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<br /> <br />~ <br />EN HILLS <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />May II, 2006 <br /> <br />AGENDA lTEM 2.C <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Kristine Giga, Civil Engineer <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />CIP Discussion <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />Over the past several months, staff has provided Council with an overview of the ClP. Staffhas <br />continued to work on the various aspects of the CIP and is sharing the next pieces of information. <br />GoodPointeTechnology has computed and provided the City with several pavement <br />management budget scenarios. The following infonnation is attached for your review: <br /> <br />. Executive summary of GoodPointe report <br />. Figures from GoodPointe report <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />Street Maintenance Practices and Procedures <br />The following are brief descriptions of various types of street maintenance procedures. <br />Seal Coat <br /> <br />A seal coat is one of many types of surface treatments used in street maintenance. A seal coat is <br />an application of asphalt emulsion followed immediately with an aggregate cover. Seal coats can <br />waterproof the surface, provide low-severity crack sealing, and restore surface friction. Seal <br />coating can be performed at any time in the life of a pavement and lasts an average of three to six <br />years. <br /> <br />The primary purpose of seal coating a street is to protect the street from deterioration caused by <br />sun and water. A seal coat provides a waterproof membrane that keeps the pavement from <br /> <br />\\Metro-ineLus\ardenhills'.PR&PW\Engineering1006',Work Sessions,j-15-06 C1P-Goodpointe.doc <br />