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I"~"~ l,l >---",' January 9,2007 ;2,(,qi ~, D1D(<"ilVvDD p" ~~/ _./ i v~' i\ ...H:::.... \ )..1....). Debra M. Bloom, P.E. City Engineer City of Roseville 2660 Civic Center Drive Roseville, MN 55113 Dear Debra: I was revisiting some thoughts from last night's meeting and since I will not be in town on the evening of the public hearing, January 29tl1, decided I would put my thoughts in writing. Please feel free to share them with whomever you think would be appropriate. First, I would like to offer some general comments. Instead of focusing on the amount of money we have spent to patch the roads in our area I would like to focus on what can be done to reduce the need for repairs in general. Having multiple garbage trucks and recycle trucks going through on different days of the same week and even trucks from the same company coming through more than once a week is unnecessary and dan1aging. It would seem that some major efficiencies could readily be implemented if Arden Hills and Roseville utilized cooperative strategies. The same thing applies to plows. Is it not possible for Arden Hills to do the plowing one year and Roseville the next without both towns sending heavy equipment into the area for the same storm? The roads would undoubtedly last longer if they were not subjected to repeated heavy equipment use. I am of the opinion that much of the money recently spent for patching could have been avoided if our roads had not received this big equipment abuse. Second, my preference is to have the "Arden Hills-Roseville triangle" which includes Roseville area 10 done in its entirety and at the same time. However, the location of this small parcel and the limited egress should not only allow us but also encourage us to find a way to reduce the inconvenience and detrimental aesthetic impact. Additionally since "bundling of road projects" seems to favor a reduction in cost per square foot I would like to encourage considering bundling together with neighboring cities. The most obvious for us at this point would be to consider bundling with Arden Hills. I think this should be considered for this project whether it be done in 2007 or later. I am concemed that if this project were delayed to 2008 that there would be no remaining Roseville areas with which to "bundle". Third, if doing the entire segment (both Arden Hills and Roseville) concurrently is not an option then I would encourage completing from Roseville to Glenhill Drive at one time. The egress pattems alone make this option especially enticing. And, if that is not an option then my next choice would be to take the borderline propeliies that are "split between municipalities" and, have them included at the time Arden Hills does the reconstmction of their segments. That way no individual property owner will be