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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, July 14, 2014 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />  Page 17 of 19  <br /> <br />(9. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT AGREEMENT – RESOLUTION NO. <br />6422, Continued) <br /> <br />Mack stated with the understanding that such a project might arise within the next three years that staff <br />would like the opportunity to learn more about the program. Mack stated if there is a project that were to <br />come up in the future of some magnitude, the ability to enter into a consortium gives the City other <br />options that might not otherwise be available. <br /> <br />Mack recommended the City Council adopt the resolution. <br /> <br />Levang asked if there is any down side to doing this. Levang noted the City has not entered into this <br />agreement for the past three years and asked if that was because the City did not have any projects that <br />they thought were applicable. <br /> <br />Loftus stated the City has been a partner in the past but has not recently applied for any grants. <br /> <br />Anderson stated it seems pretty straight forward and that it would be nice to have the opportunity to apply <br />for grants through this program. <br /> <br />Loftus stated she is not aware of any downsides and that the money goes into a consolidated pool to be <br />shared by the different partners. <br /> <br />Printup stated the grant opportunities that open up now and again for the City is a good thing to pursue. <br /> <br />Anderson moved, Levang seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 6422, a Resolution Authorizing <br />the Execution of a Joint Cooperation Agreement Between the City of Orono and Hennepin County <br />for Participation in the Urban Hennepin County Community Development Block Grant Program <br />in Fiscal Years 2015-2017. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. <br /> <br />PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTORS/CITY ENGINEER’S REPORT <br /> <br />Consulting City Engineer Martini stated a preconstruction meeting was held for the Green Trees Road <br />sanitary sewer project earlier today and that the plan is to start construction next week. In addition, there <br />will be two bid openings next week for the Rest Point Road and the sewer rehabilitation project. Those <br />bids will be brought before the City Council at their June 28 meeting. <br /> <br />Martini noted he spoke at the last meeting about the Navarre lighting project and how there will be a <br />delay in receiving the poles. Martini stated the original plan was that the contractor was going to start <br />with removal of the sidewalks and other minor items, which would leave a gap from when that work was <br />completed until the poles arrived. The contractor has reorganized their schedule to eliminate that gap and <br />delay the work on the sidewalks to correspond closer with delivery of the poles. Martini indicated that <br />information will be placed on the City’s website along with any new information to help the residents <br />keep informed on the status of the project. <br /> <br />Anderson asked what the anticipated completion time is. <br /> <br />Martini indicated it will probably be early September.