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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, March 9, 2015 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />Page 3 of 43  <br />  <br />(LMCD REPORT/BIG ISLAND REPORT – GABRIEL JABBOUR, REPRESENTATIVE, <br />continued) <br /> <br />Jabbour indicated another item he would like the LMCD Board to look at is the milfoil harvesting. <br />Jabbour noted money for the initial harvesters were donated but that the LMCD is now replacing them at <br />hundreds of thousands of dollars. Jabbour stated with a number of bays now being treated by the <br />residents themselves, the LMCD does not need to be harvesting the milfoil. Jabbour noted the original <br />purpose of the milfoil harvesting was only to harvest navigable water and not all the bays. <br /> <br />McMillan stated she appreciates the work being done by Mr. Jabbour. <br /> <br /> <br />PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS – CHRISTOPHER McGRANN, REPRESENTATIVE <br /> <br />McGrann noted on Item No. 10, the Planning Commission voted 5-0 recommending approval of the street <br />setback variance. In addition, the Planning Commission has spent a fair amount of time amending the <br />zoning codes that are now before the City Council. McGrann stated he will be available for questions. <br /> <br />PRESENTATIONS <br /> <br />4. BOY SCOUT BRIDGE, HENNEPIN COUNTY BRIDGE ENGINEER JAMES ARCHER <br /> <br />James Archer, Hennepin County Bridge Engineer, stated he is here tonight to provide an update on the <br />Boy Scout bridge replacement. The bridge is located on Tonkawa Road between North Arm and <br />Maxwell Bay and is also known as the Boy Scout Bridge. Archer displayed a map on the overhead <br />showing the location of the bridge. CSAH 135 runs north up to County Road 84, which is Bayside Road. <br /> <br />The existing bridge is a single-span steel girder structure with a timber deck and 3-inch bituminous <br />overlay, which was originally constructed in the 1930s. The bridge has been determined to be structurally <br />deficient and has narrow shoulders and is load restricted. Archer indicated a single-axle vehicle weighs <br />approximately 23 tons and a three-axle vehicle would weigh around 36 tons. A non-posted bridge would <br />have a 40-ton weight limit. Archer stated the bridge is load posted for 40 tons. <br /> <br />Archer displayed pictures of the bridge and noted that the bridge also has substandard railings. The new <br />bridge would be constructed with a concrete railing with a similar guardrail tying into it. The bridge is <br />currently experiencing some deterioration at the beam line. Some of the design considerations include <br />increasing the vertical clearance, widening the shoulder widths to four feet, and 12-foot driving lanes. <br />The detour route would be north to Bayside Road. Archer noted no residents are able to access Tonkawa <br />Road to the south of the bridge. <br /> <br />Archer stated there are some existing utilities and overhead utilities in the area. In addition, the City has a <br />force main in that area and Hennepin County will be coordinating with Staff on work in that area. Archer <br />noted they have already spoken with Mr. Edwards and Mr. Gaffron about this project. <br /> <br />Archer indicated they are still in the preliminary design phase of the project but that they are looking at <br />constructing a single-span concrete bridge with a concrete beam section, which is similar to a concrete <br />I-girder, but in the interests of vertical clearance, it is compressed into a rectangle. The existing