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City Engineer Himmer summarized three separate options, as summarized in a letter written by the prospective property buyer: purchase of the pedestrian trail easement at a reduced price now, do nothing and deal with it at a later date, or the City could come through and acquire the trail easement through eminent domain. Motion to recommend to the City Council, that upon closing on the property, the City enter into an agreement with new homeowners whereby they would dedicate a 7.5' wide pedestrian trail easement along their easterly lot line in exchange for the City removing the existing bituminous trail that falls outside of this easement area and reestablishing the turf. Case #5.6: Winter Maintenance Summary Street Supervisor Riemer reviewed in the staff report a comparison between the last two seasons. The Committee wanted to discuss why the last snow event in 2012 took two days to clean up. Staff explained one of the issues was periodically the tandems would get thrown across the road and it was characterized as wet concrete. There was also discussion of the equipment breakdown of a broken serpentine belt and a hydraulic hose rupture on separate trucks. Street Supervisor Riemer gave a breakdown of the calls for the year as: 6-mailbox damage, 8-sod damage, 61 misc. calls. No action taken, for discussion purposes. Case #5:7: The Use of AVL System in Public Works Public Works Street Supervisor Riemer explained the Automatic Vehicle Locater system and how it would be a benefit to the City and its residents. He reviewed the fleet management package that could come with it. The abbreviated costs are upfront costs for hardware and operator training for 15 snow removal vehicles at about $9112.00. The recurring monthly costs for the system is $259.60/month or $3,115.00/yr. Motion to recommend to City Council to direct staff to continue to gather information and pricing for consideration in the 2013 budget. Recommendation: Staff recommends ratifying the recommendation of the Public Works Committee. Council Action: Motion to ratify the recommendation of the Public Works Committee. Agenda 05.15.12 Attachments Form Review Inbox Reviewed By Date Tim Himmer Tim Himmer 06/05/2012 12:53 PM Kurt Ulrich Kurt Ulrich 06/07/2012 02:29 PM Form Started By: MaryJo Warner Started On: 06/04/2012 01:44 PM Final Approval Date: 06/07/2012