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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, September 27, 2004 7:00 o'clock p.m. (2. Fire Rescue Vehicle Purchase — Navarre, Continued) Sansevere moved, Murphy seconded, to accept the bid for the rescue vehicle, with the addition of the light tower, in the amount of $139,781, reflecting the $3,250 discount for the 90% prepayment; to be funded $30,781 from the Navarre Fire Station Construction Fund, and $109,000 from the Fire Equipment Replacement Account of the Improvement and Equipment Outlay Fund, and to amend the Improvement and Equipment Outlay Fund budget to reflect the expenditure. Since safety is a high priority among the Orono City Council, Sansevere questioned whether staff could accept the additional expenditure for the light tower. While he was unsure whether the funds for the expenditure were available, Moorse stated that he felt the City could cover the additional $4,000 expenditure. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. The Long Lake Fire Chief commented that hopefully the Second Call donation Fund might be able to fund some of the additional items. 2A. Highway 12 Turnback Consultant Scope of Work and Contract • Moorse reported that the joint Long Lake /Orono Highway 12 Turnback Committee has been meeting to identify the key issues related to the turnback of current Highway 12 from the State to • the County when the Highway 12 project is complete. This turnback provides a unique opportunity to rethink the function and design of this roadway to match the types of land use envisioned along Highway 12. Moorse indicated that the next steps will be to translate the vision, obtained from open meetings, into a roadway design, and an aesthetic (landscape /streetscape) design, and to work to obtain County approval of the design. Moorse explained that the committee had interviewed three engineering consultants to provide the necessary expertise, and settled on WSB, along with Hoisington Koegler, to provide engineering and technical assistance. While the total cost for the consultant work is $79,430, Moorse stated that Orono and Long Lake will share the costs of the consultant equally. Murphy complimented both Long Lake and Orono members of the committee who have spent long hours looking at this process and determined that it is clear they need help with the next phases of the project. Tony Cleveland, Long Lake City Council member, stated that the committee members were not experts on designing and developing the roadway and recognized the need to find an engineering firm to assist them. Randy Gilbert, Long Lake City Council member, commended the process, noting that the committee has been ahead of the curve to date and must stay the course. is PAGE 2 of 13