Minutes - Public Works Committee - 01/16/2018

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Community Development Director Gladhill noted that there has been some rebranding that took place and staff gave direction to look at something new rather than attempting to brand the corridor as The COR or under the current sign design regulations. He noted the difficulty that the parks department had in getting their signs approved. Councilmember Kuzma stated that he does not disagree. He recognized that people outside of Ramsey are not aware of what The COR is or what it even stands for. Community Development Director Gladhill explained that this will improve the marketing aspect of The COR while also focusing on Ramsey as a whole. Chris Desroches stated that they are not branding or design experts, but planning students. He stated that they are coming up with the ideas and concepts and staff and the Council will need to provide additional details, and make additional decisions, as the process moves forward. Jonathan Reisetter stated that they are excited to hear the feedback from the open house and from the PDF versions that will be distributed to the City. Community Development Director Gladhill noted that this is a mid-year check in and PDFs are a required deliverable. He noted that the process will continue, and input will be obtained from the open house meetings. He stated that the poster format translates into the open house setting while the more detailed PDFs will be helpful for the City, Council, and other Boards/Commissions. 5.03: Provide City Council Recommendation for 2018 Crackseal and Sealcoat Improvements, Improvement Project #18-04 City Engineer Westby reviewed the staff report and purpose of the case to consider recommending City Council approval for 2018 Crackseal and Sealcoat Improvements, Improvement Project #18-04. He displayed maps depicting the proposed 2018 crackseal and sealcoat improvements and overall map of locations of all streets proposed to receive improvements, as well as individual project areas designated as Areas A-F. City Engineer Westby stated a total of 22.71 miles of public streets are proposed to receive crackseal and sealcoat improvements in 2018 in addition to fogsealing all cul-de-sacs in the project area. Chairperson Riley referenced Map B, in which the City is only doing two small cul-de-sacs. He stated that seems inefficient and asked if it would be more efficient to instead include those areas with future improvements that are closer to that area. City Engineer Westby replied that the cul-de-sacs are within one half mile to one mile from other areas proposed to be improved. He stated that those areas are recommended to be included in order to stay on a proper maintenance schedule. Public Works Superintendent Riemer explained that this will be the first seals for those cul-de- sacs and therefore it is important to have those seals completed in order to stay on the proper maintenance schedule and receive the longest lifespan for the roadway surface. City Engineer Westby for all proposed improvements is $623,169.69. In order to ensure that as much of the $500,000 Public Works Committee / January 16, 2018 Page 8 of 13