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ROAD AND BRIDGE COMMITTEE CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA The Road and Bridge Committee met on February 1, 1991 at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Boulevard N.W., Ramsey, Minnesota 55303. Members Present: Mayor James Gilbertson Councilmember Kenneth Peterson Members Absent: None Also Present: City Engineer Steve Jankowski Public Works Supervisor Merle Mevissen CALL TO ORDER Councilmember Peterson called the meeting of the Road and Bridge Committee to order at 3:00 p.m. COMMITTEE BUSINESS Case #1: Discussion of 1991 Street Program City Engineer Jankowski indicated that the 1991 Street Program would consist entirely of sealcoating streets. The 1991 program will consist of sealcoating approximately 10.7 miles. Mr. Jankowski noted there are three (3) major classifications of streets which will receive sealcoating. These include: MSA roads at a projected cost of $28,100; new subdivision roads at a projected cost of $22,600; and other City streets at a projected cost of $62,000. Theoretically, the City will receive monies fi'om the State for MSA road maintenance, there will be no net cost to the City from that element of the program. Likewise, new subdivision roads included in the program will be paid for by escrowed monies provided by the developers. The remaining City streets will be assessed 50% of the sealcoating costs as this has been the City's policy in the past. In summary, a $127,000 program will have a net cost to the City of $31,000. Mr. Jankowski did note, however, that there is no line item amount in the 1991 budget to cover this. Councilmember Peterson suggested that it was anticipated that the City's share of the 1991 budget would be financed from the Landfill Trust Fund and would be paid back from the levy in 1992. In this manner, the City Street Program would always be one year behind its levied financing. Mr. Jankowski presented an analysis which suggested the City would need to pursue a $60,000 annual line item for its sealcoating program. This analysis was based on the fact that 113 miles of City maintained roadway would be sealcoated at a seven-year interval using a unit price of $.50 per square yard. This would require an expenditure of approximately $142,400 per year and deducting fi'om that, $24,100 which would come from State aid funds leaving a balance of $118,300 which would be 50% assessable arriving at a $59,150 annual amount. Councilmember Peterson commented that in the past, Public Works Supervisor Mevissen and Pete Raatikka of Hakanson Anderson Associates, Inc. had urged a five-year sealcoating interval. Road & Bridge Committee/February 1, 1991 Page 1 of 3