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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,December 03, 2012 Page 28 g. Approve Contract for Engineering Services to Acquire Right-of-Way for the Twin Lakes Area Public Improvement City Engineer Debra Bloom briefly summarized the request in the RCA dated December 3, 2012; and the rationale for the request. Ms. Bloom noted that this process was very involved and required expertise from an outside consultant. Ms. Bloom assured Councilmembers that if could take up to a year on average for negotiations, but this would be the first step in the process and would proba- bly take 3-6 months, with any costs for easements coming to the City Council for formal action. Ms. Bloom estimated the cost for consultant services to be as proposed at $19,480, with funds for easement acquisition to come from the Hazardous Substance Subdistrict of TIF District 11. Discussion ensued regarding the actual location and ownership of the various segments totally approximately 2.5 acres; Phase II construction of a temporary roundabout that would need to be upgraded in the future; and a settlement agreement proposed to come before the City Council at their December 10, 2012 meeting representing a number of items, including demolition of existing truck terminals based on very favorable bids recently received. Johnson moved, Pust seconded, authorization for City Manager to contract with SRF Consulting Group, Inc. to acquire right-of-way for Twin Lakes Area Public Improvements, as detailed in the RCA dated December 3, 2012. Councilmember McGehee, based on her understanding, advised that she would support the motion as long as it was going in tandem with revisioning efforts for the Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area. Roll Call Ayes: McGehee; Pust; Johnson; Willmus; and Roe. Nays: None. g. Approve Contract for Engineering Services to Develop Twin Lakes Area Public Improvements Feasibility Report City Engineer Bloom provided a brief summary of this request, as detailed in the RCA dated December 3, 2012. Ms. Bloom advised that staff was recom- mending approval of this request to develop framework to discuss the feasibility of construction additional improvements in the Twin Lakes Redevelopment Ar- ea, specific to four (4) adjacent areas that could potentially influence future de- velopment in the area. Ms. Bloom noted that this would allow the City to demonstrated benefits to those living on the roadway, various land uses, traffic projections as it moves away from the immediate area (e.g. Cleveland Avenue and the I-35W inter- change). Ms. Bloom noted that one of the areas of impetus included the City's