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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.
The Federal stimulus funds granted through the PFA require Davis-Bacon wage
requirements as well as "Disadvantaged Businesses" requirements that were not initially
included in the specifications. An addendum was sent to bidders specifying the additional
requirements to be bid as an alternate, but in order to allow time for bidders to meet the
additional requirements, it was necessary to extend the bid date to April 14.
Motion by Council Member Paar and seconded by Council Member Lee that the
Council approve a revised bid date of April 14, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. for the remaining
2009 Street Project work. All in favor, motion passed unanimously.
Motion by Council Member Lee and seconded by Council Member Fehrenbacher
that the Special Meeting of March 24, 2009 be adjourned. All in favor, motion
passed unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
Minutes transcribed by:
Dallas Larson, Administrator