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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION - MARCH 16, 2009 14 Another "trigger" for requiring the installation of the stoplight could be the level of combined traffic on County Road E. B. Pavement Management Program (PMP) Implementation Plan City Administrator Ron Moorse explained that next month the five year PMP plan will be brought to the Council. He thought it might be helpful to review the implementation plan; how they determine which roads need to be worked on. City Engineer Kristine Giga explained the purpose of this program is to provide and enable the planned repair and improvement of streets in a way that: . Maintains the condition of good quality streets for as long as possible, . Prevents streets from deteriorating from one level of necessary maintenance to another for as long as possible, particularly deteriorating to the point of needing full reconstruction, and . Schedules repair and improvement activities, particularly the reconstruction projects, in a way that matches, as well as possible, the City's funding capabilities. In determining the five year CIP, City Engineer Giga explained that staff drives the streets every year. Pavement conditions are evaluated and projects identified. Staff then reviews performance history of the utilities in each of the identified areas to help determine the type of maintenance applicable as well as project timing. As the streets are reviewed annually, projects are shifted as needed. Staff has not driven the roads yet this year because of the snow and ice so for this meeting they have submitted the five year plan from last year. Councilmember McClung commented that this is good information but he questioned "where do we go next?" He wondered what the Council's philosophy is on the issue ofPMP and how this Council, going forward, plans to deal with it. He believed that the Council needs to get into the financing and some of the "nitty- gritty" as to what level we want to have our streets maintained. Council commented that since the current standards for street design were originally adopted in 2002, they would like staff to revise and update those standards. Also, there should be a statement included indicating that Council is responsible for setting priorities (based on staffs recommendations) and that Council approval is required.