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<br />ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - March 31, 2008 <br /> <br />9 <br /> <br />with TCAAP. The support to be provided will include review of technical documents, proposed <br />concepts, responses to the Interstate 694, Highway 10 and County Road 96 Preliminary Paper <br />provided by Ramsey County and/or MnDOT. The consultant will be available to attend City <br />Council meetings and work sessions as needed. The contract will be on an hourly basis based on <br />actual hours spent providing support. Staff is recommending Bolton & Menk as they have <br />assisted the City with the review of the 1-694 EA, and is already familiar with this project. <br /> <br />Mayor Harpstead asked if this is a budgeted item and ifit would be prudent to put a cap on the <br />amount being requested with the stipulation that Staff request additional funding if needed. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden agreed with placing a cap on the amount that the City will be exposed <br />to. <br /> <br />City Engineer Bloom stated that a cap would be acceptable and suggested a cap between <br />$25,000 and $30,000 as a starting point. <br /> <br />Finance Director Iverson stated that this item would fall under the PDA and would be <br />reimbursable. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden stated that there should be a more specific scope for Bolton & Menk <br />because the City may not need them to look at everything. <br /> <br />City Engineer Bloom stated that Staff understood the Council was looking for an independent <br />voice and an independent set of eyes to review what Ramsey County and MnDOT brought <br />forward with the expertise in transportation. She stated that it may be difficult to write a scope <br />that encompassed everything so it was written as an as needed basis contract. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden asked when the 1694 project would come before the Council for <br />revIew. <br /> <br />City Engineer Bloom stated that it is expected later this fall and that the EA has already been <br />reviewed. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden stated that the biggest areas of concern at this time are the Highway 10 <br />and County Road 96 projects and that the City was not ready to review the 1-694 project. <br /> <br />Mayor Harpstead stated that it could be stated that the scope could be specific for the Highway <br />10 and County Road 96 projects at this time. He also questioned if the noise mitigation and <br />impacts would be addressed under these projects. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden stated that the noise mitigation south of 10 and 96 was being addressed <br />under the 1-694 project. <br /> <br />Mayor Harpstead stated that the documents presented are specific to the Highway 10 and <br />County Road 96 project. <br />