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. . , . . , . . the action the council might want to consider tonight is to approve the project 44 foot roadway narrowing to 36 as it approaches the turn of existing Harriet, leaving the exact point (inaudible). That's one possible way the Council may approach this. As a non engineer, I need to ask the engineer the relative merits of aggregate base versus bituminous base. MR. CHRIS'l'OFFERSEN: In some cases the aggregate base - this particular case I would prefer utilizing the bituminous base because it's an industrial street. You can drive on it (inaudible) while they're paving and also during (inaudible) the weather conditions. A bituminous surfacing is more driveable than an aggregate surfacing. Contractors have problems with this at times, particularly when you have , potential traffic coming through, and in this case it would be construction traffic and it tends to contaminate the base and foul up the sub base materials. so the bituminous base is a better base to use on this road. COUNCILMAN CRICHTON: What did we use on county Road F? MR. CHRISTOFFERSEN: We used some aggregate and some bituminous because we had a final wear course, but the final wear course was installed this year. The rest was installed last year and I think this brings a better product in the end. It allows some time for settlement to occur, if there is any, and in Arden Hills you can always expect some. Councilman Crichton then introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: Resolution No. 77-51 RESOLUTION ORDERING THE CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENT NO. P-77-4 UNDER AND PURSUANT TO MINNESOTA S'rATUTES, CHAPTER 429 B;E IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Arden Hills, Minnesota, that in accordance with the provisions of Minnesota Statutes 1961, Chapter 429, as amended, the COuncil held a