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Hastings City Council Minutes for February 18, 1997 Regular Meeting Page 2 of 4 Resolution No.2-07-97-CR No.42 Funding Public Works Director Tom Montgomery reviewed with the City Council and audience the request and noted that the Operations Committee voted unanimously to increase City participation in the CR No. 42 Reconstruction Project through the use of municipal state aid funds and bonded indebtedness to limit the assessments against homeowners to no more than a 10% increase over the estimated assessments presented at the April 15, 1996 Public Hearing. Councilmember Hicks raised questions about installing a guardrail along side the retaining wall section. Public Works Director Tom Montgomery noted that with a 30 mph speed limit, State and Federal standards do not require a barrier. In addition,there have been no reports of vehicles striking the existing guardrail. Based on monetary and aesthetic concerns,Tom Montgomery recommended against the installation of a guardrail. Moved by Councilmember Simacek, seconded by Councilmember Moratzka to adopt the Operations Committee's recommendation to increase City participation in the project through the use of municipal state aid funds and bonded indebtedness to limit the assessments against homeowners to no more than a 10%increase over the estimated assessments presented at the April 15, 1996 public hearing, and to adopt Resolution No. 2-07-97,a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Hastings regarding City participation levels for the CR No. 42 Reconstruction Project. 6 Ayes; Nays, None. Copy of resolution on file. CR No. 42 Agreement Public Works Director Tom Montgomery provided background on the proposed Agreement with Dakota County for cost sharing on the CR#42 reconstruction project. He explained that as per Dakota County Policy,the City would contribute 45%of the cost of the roadway construction and that sanitary sewer and watermain construction costs would be 100%City responsibility. Mr.Montgomery explained the City would also be responsible for most of the storm sewer costs, although the sedimentation basin costs are split 450/o/55%with the County. He clarified that the $490,000 ISTEA Grant would be used to fund 50%of the City's bike trail and decorative street lighting costs,with the remaining funds applied to the larger retaining wall and decorative fencing to be constructed along 2nd Street hill. Moved by Councilmember Simacek, seconded by Councilmember Yandrasits to authorize the City to enter into an agreement for highway design and construction between the County of Dakota and the City of Hastings for CR No. 42. 6 Ayes;Nays,None. Resolution No. 2-08-97-Advancing Municipal State Aid Funds Moved by Councilmember Hicks, seconded by Councilmember Moratzka to approve Resolution No.2-08-97 a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Hastings requesting an advance of Municipal State Aid Funds. 6 Ayes;Nays,None. Copy of resolution on file. Disposal of Trees and Brush from June 1996 Wind Storm Public Works Director Tom Montgomery reviewed the request with the City Council noting the accumulation of downed trees and brush in the old landfill on Glendale Road was a result of the clean-up of the June 1996 wind storm. The request,he explained,was to burn the wood at the Glendale Road site, in order to avoid the high costs relating to chipping the material. Moved by Councilmember Johnson, seconded by Councilmember Yandrasits to authorize the burning of the tree and brush debris at the Glendale Road landfill site, subject to Fire Department conditions and review. 6 Ayes;Nays,None. Authorization to Acquire Right of Way-First Baptist Church Public Works Director Tom Montgomery provided background details on the request, noting an appraisal of the First Baptist Church property was recently completed and the south 40 feet of the property was valued at$9,500. City Administrator Dave Osberg remarked that before the City Council was a letter dated February 14, 1997 from Dorsey&Whitney on behalf of the First Baptist Church of Hastings stating an objection to the City's appraisal expert's findings. Moved by Councilmember Johnson, seconded by Councilmember Hicks to authorize Staff to negotiate and acquire the south 40 feet of the First Baptist Church property to complete the right-of-way needs for the Northridge Drive extension. 6 Ayes;Nays,None.