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NIINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON MAY 23, 1994 • authority to do this. Jabbour stated he felt it was bad public policy to defer access from the Cities to the State, and he felt that they should send a letter stating that the regional activity should be supported by regional funding. Ayes 4, nays 1. Kelley voted no. ENGINEER REPORT ( #12) OLD CRYSTAL BAY ROAD BRIDGE REPLACEMENT BIDS Cook reviewed the bids received and stated that Lunda was the low bidder. It was moved by Hurr, seconded by Jabbour, to adopt Resolution No. 3433 recommending that MnDOT award the bid for the replacement of the Old Crystal Bay Road Bridge to Lunda Construction Company in the low bid amount of $499,751.00. Ayes 5, nays 0. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT ( #13) CITY OF WAYZATA PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY SITE - CONCURRENT DETACHMENT AND ANNEXATION - RESOLUTION NO. 3435 is Moorse reviewed the parcels of land which are proposed to be detached from Wayzata and annexed into Orono and the parcel that will be detached from Orono and annexed into Wayzata. Mayor Callahan asked about the signal that was discussed at the last meeting that the Orono Council was so opposed to. Moorse responded that the City of Wayzata has developed a plan which will allow for an alternative to the semaphore signal at the intersection. Dennis Eyler, Strgar, Roscoe, Fausch, stated that three years ago they had submitted a signal justification report to MnDOT, but it's not been acted upon. They have not submitted new traffic data. They considered their alternatives and prepared a plan which would offset the need for a signal. Kelley inquired if the proposed plan had been approved by MnDOT and Eyler responded that it will take two to three weeks to be approved. Kelley inquired if they had made any comments regarding the proposal and Eyler responded that similar plans have been used with success in several areas and it was probable that MnDOT would approve it. He reviewed the plans and the traffic flow patterns through the intersection. He discussed the lanes, medians, and sight distances. Discussion ensued regarding the roadway design. Mayor Callahan inquired if the City of Wayzata had any plans to connect Ferndale Road to Highway 12. Mayor Gisvold of Wayzata responded that they had no plans to upgrade Ferndale Road south of Wayzata Boulevard and they would not oppose an upgrade to • Ferndale north of Wayzata Boulevard if the Cities of Orono and Plymouth decided to VA