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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, January 13, 2014 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 12 of 17 (7. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN (CIP), Continued) Bremer asked if that cost would also include the landscaping around the entrances or whether it is just the hardscape. Struve stated he does not know the full amount at this time but that it is his belief it does contain some landscaping costs. Struve indicated he will need to look into that a little more and get back to the City Council on that item. Levang asked if the 2016 public works parking lot is a full reconstruction or replacement. Struve indicated it would be a full reconstruct of the road and that it is beyond the point of doing an overlay. Struve stated the project may be able to be pushed back a year or two. Levang asked if the seal coat in 2018 would be pushed back as well. Struve indicated it is for the city hall and public works parking lot and that typically you do a seal coat within three to five years of putting new asphalt down. Levang asked how the 2014 imaging project is coming along. Loftus stated that is a project that has not moved forward given the retirement of the previous City Clerk and that Staff will need to refocus on that project in 2014. Levang noted Page 7 lists a replacement Chevy pickup for 2016, and asked if that is simply a reflection of how old the current vehicle is and what will be needed in the future. Struve stated that is based on the use of that pickup and to his understanding it is approximately 15 to 20 years old. Struve stated that vehicle does not get a lot of use so the useful life is able to be extended but they are anticipating it will need to be replaced in 2016. Levang asked if that is Orono’s portion of the improvements under the Long Lake Fire CIP. Loftus indicated Orono pays approximately 85 percent of those costs. Levang asked whether the Public Works Department is looking at obtaining a grant for the sidewalk project. Struve stated if grants and additional funding sources become available, that is a possible project that could be done but it is dependent on obtaining outside funding sources. Levang asked what the $12,000 for the Navarre Park-N-Ride project consists of. Struve indicated that is stripping of the parking lot.