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'1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I CASE # ORDER STREET MAINTENANCE PROJECT #01-01 THROUGH #01-16, EXEMPTING IMPROVEMENT PROJECT #01-15 By: Steve Jankowski, City Engineer Background: The 2001 annual street maintenance program, as proposed, consists of sixteen individual projects. Eleven projects consist of seal coatings preceded by crack sealing. Five proposed projects consist of one-inch bituminous overlay. All of these projects, exempt project #01-01, will be financed through a partial (50%) assessment to the benefited property owners. Project #01-01 will be financed through developer escrows that were set aside for the first seal coating of the recently constructed pavement. On May 10, 2001 a petition which is attached to this case, was received opposing Improvement Project #01-15, an overlay project proposed in the Riverwood Hills subdivision. This petition was signed by 35 of the 45 benefited property owners. The City Charter specifies that an assessment project may not be undertaken if it is petitioned against by more than 50 percent of the benefited properties. As a result this project may not be undertaken as a part of the 2001 program, unless at least 12 petitioners withdraw their signatures prior to the petition being accepted by the City Council. Since there was no discussion regarding opposition to this 'project, the petitioners may not be aware of the City policy regarding rejected maintenance projects, which state that the City will not participate in 50% funding if a more expensive type of project is needed in the future. In this case, a street reconstruction may be required in place of an overlay depending on the severity of the pavement deterioration. 3 Recommendation: It is recommended that the Council accept plans and specifications and authorize solicitation of bids on the 2001 Street Maintenance Program (advertising Improvement Project #01-15 as an alternate bid); and Delay the acceptance of the attached petition opposing Improvement Project #01-15 until June 12, 2001 so that property owners within the project can be advised in writing of the City's policy toward rejected maintenance project; and . Direct staff to notify residents of the City policy on defeated maintenance project and advising them that the petition will not accepted by Council until June 12, 2001 and that they would have the opportunity to withdraw their petition signature up until that time. -119-