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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, October 25, 2010 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br /> Page 14 of <br />17 <br /> <br /> <br />(10. OLD CRYSTAL BAY ROAD RECONSTRUCTION FEASIBILITY STUDY, Continued) <br /> <br />White indicated there are no problems with the right-of-way. <br /> <br />Kellogg noted a couple of issues that were discussed at the last committee meeting dealt with the need to <br />obtain some additional right-of-way from the school district if the roundabout option was chosen and <br />expansion of one of the storm water ponds. They will attempt to keep the road as narrow as possible to <br />minimize the hardcover and to keep the speeds lower on the roadway. <br /> <br />Murphy moved, Franchot seconded, to adopt the Old Crystal Bay Road Reconstruction Feasibility <br />Report, and to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 5981, a Resolution Ordering Preparation of Plans and <br />Specifications for the Old Crystal Bay Road Reconstruction Project for Option 2. <br /> <br />McMillan asked whether there should be alternates for the width of the median. <br /> <br />Kellogg asked if the wider median is to be utilized for future plantings. <br /> <br />Murphy indicated it is, with the width of the median not to exceed 12 feet. <br /> <br />Franchot asked if the bids would also include the cost for a third roundabout. <br /> <br />Kellogg stated that would be a good way to find out the actual cost of adding a third roundabout. <br /> <br />VOTE ON THE ABOVE MOTION: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br /> <br />Murphy moved, Franchot seconded, to direct the City Engineer to prepare plans and specifications <br />utilizing Option 2, with price alternates being obtained for different widths of the median, not to <br />exceed 12 feet, to allow for future landscaping, and to obtain a bid on Option 2 with and without a <br />third roundabout on the north end. <br /> <br />McMillan asked what widths the median could be. <br /> <br />Kellogg stated if any landscaping is going to be done down the road, the 8-foot width would be the <br />minimum width of the median. Kellogg stated if the median is four feet wide, they would not be able to <br />put any landscaping in there and that it would encourage people to cross at areas other than at the <br />crosswalks. Kellogg indicated they could do a short fence or plantings to encourage people to cross at the <br />crosswalks. <br /> <br />White commented the 8-foot versus the 12-foot width for the median is largely for aesthetic purposes. <br /> <br />VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Item #02 - CC Agenda - 11/08/2010 <br />Approval of Council Minutes 10/25/2010 [Page 14 of 17]