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f� • MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, April 26, 2010 7:00 o'clock p.m. (8. 2011 STATE AID ROAD CIP DISCUSSION, Continued) Murphy stated he is in favor of improving the roads that need the work the most, but if the City is going to change the bonding, there are several things that need to be taken into consideration, such as the price of money. Murphy suggested that Staff overlay the proposal and how it gets funded. McMillan asked if the City is guaranteed these dollars in the future. Kellogg stated there are no guarantees and that there is a risk the money will not be there in the future. Mattick pointed out it is not the same pot of money as the LGA and is a more secure pot of money from the state. Mattick noted the majority of it comes from gas tax money. Mattick stated it is his understanding it is a constitutional provision, which cannot be quickly unallotted. Loftus stated she will look at the numbers and analyze the impact of changing the road projects. Kellogg indicated there is some up front work that would need to be done, including a full traffic study on Old Crystal Bay Road. Kellogg indicated if this is going to be a 2011 project, the traffic study would need to be done before school lets out for the summer. The City Council directed the City Engineer to work with City Administrator Loftus and Finance Director Olson on developing financial scenarios for all three roads and the costs for the traffic study. 40 Franchot asked how long it would take to do the traffic study. Kellogg stated he would need to get traffic counts and turning movements, which should only take a day or two. 9. LIFT STATION 12 REACTIVATION Kellogg noted there were a couple of issues discussed at the work session regarding the reactivation, such as testing the force main to see if it is still usable. That force main has passed and is salvageable. The second issue was the discussion with the Metropolitan Council and taking the pipe over from Long Lake. Olson stated he has not been receiving much feedback from the Metropolitan Council on this issue. Two weeks ago the Metropolitan Council indicated they were in favor of taking over the pipe from Long Lake and not paying for it since it was their understanding that it was owned by Mn/DOT. Terry Post with the City of Long Lake informed the Metropolitan Council that it was his understanding the City of Long Lake did pay some money for that pipe. The Metropolitan Council is now hesitant to send a letter saying that they are agreeable to taking it over but will be sending a letter stating that they are going to commence looking at the situation. Olson stated in his view the City should go ahead with this without an agreement. Murphy commented that this could also be a way to address the I &I issue. Kellogg stated to his understanding the 156 units that flow into Long Lake unmetered are paid based on an estimate from the Metropolitan Council and that there is a surcharge for I &I. Page 13 of 15