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Mayor Strommen stated that a zoning designation would need to go through the Planning Commission but agreed providing flexibility in that zoning district would be helpful. Councilmember Kuzma stated that he hears that the Council is supportive of this action but noted that it is behooved to the business owner to ensure that the business use is allowed within the district before accepting contracts that they need to fulfil. He stated that while Highway 10 is changing, there needs to be changes to the plans for that district. He noted that the process needs to go through the proper channels. Mayor Strommen stated that there does seem to be interest in the zoning amendment for this use and the business owner seems agreeable if the timeline stays around 60 days. City Planner Anderson agreed that this matter could be addressed and could then lead into the longer-term discussion for the district. 7.04: Consider Adoption of Resolution #18-057 Approving Plans and Specifications and Authorizing Advertisements for Bids for 2018 Street Overlay Improvement, Improvement Project#18-03 City Engineer Westby reviewed the staff report and recommendation to adopt Resolution #18- 057 approving plans and specifications and authorizing advertisements for bids for 2018 Street Overlay Improvements, Improvement Project #18-03, and to approve the City paying for all bituminous patching costs. Councilmember LeTourneau stated that this is the first time he is hearing about the strategy for patching. He asked for additional details on the rating of the road and how repairing sections would be helpful if the subbase is bad. City Engineer Westby stated that the rating system is somewhat subjective based on visualization. He stated that it is the best judgement of the Public Works Superintendent as to the pavement rating. He provided additional details on different rating systems that other municipalities may use to rate their roadways. He stated that staff is talking about transitioning to another system that would provide a better method of relaying the information. He acknowledged that the City's system is somewhat subjective. He noted that these areas proposed for patching are similar to areas that received overlays in 2015 and are holding up well and therefore staff anticipates similar results. Councilmember LeTourneau stated that his concern is that it appears that staff is basing their estimation on subjective knowledge. City Engineer Westby stated that he is basing his estimation off the performance of the roads that have been repaired recently. He noted that the pavement condition varies so much from one segment to another that they are working on visualization. He confirmed that he cannot say that the City will get an additional 15 years out of every road that is overlaid. He stated that until the City has a road that is built to the current road standards, they cannot predict the lifespan of the City Council/March 27, 2018 Page 7 of 11