Agenda - Public Works Committee - 06/16/2020

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5.03: Consider Recommendation to City Council to Accept Feasibility Report for Amended 2020 Pavement Overlay Improvements, Improvement Project No. 20-02A City Engineer Westby reviewed the staff report and recommendation that the City Council accept the Feasibility Report for Amended 2020 Pavement Overlay Improvements, Improvement Project No. 20-02A. Based on the pavement core analysis findings from both mill and overlay feasibility reports, the time of year as related to receiving competitive bids on projects, and the fact that the City is again discussing funding options for pavement management program projects, Staff does not recommend pursuing overlay improvements in 2020. Councilmember Riley asked why the streets in Regency Ponds would look good and still not have enough pavement. City Engineer Westby stated that the roads were sealcoated, which can make the road look better than the underlying conditions. He reviewed the ratings for the roads, which were 6, 7 and 8 and therefore seemed that they could be overlayed. He stated that after reviewing the pavement cores, much of the pavement is degrading from the bottom up. He reviewed information on the estimated timeline and the different factors that continue to impact that schedule. He stated that staff would recommend not moving forward on an overlay project this year for reasons noted earlier, and to allow Staff to focus on the Variolite Street Reconstruction project to ensure it can move forward this year. He noted that the overlay funds could be used for additional pavement corings and/or crack seal improvements, as needed. Councilmember Riley stated that Business Park 95 is in bad shape and asked what would be done with those streets. City Engineer Westby stated that the City would continue to patch those streets this year. He stated that there were two streets that had pavement sections that could support mill and overlay while the remainder requires full depth reclamation. He stated that he would prefer to delay that project to the next year when it can be better planned for and more is known about road funding. Councilmember Riley asked if the streets would be good enough for businesses to use this year. City Engineer Westby confirmed that the streets would be usable, although patching would not look as good aesthetically. Councilmember Riley stated that originally, the City's plan for roads included completing mill and overlays but it continues to be the situation that mill and overlays cannot be completed. He asked if that would impact the City's plan and if other cities have similar problems. City Engineer Westby noted that Anoka stopped completing mill and overlays in 2009 on older roads and are only doing full depth reclamations on its older roads. He confirmed that this will change the City's pavement management program for many of its streets. Public Works Committee / March 16, 2020 Page 5 of 7