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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, July 25, 2011 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 9 of 13 (8. NAVARRE SIDEWALK SEGMENT TO DAKOTA RAIL TRAIL, Continued) Mattick stated he would caution people that this is not a trail and that they will need to adhere to the statute. Mattick stated based on what he has heard so far, this is solely a sidewalk and not a trail. Kellogg stated the width of the sidewalk determines whether it is classified as a trail or a sidewalk. In order for it to be classified as a trail, it would need to be eight feet wide. Kempf commented he is pleased that this Council is willing to look at this project in spite of the issues associated with it. McMillan stated she is unsure whether there is some federal grant money available for sidewalks but that that could be one possible source of funds. Kellogg indicated he will be looking into various funding options further after he hears back from Three Rivers. Kellogg stated the direction he has gotten from the Council is to pursue bullet point one and see whether Three Rivers can interact with the Hennepin County Regional Rail Authority to see whether they can utilize some of their land for a pond. The City Council took no formal action on this item. 9. PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE Kellogg noted the City Council discussed the five year CIP at their last meeting and that his office has provided the Council with the minimum design standards for state aid routes both in urban sections and rural sections as well as an updated cost for the reclamation project on Watertown Road. McMillan noted Watertown Road was an overlay project from Willow to McCulley Road and was estimated to cost approximately $907,000. Kellogg noted it was a reclamation project and that the estimate is about half of the costs that it would be in today's dollars. McMillan asked what changed since April. Kellogg stated that plan was created in 2005 and the costs were never updated. The Council has since authorized Staff to go out and update the pavement ratings and the costs, which is what was presented at the last Council meeting. The $907,000 was a reclamation project and not a mill and overlay. McMillan noted it is now approximately $1.8 million to complete that section. Kellogg indicated the increased cost is primarily due to the higher cost of oil. Printup stated since it is too late in the season to start a project, he would recommend going out for RFPs on engineering firms. Franchot asked exactly what Printup is suggesting. Item #02 - CC Agenda - 08/08/2011 Approval of Council Minutes 07/25/2011 [Page 9 of 13]