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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - SEPTEMBER 11,2000 26 Councilmember Rem noted that comments had been made that there were some streets from . which borings had not been taken. Mr. Brown stated that he was comfortable with his recommendation, Ms. Swanson noted that Mr. Brown had been tasked to create this project and she did not believe that the project must include the entire neighborhood, She felt that the City needed to address the life of the roads and their intended use, Councilmember Aplikowski asked if it would be possible to make different improvements to the same road. Mr. Brown responded affirmatively. Councilmember Larson stated that the City Council must place some confidence in the recommendations of the City Engineer and Staff who had reviewed the neighborhood and determined that the roads should be reconstructed. He stated that at this time the City Council can provide direction to the City Engineer, not decide whether or not Ingerson Road needs to be reconstructed down to the subbase, Councilmember Aplikowski stated that this was the reason she had asked if it was possible to do a mixed reconstruction project in this area, She stated that she did not support the neighborhood approach for street improvements because it will affect the entire neighborhood, as opposed to only the residents of one street being affected at a time, . Dave Holken, 1245 Ingerson Road, asked how many borings had been done on Ingerson Road, Mr. Brown stated that borings had been done every 500 feet Mr. Holken asked if the borings had been done in the middle of the street Mr. Brown stated that some of the borings had been done on the side of the street and some in the middle of the street Mr. Holken pointed out that, although the City Engineer's opinion may not be biased, his firm receives a percentage from this type of project. He stated that if the City Engineer would not gain from the project he may be less willing to support it Councilmember Grant noted that the middle section of Ingerson Road drains to the east rather than to the west and asked how this could be solved, Mr. Brown stated that storm sewers or rain gardens could be installed, Councilmember Grant asked if it would be possible to perform a cold in-place recycle of the roadway and install new storm sewers. Mr. Brown responded affirmatively, . Mayor Probst noted that the City recently performed a televising ofthe City sewer system. He requested confirmation that some sanitary sewer problems had been found in this neighborhood. Mr. Brown stated that this was correct He stated that it has not been determined whether the relining of the pipes without digging up the street can repair these problems,