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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - NOVEMBER 8, 1999 12 . construction and totaled $2,240,800.00, including storm sewer costs. Package B included a partial neighborhood reconstruction with no pond construction. This option would eliminate Hamline Avenue from Tiller Lane to Ingerson Road which could be vacated or left as is. Package B would total $1,635,300.00. Package C would include the partial neighborhood reconstruction and construction of ponds A and B and would total $1,918,100.00. Approximately $300,000 of this total would be for the pond construction. Mayor Probst confirmed that the report included the reconstruction of Hamline A venue rather than abandoning this roadway. Mr. Brown stated that package A did include the cost for reconstruction of Hamline A venue from Tiller Lane to Ingerson Road. Packages Band C do not include the reconstruction of Hamline Avenue. Mayor Probst asked if this portion of Hamline A venue would be abandoned if not reconstructed. Mr. Brown stated that he would recommend abandonment of this portion of Hamline A venue. lIe suggested that whether or not to abandon the road could be determined atter getting neighborhood input on the proposal. He indicated that the problem with reconstructing Hamline Avenue was due to bad soils. He noted that this portion of Hamline Avenue does not have any accessible properties. He felt that the circulation without this portion ofroadway would not be too bad, although, he did except that some residents in the neighborhood would disagree. Mr. Brown stated that the portion of Ham line Avenue from Ingerson Road to Highway 51 was key to the neighborhood and it would be nice to reconstruct it. However, this would be expensive and only one side of the street would be assessed. Hamline Avenue is a State Aid . route, however, the balance of the State Aid money may not support this reconstruction. Money could be borrowed against the State Aid funds, however, this could cause other repercussions for future projects. The report recommended that this portion of Hamline A venue not be included in the reconstruction project unless the City were to take advance funding of the State Aid. Councilmember Malone stated he had assumed that the report was suggesting the construction of either pond A or B. However, the price figures reflect the construction of both ponds. Mr. Brown agreed and indicated that the City could choose to construct both or one or the other, however, the most etIicient construction would include both ponds. He stated that it would be difficult to run the Ingerson Road drainage to the north due to the wetlands. Additionally, the Tiller Lane drainage would be difticult to run to a pond south ofIngerson Road as it would have to cross the wetland drainage. Councilmember Malone asked where the northern pond would be located. Mr. Brown stated that this pond would be located within the right-of-way between Ingerson Road and Tiller Lane and would outlet to the east into the wetland. Mayor Probst asked what vegetation would have to be removed to construct the proposed ponds. Mr. Brown stated tlmt some significant Cottonwood trees may be affected. He indicated that there may be ways to avoid removing these trees by creating steeper banks. There could also be some compromise where some trees would be saved and the pond would be somewhat smaller. . Mayor Probst confirmed that there could be repercussions if the storm water solutions were rearranged. Mr. Brown stated that this was correct.