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. . . ARDEN lITLLS CITY COUNCIL - SEPTEJ\1BER 14, 1998 6 Council member Larson indicated there were projected costs for the removal of the water main and asked if there was any requirement on the City's part to remove the road bed and ifthere was, were there any cost associations that were not included. Me. Brown stated he's not aware of this sort of requirement. If it was necessary the project should fall within the 10 percent contingency, He noted the water main could be left in place and abandoned and if it gets in someone's way in the future, they could deal with the removal. Councilmember Larson asked if there were estimates as far as the through traffic into the mobile home park, He thought it was surprising to see two left turn lanes designated for this traffic, He suggested changing one of the left turn lanes for through traffic, Me. Brown stated that changing the turn lane could cause conflicts with people turning left and not using their blinker, blocking those behind them who are traveling forward. Having a designated turn lane into the mobile home park would allow traffic to filter through easily, He indicated, as far as number estimates with current development, there is shown to be approximately 550 left turns per hour during peak time and this number is expected to build, Me. Fritsinger stated this is a long term issue which may not be an immediate need, but should there be additional development or growth of the mobile home park, providing this access would be necessary at that time. Regarding the water main, Mayor Probst stated there is no reason to believe it's not in good condition and it may be worthwhile leaving it there since it could be used as a future service connection for the site, He indicated the dollar value should be considered, Mayor Probst referred to the indication of a four foot sidewalk and asked if this was being used as a tiller in the median. Me. Brown stated that is the current proposal and when the project is completed, the area will be landscaped. Mayor Probst referred to pages five and six of the report and inquired why the estimated cost to Ramsey County dropped. Mayor Probst noted that, in the schedule, there is a request to combine both phases I and II of the West Round Lake Road project and asked for additional discussion about the logic of this proposal. He stated there seems to be quite a bit of work to be done and it seems beneficial to have a contractor out as soon as possible. Mr., Fritsinger stated there are two significant reasons why these are seen as separate projects. Firstly, the first segment is not being pursued under an assessment program, it's being funded solely by TIP funds, The remainder of the construction will be an assessment project so it is important to keep the two separate. The second issue is the timing. The intent is that this first segment would be started yet this year, versus Round Lake Road being a 1999 project.