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