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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON MARCH 27, 1995 ( #11 - 1304 Elmwood Avenue - Continued) Callahan moved, Jabbour seconded , to instruct the City Attorney to act on the • prescriptive easement to gain legal easement for the best scenario that exists for the driveway for Mr. Nelson. Johnson is to provide an easement at no charge to the City. Nelson is to take the vacation through to the Planning Commission if needed. If not needed, vacation to be brought to the Council. Staff will hold up the vacation for 45 days, or until compliance on prescriptive easement, whichever is shorter, and notify landowners of the initiation of legal action regarding the prescription easement. Ayes 3, Nays 0. ( #12) HIGHWAY 12 SAFETY IMPROVEMENT AND AGREEMENTS Mayor Callahan said he had two contracts before him for signature, and this was the first that he was aware of the amount of money the City was to pay for the semaphore at Hwy 12 and Willow Road. He asked Moorse to explain how this occurred. Moorse said the City's share of the project cost was estimated to be $75,000 until November of 1994 when the estimate was increased to $230,000. City Engineer Cook said that the holding pond requirements changed over the past years which affected costs. Also, the roadway was changed from a rural design to an urban design to reduce right -of- way needs. The other $100,000 is for a City improvement project to upgrade North Willow to facilitate the signal. Mn/DOT was unable to do this part because of the • easement and procurement process needed. Callahan said that over the seven years this project was in planning, from the beginning in persuading the state to approve the signal, to the rearrangement of Orono's end of Long Lake regarding the right -of -way, there has never been any indication of Orono being charged for the cost of this project. Gerhardson responded that when this was looked at in 1990 and found that more acquisition was needed, he had suggested storm sewers which required less acquisition; but the City knew that they would have to pay the City's portion. Callahan said he did not know this. Gerhardson said it was part of the MSA program. Callahan asked if these costs were submitted to the City after the Council passed the budget. Cook said this was so but the funding was from the MSA budget. Moorse clarified the costs for Orono to be $300,000. The costs are reflected in two phases. Jabbour referred to page two of the MSA statement which lists Orono's costs. The joint phase with Mn/DOT reflects a cost of $299,000. Moorse said the agreement with Mn/DOT is broken down in two costs of $158,000 and $41,000, totalling $199,000. The improvements to Willow intersection are an additional $100,000 for a total of $299,000. is 10