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Regular Council Meeting <br />9-24-01 <br />Page 13 <br />thinks asphalt will last a good 10 years--I'll buy that--that makes sense. But, let's not just stop <br />because it's Hickory Hill. Everything stops at Hickory Hill for some reason. Now, we're going to <br />get this thing paved one way or the other--or nothing else is going to move. So help me, get this <br />thing fixed up. It's embarrassing to explain that we do all this land buying and all the other monkey <br />business that we've done--buying churches and God knows what--but we can't fix Hickory Hill <br />because I live on it. Now, I don't want to get charged up and I don't want to go into a debate so I will <br />start right here. Please, I would like to suggest to this Council to consider the second option as well. <br />If it requires borrowing money, let's borrow it. We're borrowing 4 million--what's a few more <br />dollars? <br />Council President Marquardt: Thank you. Are there any other comments? <br />Mr. Buckholtz: I just want to clarify--this is not patching Hickory Hill though--this is completely <br />resurfacing it with asphalt. <br />Mr. Cappello: It is putting asphalt over the top of the concrete. <br />Mr. Busa: But they patched the first 150 feet. <br />Mayor Rinker: This runs from where to where? <br />Mr. Busa: Several thousand feet of road. <br />Mr. Cappello: This would be from S.O.M. Center Road all the way to where it merges with Zorn <br />and all the cul-de-sacs--the 3 cul-de-sac streets. <br />Council President Marquardt: Before we vote on this, what is the actual amount here? What is the <br />proper figure? <br />Mr. Cappello: Again, I guess we are going to have to decide what option--and I would let Phil talk <br />about it--as far as the funds. <br />Mr. Brett: On the sheets that I handed out to Council, I had Alternate A and Alternate B. And, the <br />Mayor and Service Director and I are looking at the merits of the type of fabric that goes underneath. <br />Again, if you've got a 30% increase in cost, that is going to get you a 41 % increase in longevity--I <br />need to look at that--but I need to talk it over with Doug and part of the problem is we don't know-- <br />they say you can get 3 more years out of it but it's a product that's isn't old enough to have gone that- <br />-there's no way to prove anything is what we are saying. <br />Mr. Cappello: One other question and I would have to defer to the Law Director. The fact that we <br />already have a signed contract for this amount and that the contractor has mobilized and done repair- <br />-we'd have to--I'd have to discuss with them if they are going to be able or willing to do it now for <br />the same amount or if there's going to be additional cost for mobilization--I'm not sure how that <br />would work.