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1.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY City of Ramsey Improvement Project 13-10proposesto reconstructthe pavement sections on twourbanstreetsegments locatedjust north of the centerof the City.The urbanstreetsegments proposed to be reconstructed are approximately 2,020 linear feet,or 0.38 miles, in length and include: Garnet Street(approx. 1,350 linear feet) -167th Street tonorth plat line Now & Then Estates 168th Avenue (approx. 670 linear feet) -Garnet Street to west cul-de-sac A mapshowing the location and scope of theproposed improvements on thesetwostreetsis Figure 1 in Appendix A included as. City staff typically evaluatesand ratesthepavement sections ofallcity streetson an annual basis using the Pavement and Surface Evaluation Rating (PASER) system.The pavement sections of both street segments have PASER ratings of 1 which ranks them among the worst paved street segments within the City. The pavement sections of these twostreetsegments were originally constructed in1988 and are in such poor condition that City staff mustpatch the streets multiple times a year, particularly right before winter,just so the streetscan be plowedwithout ripping chunks of pavement up in the process. Overall,PASER ratings indicatethat both streetsegments should be reconstructed. Appendix A Pictures showing the condition of these two streets are included at the end of . On April 23, 2013,the City Council adopted Resolution #13-04-074authorizing the preparation th of a Feasibility Report for the reconstruction ofGarnet Street and 168Avenue to address their deteriorated pavement sections.At the time, the City was in the process of exploring options for adopting a reliable, long-term funding source for street reconstruction projects, but a reliable funding source was not identified at the time so theFeasibility Report was never completed. On February 25, 2014, the City Council adopted Resolution #14-02-034again authorizingthe th preparation of aFeasibility Reportfor the reconstruction of Garnet Street and 168Avenue. Since then, the City Council has adopted a Special Assessments Policythat has the potential to fund up to 25% of the applicable project costs.The funding section of this report includes more detail on proposed assessments. During the preparation of this Report, staff was contacted by several residents of Now and Then Estates. In general, theresidents questioned whether utilities would be installed with the project, whether they would be required to connect to utilities,and what costthey would be required to pay, if any, for the proposed improvements.Most of the residents who called said they would like the streets to be reconstructed,andsome callers questioned the need for utilities and new sidewalksalongthese streets. The engineer’s opinion of probable costs for each streetsegment, including streets, drainage,and public sewer and water utilities,isas follows: Garnet Street = $1,125,000 th 168Avenue = $550,000 Estimated costs include 10% contingency costs plus25% indirect costsfor administrative, Appendix B engineering, finance and legal costs.includes a detailed cost summary. Feasibility Report th Garnet Street and 168Avenue Reconstruction City of RamseyProject No. 13-10 Page 1