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Page 1 of 5 <br /> <br />PUBLIC HEARING – 7B <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> <br /> <br />DATE: January 12, 2015 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members <br /> Patrick Klaers, City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: John M. Anderson P.E., Assistant City Engineer <br /> <br />SUBJECT: 2015 Pavement Management Program – Public Hearing <br /> Venus / Crystal Neighborhood <br /> <br />Background <br />On December 8, 2014, the City Council received the feasibility report, for the 2015 PMP- <br />Venus Crystal Neighborhood Improvement Project, Attachment A and ordered the public <br />hearing for January 12, 2015. Prior to opening the hearing, City staff will present general <br />information regarding construction, standards, and assessments that apply for this project. <br />Following Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 429, notice of the public hearing must be posted <br />twice prior to the meeting; this was done in the Bulletin on December 31, 2014, and <br />January 7, 2015. A notice was also sent to each property proposed to be assessed as a part <br />of this project. <br />Once the hearing is closed, the next step in the process is for the City Council to order the <br />improvements and preparation of plans and specifications. <br /> <br />Discussion <br />The following is a brief summary of proposed improvements; for more detail, please <br />reference the feasibility report. <br /> <br />Street Improvements: <br />Two options for street improvements have been proposed in the feasibility study. The <br />first option, Reconstruction, involves fully rebuilding the road base and surface and is <br />the most intrusive option as well as the more costly option. The reconstruction option <br />also includes addition of concrete curb and gutter throughout the entire neighborhood to <br />tie in and continue the reconstruction completed along Fairview Avenue in 1998. The <br />second option, Reclamation, involves pulverizing the existing bituminous surface and <br />recycling that material to be used as an aggregate base. This option is less expensive and <br />has less impact to the surroundings. The existing street has bituminous curb in some <br />locations to direct drainage or support steep boulevard grades. Bituminous curb would <br />not be possible to replace in the reclamation option due to the grades and the need to <br />build the road surface up.