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. . . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - JULY 26, 1999 11 the slurry seal coating and, if this cannot be done this year, he suggested the work be combined with a larger project next year, With regard to the seal coating project this year, Mayor Probst stated that it was frustrating having to deal with the marking situation on Lake Valentine Road, He recalled that the City learned of this situation when the road was reconstructed and the markings were already in place, Additionally, the engineering firm that specified the product is no longer contracting with the City, Given the ditliculty that the City goes through with the Pavement Management Program, and the notion that the City is trying to have these reconstruction projects last a minimum of20 years, the only way the City will accomplish this is by maintaining the seal coating program, Therefore, Mayor Probst advocated that the City proceed with the seal coating program and paint the street markings, He did not feel that the City should deal with trying to protect the striping, as this will most likely be more trouble than anticipated, Councilmember Malone stated that he was inclined to protect the striping because it would result in an almost break-even cost. He noted that the paint would wear off within one year, while the current striping, if protected, would last four years, Mayor Probst stated that there would be other issues if the striping were preserved. The stripes can peal off and this would result in the City painting the stripes anyway, Mr. Brown noted that the current stripes tend to bleed through the seal coating, He suggested that the current stripes could be pealed off prior to seal coating, Councilmember Malone asked if the current road markings are flush with the road surface. Mr. Brown stated that the stripes are basically flush, however, they do have a very slight protrusion, Councilmember Malone stated that he would prefer to save the current stripes, however, he agreed that there would be additional problems with this option, If the pavement markings were covered up, Councilmember Aplikowski asked if the residents along Lake Valentine Road would feel as though the City took away their walking path, Mr, Fritsinger stated that there should be additional review of the shoulder areas, He noted that there had been previous discussions regarding where the shoulders are striped and how wide the shoulders should be, Councilmember Aplikowski stated that she was not in favor of taping the pavement markings, She felt that there should be striping of the shoulder to allow for a walking path, Councilmember Rem stated that she lives near and uses Lake Valentine Road, She agreed that there are areas of the road that do need fixing, however, obliterating the shoulder stripes did not make sense, There are residents who feel they paid top dollar for the road and they will not be happy to see all the shoulder stripes blacked out.