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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, November 27, 2017 7:00 o'clock p.m. 8. OLD CRYSTAL BAY ROAD (CSAH 112-CSAH 6) DESIGN PROPOSAL — Continued reducing pickup/drop off areas for some vehicles, a left -turn into the parking lots, and a required parking lot reconfiguration. Alternative 2 is to replace the four-way stops with stoplights, which has basically the same benefits and challenges as the stoplight at County Road 6. Martini noted stoplights will add considerable cost to the project over a simple reconstruction and addition of turn lanes. Both options will considerably improve traffic circulation at both school campuses but Alternative 2 will better establish vehicle priority through signalization at all entrances and exits, will reduce pedestrian/vehicle conflicts, will prevent queues from extending into parking lots, will reduce the risk of queues overriding onto pick-up/drop-off areas, will remove queues from through lanes, offers parking lot expansion and an underpass as additional improvements, will expand pick-up/drop-off areas for all vehicles, offers better campus circulation options, and may be less expensive than Alternative 1 if the underpass and the parking lot expansion are not included. Pavement and traffic improvements would range between $1,600,000 to $1,800,000. Storm sewer improvements will run between $250,000 to $300,000, sewer replacement is estimated at $190,000, and water replacement is estimated at $210,000, for a total project cost of $2.25 to $2.5 million. Martini reviewed the proposed schedule for the project. Martini indicated he would be back in January before the City Council for a decision on the detailed design, and if approved, the plans would go out for bids in April. The project would be awarded in May and construction would commence in June of 2018. The project is anticipated to be completed by September of 2019. Walsh noted whenever sewer is replaced, the road needs to be tore up, and that this is the time to figure out what improvements should be done for the long haul. Dankey asked what the input from the school has been on the two alternatives and their internal circulation. Martini indicated he has met with the school a couple of times and that they have discussed their future improvements and possible options. Martini noted the two alternatives attempt to deal with the intersections and that other work can be done to help improve the school's internal circulation. There also is the potential for access off the west end onto Wayzata Boulevard. Martini stated all of that needs to be considered and that the alternatives are a summary of those preliminary discussions but that there is still a lot of work that needs to be done. Printup asked whether they have utilized any of the previous studies that have been completed on this road. Martini stated they have reviewed those plans. One of the options contained in those plans included roundabouts, which have been studied and determined not to be an appropriate solution on this corridor. In addition, all the traffic information was taken from work that was previously done. Martini indicated they have made good use of the investment the City has already put into this corridor and that they have not started from scratch. Page 4 of 12