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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE PEQUOT LAKES CITY COUNCIL <br /> TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2015 <br /> PEQUOT LAKES CITY HALL <br /> Members Present: Mayor Sjoblad, Council Members Akerson, Pederson, <br /> Loukota, and Karr <br /> Staff Present: Sandra Peine, City Clerk; Mike Loven, Public Works <br /> Supervisor; Tim Houle, City Engineer; Chad Turcotte, <br /> Sergeant; Dawn Bittner, Zoning Administrator; and Tom <br /> Nelson, Fire Chief <br /> Also Present: Jim Hallgren, MnDOT Project Manager; Todd Grater, <br /> MnDOT - Plan Development Supervisor; Tim Bray, County <br /> Engineer; Rob Hall, Assistant County Engineer; Jim <br /> Oraskovich, Planning and Zoning Representative <br /> 1. Call Meeting to Order <br /> Mayor Sjoblad called the meeting of the Pequot Lakes City Council to <br /> order at 5:00 p.m. <br /> 1.1 Pledge of Allegiance <br /> Mayor Sjoblad led with the Pledge of Allegiance. <br /> 1.5. Highway 371 Discussion <br /> Jim Hallgren reviewed the Highway 371 project map. Corridors of <br /> Commerce funding has been received which has advanced construction <br /> from 2018 to 2016. Due to the identification of the northern Long-eared <br /> bat, clearing and grubbing must be done between January and April 2016. <br /> With the decision by MnDOT to go with design-build instead of design-bid- <br /> build, June 1, 2015 is the deadline for tying up needed agreements on the <br /> project. The overall budget for the project is $58,000,000. Jim Hallgren <br /> walked through the layout of the map and touched on specific project <br /> details that will affect the City. The City will be responsible for cost <br /> participation and funding of various parts of the project. Some of the areas <br /> that the City will be required to fund include a portion of the interchange <br /> via agreement with the County, 25% funding participation for the signal at <br /> C.R. 16, and electrical costs for lighting of certain intersections. <br />