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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, November 27, 2017 7:00 o'clock p.m. PUBLIC COMMENTS — Continued Stavig stated he would hope the lake would be a concern. Crosby commented it is, but what is happening on land in another city limits the input Orono will have. Stavig stated the work goes into the lake and is beyond the ordinary highwater level. Edwards stated the jurisdiction for the lakeshore area will primarily be the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District and that it might be best if he speak directly with them. There were no further public comments. PUBLIC WORKS/CITY ENGINEER REPORT 8. OLD CRYSTAL BAY ROAD (CSAH 112-CSAH 6) DESIGN PROPOSAL Edwards reviewed his Staff report dated November 27, 2017, regarding a proposal from Bolton and Menk to commence design work for Old Crystal Bay Road. A feasibility study has been completed and the school and City have held some initial meetings regarding moving the project forward. The design work will consist of topographic surveying, preliminary design, and detail design for the reconstruction and reconfiguration of Old Crystal Bay Road between County Road 112 and County Road 6 as well as the replacement of associated water, sewer and storm water utilities. The initial design work will be completed by Bolton and Menk for a fee not to exceed $74,250. The project will be funded with a combination of Municipal State Aid and the respective utility funds. The project is anticipated to commence in June of 2018. David Martini, Consulting City Engineer, provided a project overview, noting that there are some well documented traffic issues in this area. Martini stated whenever there are activities at the school, including the morning drop-off, traffic issues develop all the way up to County Road 6, and in order to better understand the issues, previous studies and plans have been reviewed and the traffic information has been consolidated. Martini reviewed the turning movements that are currently allowed along Old Crystal Bay Road, County Road 6, and Highway 112. Martini stated they looked at a number of different options for this roadway, including a stop light, a roundabout, a rectangular rapid flashing beacon, and a pedestrian hybrid beacon. Martini stated from an existing conditions standpoint, the red dots on the overhead reflect the backups in the morning. At the present time traffic backs all the way up to County Road 6, which then causes problems on that road as well. Martini indicated the first alternative involves creating a new intersection between the two driveways to the middle school and high school. This intersection will be signalized and will operate as a full intersection with all movements allowed. During off-peak hours when traffic is significantly reduced, the signal will operate with a phasing that will prioritize the north -south movement over the east -west movement. The stoplight will concentrate the traffic more to the area of the intersection and will help reduce pedestrian/vehicle conflicts, prevent queues from extending into parking lots, will remove queues from through lanes, does not require expansion of the parking lot, and will expand pickup/drop-off areas for all vehicles. Some of the challenges associated with this option is Page 3 of 12