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City Council Regular Meeting — 03/14/05 <br />Draft Minutes - Page 10 <br />channel and infiltration of water through the wetland area; and an <br />explanation of the public process and input to-date. <br />Councilmember Schroeder commended the process and the <br />consultant in engaging the public, including presenting an <br />understandable plan. <br />Public Works Director Duane Schwartz discussed pending road <br />reconstruction, noting that the roadway had been in the City's <br />Capital Improvement Plan for several years with the assumption <br />that the roadway would be built on its original alignment, but <br />with public input from recent neighborhood meetings, it was <br />determined that Ladyslipper Park impacts needed to be <br />considered. Mr. Schwartz reviewed those concerns, including <br />traffic calming, sidewalks and/or trails, and stop signs, along <br />with a possible realignment to include a curve to enhance <br />vehicular and pedestrian safety. Mr. Schwartz noted that <br />preliminary engineering studies related to soils and water quality <br />in this area had been completed, with the roadway originally <br />being an extension of wetland and lake and consisted of <br />approximately 20' of bad soils with an estimated 8— 12' of fill <br />over peat and swamp deposits, which would negatively impact <br />roadway reconstruction costs. Mr. Schwartz reviewed proposed <br />roadway alignments versus the existing alignment; stormsewer <br />and related costs; and options for reconstruction, including the <br />"surcharge" method where organic soils were left in place and <br />compressed for a number of months, rather than excavating <br />existing soils and replacing them for the road sub-base. Mr. <br />Schwartz reviewed the short and long-term advantages and <br />disadvantages to the various types of reconstruction related to the <br />road's life expectancy. Mr. Schwartz advised that, at the <br />direction of the City Council, staff would then prepare a <br />feasibility report and return with more detailed construction <br />estimates in several weeks for Council consideration and <br />direction. <br />Mr. Schwartz further reviewed funding options, including <br />assessments, infrastructure funds, municipal state aid funds, and <br />other considerations. Mr. Schwartz noted that the roadway had <br />fewer assessable footages due to the number of side lots and <br />public properties involved, so the City's Assessment Policy may <br />