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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, December 13, 2010 7:00 o'clock p.m. (7 OLD CRYSTAL BAYROAD RECONSTR UCTION PLAN UPDATE, Continued) feet. The contamination on Casco Point was limited to the first foot of soil. The City's options are to do nothing and deal with it at the time of the project or to do some additional exploratory work to confirm that this contamination truly does exist. Kellogg indicated his office just learned this information today and they have not yet spoken with the public works department. Kellogg stated the contamination could be that the split spoon boring rig could have been contaminated with oil from the first hole, which could have contaminated the other borings. Kellogg indicated he will need to discuss this further with public works. The additional exploratory work will possibly add another two to three thousand dollars to the project. Murphy asked what Mr. Kellogg's recommendation would be. Kellogg indicated he would prefer to have some additional borings completed. There currently is a foot of frost underneath the roadway and that it would be better to do the exploratory work sooner rather than later before the frost gets much deeper. Kellogg pointed out the geotechnical firm that conducted the soil borings is not an environmental firm. White asked whether any funds would be available from the petro fund. Kellogg indicated they could look into funding but that it is a low level of contamination, which would require them to haul the soil to a special landfill. Murphy suggested they dig a hole in the middle of the street to figure out what is going on with the contamination. As it relates to the third roundabout, he would recommend that the City approach the School District about whether they want to proceed forward with the third roundabout. Kellogg stated his recollection is that one person from the school requested the third roundabout. Murphy stated the School District should be told of the additional costs and be asked to contribute the additional money if they would still like to incorporate the third roundabout. Tom Fidler, Bonestroo, displayed a simulation of the proposed plan with the two roundabouts. Fidler pointed out that people coming from the north are not allowed to turn and must do a U -turn. A few changes have been made to the plan and that there is a need to prohibit left turns. The Council observed a simulation of why a left -in should not be allowed. As people turn left and right, traffic backs up and creates an unsafe condition. The third roundabout will facilitate bus and truck traffic but is not required for drop -off functionality. Fidler stated combining the accesses is a good idea and that he has changed the location of one of the roundabouts and also combined the access of the city hall building to increase the functionalist of the design. Franchot asked if the entry into the city hall facility would impede traffic flow. Fidler indicated there should be enough capacity with this plan to handle that given the drop -off and pickup times for the school. Franchot asked whether the entrance and exit to the city hall should be brought in off of Kelley. Page 7 of 27