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CITY OF CENTERVILLE - 2013 STREET AND UTILITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Introduction The City of Centerville has chosen to investigate the feasibility of performing some of the remaining improvements to rehabilitate existing streets and to install new water mains as suggested in the 2003 Pavement Management Study. The study, which evaluated the condition of all streets in town, set a recommended schedule of improvements including, seal coats, overlays, and reconstructions. Also considered in the study, were streets which were not yet serviced with City water main. Street improvement projects were proposed to coincide with those utility installations. The study proposed two seal coat projects, one in 2004 and the other scheduled for 2006. In 2004, the city seal coated most of the streets recommended for said improvements in that year. Remaining streets were seal coated in 2008. The study also laid out two street and water main improvement projects, one scheduled for 2004, and the other for 2009. In 2004 and 2009 the city completed street and utility improvement projects covering some of the streets designated for improvement by the study. However, due to budget constraints, the condition of some of the streets and other factors, several areas remain unimproved. For the most part the two projects have been administered in similar fashion. The costs of the street work has been assessed at a rate of around 25 to 30% of the actual costs with the exception of new amenities like curb and gutter, which were assessed at higher rates. In some areas, water main improvements were assessed at 100% of the costs. Where they were not, a connection charge equivalent to the assessment amount was established in order to recoup the costs of the installation. In the 2009 project, residents were offered the additional option of having the service line installed directly into their homes. Throughout this process, the City Council has maintained some form of ordinance requiring the hook -up to city water once it was placed in front of a home. However the deadline for connection has been extended on occasion. Streets not identified for improvements by the 2003 study, including those constructed since then are not evaluated in this report. They will be entered into the City's new "Thin Overlay Program" as outlined in the City's Pavement Management Plan Supplement, prepared by City Staff and dated February 8, 2011. City of Centerville Project No: 193801520 2013 Street and Utility Improvement Project J Stantec Page e 3