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. ARDEN HILLS CITY CQUNCIL PMP DISCUSSION - SEPTEMBER 12, 2001 3 constructed to a 9 ton standard. The construction cost differential between a 7 ton and 9 ton is minimal. Council talked about striping streets and consensus was reached that there would be no striping except on community collector streets. Council member Grant left at 8:16 p.m. . Council next discussed how to proceed with determination of selection ofprojccts or areas to either construct, mill and overlay, or recycle. Council talked about issues to look at which include infrastructure repairs and replacement, storm drainage installation or repair, length of the road, curb and gutter, whether or not the road contained existing concrete curb and gutter, water quality improvements that might be obtained. They also agreed that the following six items should be considered in determining what projects the City will do in what areas with the pavement condition index bcing the baseline or first order of evalnation. The six items are: I. Pavement condition index (PCI) 2. Curb and gutter (existing or new) 3. Storm drainage 4. Water quality improvements 5. Infrastructure repairs or installation (sewer and water) 6. Other factors would include special needs, opportunities to do cooperative projects with the County, petition for street improvements, emergency situations, funding availability. The Council then discussed the process, everything from identification of specific areas, lowest rated streets to attempting to do streets on an area basis for economies of scale. Council discussed several different areas in the City that contain the lowest rated streets as well as gcographic areas that represented some ofthe lowest rated streets, presented other special situations for access and the possibility of work that had been previollsly done. Council member Grant returned at 8:55 p.m. . Council then talked about the communication process and identification of areas for improvemcnt. The Council wanted to concentrate on all forms of communication to the residents and the City at large once a project was identified. The staff and Council should mect with the neighborhood as soon as possible and present the concept of either reconstruction or mill and overlay of the streets and ask the residents to identify other associated problems or specific concerns that they would like to see addressed in the project. Ideally Council would like this to occur at least one year in advance of a project. Council indicated that they would like to consider mill and overlay project for the year 2002 and a reconstruction project for the year 2003. Council directed that the Assessment Manual be copied and presented with the Council packet for the September 24,2001,