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. . e Arden Hills Council Ap d 1 12, 1 993 7 Councilmember Malone commented that the City makes every attempt to use funds as wisely as possible to get the most of very limited funds, by using good judgment in the best interest of the City. He added that the commitment to overlaying and seal coating is a cost effective measure because those processes extend the life of streets significantly reducing the need to reconstruct streets, He advised the public that typically a residential property would be assessed about $3/front foot for an overlay project compared to $12/front foot for a cold-in-place recycling project or $30/front foot for a reconstruction project. He stated that typically better bids are received when streets are "clustered" together, He reminded the public that even though a street such as Wynridge is currently rated better than other streets in the City, typically those ratings drop very quickly after a certain point, With regard to stresses on streets, Malone commented that the City tries to address drainage problems because poor drainage destroys streets very quickly, He added that a lot of thought has been given over the past years with regard to the possibility of regulating garbage trucks, but evidence to prove their negative affect on streets is conflicting, therefore, their contribution to destruction of roads has been hard to prove. A question arose from the audience as to how the Council can consider a new City Hall when there is so little money in the City's budget. Councilmember Malone invited the public to visit the City Hall to examine the facility and witness the condition under which City employees must work before taking a position as to the need for a new City Hall. A question arose from the audience as to whether the streets to be overlayed would be overlayed one side at a time, Graham stated that customarily a street is overlayed one side at a time to minimize the time that residents are inconvenienced by the project. MOTION: Hicks moved, seconded by Aplikowski, to adopt Resolution 93-24 Ordering The Improvement In The Matter of The 1993 Pavement Maintenance Improvement, Motion carried unanimously (5-0). MOTION: Hicks moved, seconded by Aplikowski, to adopt Resolution 93-25 Determining Assessed Cost of Improvement, Ordering Preparation Of Proposed Assessment Roll And Setting The Assessment Hearing Date In The Matter of The 1993 Pavement Maintenance Improvement, Motion carried unanimously (5-0),