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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, September 12, 2011 7:00 o'clock p.m. (11. OLD CRYSTAL BAYROAD UPDATED COST ESTIMATES, Continued) McMillan commented she does not have the CIP with her tonight but that there has been some discussion about some work on the water tower and an additional well near city hall. Franchot stated the Council was told that Old Crystal Bay Road was the most urgent. Amundsen stated he highlighted the portion of the road that would be reconstructed on the northern end. The northern most box does not affect any utilities. There is a small portion of the sewer and water that would need to be replaced and could be replaced in conjunction with the road reconstruction. Amundsen indicated he is in agreement from a logistics standpoint that this would decrease the amount of work that needs to be done in one summer and could possibly work with the school's schedule better. Rahn noted there is only one quarter of the road that does not have water and sewer. Rahn stated in his view the City will gain from the mill and overlay since they could mill and overlay the road 11 and a half times for the price that it would cost to reconstruct it. Rahn noted a reconstructed road is usually good for 40 years and that a mill and overlay would typically last five years. The City would have 55 years of road by just mill and overlaying it every five years. Rahn commented he is not sure why the City would replace infrastructure that shows no signs of disrepair and spend $1.7 million dollars. . Rahn noted the City has not had to do any work to those pipes and that they do not need to be resized. McMillan commented her concern was whether the mill and overlay would last. McMillan stated the northern section of the road appears to be in pretty bad shape and asked what the soil borings demonstrated on the sub base. ° Amundsen stated there is quite a bit of information that is available on the sub base in that area. Rahn stated the worst number is 69 percent of the $1.74 million that is required for a brand new 7 -ton road. Rahn commented he would like to do a mill and overlay and see what the life expectancy would be. Printup indicated he is in agreement with the mill and overlay. Franchot asked what the cost estimate was to complete Option A with turn lanes. Franchot stated in his view the cost to do the mill and overlay is $150,000 more expensive than any plan the City had before since this would be the City's money and not MSA money. Franchot noted the mill and overlay would do zero to address the traffic issues, which should still be taken into consideration. Amundsen indicated it would be approximately $2.5 million for Option A. The majority of the cost is $360,000 for storm sewer improvements. The $1.7 million also includes storm sewer. Rahn stated he is not against looking at turn lanes when that time comes. McMillan stated if the northern half is reconstructed, the City and school could possibly partner on constructing a right turn into the middle school, which would solve some of the traffic problems. McMillan stated she would like to get a more substantial sub base underneath the road at some point and • that this would be a way to recoup some of the engineering costs already incurred. McMillan suggested they present the project to MSA that we are going to reconstruct the northern end and wait on the southern end and ask whether the mill and overlay could be reimbursed with state aid dollars. Page 25 of 28