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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION September 20, 2004 6 . Council Member Grant noted that the City has nineteen miles of roads that need to be reconstructed. In essence a 20-year plan correlates to one mile per year. In the past, the City would complete reconstruction projects on even years and mill-overlay projects on odd years. He questioned if the City should be this aggressive with the Pavement Management Program (PMP). Operations and Maintenance Director Tom Moore mentioned that the current CIP includes costs associated with water, sewer, and storm water improvements. The proposed CIP is not just the cost for bituminous materials. The 20 year plan only included bituminous costs. Council Member Grant noted that much of the Red Fox-Grey Fox project will be milled and over-layed. It would be half the cost of completing a road reconstruction project. Council Member Larson raised concerns about having the proposed Floral and Glenhill neighborhood reconstruction projects in the same year. He would like to see the Floral project pushed back one year. Council Member Rem noted that the reason why the City adopted an every-other-year philosophy pertaining to road reconstruction proj ects was to allow the funding sources to grow and the City would have money on hand for these types of projects. City Engineer Greg Brown mentioned that repairs to the water tower, sewer mains, water mains, . and lift stations are draining down the enterprise funds. All storm sewer repairs are being included in Pavement Management Program (PMP) projects. Mayor Applikowski raised the concern that an aggressive PMP program may make the City more financially susceptible to problems down the road and that we may not have enough money on hand in case of an emergency. City Administrator Wolfe noted that some CIP projects were funded through non-revenue generating fund sources. A second concern is whether or not the City can take a year off and still reach our financial and maintenance goals and objectives. At the present time funding reserves are not used for PMP proj ects. The only new funding mechanism is the proposed utility rate increase. The City currently has a state aid balance of $300,000. Council Member Grant was wondering why staff is planning to reconstruct three lift stations next year. Mr. Moore noted that the lift stations that are scheduled for reconstruction were built in the 1950s. Lift stations typically have a life span of 30 years. At this time, these lift stations are becoming very expensive to maintain and it is becoming very difficult to locate replacement parts. .