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<br />Minutes of Special Council/Finance Committee Heeting, September 17
<br />Page 5
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<br />Streets (p. 32, 33)
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<br />Exp. -$8,850
<br />+ 60,000
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<br />$18,000 is budgeted in 1988 for code 224 (Sand, Salt, Road Mix). Committee
<br />questioned if this amount was necessary, since this much was purchased in 1987
<br />and very little used in that mild winter. Raddatz stated that this includes,
<br />as well as sand and salt mix, hot mix for patching and all other types of road
<br />mix. The City in the past has not patched cracks, but he is planning to do
<br />some of this. Some of the material will also be used in executing the plans of
<br />the Pavement Management Study. McNiesh asked if some dollars should not then
<br />be moved to this project; Raddatz agreed that $2,500 would probably be used in
<br />this way, and could be deleted from this code. Some of the materials was used
<br />in mudjacking of the curbs also, approximately $1,500 to $1,600.
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<br />Committee asked if the $40,000 budgeted in 1988 for sealcoating was part of the
<br />Pavement Management Plan and included in the $60,000 recommended for execution
<br />of this plan. Raddatz replied that the streets which would be sealcoated would
<br />be those recommended for sealcoating in the plan, but the cost is in addition
<br />to the $60,000. All of the $60,000 would be used for overlay. He would like
<br />to keep $40,000 in sealcoating this year. If it is decided not to budget for
<br />the Pavement Management Plan, he would then use $30,000 for sealcoating and
<br />$10,000 for raising curbs, fixing ditches, etc. on the streets which are
<br />sealcoated.
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<br />In discussion of the total cost of the Pavement Management Plan. McNiesh
<br />pointed out that much of the $1,600,000 will be assessable to property owners,
<br />to some extent, in cases where the streets are completely reconstructed
<br />($933,357). "Whether overlay can be assessed to any degree is not known; staff
<br />will research this (total cost of all overlay recommended in plan -
<br />$592,155.84. Total cost of sealcoating recommended is $131.651.75, now
<br />budgeted over a period of four years (assuming $40,000 per year). Committee
<br />asked if the amount budgeted for overlay this year would be "keeping up" with
<br />street deterioration...Raddatz stated that it would. It was recommended by the
<br />engineers that the plan be executed over a ten year period.
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<br />It was moved by Steele, seconded by McNiesh, that the Pavement Management Plan,
<br />$60,000 be included in the 1988 proposed budget. Motion carried, Kertensotto
<br />opposed. Discussion ensued as to methods of financing this study. McNiesh
<br />pointed out that reconstruction of streets could be delayed; since they have
<br />"already gone to pot". She added that interest earned by the PIR fund could
<br />well be spent for projects like this. $84,200 estimated interest will be
<br />earned by this fund in 1988, which would just about cover the $60,000 for this
<br />and $25,000 for the 509 Surface Water Management Plan. Menze asked if the
<br />$10,000 spent to develop the plan would be wasted if it was not begun this
<br />year; Raddatz stated probably not; the plan is that every two years, it will be
<br />updated by our employees walking each street of the city and updating the
<br />computer program. If the plan is adopted, a line item will be added in the
<br />Streets Budget.
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<br />$40,000 was budgeted for sealcoating in 1987. and in 1988; Raddatz stated that
<br />no sealcoating had been done, since he wanted to wait for results from the
<br />Pavement Management Study to utilize its recommendations, and it was not
<br />completed before sealcoating could be accomplished for this year. A portion of
<br />this was used to repair the Glenview Avenue storm sewer; $17,000 remains in
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