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Road Advisory Minutes-April 3, 2007 1 ROAD ADVISORY COMMITTEE APRIL 2, 2007 1 :00 PM 1. MEETING TO ORDER Commissioner Darrell Vanyo called a meeting of the Road Advisory Committee to order at 1 :00 PM on Monday, April 2, 2007, in the Commission Room, Cass County Courthouse. Members were present as follows: Vern Bennett, Darrell Vanyo, Scott Wagner, Ken Pawluk, Robyn Sorum, Keith Berndt, Rich Sieg, Jurgen Suhr and Scott Saewert. Mark Johnson was absent. 2. PROPOSED REVISION TO 2007 CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM, Revised, Approved Mr. Berndt stated that a number of developments in the 2007 proposed road construction projects have resulted in revising the plan. The original 2007 construction plan and budget included the following: 1) Cass County 17 improvements for $2.75 million; 2) Cass County 26 overlay using $460,000 in local funds and $1.84 million in federal funds; 3) Cass County 7 Maple River Bridge $150,000 local funds and $480,000 expected in federal funds. Due to a lack of federal funds Cass County will not be eligible for an advance of 2008 allocations. The number of right of way parcels needed for the Cass County 17 project were underestimated, therefore; making the 2007 construction impractical without cutting the project scope. As a result Mr. Berndt is proposing the following project revisions: 1) delay Cass County 17 improvements and associated Cass County 6 overlay until 2008; 2) use $800,000 surplus in local funds to cover the shortfall of federal funds for the County 26 overlay; 3) proceed with Cass County 26 Red River Bridge in 2007 including approach road improvements (project will carry into 2008 season); 4) add Cass County 10 overlay from Tower City to Buffalo to 2007 program. MOTION, passed Mr. Wagner moved and Mr. Suhr seconded to authorize the county engineer to defer Cass 17 improvements to 2008; proceed with Cass 26 bridge in 2007 and 2008; proceed with Cass 10 overlay between Tower City and Buffalo. Discussion: Mr. Pawluk questioned why the overlay on Cass 26 could not be postponed. Mr. Berndt responded that the list for future road construction and repairs is quite lengthy. He is open to suggestions if a committee member knows of another road in worse need of an overlay. Mr. Wagner stated that if roads are not maintained on a regular basis that maintenance costs increase four to five times. Mr. Berndt commented because of revenue shortages the maintenance plan is barely holding its own and may even be falling behind. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 3. CASS COUNTY 17 PROJECT UPDATE, Information. Approved Mr. Berndt discussed plans for improvements on Cass County 17 and the Cass 17 / 52nd Avenue intersection. Plans include an overlay and intersection improvements. The intersection legs are not aligned and there are right of way issues. Mr. Berndt would like to do a cost and design analysis for a round about intersection.