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j."~:''.:-" ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - SEPTEMBER 11,2000 12 Mr. Brown presented the street structure considerations as being the quality of pavement and length of service life. Options included complete reconstruction, mill and overlay, cold in-place a recycling, seal coating, or to do nothing. Staff feels it is best to remove the entire roadway and - reconstruct in streets that need it. Streets such as F ernwood Court, with 1999 PCI of 86, should have the minimal amount of work done on them. The Task Force somewhat agrees with the Staff's recommendation. They agree that each street should be given necessary treatments. Mr. Brown stated that the Task Force had discussed the notion that some streets are better than others. He stated that City Staff felt that it would be wise to at least install new drainage systems on all the streets. Linda Swanson disagreed with the summation of the Task Force's recommendation on this issue. She stated that it had been the consensus of the Task Force that the City should not make the automatic decision to completely reconstruct every street. She stated that each street needed to be looked at in terms of usage, current conditions and the estimated life times. Mr. Brown concurred. Mr. Brown presented the concrete curb and gutter considerations as being service life and maintenance. Options included a flat face concrete curb and gutter (which is the most efficient for storm drainage), surmountable style curb and gutter, bituminous curb and gutter, concrete edge strip, no curb and gutter, or driveway entrance. Staff recommends the flat face concrete curb and gutter six-inches high. It was noted that in rain garden or rural sections, a concrete edge strip should be used. The Task Force differs greatly on this issue. The recommendation was for no curb. If curb is used at all, use surmountable style curb and gutter (four inches or five inches high) or concrete edge strip. e Mr. Brown presented the street width considerations as being City standard of 32 feet (current), different widths for different streets based on function, vehicle speed, on-street parking, pedestrian/bicycle safety, or to leave the widths the same as currently exists. Staff recommends the following: Hamline and Ingerson: 30 feet face to face. Carlton, Cannon, and Fernwood: 28 feet face to face. Ingerson Court and Femwood Court: 24 feet face to face. Use either aprons or concrete valley gutters to delineate the two minor cul-de-sac's from Ingerson Road, Staff also recommends the Council consider striping a five-foot shoulder on Ingerson and Hamline to provide for bicycles and pedestrians. Although, this was not the look that the residents want for their neighborhood. In addition, staff recommends consideration of a stop sign at Femwood and Ingerson for speed controls, a stop sign at Dunlap and Ingerson for speed controls. The Task Force recommends no widening of streets, maintain existing street widths, It was noted that Ingerson Road is a State Aid street and the question was raised of what significance this has in determining street wi dths. Mr. Brown stated that in order to reconstruct a street to State Aid standards, the minimum width would be 28 feet face to face. Mayor Probst noted that the importance of using MSA funding was that it lets the City buy down a the cost of the project. _