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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, October 28, 2013 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 9 of 14 (9. PRELIMINARY PLANS FOR 2014 NAVARRE STREET LIGHT AND SIDEWALK PROJECT, Continued) Bremer asked if Council Member Printup is wondering whether the brackets should be installed. Struve stated they are moving forward with banner brackets on all the poles, light receptacles on all the poles, and that the flower pot holders were only in the commercial area. Anderson stated she would like to hear about what Spring Park has found in connection with their controls. Struve indicated Spring Park has run into some issues with the wiring and that initially they were just going to replace the poles and light fixtures and leave the bases and existing wiring. What Spring Lake found was a good portion of the wiring system did have issues and they ended up replacing approximately 3,000 feet of wire after the fact. Struve stated he does not have an amount of what the additional costs were. While Spring Park was able to reuse some of the bases, approximately one-third needed to be replaced. Struve stated it would be his recommendation to include in the bid replacement of all the bases and that a decision can be made out in the field on whether they need to be replaced. Levang asked if all the wiring in Spring Park was replaced. Struve indicated it is his understanding only portions were replaced. Bremer stated it would be interesting to look at the color of the poles. Bremer noted some of the poles look dirtier than others once they are installed. Bremer stated she would encourage the Council and members of the public to look at the color of the poles since some poles appear to be dirtier and less well kept. Bremer stated the City does not want to have to paint the poles periodically. Struve indicated he is attempting to get color samples for the poles in both brown and black but that he has been having some difficulty obtaining them. McMillan noted the plan calls for the replacement of lighting attached to traffic signal poles at the intersection of County Roads 15 and 19 and that it was her understanding that was Hennepin County’s jurisdiction. Struve stated he would verify that with Hennepin County. McMillan stated it would make sense to leave existing lighting on the traffic signal poles if they are going to be redoing the intersection in a few years. McMillan asked if it would make sense to break out the wiring bid for the east and west side of Navarre Avenue. McMillan noted the majority of the repair is occurring between County Road 19 west to Navarre Avenue and that perhaps they could just replace the wiring on the east side. McMillan stated if it is a significant savings, it might be worth looking at. Item #03 - CC Agenda - *11/12/2013 Approval of Council Minutes 10/28/2013 [Page 9 of 14]