Agenda - Public Works Committee - 04/18/2018

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Councilmember Johns asked if there is a history of the City funding this type of cost because of the faulty subgrade. City Engineer Westby confirmed that with reconstruction projects the City funds all subgrade correction costs. He stated that this will be the first time the City is conducting spot patching with an overlay project, which is assumed to be needed due to poor subgrade soils, making it a similar practice to the reconstruction projects. Councilmember Kuzma agreed that this seems to make sense to expand the life of the roadways until the next reconstruction occurs. Chairperson Riley asked the typical lifespan of an overlay. City Engineer Westby replied that typically the lifespan of an overlay would be about 15 to 20 years, depending on the underlying pavement section. Councilmember Johns asked if the City has this funding available or whether this cost would prohibit the City from completing another project. City Engineer Westby confirmed that there is sufficient funding for this action and this will not prevent the City from completing other scheduled projects. Motion by Councilmember Kuzma, seconded by Councilmember Johns, to recommend that the City Council approve the bituminous patching with the 2018 Street Overlay Improvements, Improvement Project #18-03, with all costs for the bituminous patching to be paid by the City. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Riley, Councilmembers Kuzma and Johns. Voting No: None. 5.04: Consider Alternate Street Names in The COR City Engineer Westby reviewed the staff report noting that the purpose of this case is to discuss whether three street segments within The COR (Xenolith, Yolite, and Zeolite) should be renamed, and if so, to what. He noted that the Public Works Committee has discussed concerns with one or more names within The COR on multiple occasions and on February 20th, the Committee confirmed that these three names cause the most concern; directing staff to report back with alternate name suggestions. He stated that The COR is generally bounded by Armstrong Boulevard/CR 83 on the west, Bunker Lake Boulevard/CR 116 on the north, Ramsey Boulevard/CR 57 on the east and the BNSF railroad right-of-way on the south. He stated that the majority of existing street names within The COR are based on the Anoka County street grid naming convention, with the exception of Veteran's Drive, Center Street, and Ramsey Parkway. He noted that the street grid naming convention within Ramsey includes football greats, mammals, rocks, elements, and Indian tribes. He stated that deviating from the County street grid naming convention was recently discussed with the platting of the Riverstone development in 2017 and at that time, the City Council approved naming two street segments with names not included in the Anoka County grid, revising Quagga to Quintana and Sloth to Snowy Owl. Public Works Committee / March 20, 2018 Page 5 of 9