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CITY OF CENTERVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING August 26,2015 6:30 p.m. Pursuant to due call and notice thereof,the City of Centerville held their regularly scheduled meeting of August 12, 2015 at City Hall, 1880 Main Street. PRESENT: Mayor Tom Wilharber Council Member Ben Fehrenbacher Council Member Steve King Council Member Jeff Paar - Council Member D. Love y ABSENT: None STAFF: City Administrator Mike Ericson Engineer Mark Statz Finance Director Ellen Paulseth Public Works Director Paul Palzer I. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Wilharber called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. APPOINTMENTS/PRESENTATION 1. Mr. Brad Larsen, MN DOT MnPASS Policy & Planning Program Director, I-35E Improvements & MnPass Extension Project Mr. Larsen introduced himself to Council and stated that all commuters that utilize I-35E have endured extensive road construction over the past few years and are now experiencing some of the benefits. Mr. Larsen gave Council an overview of work completed and anticipated in the next years. Mr. Larson stated that MNDot has constructed 17 new bridges and 160 lane miles of new pavement, new interchange at Cayuga Street, new frontage road and auxiliary lane between Maryland Avenue and University Avenue, additional exit lane from I-35E to I-94/Highway 52, new park and ride lots at County Road E and CSAH14/Main Street and new MnPASS Express Lanes on I-35E. Mr. Larsen gave a brief overview of the MnPass Express Lanes that are coming to the east metro by stating that phase one would be completed at the end of 2015 and is located on the northbound and southbound I-35E between Little Canada Road and Cayuga Street. Mr. Larson also stated that phase two would be completed by the end of 2016 and involves a MnPass Express Lanes being constructed between Little Canada Road and County Road J 2