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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, October 27, 2014 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 29 of 32 (12. WATERTOWN ROAD AND STUBBS BAY ROAD REHABILITATION, Continued) McMillan stated the eastern section is probably in the best shape, but that if there is an opportunity to piggyback on what Long Lake is doing, that would be advantageous and would leave the option open. McMillan stated she would only do the engineering for those two sections in case the City is not able to complete the other two sections for a couple of years. McMillan stated she understands the City could go back and tweak something but that she does not want to spend another $100,000 on engineering for two sections of road that are not going to happen for at least 12 months. Levang asked whether the City would still save time if the project is broken up into two sections rather than four. Martini stated some of the efforts would be duplicated, such as public hearings, and that there is some efficiency to be gained by doing it all at one time but that they are flexible and do it either way. Levang stated she would not want to get the hopes up of people in sections three and four if the City had to delay it until 2017 and that she would feel more comfortable with dividing it into one and two. Martini stated the advantage for the City is the fewer number of projects, the fewer plans and specifications that would need to be put together as well as public meetings and going through the bidding process. McMillan stated there probably will not be a lot of public comment on this stretch of the road unless there is going to be more reconstruction of utilities located in the right-of-ways. Martini stated sometimes those issues arise as they are doing the work. Printup indicated he would leave his motion as is. Motion by Printup died for lack of a second. Levang moved, McMillan seconded, go forward with Option 3, Option B, with the surveying, design, and bidding process to be done by phase. Printup noted it would be approximately $46,000 more to do it that way. McMillan asked if the survey work is what needs to be done now. Martini stated the sooner Staff receives direction on that, the sooner it can be scheduled and that it is now getting to the point of the year where it could snow. McMillan asked if the engineering costs could be revised somewhat. Martini stated he will consult with the Public Works Director with the understanding that they will be looking at two projects rather than one.