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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, August 23, 2010 • 7:00 o'clock p.m. (6. DRAFT OLD CRYSTAL BAY ROAD TRAFFIC STUDY, Continued) district being present. The school has indicated there are a couple of driveways they would be willing to close. In addition, the school district has conducted traffic studies and flow studies into their driveways and they are reluctant to change the access for the buses. McMillan asked if those traffic studies have been shared with the City. Loftus indicated they have not. Israelson stated the school district is very worried about the safety of the students and that if this was a more bikeable /walkable road, they would encourage the students to ride or walk. At the present time they are discouraging people from walking or biking since it is not compatible with the heavy traffic flow. Franchot noted all of the discussion to date has centered around changing the roadway. Franchot asked if this area were all a field, how the engineers would recommend it be laid out. Franchot reiterated in his view the through road acts more as a constraint and that they should look at this from other angles. McMillan asked how much wider the road would be. Israelson stated they are proposing two 12 -foot lanes with shoulders, for a total of approximately 40 feet. • A turn lane would add another four feet. Tom Fidler stated with a minimal median, you would have two lanes, a through lane and a turn lane. McMillan asked if alternate one would have a median. Fidler indicated it does not. Kellogg pointed out that since the primary funding source for this project is state aid, they are being held to certain design standards. If it is entirely funded through the state aid system, closing the road in the middle would not be an option. McMillan asked if the Council should provide some direction on which alternative to pursue. Kellogg stated as part of the traffic study, they were looking at the street concept and not at replacing the storm water, sanitary sewer, water main or landscaping features. Kellogg indicated they would like to get some direction from the Council to proceed with a feasibility report, which can look at one, two, or all three of the options and price them out. Kellogg stated they can break out the costs for a basic street design with the cost listed for each additional option. Bremer moved, McMillan seconded, to authorize a feasibility study for Old Crystal Bay Road looking at Alternates 1 and 3, and to invite the Orono School District to a City Council work session to discuss this project. • McMillan recommended the city hall site also be looked at. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. Page 13 of 18