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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL – JANUARY 12, 2015 4 B. Public Hearing – 2015 Pavement Management Program – Venus/Crystal Neighborhood Assistant City Engineer Anderson stated that on December 8, 2014, the City Council received a feasibility report for the 2015 Pavement Management Plan for the Venus/Crystal Neighborhood Improvement Project and ordered a public hearing for January 12, 2015. He presented the Council with information regarding construction standards and utility improvements planned for the Venus/Crystal street improvement project. He discussed a community survey that was taken regarding the project and noted that 54% (34) of the residents were in favor of street reconstruction while 41% (26) supported a reclamation project. Assistant City Engineer Anderson reviewed the project costs for both a reconstruction project and a reclamation project. He provided further comment on the City’s assessment policy noting that assessments were done on a per unit basis. He explained that corner lots would be assessed as a single unit. He reported that the reconstruction option would have an assessment rate of $11,450 per unit and the reclamation option would have an assessment rate of $7,850 per unit. He noted that four properties that are proposed to be assessed for this improvement project were also assessed for the 1998 Fairview improvement project. Assistant City Engineer Anderson explained that following Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 429, notice of the public hearing must be posted twice prior to the meeting; this was done in the Bulletin on December 31, 2014, and January 7, 2015. A notice was also sent to each property proposed to be assessed as a part of this project. Staff reviewed the project timeline and explained that once the public hearing is closed, the next step in the process is for the City Council to decide on a reconstruction/reclamation project and then order the improvements and preparation of plans and specifications. Mayor Grant thanked Mr. Anderson for his presentation and asked if the Council had any questions. Councilmember Holden asked if the reclamation process would allow for the removal of the clay soils under the street. Assistant City Engineer Anderson explained that this process would not allow for the proper removal of the poor soils and noted that the new road could heave due to the clay-type soils under the roadway. Councilmember Woodburn questioned if the City had a sealcoating policy. He believed that a proper sealcoating schedule would assist the City in maintaining its roadways in the future. Assistant City Engineer Anderson commented that the City has increased the frequency with which roadways are sealcoated in recent years. Mayor Grant requested that staff provide Councilmember Woodburn with information on the sealcoating schedule for the past several years. Councilmember Woodburn was in favor of a reclamation project noting that the current road survived 40+ years with the current soil conditions.