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Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Zimmerman, Anderson, Hendriksen, and Kurak. Voting No: None. Case #2a: Public Hearing for 2001 Street Maintenance Program Mayor Gamec closed the regular portion of the City Council meeting at 7:52 p.m. in order to conduct a public hearing. Public Hearing Mayor Gamec called the public hearing to order at 7:52 p.m. Presentation City Engineer Jankowski explained the public hearings are on Improvement Projects #01-01 through #01-16, which comprises the 2001 Annual Street Maintenance Program. A copy of the feasibility study was originally presented at the February 13, 2001, Council meeting. The City performed its first sealcoating work in 1981, and has had an annual program for addressing the preventative maintenance needs of its bituminous streets since that time. He explained that through the 1990 program, it was the City's policy to assess the total cost of this program. Beginning in 1991, the City changed policy, and now assesses 50 percent of the total project cost. The City has a considerable investment in the 135 miles of paved roadway for which it is responsible. It is estimated that the replacement costs of the bituminous and road base approaches $10 million. In order to preserve the investment in its bituminous pavements, the City has a maintenance goal of applying a sealcoat to new pavements, including overlays after a five-year period and to reseal and overlay as needed at seven-year intervals. This year's program consists of sixteen individual projects, covering 18.8 miles. Eleven projects involve crack fill/sealcoat projects covering 14.3 miles of roadway. Five projects involve 1-1/2-inch bituminous overlays. Projects have been aggregated by properties having similar lot sizes and pavement conditions, usually by subdivision. Total project costs are then calculated for each project and divided equally among the number of benefited properties. City Engineer Jankowski explained that following the public hearing, the Council should direct any revisions to the feasibility study it deems necessary as a result of the comments made at the public hearing, as the feasibility study will serve as the basis for determining the work to be performed and the method in which costs will be financed. Following that, the action would be to order the project within 60 days. Councilmember Hendriksen asked if the costs of Project #01-01 will be paid for by the developer. City Engineer Jankowski stated that is correct. Councilmember Hendriksen stated he received calls from Fox Knoll residents indicating they are City Council/March 13, 2001 Page 11 of 31