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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, September 11, 207 7:00 o'clock p.m. 9. 2017 SANITARY SEWER INSPECTION Edwards stated each year as part of its preventative maintenance program the City cleans and inspects 20 percent of its sanitary sewer system. The sanitary sewer inspection project will consist of televising approximately 25,000 feet of sanitary sewer pipe. The City received two quotes, with the low bid coming from Ritter and Ritter, Inc., for $16,100. Walsh commented by doing the televising, the City is being proactive in its maintenance of the City's infrastructure. Seals asked how often the City does the televising. Edwards indicated it is done yearly, which helps Staff identify which areas of the system are in need of repair for the following year. Dankey moved, Seals seconded, to accept the proposal from Ritter and Ritter for sanitary sewer televising for $16,100. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. 14. OLD CRYSTAL BAY ROAD TEMPORARY TURN LANES Edwards stated the City is currently working on a permanent reconstruction plan for Old Crystal Bay Road between Highway 112 and County Road 6. Some initial design options should be ready sometime in October. In the interim, the City took some measures to improve the safety in that area by restricting a left turn onto Old Crystal Bay Road from County Road 6. In addition, Staff has looked at installing temporary turn lanes into the middle school and high school parking lots. The low bid to construct the temporary turn lanes was $48,900. Edwards stated in his view the turn lanes would help with some of the congestion issues and most of the work to the subgrade and soil would be usable in whatever permanent solution is decided upon. Due to the cost, at this time Staff recommends holding off on the project until the permanent fix is done next year. Seals noted the City Council previously discussed the speed on County Road 6, and asked whether the County has been approached to do a speed study. Edwards stated given the data in the past, County Road 6 would not qualify for a speed reduction or a signal. Hennepin County did, however, send notice today that they are reconsidering the signal. Dankey stated she has heard from people in the community that people are still performing a left-hand turn in that area even though it is now illegal. Walsh noted the City Council has discussed this item previously and had actually approved some improvements to Old Crystal Bay Road, but the school board elected to wait with those improvements until after their traffic study was completed. Walsh recommended the Council keep the $50,000 on the table to ensure there is ample money to complete the permanent project next year. Dankey indicated she is in agreement with Mayor Walsh. Page 5 of 17