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. . . Minutes of the Arden Hills Special Council Meeting, 6/3/91 Page 6 HRING (Cont'd) Engineer Maurer explained the city =nducted a Pavement Management study in 1988, to detennine the status of all roadways in Arden Hills. He advised at that time North Snelling was not designated as a roadway eligible for MSA funjing, however, the inspection of the road indicated a rating f= reconstruction; advised there are four categories identified in the study: 1. No repair required; 2. Normal maintenance required: cracksealing/sealcoating; 3. OVerlay required; and 4. street reconstruction. He reIXJrted the rating was not based on the cost feasibility, only the rating in the Pavement study. Maurer reported there is no basic structural integrity to the roadway surface and, if a bituminous overlay is placed on the street, within two years the road would be back to its current =ndition with two inches of additional blacktop. CouncilInember Hansen reported the road was apparently =nstructed as an egress from the Arsenal property. John McClung, 4326 North Snelling, discussed the previous =ndition of the road, when drainage was properly addressed. He reported that City sewer and water improvements filled the drainage ditches and created standing water ponds. McClung thanked Councilmembers for the time spent with residents to answer questions and relieve same =ncerns related to the irrprovement. McClung discussed drainage problems in the area and expressed =ncern that if the excavation of same prcperties is not aClCOllplished during the road irrprovement prcx::ess, the drainage problems would not be eliminated. He expressed =ncern that he would again be assessed for future irrprovement. McClung questioned the utilization of MSA funds in =njunction with this ~vement, the amount to be funded, and discussed deferring funds for a number of years to pay the full amount of the project. Engineer Maurer advised the amount to be funded by MSA funds is $150,000.00; the City has the ability to encumber future years funding. eouncilInember Malone explained the time period for drawing funds f= a project and the advance encumbrance process. He indicated there are other projects which may qualify for MSA m:mies, such as signalization. Maurer advised this method of utilizing MSA funds is not a change in the City policy; the city has historically internally funded irrprovement projects and applied for reilllbursement of the funds. He briefly reviewed. the Hamline Avenue project. John McClung admitted the roads in Arden Hills are in poor condition. He thanked Council for the explanation of MSA funds and how the funds are utilized. John Buhajenko, representing the Ukranian Church, stated he is not cpposed to the i.JTprovement. He expressed concerns relative to the drainage problems on the Church property. eouncilInember Malone suggested the Engineer review the drainage =ncerns at this site.