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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,January 10,2011 Page 24 and when to do the undergrounding and whether the City wanted to pursue that aesthetic investment. Mayor Roe spoke in support of developing a policy for when undergrounding was indicated. Mayor Roe noted that one of the incentives for Rice Street was the cost-sharing with the City of Little Canada, reducing the CRFS for Roseville resi- dents. At the request of Mayor Roe, Ms. Bloom noted that Xcel designers indicated that the undergrounding could be accomplished before or after the project, as they in- tended to use directional boring rather than open trenching. Ms. Bloom further advised that Xcel noted the need to relocate several poles, and they would deduct removing those 3-4 poles rather than relocating them, creating an additional cost to the City from the estimated $170,000 for undergrounding, estimated at approx- imately $1,000 per pole. Councilmember Pust noted that she didn't want to bury utilities only where there were cost-share opportunities with neighboring communities, while the remainder of Roseville remained the same as it did fifty year ago. Further discussion included power poles in back yards; feeder lines similar to Dale Street; undergrounding for streetscape and environmental reasons; recurring power failures with overhead lines; reluctance of utilities to co-locate in a single trench; rationale for utilities not being located in single conduits due to interfe- rence issues of various services; and benefits to each party in co-locating service. Ms. Bloom noted the need for broader policy and rights-of-way discussion at the City Council level. City Manager Malinen suggested staff provide an analysis of implications of un- dergrounding throughout the City beyond this specific project; noting that the City didn't have the financial capacity to achieve this goal for the entire city long- term. Councilmembers concurred that this needed to be a future policy discussion; with Mayor Roe suggesting that the City's Public Works, Environment and Transpor- tation Committee be asked for their input as well. Mayor Roe requested that staff prepare the plans and specifications for the basic project; with speed tables broken out as option for further discussion when consi- dering bid award. Pust moved, McGehee seconded, adoption of Resolution No. 10872 (Attachment C) entitled, "Resolution Ordering the Improvement and Preparation of Plans and