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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, March 14, 2016 <br />7:00 o'clock p.m. <br />4. HENNEPIN COUNTY — BROWN ROAD/CSAH 146 BRIDGE — RESOLUTION NO. 6594 <br />(continued) <br />Ekla indicated there will be approximately 400 feet of guardrail to the south, which will help minimize <br />impacts to the surrounding neighbors and wetlands. That guardrail will terminate to the north at Fox <br />Street. The guardrail will tic into the barriers on the bridge. <br />McMillan commented the northwest guardrail has been hit a number of times and replaced periodically. <br />Ekla indicated the concrete guardrail will'have an ornamental railing on top, which will match the <br />adjacent Fox Street Bridge. <br />Levang noted from time to time people fish off of the bridge. <br />Ekla stated he has not witnessed that and that there are really no accommodations they can make for that. <br />Levang stated the wider shoulder will make it a little safer. <br />Ekla indicated they can look into posting signage on the bridge. <br />McMillan asked if the City will be able to see the final design. <br />Edwards stated the aesthetics of this bridge will match the existing Fox Street Bridge and that he will be <br />receiving the final plan design prior to commencement of the project. <br />Council Member Cornick asked if there will be a road closure as part of this project. <br />Ekla stated there will be a full road closure for up to three months but they hope to have it open before <br />school resumes in the fall. <br />Ekla stated as it relates to the Boy Scout bridge project, the bid advertisement should be going out within <br />the next couple of weeks. Demolition work should begin this spring, with substantial completion <br />expected to be done by the fall of this year. <br />Levang asked if there will be an open house. <br />Ekla indicated there has already been an open house for the Boy Scout bridge project. Ekla stated given <br />the scale of the Brown Road Bridge, they did not feel it was necessary for there to be an open house. Ekla <br />stated notification will be given approximately two weeks ahead of time. <br />There were no public comments regarding this item. <br />Levang moved, Printup seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 6594, a Resolution Supporting <br />Hennepin County's Replacement of the Brown Road Bridge (90622) and Prohibiting Parking On - <br />Street Parking Within the Project Boundaries. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS - None <br />Page 3 of 37 <br />