Minutes - Public Works Committee - 06/15/2010

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Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Elvig and Councilmembers Dehen. Voting No: Councilmember McGlone. City Engineer Himmer stated he would put this on the agenda for Council discussion at the first meeting in July. Case #2: Consider Request to add Municipal Sewer and Water to a portion of IP 08- 34 City Engineer Himmer reviewed the staff report. He noted this case was for informational purposes. Chairperson Elvig stated he was nervous about looking at this without a petition with 2/3 signatures. This similar situation that this neighborhood maneuver itself into a few years back because of rumors and pure factures the neighborhood ended up counter petitioning the roadway improvements in its own initial petition. Case #3: Consider Driveway Aprons Paving Policy City Engineer Himmer reviewed the staff report. Councilmember Dehen stated he did not see the purpose of an apron on a gravel driveway, unless it was to keep the gravel in the driveway. He expressed concern with having the apron being ten feet also. Councilmember McGlone stated he agreed assessing the properties and paving the entire setback of fifteen feet. Motion by Councilmember Elvig to recommend to the City Council that project costs would be a maximum of 200 feet in kind, not to exceed the right-of--way as part of the project cost. Motion failed for lack of a second. Motion by Councilmember McGlone, seconded by Chairperson Elvig, to recommend to the City Council that project costs would be asphalt in kind to the edge of the City's right-of--way for part of the project costs to be spread out. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Elvig and Councilmember McGlone. Voting No: Councilmember Dehen. Case #4: Review Feasibility Study for IP 10-25 the Bituminous Paving of Chameleon Street City Engineer Himmer reviewed the staff report. Public Works Committee./ June 15, 2010 Page 3 of 4