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REPORT FROM ROAD AND BRIDGE COMMITTEE By: Pete Raatikka, City Engineer The Road and Bridge Committee met at 2:30 p.m., April 18, 1989 at the Ramsey Municipal Center. Members present were Councilman A1 Pearson, Councilman Ken Peterson, Merle Mevissen and myself. The following items were discussed and recommendations were made for council action. ITEM Mi: 153rd Avenue (C.S.A.H. No. 5 to Ramsey Blvd.) BACKGROUND: I informed the committee that I had met with John Stine from the DNR and he recommended that the City pass a resolution of need for the project and also prepare an Environmental Assessment Worksheet. I also informed him that we had completed preliminary surveying and we are currently in the process of drawing up the alternatives. It was the consensus of the committee to try to schedule a meeting with the residents on May 2, 1989 and review the alternatives. Following that meeting, the city Council should pass a resolution of need and order an EAWo Council Action: None. ITEM 02: Crack Filling 1989 BACKGROUND: It has been the City's policy to fill cracks in streets prior to seal coating. Last year the City contracted the work out specifying that cracks be filled with a rubberized asphalt crack filler. Based on the results from last years' project, it is the recommendation of the committee to follow the same procedure this year as last year. Council Action: Motion to: Motion to authorize city staff to obtain price quotes for the crack filling of the City's streets proposed for sealcoating. ITEM 83: Policy on Existing Gravel Streets and Substandard Roads BACKGROUND: Based on a cost comparison of maintaining bituminous streets versus gravel streets, it appears that bituminous streets are more economical to maintain.