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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DATE: September 24,2004 ITEM NO: |3 »«crrTING SEP 2 7 2004 CITY OF ORONO Department Approval: Name Ronald J. Moorse THIc City Administrator Administrator Reviewed:Agenda Section: City Administrator ’s Report Item Description: Highsvay 12 Turnback Consultant Scope of svork and Contract 'I'hc joint Long Lakc/Orono Highway 12 Turnback Committee has been meeting nearly every Monday morning for the past nine months to gather inforniatiou and identify the key issues related to the turnback of current Highway 12 from the State to the County when new Highway 12 is completed. The Highway 12 turnback provides a unique opportunity to rethink the function and design if this roadway to match the types of land use envisioned along Highway 12. The Turnback Committee has held three open meetings to obtain input from public officials, the business community, and the general public regarding the key elements of a vision for the Highway 12 corridor. The ne.xt steps are to translate this vision into a roadway design, and an aesthetic (landscape/streetscapc) design, and to work to obtain County approval of the design. This process requires specialized engineering and landscape planning expertise and capabilities. The Committee has interviewed three engineering consultants to provide the necessary e.xperiise. 'The Committee is recommending WSB, who has partnered with Hoisington Koegler, an urban planning consultant, to provide the necessary technical assistance. A copy of the scope of work and budget for this assistance is attached. The total cost for the consultant work is $79,430. Orono and Long Lake will share the costs of the consultant equally. One-half of the costs will be paid in 2004, and one-half will be paid in 2005. The 2005 budget includes funding for these costs. The 2004 costs will be funded from the General Fund Contingency Account. COUNCIL AC T ION REQUESTED Motion to approve the hiring of W.SR and Hoisington Koegler to provide consultant services related to the turnback of Highway 12, as set out in the attached Scope of Work, at a cost of $79,430, these costs to be shared equally by Orono and Long l ake, and to be paid one-half in 2004 and one-half in 2005; and to authorize the Ma\ or and City Administrator to sign the contract with WSB and Hoisington Koegler. subject to review by the City Attorney; and to approve a budget adjustment to reflect the $20,000 expenditure in the General Fund in 2004.