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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, September 26, 2016 7:00 o'clock p.m. 3. CSAH 112 PHASE 2 DESIGN AND TRAIL EXTENSION (continued) Work has also begun on the plans for Phase 2, which should be completed early next year, with construction expected to begin in the spring of 2017. Construction on Phase 3, which is the section west of Willow Drive, is planned to start in 2019. Nate Will, SRF, stated Phase II of the project will begin around Wolf Point Trail and proceeds east to Wayzata Boulevard. Will illustrated on the map how the trail section will be extended on the north side of the road up to Long Lake Road. The trail is currently planned to go up to Old Long Lake Road and will terminate and turn into a shared use road/trail on Old Long Lake Road. Based on some recent public discussions with the PAC committee, there was some desire expressed to extend the trail from Old Long Lake Road along the east/north side of Wayzata Boulevard and provide a connection at the Luce Line Trail. Will noted during the preliminary design, some of these options were looked at in 2012 to provide a connection to the Luce Line along Highway 112. Will displayed a cross-section of the roadway and noted the trail would be on the east side of the road. The color red on the map is what is being proposed for a current roadway design without the trail. The blue line depicts the trail being added. Curb and gutter would also be added with this design. The impacts would be approximately 15 to 20 feet of additional work that could be done under the County's current turnback project. The cost summary to extend the trail from Old Long Lake Road to the Luce Line is approximately $220,000, of which the County would be sharing $110,000. That cost includes paving the trail, bituminous and aggregate. The other portion would be paid for under the tumback project. One of the cost estimates included in the packet is the projected cost of the work if it were to be done separately from the highway project. Will noted if that should occur, the cost would be $450,000, which also does not take into account inflation costs. Walsh asked what doubles the cost. Will indicated the County would construct only what is in red, which would be a rural roadway. The extra cost would be associated with the curb and gutter, replacement of the necessary storm sewer infrastructure, removal of the existing shoulder and put it back, and then pave the trail and restore the right-of-way. Will stated they are here tonight on behalf of Hennepin County to present this concept and to get the thoughts of the City Council. Will stated they would perhaps look for Council action in October either for or against the project so planning can proceed forward. McMillan commented she understands Hennepin County's desire to move forward on the engineering if the Council is in favor of doing this project. McMillan stated this Council has discussed looking into the costs of doing that portion of the project and that now is a good time to combine the two projects if it is to be done. Walsh asked if the new trail is within the existing right-of-way or whether any new easements would be required. Page 2 of 26