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f~ .. I IM~ I e (O.\S[l mG EIGllEERS July 11, 1996 1326 Energy Park Drive File: 520-080-80 St. Paul, MN 55108 612~644'4389 Mr. Brian Fritsinger 1.800.888.2923 City of Arden Hills Fox: 612.644.9446 1450 West Highway 96 Arden Hills, Minnesota 55112 RE: 1996 STREET IMPROVEMENTS Dear Brian: This letter is presented to briefly summarize the results of the 1996 Pavement Management Program (PMP) and to address possible improvements that the City may wish to include in future projects of this nature. It appears that the City has realized a relatively successful eVIL E\'GINHRING project through its efforts to better communicate the proposed improvements and the :f\VIRO\jMEN'M. general process to the residents of affected streets. Based upon our conversations with ,vdJNICiPAL staff, it would be beneficial to use the results of the PMP analyses to project potential street :jJl\t\:~,iG improvements over a five-year period. This would allow the City to not only inform next e SC,,-Ti,^,'t,SE year's affected residents, but also begin to prepare those residents that will be directly STP.U(T~iRA,L impacted two to four years in the future. We believe that this will further improve the - SU~V:YING process by allowing residents to better prepare for potential assessments against their TRA.Ff:C property. '- TRANSPORTATION -- It also appears that the early Project Update newsletters and associated on-site, preliminary ElEC'~_;Ct,L/ t,',ECHA N;(AL design meetings conducted by the Engineer and Public Works Superintendents aided in - E,-;Gi'~E:J::'.jG ri\::,C developing a more comprehensive and "resident-friendly" project design. We would I PO\N:~ CISTRIBJTION recommend continuing this phase of the project in the future. As an additional note, we SCADA would attempt to bring design issues to better resolution between the public informational SYSTEM COWROLS meeting and the formal public hearing to avoid extending the preliminary design phase I longer than necessary. We had discussed holding a preliminary assessment hearing to introduce affected residents I to the assessment process prior to the formal hearing. This may be a potential addition.to next year's project in an effort to avoid extending assessments for residents with concerns - or extenuating circumstances, as we experienced with the 1996 project. With these few modifications and an earlier start date for the 1997 project, we anticipate ongoing improvements in the City of Arden Hills' Pavement Management Program, making the .- OFFICES IN: process more efficient and cost-effective for the City and, more importantly, more MINNEAPOLIS understandable for residents affected by the improvements and the associated assessments. PRIOR lAKE I S1. PAUL WASECA I An Equal Opportunity Employer ----