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they define a trail in a park where skateboard use is allowed. Two Cities post signs in conjunction with their ordinance. Several respondents indicated that enforcement of the ordinance is difficult; these comments came from Cities.'that do not post signs. Some of the ordinances specifically mentioned penalties, while for the remainder the penalties were inferred from the general section of their code book. Impounding the 'skateboard is the first act of enforcement for several cities; administering the impounds may require additional staff time and resources. Northfield posts signs. A local blogger has dedicated space to the signs. Several residents have posted favorable comments on the policy. Ail of the responses from City engineers and their ordinances are attached to this report for your review. It was also discussed that bikes can be used solely for transportation, while rollerblades are usually a recreational type use with vandalism to consider. The policy should be handled in two ways; one in relation to transportation and the other in relation to recreation, which may include damage to property. They do not want pedestrians to be harassed by people on wheeled units and do not want vandalism of rails, curbs and walls. It was noted on one trail they might allow all three uses, but not in the downtown area where there will be pedestrians and vandalism will need to be curtailed. The consensus of the Public Works Committee was to direct staff to draft a Skateboard Use Policy concentrating on the non-residential portion of Town Center, including a requirement that all wheeled vehicles must travel on the road or designated areas, and to put effort into moving the planned location of the skate park to Town Center. Action: Ratify the recommendation of the Public Works Committee. CASE//2 2006 Street Maintenance Program Background: The 2006 Street Maintenance Program consists of twelve individual projects addressing -the maintenance needs on 24 miles of City streets. Projects 06-01 through 06-04 which covers 11 miles of 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 receive a one and one-half inch bituminous overlay of the existing bituminous pavement. The 2006 program includes nine miles of MSA street. The City has conducted an annual street maintenance program since 1981. It has been the City's policy to assess 50% of the cost associated with these improvements. The initial step of this process has been the presentation of the program to the Public Works Committee. The 2006 program is proposed to be financed through a number of funding sources including MSA funds, developer escrows, special assessments, and City general funds. -633-