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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—SEPTEMBER 26, 2016 6 Councilmember Holmes was of the opinion the City should be approving a higher tax levy in order to cover the City's expenses. She recommended the Council listen to the residents and have more work completed on the City's trails. The motion carried 4-1 (Holmes opposed). MOTION: Councilmember McClung moved and Councilmember Holmes seconded a motion to Adopt Resolution #2016-032 — Adopting Truth In Taxation Public Hearing Date for Proposed Taxes Payable in 20.17. The motion carried (5-0). 9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Shorewood Drive Bituminous Mill and Overlay Interim Public Works Director/City Engineer Brotzler stated while Shorewood Drive has existing bituminous curb along most of the roadway, there are portions of curb that are missing or damaged. The initial proposal included a unit price to remove and replace curb, the specific areas were not identified and the total cost of the replacement was not included in the proposal. In addition, there was a concern that milling the pavement in close proximity to the bituminous curb would create additional damage to the already deteriorating curbing. Interim Public Works Director/City Engineer Brotzler explained after visiting the site with the Contractor, staff requested a revised proposal to include curb removal and replacement, including site restoration and driveway tie-ins that were not included in the initial proposal. The revised proposal is in the amount of$79,694.30. Interim Public Works Director/City Engineer Brotzler reported as presented at the August 29 Council meeting, the City has budgeted $150,000 for this type of work in 2016. To date the City has spent $68,471 of this budget. The work on Thom Drive totaled $30,159 and $33,519 was spent on the Sandeen Road mill and overlay. The remaining budget for Street Maintenance / sealcoat and. resurfacing was $81,529. Staff had worked with Midwest Asphalt in the past and found their work to be acceptable and recommend accepting their proposal. Councilmember Holden questioned how long the mill and overlay project would take to complete. Interim Public Works Director/City Engineer Brotzler anticipated the project would take one or two weeks to complete. Councilmember Holden requested further information on the life expectancy of a mill and overlay project. Interim Public Works Director/City Engineer Brotzler stated generally a mill and overlay roadway would have a 10- to 15-year lifespan. Councilmember Holmes asked if this project would have to be rebid given the fact it came in over what was expected.