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Typographical correction: "starting" <br />Ayes: 5 <br />Nays: 0 <br />Motion carried. <br />4. Communication Items <br />Mr. Schwartz provided an update on ongoing 2010 construction projects. <br />Rice Street Project <br />Mr. Schwartz updated members on progress on the Rice Street project and <br />challenges in converting from the current to east half of the new main bridge as <br />well as weather implications to completion of the identified portions of the project <br />yet this year. <br />Additional discussion included the need, as requested by Mr. Schwartz, for more <br />specific and accurate signage related to the three (3) day closure of the road to <br />make the final connections; difficulty in school bus turning north of B -2; location <br />of the pathway around the Capitol View area, and the current steep drop -off; <br />routing pedestrian and bicycle traffic away from the County Road B -2 and Rice as <br />well as Minnesota and Rice intersections during construction; and pending water <br />main construction to be completed. <br />Mr. Schwartz advised that it remained the City's position to the contractor that a <br />continuous pathway was needed to move pedestrians, similar to that used for <br />vehicular traffic given the significant pedestrian and bicycle traffic from <br />surrounding apartments and bus routes. <br />Twin Lakes Area <br />Mr. Schwartz advised that the majority of the concrete work had been completed, <br />with pavement within the next few weeks, weather permitting, at least of the base <br />coat if not the final lift. <br />Other projects <br />Mr. Schwartz advised that the City Council approved bids for storm water <br />improvements by the Midland Hills area at Midland Hills Road and Rosewood <br />Lane; through expansion of existing ponds areas and an underground chamber for <br />additional storage. <br />Discussion of other projects by members and staff included preconstruction <br />notices in process for any roadwork affecting traffic and bus routes; anticipation <br />that stop lights in the Twin Lakes area will be operational yet this year; and staff s <br />work with the City Attorney to resolve work with the contractor responsible for <br />maintenance of the trees along the County Road C corridor and pursuit of legal <br />means to replace dead trees next spring, through use of the significant amount of <br />money held back by the City. <br />Page 2 of 14 <br />