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City Council Minutes November 12, 2014 Page 6 of 9 MnDOT has now moved the project up to 2016. Schedule-wise, we started to put together a calendar to layout the major steps to coordinate with MnDOT, the County, the MPCA, and others. The accelerated schedule would result in budgeting, saving, and funding assistance challenges for City. Obtaining grant assistance will be all that more important, and the 2016 bonding session would be on the tail end of this schedule. A couple of weeks ago, we heard MnDOT is going with a design-build contract and they believe they can have a contract in 2015 with construction possibly starting early 2016. This change is definitely going to present some challenges. Schedule-wise, we have contacted MnDOT and told them that we can accelerate some coordination items but that we still see the Wastewater Treatment Facility adjustments being constructed in 2016. Dollar-wise, this latest accelerated schedule really requires the City to intensify its efforts on working with legislators and various funding agencies. WSN can assist, but the City will also need to consult its financial advisors. Funding Assistance The City is already on a Project Priority List (PPL) for wastewater projects around the State. We will need to update the City's position on that list. 2016 is a State bonding year, so we will have to work with that in the overall schedule too. WSN has a Funding Assistance Specialist who is familiar with all kinds of funding programs. Tim Houle suggested forming a plan where the City seeks the assistance of State agencies as much as possible to minimize financial consultant costs to the City. County— City Turnbacks The Council appointed Dave Sjoblad, Mike Loven, and Tim Houle to negotiate with the County on turn backs from the County to the City. The Committee has met on CSAH 11 and County Road 112 and will continue to meet. We have yet to hear from the County on the existing Highway 371, although they have asked the City not to make any decisions on this road until the County gets the City a dollar proposal. There will also be a dollar amount coming from the County as a City share for the proposed interchange at CSAH 11. Regarding City turnbacks, negotiations have started with a listing of proposed improvements. Once something is negotiated, the County intends to write a check to the City for the turn backs— not for specific