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members another chance to provide their input to the Commission. Chair <br /> DeBenedet advised that staff would be compiling information previously <br /> provided to the Commission over the last few years and now in one packet; <br /> allowing for future Commission review and discussion and for their final <br /> recommendation to the City Council. <br /> Road Impact Tool Demonstration <br /> Ms. Bloom provided background information on this software tool developed as <br /> part of a research project on which she serves as a technical liaison, with the <br /> research project funded by the local road research board; and entitled "Heavy <br /> Vehicle Impact Tools" to determine the impact of heavy traffic generators on <br /> streets, based on their designs, conditions, and usage; and basing that on industry <br /> standards, with the information then tailored to individual communities and <br /> linking the data to real information to determine ESAL lives of a street. <br /> Discussion among Commissioners included determining a baseline for traffic on <br /> all Roseville street segments, and then determining variables and incremental <br /> vehicle uses (e.g. empty, half-full and/or loaded trucks to determine actual wear); <br /> how to determine actual sample segments other than through staff observation; <br /> consulting with individual refuse haulers or other heavy vehicle owners to <br /> determine typical routes; and individual Commissioners providing information to <br /> staff for their specific neighborhoods to provide additional sample streets while <br /> ensuring accuracy of that information. <br /> Member Stenlund noted the need for the tool to analyze braking or high-speed <br /> turnarounds on cul-de-sacs creating tremendous sheers on those streets. <br /> Ms. Bloom noted that had been part of the discussion at the last technical <br /> meeting; with a lot of vehicles and/or equipment now being designed to have less <br /> pushing. Ms. Bloom clarified that this tool would be restricted to looking at <br /> pavement and life expectancy of that pavement, but that it could obviously not <br /> address human factors for various vehicles and their impacts. <br /> Public Comment <br /> Ann Berry, Representing the League of Women Voters (LWV) Position <br /> Ms. Berry advised that she had consulted one of the LWV original committee <br /> members and their previous, 1970's era discussion on garbage hauling, and their <br /> concerns with the number of garbage trucks on City streets every day or the week <br /> on every street. Ms. Berry advised that the LWV study occurred in the late <br /> 1970's and early 1980's, with an actual position statement completed in 1982. <br /> Ms. Berry advised that the statement supported individual composting and <br /> government support for community composting; with that study further refined in <br /> 1985 with more through study and individual LWV member assignments for <br /> review of Roseville citizens; and subsequent vote of LWV members at that time <br /> supporting organized refuse collection and curbside collection of recyclables. <br /> Page 7 of 12 <br />