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there are two lengths of watermain about a quarter mile long that extend in backyards. There have been a number of watermain breaks over the last ten years. To resolve this issue there was a lining project that went to bid last year that was about $200 to $300 a foot to line the main. The Roseville Engineering staff felt the cost was too high. The project was re-bid this year to abandon both of the backyard mains and install new mains parallel on Churchill and Lexington and connect the houses on Oxford to the existing main. About 3,500 feet of main is being abandoned and about 3,000 feet of main will be newly installed. This will reduce maintenance costs in the future. The bids were opened for the project last week and the cost will be substantially lower than the lining project. The new watermain is expected to be installed and operational by the end of November. Member DeBenedet asked if there will be road closures. Duane Schwartz answered there may be some short term closures. Deb Bloom stated there will be apre-construction meeting before construction starts with the contractor, school district and post office to talk about road closures. Duane Schwartz mentioned the Rice Street interchange project is on the fast track from a design standpoint. 30% of the plans are complete and being reviewed. 90% of the plans are expected to be complete by the end of the year. Member Vanderwall asked if the Walgreens is planning on the taking over the North Heights Hardware. Deb Bloom answered they are and the vacant lot to the south as well. Duane Schwartz mentioned there is a Lake Owasso Use Attainability stake holders meeting on Wednesday, September 23 in the Council Chambers to present the findings of water quality study that BARR Engineering did for Grass Lake Water Management Organization. Deb Bloom mentioned the road closure on Cleveland Avenue for a sanitary sewer replacement. Paving should be done next week. Duane Schwartz mentioned the Community Meeting Survey results. The City held four town hall type meetings this summer. Member Vanderwall asked if a margin of error could be added to the results since only 55 people were surveyed. Hopefully any controversy can be avoided by adding the margin of error. Deb Bloom stated in her capacity as the City Engineer for the City of Falcon Heights they did pervious pavement design for the City of Falcon Heights City Hall parking lot. This was completed in late August. The pavement was installed in the drive aisle so water from the parking spots drains into the drive aisle. An education sign will be installed as a part of the project. Page 3 of 11