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• MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, October 24, 2011 7:00 o'clock p.m. (12. HARDCOVER REGULATIONS PROJECT UPDATE - SET JOINT PC /COUNCIL WORK SESSIONDATE, Continued) Printup noted he is not available November 2 °d Rahn noted Wednesday nights do not work for him. Rahn commented the joint work session could also be done at a City Council work session following the first of the year. Bremer indicated she is fine with January. It was the consensus of the City Council to tentatively schedule a joint Planning Commission/City Council work session to review the proposed hardcover ordinance language for either the first or second council work session in January, commencing at 5:00 p.m. CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT 13. OLD CRYSTAL BAY ROAD OVERLAY Amundsen noted the City Council provided direction to mill and overlay Old Crystal Bay Road at its October 10"' meeting. City Staff discussed the pavement design issues related to this project with MnDOT State Aid a number of times. Amundsen indicated they have been given a verbal commitment • that Orono may use State Aid funds for this project. The estimated project cost is $151,000. To provide a more feasible pavement section, Amundsen stated he would propose a slight alteration in the project approach. The overall roadway milling would be eliminated and the roadway would be leveled with a thin layer of bituminous followed by a 1.5 inch overlay. This would leave the road with 5.5 inches of bituminous and something much closer to a 7 -ton design. Since the road edges would be higher, a small amount of shouldering work would be necessary. Amundsen noted these revisions do not affect the cost estimate. Amundsen indicated funding for the project would be provided by the State Aid bonds intended for the original Old Crystal Bay Road project. Printup asked who came up with the alternative. Amundsen stated the project does not qualify 100 percent for state aid but that the state has indicated they will work with the City on this as a maintenance project. Amundsen stated that MnDOT State Aid had expressed some concern about milling and damaging the roadway, which was the reason for the change. Printup moved, Rahn seconded, to authorize Staff to prepare state aid plans and specifications with the intent of using the current State Aid bonds as project funding. VOTE: Ayes 3, Nays 1, Bremer opposed. 14. ORONO ORCHARD ROAD FEASIBILITY REPORT Amundsen reported a neighborhood meeting was held last week on the Orono Orchard Road project. The • three major concerns expressed by the residents were road width, striping, and the addition of a trail. Generally speaking, everyone was in favor of the project. Page 15 of 19