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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, November 25, 2013 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 4 of 29 (3. CSAH 112 IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, Continued) Turner stated as it relates to Segment 1, the project advisory committee felt there was some merit for additional lighting and streetscaping. The lighting would be located on the west side of the intersection at Old Crystal Bay Road. Turner indicated the red arrows show the lights at Old Crystal Bay Road and the orange arrow points out the gateway elements at the intersection. As it relates to Segment 2, Old Crystal Bay Road over to Willow, the two priorities identified were additional lighting and streetscaping. Turner displayed a sketch of the intersection of Old Crystal Bay Road. Turner stated as you move east, the lighting fixtures along the roadway is depicted. As you move farther to the east, there is one lighting fixture that is located in the northwest quadrant of Brown Road. The other three are located in Long Lake and the costs have been apportioned appropriately. In addition, all of the scraggly trees located along the lake will be removed as part of this project. Grube noted there is also quite a bit of erosion that is taking place along the bank. As the soil conditions were examined, it was determined the soils are not very good and the outcome is a proposal to put in erosion control along the embankment and actually anchoring that erosion control into the embankment. Grube stated that will result in a good solid embankment, but the use of fabric in that area will make it more difficult for tree growth. Grube noted it will, however, provide a better view of the lake. Turner displayed a rendition of the roadway along the lake. Turner noted the current cable guardrail will be replaced with a new style of guardrail. Turner stated Segment 4 has essentially three priorities, including lighting, streetscaping and utility burial. The red depicts the lighting, the orange is the streetscaping, and the black is the utilities. Turner noted the only portion of this segment is the westerly portion near the cemetery. Burying of the utilities was discussed since it was felt that this area would not be developed and, as a result, burying of the utilities would not happen. The area near the Luce Line Bridge will act as a gateway and some lighting is being proposed in that area. Grube stated Hennepin County is asking Orono to consider some of the streetscaping options. Grube indicated he would be willing to approach Hennepin County about possibly picking up one-third of those costs. Grube noted the total cost of the project is expected to be around $32 million, with Orono’s share being approximately $785,000, including the Willow component. If the Willow component is removed, the cost would be approximately $638,000. Grube noted the original anticipated cost to the City of Orono was approximately $2 million. McMillan thanked Mr. Turner and Mr. Grube for all their work on this project. Levang asked what would happen if Orono says no to something and Long Lake says yes, such as the streetscape on Segment 4. Item #03 - CC Agenda - 12/09/2013 Approval of Council Minutes 11/25/2013 [Page 4 of 29]