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353 354 At the request of Chair Stenlund, Mr. Brokke estimated the life cycle for pathway 355 machines was ten years, with one currently due for replacement and intended to 356 be retained as a back-up since it had little if any trade-in value due to its age and 357 the considerable beating the machines took during their life cycle. 358 359 At the request of Chair Stenlund, Mr. Brokke reviewed efforts of the departments 360 in addressing pathway pavement irregularities (e.g. frost heaves, tree roots, 361 handicapped accessibility issues); and continual and/or periodic inspections of the 362 entire system for repairs before the winter season. 363 364 Mr. Schwartz noted that the entire trail and path ay network was included in the 365 PMP so they were rated every 4-5 years and built into the Capital Improvement 366 Program (CIP) based on their condition index. 367 368 Discussion ensued regarding types or configurations of roads and plowing 369 concerns (e.g. roundabouts, cul-de-sacs, turn lanes at intersections); and 370 prioritization for plowing City streets and/or pathIs s as applicable with schools, 371 residential areas, and ma' thoroughfares to bus receiving some of the 372 higher priorities, some o which were noted on the plowing route maps provided, 373 with collector streets, obviously serving higher traffic volumes, among the first to 374 be plowed. 375 376 Member Gjerdingen noted his r request to staff to include the pathway and 377 street policies on the City's webs to for public information; and suggested an 378 additional comment be included on the website for the street policy, with his 379 comments, intended as a disclaimer or as a way to connect the pathway and street 380 plowing policies, provided as a bench handout, attached hereto and made apart 381 hereof. Member Gjerdingen commended staff for their response with snow 382 removal and the great job they did in accomplishing the task. However, part of 383 Member Gjerdingen's concerns, in Section 407.03 of City Code, were that 384 commercial property owners needed to be reminded that they needed to maintain 385 their areas. 386 in 387 Chair Stenlund noted the need to also consider MS4 issues to continually make 388 the public aware of why it was necessary to keep trails flush with and avoid new 389 vegetation growing higher than the pavement, affecting ice accumulation and 390 creating issues with materials not leaving debris for water or ice collection. Chair 391 Stenlund advised that this was his rationale in the "pick-up" versus "flicking" 392 systems of pathway maintenance; and asked that when staff considered new 393 equipment then look at grooming turf to continue drainage to the gutter line 394 versus creating an ice ridge where vegetation could grow over time (e.g. along 395 County Road Q. 396 397 At the request of Chair Stenlund, Mr. Brokke advised that those areas 398 inadvertently damaged during snow removal operations, were addressed by staff Page 9 of 14