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City Council Minutes <br /> April 21, 2015 <br /> Page 5 of 6 <br /> Mayor Sjoblad questioned the County's snowplow policy of roads. Tim <br /> Bray stated that the County prioritizes the order of the roads to be plowed. <br /> Mike Loven questioned what the State aid amount would be to the County <br /> for County Road 11 and existing Highway 371. Tim Bray stated that this <br /> appropriation is approximately $6,500 per mile per year. <br /> Tim Houle noted that the City currently has 36 miles of roads. With an <br /> additional automatic turnback of 2.5-3 miles from MnDOT and possibly <br /> another 3 more miles from the County, this will increase the City's road <br /> mileage by approximately 16%. <br /> Tim Bray stated that the City's proposed share of the interchange is <br /> reasonable. Council Member Pederson stated that the City had no idea at <br /> the time of the interchange decision what the cost would be. Mayor <br /> Sjoblad stated that the Pequot Lakes citizens do not want the turnback to <br /> occur until the interchange is complete. Tim Houle noted that the County <br /> has not used their cost participation policy on interchanges before. Tim <br /> Bray stated that the State is holding the County responsible for their 30% <br /> share of the interchange and it's up to the County to abide by their cost <br /> participation policy. He noted that MnDOT wants the 30% portion of the <br /> interchange upfront and this will occur this year. The County is willing to <br /> front the City's portion of the interchange cost and this would then be <br /> deducted from the turnback funds the City would receive from the County. <br /> Tim Bray urged the Council to consider the financial impact of escrowing <br /> money for cash flow of future repairs. Council Members Pederson and <br /> Karr agreed that the turnback financial options study prepared by <br /> Springsted should be re-analyzed. Mr. Bray stated that the County wants <br /> to stay in line with June 2nd deadline as the County needs to know their <br /> costs to move forward. <br /> It was the consensus of the City Council to re-analyze the turnback <br /> financial options and present the findings at the May 5th City Council <br /> meeting. <br /> 5. Trailside Park Restroom Design <br /> The Council reviewed the following options for the Trailside Park <br /> restrooms. <br /> A— Upper portion of the building would be burnished CMU and the lower <br /> portion would be simulated stone. <br /> B — Upper portion of the building would be burnished CMU and the lower <br />