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I' .ut::.....-U'4-1:::o'~o ..1.'4-::-.:::. r".U.J.. . ou""'~..~ , ......... I ~Vl'= IU. . , .., pagQ~. , Fro ONEJIOISE' I CO'M'::A interoffice Phone # \J\ ~-tt Fii!X# Fax. i' M E M 0 RAN 0 U M ~pf> to: Brain Fritsinger, Dwayne Stafford p) I from: Greg Stonehouse ~ subje<:t: 1997 Street Improvement Project (Informational Meeting) I date: December 4, 1996 This memorandum and the associated attachments are forwarded to your office to summarize I comments received at Tuesday's Public Informational Meeting. Present at that meeting were Dwayne Stafford of the City of Arden Hills, Terry Maurer and myselfofMSA Consulting Engineers, and Council members Beverly Apilkowski and Dale Hicks. In addition to the notes I from that meeting, we have attached the resident sign up sheets for your use. Mce~g: Summary I The meeting was opened at 7:05 p.m. by Mr. Stafford who briefly introduced the City's engineering representatives and the City's Pavement Management Program (pMP). Following I that introduction, Greg Stonehouse gave a 15 minute presentation outlining the PMP in detail, describing the proposed improvements for each respective street, presenting photographs of the .. existing street conditions, detailing proposed project costs and revenues available, and proposing an anticipated project schedule. Following that presentation, approximately 40 minutes of residents' questions and co=ents were entertained by the City's Public Works Superintendent I and the City Engineer. The following section will detail some the issues that the City Council can expect comments on at Monday's fOnIlal Public Hearing. Resident Concerns/Comments I . Various assessment questions were raised including a comparison of this year's rates to I those of 1996, who determines "benefit," what are the appeal rights and processes necessary on such a project, and what are assessment calculations for corner lots, etc. . How does the engineer/city determine the appropriate method of rehabilitation or I reconstruction? This was addressed by explaining visual inspection, PMP and Pavement Condition Indices, maintenance history, pavement core samples, and age of the street. . There were several questions related to curb replacement adjacent to individual driveways I in the reclamation/overlay areas. . There appears to be some level of interest in a turnaround at the north end of Ham1ine A venue. This will require right-of-way acquisition. Additional concerns of these . residents are the traffic safety issues at the intersection with Co. Rd.. E, and the sanitary sewer odor problem. Staffhas a meeting scheduled with a Bethel College representative on Tuesday, December 10 to address the odor problem/solutions. I . There appears to be some interest in deleting concrete curb from the Snelling Avenue it I