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Our Mistioi}: To work together to reipoiibly grew our comma nityr, and to provide quality, cent-oliBcdwe, and efficient government services. CC Regular Session 7. 2. Meeting Date: 08/12/2019 By: Diana Lund, Finance Information Title: Introduce Proposed Ordinance #19-11 Implementing a Gas Franchise Fee on Centerpoint Energy for Providing Gas Service Within the City of Ramsey, Introduce Proposed Ordinance #19-12 Implementing an Electric Franchise Fee on Connexus Energy for Providing Electric Service Within the City of Ramsey and Introduce Proposed Ordinance #19-13 Implementing an Electric Franchise Fee on the City of Anoka Electric for Providing Electric Service Within the City of Ramsey. Purpose/Background: The City of Ramsey owns and maintains about 180 miles of public streets. The city's oldest streets were constructed in 1974, and during the 10-year period from 1976 to 1985, about 45% or 81 miles of city streets were constructed, making these streets 34 to 43 years old. The life expectancy of streets constructed with bituminous pavement over good granular subgrade soils, which includes Anoka sand plain soils which Ramsey is located on, and that receive routine, regularly scheduled maintenance treatments, is 60 years. Routine maintenance treatments typically include pothole patching, crack sealing, sealcoating, and pavement overlays. If routine maintenance treatments are not applied, the life expectancy of a bituminous pavement section is about 30 years. Historically, most streets in Ramsey have not received routine maintenance treatments so the anticipated life expectancy of city streets is somewhere between 30 and 60 years. The life expectancy of city streets can be maximized by employing a long-term pavement management program, which includes routine, regularly scheduled maintenance treatments including a mix of crack sealing, sealcoating, and pavement overlays. Then after 60 years, each street will be reconstructed "as is" without design modifications such as adding curb and gutter and storm sewer, widening or strengthening pavement sections, or adding pedestrian facilities. Below is the current pavement management program schedule that city Staff follows while maintaining and reconstructing city streets: • Crack seal 3 years after construction, overlays, and reconstructions; and • Crack seal and sealcoat in years 6, 13, 26, 33, 46 and 53; and • Mill and/or overlay in years 20 and 40; and • Reconstruct in year 60 (reclaim, repave, or reconstruct). A successful long-term pavement management program requires a dedicated, reliable funding source. The ideal funding source for a long-term pavement management program would provide the amount needed year after year to fund the program, and would prevent it from being diverted to other uses. The ideal funding source would also be equitable and transparent so taxpayers can fully understand how much they are paying, what they are paying for, and where the funds are being spent.