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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL — FEBRUARY 13, 2017 6 Mayor Grant recommended staff provide the Council with greater detail in the future noting the specific engineering price for each trail segment. He then asked how much the Bethel trail would cost to construct. Interim Assistant Public Works Director/City Engineer Polka reported the current estimate was $700,000, noting the retaining wall expense was quite high. She explained the plans would be worked on and would be reviewed by the Council again at a future meeting. Mayor Grant commented on the funding gap for this trail of approximately $500,000. Councilmember McClung suggested the Council table action on this item and direct staff to break up the project numbers in more detail for the Council to review in March. Interim Assistant Public Works Director/City Engineer Polka did not anticipate this would be a problem. Mayor Grant questioned if the watermain loop could be completed separately from the trail segment. Interim Assistant Public Works Director/City Engineer Polka reported this could be done. MOTION: Councilmember McClung moved and Mayor Grant seconded a motion to table action on this item to the March 13, 2017 City Council meeting. The motion carried (5-0?. B. City Properties Appraisal Services Proposal City Administrator Joynes stated at the City Council Work Session on January 30, 2017, the City Council discussed the Option Agreement to purchase the Civic property on TCAAP and potential funding sources for development on the site. One of the funding sources discussed was the sale of the old City Hall property at 1450 West Highway 96 and the current City Hall property at 1245 West Highway 96. The City Council directed staff to have an appraisal completed so the City can better evaluate the potential sale of the two properties. Staff contacted three appraisal firms and requested a quote for the following scope of work: • Property 1 — 1450 West Highway 96 - Value given development with uses allowed by current Neighborhood Business Zoning - Value given development with townhomes - Value given development with single-family homes • Property 2 — 1245 West Highway 96 - Value given development with limited commercial uses, such as office, medical, or limited retail uses City Administrator Joynes explained two firms provided quotes for the appraisal services: BRKW and Patchin Messner Dodd & Brumm. Of the quotes received, BRKW was the lower amount at $10,500.00. BRKW also proposed completing the work within two months of