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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/08/1996City Council Work Session January 8, 1996 5:00 p.m. Large Conference Room Members present: Jordan, Krizek, Anders, Getty, Collier, Murphy. Members absent: Mollenhoff. It was moved by Jordan, seconded by Krizek to approve the agenda as proposed. Ayes: Six. Absent: Mollenhoff. Motion carried. City Engineer Eric Thorson discussed the options available for the new Highway 63 access into the Belmont and Randall Street neighborhood. Residents are unable to access University Avenue to go to Cedar Falls without entering through the downtown area or Ansborough access. City staff and council met with the neighbors this summer to discuss the options available and residents overwhelmingly chose to have a right out access to Highway 63 on Randall Street. The Department of Transportation has approved the use of Randall Street and has agreed to reimburse the City a lump sum of $83,000 plus $12,450for design costs. At the public hearing a second design plan for the Randall Street exit was roposed by Mr. Herod. The estimated cost for this design is $ 09,000 and would serve only as a right out design with a barrica ed curve that will reduce speed to ten miles per hour. The original option that was approved by residents has an estimated cost of $89,000 and includes a right in and right out design for exit or entry into the vicinity if it is needed in the future. The third option would be an exit on Wellington Street that has an estimated construction cost of $109,000. This option has the most flexibility and can be a right in and right out design with the added benefit of a median crossover intersection. The original contract with the IDOT, includes the cost of signal installation if signals are warranted. Mayor Rooff reminded the council of the residents' request to use Randall Street for a right out only. Residents are fearful of the increased traffic if a right in turn is allowed off of Highway 63. He discussed the limitations of the Herod design which requires a very slow speed and may not accommodate use by city garbage trucks or buses. Thorson explained that it is advantageous to get a final design completed as soon as possible to get final approval from the DOT and then let the contract as, part of one of the major construction projects this spring to get the best possible price. He reminded the council that the hearing needs to be reopened and then closed for completion of the hearing process. The Engineers office has a mailing list of four hundred residents in the area and will provide them notice of the hearing and will list the two options that are to be considered with a right out only design. It was moved by Krizek, seconded by Jordan to set the hearing for January 22 and to instruct the City Engineer to notify the residents of the review and approval of options two and three for Randall Street and Wellington Street. Ayes: Six. Absent: Mollenhoff. Motion carried. With no further discussion on the matter it was moved by Murphy, seconded by Jordan to adjourn the meeting at 5:30 p.m. Ayes: Six. Absent: Mollenhoff. Motion carried. Susan Fangman City Clerk City Council Work Session January 8, 1996 5:30 p.m. Large Conference Room Members present: Collier, Murphy, Anders, Getty, Krizek, Jordan Members absent: Mollenhoff' It was moved by Anders, seconded by Collier to approve the agenda as proposed. Ayes: Six. Absent: Mollenhoff. Motion carried. City Planner Don Temeyer reviewed the results of the sanitary sewer study and development options for the VGM complex area. Claassen Engineering has provided two alternatives which would provide sanitary sewer service to the VGM site and surrounding acres. Alternative A would provide service to the area between San Marnan Drive and US Hwy 20 from 1,300 feet east of Ansborough Avenue to 1,000 feet west of Ansborough Avenue covering approximately 68 acres. The estimated cost to construct a ten inch sanitary sewer main to serve alternative A is $90,000. Alternative B would provide service to the area between San Marnan Drive and follow approximately one-half mile south to West Fourth Street along Hwy 20. The total service area would be 246 acres covering area on both sides of US Hwy 20. The estimated construction costs are $210,000 to serve an area three to four times larger than alternative A would provide. The cost to add alternative B to alternative A at a later date is estimated to cost $240,000. Councilperson Getty reported that the Public Works Committee had recommended that the City Planner proceed with the design of alternative B after reviewing the project with the full council. It was the consensus of the council to approve proceeding with the steps to construct sanitary sewer service to Sunnyside Heights and San Marnan and to have the City Planner report on further options for development in this area and additional sewer system service lines which could be constructed if further expansion occurs in the area. Having no further business to discuss, it was moved by Getty, seconded by Jordan to adjourn the meeting at 5:43 p.m. Ayes: Six. Absent: Mollenhoff. Motion carried. Susan Fangman City Clerk