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Pequot Lakes -Hwy 371 North <br /> October 7, 2005 <br /> Page 2 of 15 <br /> 3. The project has gone through the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)phases. <br /> 4. This item mentioned discussions on how funding availability can impact schedule as well <br /> as the number and limits of construction phases. <br /> The latest—yet ever changing- schedule of the key project tasks remaining is given below: <br /> • Complete Final Layout/Obtain Municipal Approval: 2005 <br /> • Begin Right-of-Way Acquisition: 2008/2009 <br /> • Prepare Final Design Plans: 2009/2010 <br /> • Start First Stage of Construction: 2011 <br /> The City needs to keep working through the various issues with MnDOT for two main <br /> reasons: <br /> a. So the City knows what its costs are estimated to be. <br /> b. So the project is ready when the funding is available(there have been past instances <br /> where the State Legislature provides"money" dumps to fund transportation projects). <br /> 5. MnDOT will present a Final Layout for City approval in accordance with the Municipal <br /> �-- Consent Law (MN Statutes Chapter 161.164). <br /> Can the City give a conditional municipal consent with conditions on areas that are still in <br /> discussion/not yet in full agreement with MnDOT? <br /> 6. MnDOT has a policy on what they will pay for and what the City has to pay for. All of this <br /> will need to be worked out in a cost participation Agreement between the City and MnDOT <br /> after both the State and the City approve the Final Layout. <br /> The City will need to work with a financial consultant on bond sales to cover their costs. <br /> WSN has prepared a preliminary list of estimated City costs,which will need to be <br /> continually updated as the process moves forward and decisions are made, changed, and <br /> updated. <br /> 7. The chance of the "around the edge of town"option being reconsidered was brought up <br /> early in the Committee process. MnDOT said that this basically is not an option anymore. <br /> 8. MnDOT said they would work with the City on identifying locations for and using, as <br /> much as they can, the trees the former Township planted. <br /> 9. Service road completion before highway construction and access interruption is a strong <br /> City request to enhance safety, access, and circulation during construction. MnDOT will <br /> CAMy Documents\City Clerk\HIGHWAY 371\Meetings\102505 List of Issues for City MnDOT mtg-memo.doc <br />