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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, January 22, 2018 7:00 o'clock p.m. 11. OLD CRYSTAL BAY ROAD (CSAR 112-CSAH 6) DESIGN UPDATE — Continued Crosby asked if they would be flashing stop signs. Martini indicated that type of detail has not been finalized at this stage but that the sign will likely be flashing. Seals asked if the proposed school circulation changes include ways to pull vehicles off of Old Crystal Bay Road, such as requiring all right turns at certain times of the day. Seals asked what the school is specifically doing with their internal flow. Dankey stated in front of the intermediate school there would be two lanes plus additional parking. It would be one way in and one way out. Vehicles can only go in on the right side, through the parking lot and then out. Dankey noted the circle on the map depicts all the new parking spots. Edwards stated a lot of the traffic changes will be on the school campus, which helps eliminate the need for stoplights. Edwards illustrated on the overhead how the traffic flow will be at the high school and middle school. In addition, the entrance to Okay Kids will be relocated and there will be consolidation of the access points. Martini stated by separating the primary access points out, the stacking will not interfere with the movements at the intersections. In addition, the circular movements will now occur on the school campus rather than having the vehicles come back out on Old Crystal Bay Road. The future connection onto Wayzata Boulevard will also help improve the traffic flow. Martini stated the challenges associated with the project are construction staging so it results in minimal impact during school months, one year versus a two-year project, and bidding the project as one package versus phasing school projects. As it relates to costs, the road improvements are estimated at $1.3 to $1.4 million. The new sidewalks are estimated at $55,000, the lighting at $100,000, and the pedestrian signal at $25,000. The school site reconfiguration is anticipated to be around $740,000. The total city costs are estimated at $1,555,500. Martini noted the City is also planning some utility work as part of this project which are not included in these costs. Walsh stated due to the deteriorating condition of the pipes, it would be very advantageous to replace those as part of this project rather than digging up the road later. Martini concurred that based on the condition of the utilities, it would be necessary to dig up the road at some point regardless. Edwards stated the numbers up on the screen have been grouped into different categories. The left column talks about the total costs, including the costs for the campus improvements. The costs have been anticipated at $2.1 million for pavement, $189,800 for sidewalk, $100,000 for lighting, $25,000 for the pedestrian signal, utilities at $650,000, and engineering at $626,020, which includes the feasibility study, design/engineering, and construction oversight. The second column reflects just the City's costs and the third column reflects the school's cost. Edwards indicated they are looking to cost share 50 percent on the sidewalk, lighting, pedestrian signal, 8 percent of the construction costs, and 10 percent of the construction costs. Edwards stated there is another cost sharing possibility on the stormwater. Page 4 of 7