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U The City Council of Centerville, met in Special Session with members of the Parks and Recreation Committee on Tuesday, March 24, 2009, at 6:30 p.m. in City Hall. Present were Mayor Mary Capra, Council Members, Ben Fehrenbacher, Jeff Paar and Tom Lee. Absent was Council Member Linda Broussard Vickers. Members present from Parks and Rec. Committee were Suzanne Seeley, Kevin Amundsen, and Mark Haiden. Also present were City Engineer Mark Statz, Public Works Director Paul Palzer and Administrator Dallas Larson. Motion by Council Member Lee and seconded by Council Member Paar to approve the agenda as presented. All in favor, motion passed unanimously. 1) Parks and Recreation Committee's recommendations for Trail Grant Project. Engineer Mark Statz reviewed the project as currently proposed including a cost estimate indicating construction costs for the project of $1,258,283. The grant project amount for construction is $942,000, comprised of Enhancement Grant of $706,500 with a local match of $235,500. Local costs will also include engineering, soil borings, surveying, appraisals, and easement acquisition, all totaling around $275,000-$300,000. Staff will be applying for a Federal stimulus grant for the trail project, which may include paying for the local construction match. Parks and Rec. members recommended that the trail segment behind city hall be abandoned and moved over to the west side of Brian Drive. That would save around $140,000 by not having to construct a bridge and would reduce the easement costs by about $20,000. The consensus of the Council was to make that change, providing MNDOT will concur with the change. Parks and Rec. member Kevin Amundsen reviewed the plans for a trailside park. Mark Statz reviewed a budget estimate for the trailside park. It was noted that the plan would require moving the driveway to the Burke property in order to provide room for the park features. The list of items in the park were reviewed with consensus to remove several items in order to reduce the cost. The reductions leave a budget estimate of $115,000 for the park. Council reviewed a segment of sidewalk on Centerville Road between Heritage and Sorel. Construction of this segment means removing a very large Cottonwood tree from the right of way. The consensus was that the tree would need to be removed, noting that it would eventually need to be removed to reconstruct the street anyway. Staff will meet with property owners in advance to discuss any tree removal. 2) Consider Approving a Revised Bid Date for a Portion of the 2009 Street Project. Staff reported that it was necessary to change the bid date for the remaining portion of the 2009 Street project in order to make it eligible for Public Facility Authority grant funds.