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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—January 25, 2010 13 7.B. Clarification on the 2010 Pavement Management Program Action (continued) Civil Engineer Giga clarified that Staff is also seeking direction from Council on moving forward. If Council chooses to stay with the 24-foot width for Valentine Avenue then Staff will - continue to look into the State Aid system to determine a replacement road. If Council chooses to move ahead with the 26-foot design, Staff would need to know if this is in addition to the 24-foot design or in place of it. Mayor Harpstead asked if the approval cycle of the project would be altered if Council approved the 26-foot width in place of the 24-foot width for Valentine Avenue. Civil Engineer Giga stated according to the City Attorney, the City would not have to reopen the public hearing if the road width were changed to 26-feet. In the interest of keeping the residents informed, Staff would recommend an update be sent to them. The schedule that was presented does allow four weeks for State Aid to review the plans and this would be required if the roadway were approved at a width of 26-feet. If Council decided to stay with the approved 24-foot width for Valentine Avenue then there would be no review process and it may be possible to get bids out in early March. Councilmember Holden asked if Staff was confident that the City had other roads that would qualify for MSA. Civil Engineer Giga stated Staff was confident that the City had alternatives to replacing Valentine Avenue in the MSA system. Mayor Harpstead stated Staff had already received action and direction from Council but if Council chose to change this, now would be the time to make that change. Councilmember McClung stated Staff should start the process of identifying City streets that may qualify for MSA so that this is available to the Council in the future. Councilmember Grant stated he believed the Council would be making a mistake by keeping Valentine Avenue at a width of 24-feet and removing it from the MSA system. Councilmember Holmes asked if Councilmember Grant was concerned about the possible loss of MSA funds or if he thought Valentine Avenue should be 26-feet wide. Councilmember Grant stated he was concerned about both things. The width of the road is not going to have as much of a traffic calming effect as the residents are expecting and the City does not have a lot of roads that would be eligible for MSA and removing one of these could hurt the City in the long term. Councilmember Holmes stated this road is only lightly travelled on outside of school hours and she is not concerned about the 24-foot width.