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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,January 13,2014 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT <br /> 7. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN (CIP) <br /> Struve stated before the City Council tonight is the most recent update to the City's Capital Improvement <br /> Plan. Struve noted at the last City Council meeting there were some changes requested and those chanbes <br /> have been incorporated in the CII'. <br /> Levang noted on Page 4 is the replacement of a building inspection vehicle if a second inspector is on <br /> staff. Levang asked if that is simply a contingency that has been included. <br /> Struve stated that is a contingency if it is deemed necessary to bring on a second building inspector. <br /> Struve indicated otherwise that is an item that will get pushed back if it is not needed. <br /> Levang stated in 2018, a veneer chipper is scheduled to be purchased, and asked if this is a replacement <br /> for the existing one and or whether the Public Works Department is purchasing a chipper with bigger <br /> capacity. <br /> Struve indicated it is a replacement chipper and that a bigger chipper would result in substantially mare <br /> money. <br /> Printup asked how the equipment on the trucks with the brining solution holding up. <br /> Struve indicated the City only has one three-quarter ton pickup with a tank attached for the brine solution <br /> and that the tanks are not installed on the City's bigger trucks. Struve stated the City has experienced a <br /> few more events this year that have shown the benefit of the brine solution but that he is not necessarily <br /> sold on utilizing it to a greater degree. <br /> McMillan stated she noted some has been put down today in anticipation of the snow. <br /> Struve indicated tomorrow will be a good test of it and that the brine solution allows some additional time <br /> for the Public Warks Department to get out there and plow. <br /> Levang stated Page 5,under building CIP, the first item lists city parking lot replacement and <br /> reconfiguration. Levang asked whether the City has applied for a grant or will be applying for a grant to <br /> help with the costs of that item. <br /> Struve indicated they will be applying for a grant and that he has a meeting with the Watershed District <br /> scheduled in the next couple of days. Struve indicated he will be moving forward with applying for that <br /> grant and noted the CIP does not reflect any grants and contains the full project costs. <br /> Levang asked what is being contemplated as it relates to the reconfiguration. <br /> Struve stated the flow through the parking lot is not very good at the present and that currently there are <br /> three entrances. Some of the options being considered are to eliminate one of the entrances and to realign <br /> the other entrance to an area across from the school to allow for better access and create a safer <br /> intersection. <br /> Page 11 of 17 <br /> _ __ _- _ ___ _ __ _ — _ _ _ <br />