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i 1999 ANNUAL STREET MAINTENANCE PROGRAM By: Steven J. Jankowski, City Engineer Background: I At tonight s meeting, public hearings will be held on Improvement Projects #99-01 through 99- 08, which will comprise the 1999 Annual Street Maintenance Program. A copy of the feasibility I study was originally presented at the February 9, 1999 Council meeting. The City performed its first sealcoating work in 1981, and has had an annual program for addressing the preventative maintenance needs of its bituminous streets since that time. A copy of the City's pavement history and street maintenance program is illustrated in the attached table. Through the 1990 program, it was the City's policy to assess the total cost of this program. Beginning in 1991, the City changed policy, and now assesses 50 percent of the total project cost. The City has a considerable investment in the 133 miles of paved roadway for which it is responsible. It is estimated that the replacement costs of the bituminous and road base approaches $10 million. In order to preserve the investment in its bituminous pavements, the City has a maintenance goal of applying a sealcoat to new pavements, including overlays after a five-year period and to reseal and overlay as needed at seven-year succeeding intervals. This year's program consists of eight individual projects, covering 13.1 miles. Three Projects covering 6.77 miles consist of crackfilling followed by a sealcoat application. Two of these projects involve the first sealcoating of the pavement since its initial construction. These two projects have markedly reduced assessments because escrows deposited by the subdivision developer have defrayed the majority of the project costs. The additional five projects covering 6.33 miles involve 1-1/2 inch bituminous overlay. Projects have been aggregated by properties having similar lot sizes and pavement conditions, usually by subdivision. Total project costs are then calculated for each project and divided equally among the number of benefited properties. In summary, the 1999 program to sealcoat and overlay 13.1 miles of City streets has a total project cost of $400,216. Financing of the program is anticipated as following: City Fund $175,436 Developer Escrow 49,340 Assessments . 175.440 Total $400,216 Council Action: Following the public hearing, the Council should direct any revisions to the feasibility study it deems necessary as a result of the comments made at the public hearing, as the feasibility study will serve as the basis for determining the work to be performed and the method in which costs will be financed. Assuming no petitions are received from a majority of the benefited properties opposing the improvement, the Council will be asked to order the projects at the May 12, 1998 meeting. It is anticipated that contracts will be awarded at the June 8, 1999 Council meeting and work will be performed during June and July. Final costs will be presented at the assessment hearing on September 28, 1999. Reviewed by: City Administrator City Engineer Finance Officer CC:03/09/99