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. DRAFT ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION - APRIL 19. 1999 2 , e staff's role was a vital link to each committee's work, but it depended on the topic being considered as to the involvement of staff with reporting and research. The City Council reviewed and fInalized revisions to the overall plan and draft resolution, and directed staff to proceed with preparation of a formal resolution addressing the 1999 committee structure for action at the April 26, 1999 City Council meeting. Staff was also directed to include the AprillSdt memorandum as background information with the notification of a meeting to be scheduled with current and prospective committee members on May 17, 1999, in order to provide an overview of the Council's decision and restructure of committees. A future meeting will be held to specifIcally charge each committee with their mission. Staff and Council Liaisons will provide the City Administrator with any outstanding issues from those current committees, to be incorporated into the new structure. Mayor Probst stated he would be personally contacting each current committee chair to advise them of the Council's decision. b. Road Re-ratinl! Prol!ram The City's consulting engineer, Greg Brown, reviewed additional information related to changes in the City's street rating system. This information will be used in preparation of the 2000 e Budget and related street improvements. Mr. Brown explained that the philosophy ofBRW, and the City of Arden Hills, provided a consensus for a "neighborhood approach" to street improvements, as well as looking at a needs basis for reconstruction. Items presented by Mr. Brown for Council consideration in the street maintenance program included the scope of fIeld reviews; office reviews; weighting/analysis of data; and preparation of a final report for Council review. This report was proposed to include a summary of review area and items considered in review; sununary of PCI ratings for each street; summary of composite ratings for each street; review of composite ratings of neighborhoods; review of Water Quality Task Force status and its relationship to street program; recommended maintenance/reconstruction program and budget; recommended standard roadway designs/typical sections; and outline of typical project schedules. Mr. Fritsinger stated that the Council may wish to consider how often if plarmed major street projects, and whether planning major reconstruction projects on a cycle every other year, from a budget and staff-time perspective, was preferred. Mr. Brown was directed to proceed with preparation of the Street Maintenance Program Rerating, as revised at the meeting. Those revisions included, a windshield verification of all ... City streets, as well as the "paper" rating; making the report more understandable for the average ., City resident by incorporating a brief description of why each component of an improvement is