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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, May 23, 2011 7:00 o'clock p.m. (6. OLD CRYSTAL BAYROAD RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT BID CONSIDERATION, Continued) Olson stated eventually the City will need to do some project. Loftus stated the City cannot give the money back and that they will have to wait until the bonds are callable, which is in 2020, but that the funds could be utilized in other ways. Loftus indicated this project could perhaps be revised or the City could do other projects. Loftus noted the design costs for this project are a given cost but that the plans for Old Crystal Bay Road could be altered and the City would still be able to utilize the bonds. Rahn stated the amount of money that has been spent on this project could possibly be utilized in some fashion but that in his view the Council should vote this project up or down. Loftus indicated the costs for the plans and specifications are around $100,000. Franchot moved, Bremer seconded, to accept the base bid in the amount of $3,021,750.14 and Alternate 7C in the amount of $75,293.00, and Alternate 8 in the amount of $17,630 for a total of $3,114,673.00 for the Old Crystal Bay Road project.. Bremer stated she would not have selected that option but that she seconded the motion for discussion. Bremer indicated she is in agreement with the letter received from the City Engineer that the City needs to . commit to some minimal landscaping. The City does not want to lose the rural character of this location and the City Council at this point cannot anticipate what the roadway would look like without any landscaping or median. Bremer stated she would have preferred to do Alternate 4C, which is to provide ground cover for the roundabouts and the median, but to defer any other landscaping. Franchot noted his motion does not include Alternates 1, 2, and 3. VOTE: Ayes 1, Nays 3, Printup, Bremer, and Rahn opposed. Rahn moved, Printup seconded, to reject all bids for the Old Crystal Bay Road project. VOTE: Ayes 2, Nays 2, Bremer and Franchot Opposed. 7. - PUBLIC HEARING - ANNUAL PUBLIC HEARING FOR NPDES PHASE H STORM WATER PERMIT, 7:40 P.M. - 8:01 P.M. Jesse Carlson, Bonestroo, stated the City of Orono holds an MS4 (Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System) permit under the NPDES program for operation of the City's storm water drainage system. The NPDES is a national regulatory program under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and is administered at the state level by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. A requirement of the permit is that an annual report be prepared and submitted to the MPCA. Staff has prepared the report and will submit it to the MPCA at the completion of this meeting. One component of the report is that the City must hold a public meeting. The'meeting must provide a summary of the City's Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program, the activities of the City for the past calendar year in regards • to the permit requirements, and must afford the opportunity for public input and comment. Page 7 of 24