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�-AR�EN HILLS Approved: December 12, 2011 CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING OCTOBER 24,2011 IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING SPECIAL MEETING ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor David Grant called to order the City Council Work Session meeting at 5:40 p.m. Present: Mayor David Grant; Councilmembers Brenda Holden, Fran Holmes,Nick Tamble and Ed Werner. Absent: None Also present: City Administrator Patrick Klaers; Public Works Director Terry Maurer; Community Development Director Jill Hutmacher; Deputy Clerk Rebecca Brazys. 1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The Work Session agenda was approved as a part of the preceding Special Meeting agenda. 2. AGENDA ITEMS A. Street Infrastructure Discussion Public Works Director Terry Maurer stated the City uses ICON Pavement Management software and that every three years the City has the street's Pavement Condition Index (PCI) rerated and 2011 is one of these years. He presented a map that reflects the 2011 PCI's for the City's street infrastructure together with the street-by-street ratings. The vast majority of the City streets are rated Adequate (PCI 66-100). The total length of streets rated Adequate is 21.65 miles or 73.5%. The remaining street system is 5.76 miles or 19.5 % Marginal (PCI 31-65) and 2.03 miles or 7.0% Poor (PCI 0-30). Overall the street system is in very good condition and reflects the large investment the City has made over the past several years. Public Works Director Maurer explained that the PCI rating only reflects the appearance of the street surface and further investigation is always necessary to determine the correct course of action. As an example, Old Snelling Avenue between County Road E and TH 51 was rated 31 in 2008. Due to its poor condition, a large area was "skin patched" just to hold it together. The