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I I Informational Meeting Minutes I-lighland Street Reconstruction February 15, 2006 Page 2 of 4 I Q: A: I I I Q: A: I I I I I I I I I I I I I I thought that at the November meeting there was a discussion about possibly only building sidewalks on the south side of the road. The City Council will make the ultimate decision. For budgeting purposes we have estimated the cost of a sidewalk on both sides of the roadway. It would be possible to only build it on one side, possibly building it wider than 6 feet. That will be an issue that will be discussed by the City Council; however, with the large residential area to d'le north of Highland Road, it would seem reasonable to have a sidewalk on the north side to intercept pedestrians and give them a corridor to the east and west. Would Councilmember Farber need to abstain from a vote on this project? I don't believe that a. Councihnember voting on a project in which he is proposed to be assessed would be considered a conflict of interest; however, each Councilmember will need to determine the appropriate course of action for themselves. Q: Could Highland Road and Proctor Avenue intersection be made a four-way stop? There is an awful lot of pedestrian traffic moving back and forth between d'le neighborhoods and the school on the west side of Proctor. That issue could be looked at. It has not been discussed at this point; however, in order to create a four-way stop at that intersection, Sherburne County would need to concur since Proctor Avenue is a County Road. It is unlikely that a four-way stop installation would be warranted based on traffic; however, this is something that could be discussed with the School District and Sherburne County relative to how many students are expected to and also chose to walk to school. A: Q: A: When is the first assessment payment due? The assessment payment would be due with real estate taxes in 2007. The annual payment which was shown earlier is simply divided in half and half is due with each portion of the real estate taxes. Q: Why does the city appear to be so generous in funding 70-80% of the cost of the road conslluction? The City Council, several years ago when they embarked on a pavement rehabilitation program, established an assessment rate on a per-parcel basis. In 2003, that rate was $5,000 a residential unit and in 2005 it was $6,000 per residential unit. It is typically being raised about $500 a year. Highland Road is proposed to be reconsllucted and funded under the same scenario that has been used on the last two reconslluction projects. A: Q: If the final lift of blacktop is not placed until 2007, will we be driving on dirt or gravel through d'le winter months? No, the fIrst lift of blacktop, which is d'le thickest layer, will be placed in 2006. It would then be allowed to setde over the winter because of the underground construction just in case there are any areas that need to be repaired before the final lift of bituminous is placed in 2007. A: