a recommendation of where the funding will come from for the additional work. Motion carded. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Haas Steffen, Beyer, Beahen and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. 2) Update on C.R. #116 (Improvement Project #97-25) Director of Public Works Kapler reported that the issue with regard to the C.R. #116 project is that the engineer's estimate shows the City having an 11.7% share of the construction costs, or a total of $71,504. This cost is attributable to two project elements. First is a bituminous path which will parallel the roadway on the north. The second City Council/June 23, 1998 Page 16 of 23