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Prescott City Council Page 7 Regular Voting Meeting April 22, 2014 water and sewer improvements and post design construction services. He said traffic calming opportunities will be looked at and evaluated. Councilwoman Wilcox asked that staff wait on this project for a year, before the Streets and Open Space money is used up. Councilman Kuknyo asked if the studies done for this project are stored and used again for other projects. Mr. Tkach said staff stores the technical reports so they can access the information. Councilman Kuknyo noted that Council pledged $500,000.00 toward the purchase of Granite Dells in the last meeting and he was not willing to delay street improvements in the City of Prescott for a year. Councilman Lazzell asked about the traffic calming. Craig McConnell, City Manager, said staff would bring that item to Council, for discussion purposes, prior to going to bid. Councilman Arnold said that this item has been budgeted for and there have been hundreds of man hours put into the project. He was thankful that Plateau Engineering was using a local firm for their soils testing. Mr. Tkach noted that 20 percent of the contract was going to local firms. MAYOR PRO TEM LAMERSON MOVED TO APPROVE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH PLATEAU ENGINEERING, INC., TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE ROSSER STREET RECONSTRUCTION PHASE IV PROJECT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $188,472.05 (CITY CONTRACT NO. 2014-168); SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN KUKNYO; PASSED 5-2, COUNCILMAN BLAIR AND COUNCILWOMAN WILCOX DISSENTING. I. Adoption of Resolution No. 4223-1432 approving an Intergovernmental Agreement with the State of Arizona, through its Department of Transportation, for design and construction of the SR 69 Widening Project between MP 293.64 and MP 294.70 (Prescott Lakes Parkway to the Yavapai- Prescott Indian Tribe Reservation boundary); and transfer of ownership jurisdiction and maintenance responsibility to the City upon project completion Scott Tkach, City Engineer, presented, saying approval of this item will authorize the completion of a six lane section from Gurley Street to Walker Road. The Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) describes the obligations of the parties pertaining to the improvement of the SR 69 segment. In summary, ADOT will: • Secure funding, design (Project Assessment, Design Concept Report and Engineering Design), and construct the improvements to SR 69 • Acquire rights-of-way for the SR 69 improvements and roundabout intersection