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• Topsoil requirements - no more salvage of on site material; all topsoil will be imported and meet MnDOT topsoil borrow requirements. • If the area of restoration is within a rural ditch section reserved for stormwater management, salvaged topsoil can be used to promote infiltration. • 4" uniform depth of installation. • Turf requirements - sod will be used exclusively • Do we want to consider seeding in ditch and/or ponding easement areas, to include low maintenance native seed conducive for sandy soils? • Require the contractor to water for 30 days and establish root growth, at which point it becomes the obligation of the property owner. Resident notification letters to be delivered as the project is nearing completion to remind them of their responsibility for long term maintenance. Motion to recommend that the City Council adopt a Turf Establishment Policy, as presented, requiring the import of 4 inches of premium top soil, sod, and 3 0-days of watering. Public Works Committee consensus was reached to schedule discussion of the depth of top soil requirement for a future Public Works Committee meeting. Case 5.4: Discuss Turf Restoration Concerns on City Improvement Project #08-34; the Bituminous Paving of 151 st & 152nd Avenues, and Fluorine Street Staff reviewed the report and noted this project involved resident complaints about the amount of rock in the topsoil. Staff wanted to clarify to the Committee that the City supplied the dirt, which was screened, so the last 2 inches of dirt was the same for all. The City subcut down 2 inches to get out rock but some residents may have done more watering. Public Works Committee consensus was reached to direct staff to write a letter to the residents in the project area indicating the project would be inspected in the spring to determine whether additional corrective actions are necessary and, at a minimum, the rocks will be removed. After that, the property owners are expected to take over responsibility. Case 5.5: Approve Final Draft of RFP and Contract for Contracted Sweeping Services Street Supervisor Riemer reviewed in the staff report at the October Public Works Committee meeting approval was given to contract out spring street sweeping. Staff has prepared a contract for the Committee's review. Motion to recommend that the City Council approve the Response for Proposal for 2012 spring sweeping subject to legal review. Case 5.6: Discuss Potential Reconstruction of Garnet Street, North of 167th Avenue Staff reviewed in the report that street maintenance activities on Garnet St, between 167th Avenue and Brookfield subdivision have not occurred on the City's standard maintenance plan. Staff has observed while going through the long term street maintenance and reconstruction initiative, that the Public Improvement Revolving (PIR) Fund could be utilized as seed money for this program and asked whether Garnet Street, between 167th Avenue and the Brookfield subdivision, should be used as a kick-off project using the Public Improvement Revolving (PIR) Fund as seed money. Motion to recommend that the City Council approve a Garnet Street roadway project of the same width as streets to the north including concrete curb and gutter, full utilities, and a sidewalk on the east side. The funding would be a 50/50 cost split with the residents for the roadway improvements only, and subgrade corrections would be included with the utility work and paid for through the appropriate City enterprise funds (to be reimbursed in the future if/when the properties connect).