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l~oseville Public Works, »~nvironment and Transportation Commission Agenda Item Date:- August 26, 2008 Item No: $ Item Description: Public Process for Construction Projects In light of the public comments received at the July meeting PWETC meeting, staff wanted to provide the commission with a summary of the City's current public process practices for construction projects. Attached is a summary of the processes used for the City's Pavement Management Program. projects. There are two types of PMP projects areas, Reconstruction projects and Mill and Overlay projects. The reconstruction project process is more involved because there are more impacts to property owners when we completely reconstruct the road. Also, since these projects are assessed, there are state statute requirements. Mill and Overlay projects are less intense and we have found that property owners do not have as many concerns about these maintenance projects and a public information meeting is only attended by one or two property owners.. We have also included. a summary of the public process for a pathway construction project.. Individual projects will have their processes tailored to meet the expectations of the neighborhood and the unique needs of the project. Keeping our customer's informed is very important to city staff as demonstrated by our internal public processes, However, when the City is not managing a project, we have little control over the information that is shared with property owners: Early on in the plan development process we explain our expectations for public notice to the roadway jurisdiction in charge of the project. The County has been very responsive to city staff requests to keep property owners informed. As exhibited by the County Road B-2 mill and overlay and the Harnline mill and overlay. However, we have had many stumbling blocks with state maintenance projects. In the past, we have sent out notices on behalf of the state, but have had limited success because city staff does not have the detailed information that many of the property owners are looking for and also does not have the ability or jurisdiction to address their concerns. Recommended Action: Discuss Public Process and provide feedback to City Staff.