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I I INFORMATIONAL MEETING MINUTES 2005 STREET RECONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT ELK RIVER CITY HALL THURSDAY, JANUARY 20,2005 - 6 P.M. I I Present: Terry Maurer, Elk River City Engineer; John Anderson, Howard R. Green Company I Terry Maurer, City Engineer, welcomed those present to the informational meeting regarding the proposed 2005 Street Reconstruction Project. Terry also introduced John Anderson, who will be the Project Manager for the improvement. The project includes the reconstruction of 5th Street from the west end to Trunk Highway 10, including Seymour, Rush and Quinn Avenues. It also includes Tipton Avenue and Upland Avenue, and a short stretch of 5th Street west of Upland Avenue. The project area is shown on the attached exhibit. Also attached is the sign-in roster for the informational meeting. I I Terry gave a brief history of the City's Pavement Rehabilitation Program, explaining that the City Council adopted a plan in early 2002, and the ftrst project was constructed in 2003. The proposed project will follow a very similar schedule. Terry indicated that the City Council has already authorized preparation of the feasibility study. A lot of that work is done, but minutes of this meeting will be prepared and presented in the formal feasibility study, which is anticipated to be presented to the City Council in February. I I I Terry briefly reviewed the sanitary sewer and water existing in the project area. He indicated that some of the sanitary sewer is old and it is anticipated that the sewer mains would be lined as a rehabilitation of those pipes. He indicated that the Water Utility is going to replace a small portion of the watermain on 5th Street from Rush Avenue to the west. He also indicated that the Utilities would be analyzing the types of service material and would replace any lead service lines that can be identifted Finally, on the sanitary sewer and water issues, Terry indicated that a funding source would be the Utility enterprise funds. I I Next Terry discussed the concept for the street portion, indicating that in the Tipton and Upland area, it is anticipated that the streets would be widened slightly from the approximately 22'-24' width to a proposed 28-foot width including the concrete curb and gutter. On the 5th Street portion of the project, the current streets are approximately 40 feet wide and are proposed to be reconstructed at the City standard width of 32 feet wide, since there is no apparent need for signiftcant on-street parking. It is felt that 5th Street could be narrowed to 32 feet. Terry indicated that Seymour, Rush and Quinn Avenues are proposed to be closed at TH 10. Terry discussed the issue of concrete sidewalk and indicated that the Council's direction in the adoption of the Pavement Rehabilitation Program was to attempt to get pedestrian facilities adjacent to all reconstructed roadways. Terry also very briefly laid out the proposal for improvements to the storm drainage system in the area. In the Tipton/Upland Avenue areas, storm sewer is through the rear lot area of these properties. In this area there is proposed to be additional storm sewer constructed in the Upland Avenue right-of-way. There is also planned to be some rehabilitation of the rear lot storm sewer system, because there are areas that are dependent on this that cannot be re-routed, the storm sewer line must stay functional. I I I I I At the close of the discussion on the improvements, Terry talked about the costs of the project and the assessment proposal. The amount proposed to be assessed is $6,000 per residential unit. Based on the cost of the street and the storm drainage, the assessment will fund approximately 1/3 of the cost of the project, with the remaining 2/3 being funded by the City. A sample assessment schedule was then shown assuming a 7-year payback at 5 % percent interest. I I