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930. NICE TO SEE EVERYONE. I HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GOOD HOLIDAY. AND COMMISSIONER PERDUE IS NOT HERE. BUT WE ONLY HAVE ONE ITEM TODAY, SO WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS COMMITTEE
[1. Resolution approving an agreement with Michigan Department of Transportation for Bridge Reconstruction work on Martin Luther King Jr. Street over US-131, CSX Railroad, and Grand Elk Railroad and authorizing $1,413,100 for the local share of project costs]
MEETING TO ORDER AT 930. THE FIRST ITEM IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR BRIDGE RECONSTRUCTION WORK ON MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR STREET OVER US 131, CSX, CSX RAILROAD, RAILROAD, AND GRAND ELK RAILROAD AND AUTHORIZING $1,413,100 FOR THE LOCAL SHARE OF PROJECT COSTS. DO HAVE A MOTION SO MOVED, AND I'LL SUPPORT THAT. AND IS THIS YOU, MR. MCCALL? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YES. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. YES. THIS PROJECT WILL BE BID BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. THEY ANTICIPATE TAKING BIDS THIS FRIDAY IN THEIR MONTHLY BID, LETTING THE PROJECT WILL RECONSTRUCT THE BRIDGE OVER THE CORDOVA. 131. BUT IT'S REALLY FROM THE EAST SIDE OF THE ON OFF RAMPS, ALL THE WAY UP TO JUST WEST OF IONIA AVENUE. THE.WE'VE HAD SOME PREVIOUS ITEMS THAT HAVE CAME TO THE COMMISSION FOR SOME EASEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED, AGREEMENTS WITH THE RAILROAD, AND ALSO A NOISE VARIANCE WAS APPROVED BACK IN AUGUST. THE WORK WILL BE BE BEGINNING THIS SPRING. THE CITY SHARE IS FOR THE OUR REQUIRED ACT 51 SHARE. AND THEN ALSO WE'VE REQUESTED MDOT TO PUT IN WIDER SIDEWALKS SO THE SIDEWALKS WILL BE TEN FOOT WIDE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BRIDGE. AND THAT PORTION OF THE WORK WILL BE FUNDED BY THE VITAL STREETS FUND. THAT WILL BE A NICE ADDITION. AND YES, JUST A REMINDER, THEY'RE GOING TO WE HAD THAT NOISE VARIANCE BECAUSE OF THE WORK, THE TIMING OF THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN AND THE TIMING OF THE PROJECT. CORRECT? YEAH. SOME OF THE THEY WANT TO DO SOME CONCRETE POURS AT NIGHT, MOSTLY THINGS THAT ARE LESS NOISY, BUT GREAT. THANK YOU, MR. MCCALL. COMMISSIONER, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? NOT REALLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANKS FOR THIS. I'M SURE WE'LL CONTINUE TO HEAR ABOUT THIS.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. THAT GOOD OVERVIEW BECAUSE I THINK SOMETIMES WE DO PIECES AND PARTS AND WE FORGET THAT IT'S ALL CONNECTED TO ONE PROJECT HEARING. NO OTHER QUESTIONS.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR I, I MOTION IS MOTION CARRIES. AND WITH
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.