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March 19, 2015 Staff Report Page 3 Council Member Loukota questioned if the improvements to the system would be paid by users only. Mayor Sjoblad stated that only those who use the City sewer utility would pay. Council Member Pederson stated that the cost of the RIB is based on the City selling land. He noted that the possibility of the City not selling the land should be reflected in the cost by raising the $1.7 million to $2 million. Council Member Pederson also noted that if MnDOT moves the road over 1300 feet the City wouldn’t have to do anything at this time. Tim Houle noted that there could be lowland environmental challenges. Tim Houle stated that further comments or questions should be directed him prior to the February City Council Meeting. The draft will be finalized and presented to the Council in February and hopefully submitted to the MPCA following Council approval. Mayor Sjoblad closed the public hearing. February 3, 2015 City Council Meeting excerpts: 1.5. Highway 371 Discussion Jim Hallgren reviewed the Highway 371 project map. Corridors of Commerce funding has been received which has advanced construction from 2018 to 2016. Due to the identification of the northern Long-eared bat, clearing and grubbing must be done between January and April 2016. With the decision by MnDOT to go with design-build instead of design-bid-build, June 1, 2015 is the deadline for tying up needed agreements on the project. The overall budget for the project is $58,000,000. Jim Hallgren walked through the layout of the map and touched on specific project details that will affect the City. The City will be responsible for cost participation and funding of various parts of the project. Some of the areas that the City will be required to fund include a portion of the interchange via agreement with the County, 25% funding participation for the signal at C.R. 16, and electrical costs for lighting of certain intersections. Tim Houle noted that the electrical costs are long term costs for the City and that any additional elements added such as casings would also be a City cost. The cost for the street lights at CR 16 is estimated at $235,000. The City’s cost is 25%. The City would be expected to enter into an agreement in June with payment due after the project is let between October and December, 2015.