Agenda - Public Works Committee - 11/15/2005

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CASE #2 2006 STREET MAINTENANCE PROGRAM By: Steven J. Jankowski, City Engineer Background: .,-x~ ttachcd to this case, under separate cover is a draft Feasibility Study for the 2006 Street Mai n tcnance Program. The 2006 program consists of twelve individual projects addressing the n~aintcnance needs on 24 miles of City streets. Projects 06-01 through 06-04 which covers 11 ~ ~ilcs o I' City streets, will receive a sealcoating preceded by sealing of cracks having widths which exceed one-quarter inch. Projects 06~05 and 06-12 which involve 13 miles of street, will t-cccive a one and one-half inch bituminous overlay of the existing bituminous pavement. The 200~> program includes nine miles of MSA street. 'Irc City has conducted an annual street maintenance program since 1981. It has been the City's 0olic¥ to assess 50% of the cost associated with these improvements. A complete listing of the City's policies concerning the assessment practices are summarized.in Appendix C. The initial s I:ep o/' ~.his process has been the presentation of the program to the Public Works Committee. 'I'he 200~'~ program is proposed to be financed through a number of funding sources including MS,.'\ t'u~ds, developer escrows, special assessments, and City general funds. It should be'noted that MSA streets will be special assessed in the same manner as other city streets. A summary of tl~e anticipated funding is attached and a brief description of the unique funding associated with i~clividLtal projects is presented below. Project ()6-01 will not be an assessment project since funds for the first sealcoating of newly co[~.~tructcd streets have been escrowed by the project developer for this purpose. Project 06-04 i~; comprised of collector MSA streets and do not have the typical fronting densities that are f'mmd in residential subdivisions. This project will assess the few fronting properties along these streets the average sealcoating assessment in accordance with Assessment Policy No 6. Project 064)3 includes the sealcoating of streets in a commercial and industrial area. This project will be ~,~ssesscd based upon area in accordance with Assessment Policy No 7 which was adopted in 2003. The remaining projects have been aggregated by subdivision or similar lot sizes and will be asscssccl per unit in accordance with Assessment Policy No. 1. Since much of the 2006 program consists of bituminous overlays on streets with rural sections ('no curbing), the need for shouldering wiil be a significant element of the work. In previous years thc City bas shouldered with topsoil and seed, however in the 2004 and 2005 programs the shouldering work was done with a class 2 aggregate which has superior shouldering properties, but is not as aesthetic. Staff would like to discuss this element of the work with the Committee. ~l'ablc 0 o f the Feasibility Study contains a listing of the schedule of project milestones associated w itl~ rials program. Staff anticipates presenting the study to City Council on December 13, 2005 and holding a Public Hearing on the program on January 24, 2005. The Committee might note that thc schedule fbr the 2006 program is roughly four to six weeks earilier than it has been for i-,rcvi(ms street maintenance programs. The reason for this is to allow for the sealcoating ~,pcration to occur earlier in the summer. There is less likelihood for the sealcoat chip to strip Ii-om thc pavement when sealing occurs earlier in the seas'on because this allows the summer heat t~) cure and set the chip. Y;tal'[' is open to any direction the Committee may have on the draft Feasibility Study.