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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—January 25, 2010 10 7.B. Clarification on the 2010 Pavement Management Program Action (continued) Civil Engineer Giga stated she did not believe this would change it significantly but Staff would need to look at what impacts there would be on the south side of the road. - Couneilmember Grant stated that based on the amount of money the City receives for MSA funds, a quarter of a mile of road over thirty five years will provide the City with about $250,000. He asked the Council to consider this when making their decision about making Valentine Avenue 24-foot wide. At this time the City does not have approval from Mn/DOT about reassigning another road to replace Valentine Avenue. He also asked the Council to consider the possibility that once developed TCAAP may not have the necessary amount of roadways eligible to designate as MSA and the City would have to look at other roads outside of TCAAP to meet this new requirement. Mayor Harpstead stated when the motion was made to have Valentine Avenue 24-foot wide it was understood that it would be removed from MSA. It was also understood that there would be alterative roads that the City could look at reassigning. If there is not an alternate road available then it would not be a wise move for the City to have Valentine Avenue 24-foot wide. The other primary reason in making this decision was the residents who had asked for this accommodation not only for the lower assessment but also for the impact a wider road would have on their neighborhood. Couneilmember Holmes asked if MSA funds expire and if these funds could be used for other projects within the City. Civil Engineer Giga stated that MSA funds do not expire and can be used for other projects in the City but in order to draw the full annual allotment of funds then the City needs to have 6.17 miles of MSA qualified streets designated. If Valentine Avenue is not reconstructed to the 26- foot width then it will no longer meet the requirements for State Aid and another road will need to be approved in order to make up the difference. Couneilmember Grant asked what the width of Oak Avenue is. Civil Engineer Giga stated City records indicate that it is 24-foot wide but this has not been verified in the field yet. Couneilmember Holden clarified that she would not support moving forward with design on both projects. It could be possible to move the road to the south a couple of feet in order to make the road 26-foot wide and still maintain the trees on the north side of the road. She stated that the Council should also discuss the addition of a stop sign along this road to help maintain a slower traffic speed. Mayor Harpstead asked if it was possible to have more than 6.17 miles assigned as MSA roadways or if the State required that a City have the exact amount of roadway designated as MSA in order to receive funding. Civil Engineer Giga stated she would need to research this and get back to the Council.