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lt EN HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: July 9,2012 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers Patrick Klaers, City Administrator FROM: Terry Maurer, Public Works Director 4�1 SUBJECT: PMP Items Background Staff is preparing to bring an item to an upcoming regular Council meeting requesting authorization to prepare the Feasibility Study for the 2013 PMP. The area under consideration for the 2013 PMP is the neighborhood south of Lake Johanna and west of TH 51 comprised of the streets of Edgewater Avenue, Glenhill Road, Ridgewood Road and Asbury Avenue. However,prior to asking Council to authorize the preparation of the Feasibility Study, staff wants to pose a few questions to the Council that have been discussed very briefly in the last few months. These are as follows: 1. Should reconstructed neighborhood streets always include concrete curb and gutter when none is currently there or is a reconstruction of the existing bituminous street surface acceptable? Note: A reconstruction project without adding concrete curb and gutter will generally be much less costly due to the depth of excavation (14 inches) needed and the cost of the curb and gutter. 2. If reconstruction projects may proceed without adding concrete curb and gutter should it be up to the property owners to voice an opinion whether or not their neighborhood streets are reconstructed with or without concrete curb and gutter? 3. The City's current assessment policy will likely result in reasonable assessment rates if concrete curb and gutter is not added to reconstruction projects, but may result in unsustainable rates for projects where curb and gutter are added. Does the Council feel that the assessment policy should be reviewed given the size of the assessment rates on the last full reconstruction project in 2010? City Council Meeting P:\Admin\Council\Agendas&Packet Information\2012\07-09-12 Reg Mtg\Packet\7-9-12PMPWorkSession.doc Page 1 of 2