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MINUTES OF THE ` ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING � Monday,January 14,2013 7:00 o'clock p.m. (6. NAVARRE STREET LIGHT UPDATE, Continued) In order to meet the schedule set by Spring Park, include the public in the process, and meet the March bidding season,the Council should authorize the public meeting and design at this time. Public hearings would be held on January 29`"as well as March 25�'. Struve indicated all three options proposed by Spring Park would be included in their public presentation and in their request for bids. Struve requested the City Council provide direction on how they would like to proceed. McMillan asked if there would be any advantage to the City in utilizing Bolton&Menk rather than Barr Engineering. Struve stated the City can go out for proposals on their own if they so choose. Struve indicated he does have experience with Barr Engineering and that they are very well versed in the electrical design area. Printup asked whether this item should be discussed in conjunction with Item No. 12 on tonight's agenda. Struve stated he is proposing that the January 29�h public meeting be a joint meeting to discuss overall improvements to the Navarre area. McMillan indicated she does have a concern with attempting to keep up with Spring Park's schedule since Orono has not reviewed this item as long as Spring Park has and that she would like to have more participation by the public during this process. Levang indicated she is in agreement with Mayor McMillan and that she would like the residents of Navarre to have ample time to provide their input into this process as well as the overall improvement plan for the area. Bremer stated she would prefer to move forward at this time with the light pole project due to safety concerns and that this should not become a long, drawn out process. Bremer indicated she has looked at the poles and that they are not in good shape. Bremer requested that the City Council be kept updated on Spring Park's project. Struve noted Spring Park has had two poles that have tipped over and that to date Orono has had none. Struve indicated he cannot guarantee that none of the poles will tip over but that he is open to either direction. Struve noted there is the potential for some cost savings if Orono goes forward at the same time as Spring Park and that there is the possibility that this project might not get started unti12014 if the proposed bidding schedule is delayed. Anderson asked if it would be possible to initiate the first public meeting as tentatively scheduled and then decide how to proceed from there after receiving public input. Struve indicated that is possible. Struve noted that Spring Park went through approximately an eight or nine month process before selecting the final design. Page 3 of 16 ---