Agenda - Public Works Committee - 03/16/2020

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Chairperson Kuzma asked the condition of the roads within Business Park 95 and Regency Ponds. Councilmember Menth asked the paser rating of Business Park compared to the other roadways originally included in the project. City Engineer Westby confirmed that the roads in Business Park 95 are in poor condition and provided photographs. He provided the different paser ratings. He explained that option three would be most cost effective with the limited funds the City has. Councilmember Riley stated that the City previously identified what it thought was the best idea, but it was found that the pavement was not conducive to the proposed improvement. He stated that it also appears that the priority has changed, and the recommendation better fits the change in priority because of the limited funding available. Chairperson Kuzma agreed that repairing 2.8 miles would be a better choice than 1.5 miles. Councilmember Menth stated that his concern would be that the Feasibility Report is not completed on the recommended roads and therefore it could be unknown as to the pavement thickness. City Engineer Westby explained that the roads in Business Park 95 should have been built to a higher standard, and that the roads in Regency Ponds have good PASER ratings and were more recently constructed and therefore should have a sufficient pavement section to allow for a 2- inch mill and overlay. However, he noted pavement coring's would be needed to verify this as part of the Feasibility Study process. City Administrator Ulrich asked how the cost could be impacted by the change in the schedule. City Engineer Westby stated that overlay plans do not take as long to prepare as reconstruction plans and reviewed the proposed schedule and how that would be impacted by changing roadways proposed for improvement. He stated that there would be a two to three week increase in schedule if the streets are changed. Chairperson Kuzma stated that he would support the staff recommendation. Motion by Councilmember Menth, seconded by Councilmember Riley, to recommend City Council acceptance of the Feasibility Report for the 2020 Pavement Overlay Improvements, Improvement Project No. 20-02, and to recommend that a new Feasibility Report be ordered including the streets of Business Park 95 and Regency Ponds 1st 2nd and 3rd Additions. Further discussion: Councilmember Riley asked if the other roadways would continue to be maintained. City Engineer Westby stated that staff understands that the other roads were included in the CIP for this year and are not in good condition. He confirmed that continued maintenance would occur. He stated that the collection of additional GPR data will allow staff to Public Works Committee / February 18, 2020 Page 5 of 8