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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, January 13, 2014 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 11 of 17 PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER’S REPORT 7. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN (CIP) Struve stated before the City Council tonight is the most recent update to the City’s Capital Improvement Plan. Struve noted at the last City Council meeting there were some changes requested and those changes have been incorporated in the CIP. Levang noted on Page 4 is the replacement of a building inspection vehicle if a second inspector is on staff. Levang asked if that is simply a contingency that has been included. Struve stated that is a contingency if it is deemed necessary to bring on a second building inspector. Struve indicated otherwise that is an item that will get pushed back if it is not needed. Levang stated in 2018, a veneer chipper is scheduled to be purchased, and asked if this is a replacement for the existing one and or whether the Public Works Department is purchasing a chipper with bigger capacity. Struve indicated it is a replacement chipper and that a bigger chipper would result in substantially more money. Printup asked how the equipment on the trucks with the brining solution holding up. Struve indicated the City only has one three-quarter ton pickup with a tank attached for the brine solution and that the tanks are not installed on the City’s bigger trucks. Struve stated the City has experienced a few more events this year that have shown the benefit of the brine solution but that he is not necessarily sold on utilizing it to a greater degree. McMillan stated she noted some has been put down today in anticipation of the snow. Struve indicated tomorrow will be a good test of it and that the brine solution allows some additional time for the Public Works Department to get out there and plow. Levang stated Page 5, under building CIP, the first item lists city parking lot replacement and reconfiguration. Levang asked whether the City has applied for a grant or will be applying for a grant to help with the costs of that item. Struve indicated they will be applying for a grant and that he has a meeting with the Watershed District scheduled in the next couple of days. Struve indicated he will be moving forward with applying for that grant and noted the CIP does not reflect any grants and contains the full project costs. Levang asked what is being contemplated as it relates to the reconfiguration. Struve stated the flow through the parking lot is not very good at the present and that currently there are three entrances. Some of the options being considered are to eliminate one of the entrances and to realign the other entrance to an area across from the school to allow for better access and create a safer intersection.