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reason for the motion. Councflmember A~.~derson replied that they would be stating that the land ~as not on the market. Councitmember Hend~ksen stated that he did not thi~ that they should bs acdvsty t~ng to sell th~ [~d. If ~re w~ a compellmg r~ason to sell it ~sn the Council consider it. Coun~ilmsmb~r Zi~~ noted ~at ~er~ could be envir~enta/factors on property they don t ~o] about. Counsi~smber K~ stated thst she did not. t~ ~at. they sh°utd be t~ng to m~k~t th~ pmp~y' :' Motion cs~sd. Voting Yes: Councitmembers Zi~e~, .~derson, Hen~ks~n, and Principal City Engineer Olson stated that the term "Saw and seal" refers to the practice of sawing and sealing .joints [n pavement to control transverse cracking. ~ 1996, uhe State of Minnesota issued a report on the use of the "saw and seal" procedure to accomplish this task. The. purpose of this case was to discuss the possibility, of taking a proactive approach to .the transverse cracking that occurs on City streets and discuss the options to see if tlfis practice should be considered for future projects. The cost to saw and sea/ according to 'the recommendation guidelines fi.om MrflD©T amounts to about $!0,000 per mile and 3;500 per intersection. This is based on a 30 foot separation between joints. Two candidate projects that provide some time to discuss.this activity are ~e new section of Sunwood Drive between County Road 116 and Sunfish Lake Boulevard as well as the new s ection o f'Y ~aki.ma Street t hat w as installed in the Highlands at 7'dyer Park subdivision. Su. nwood Drive N'W is a Municipal State Aid route with heavy traffic expected. Yakima Street between Alpine Drive and 155th.Lane Nh,V is a local residential road with moderate traffic and 155th Lane N'W between Yakima Street NW and the cul-de-sac is a low volume local residential road. The "saw and seal" of the bitmminous on Sunwood Drive NW could be done suffer the final layer o£bituminous is installed and could be done at a cost of -$5,500. The "saw and sea/" of the bituminous for YakJ. ma Street and: 155~h Lane N-W at a cost of~$9,500. · Counci!member Hendriksen inquired as to why they would not require the "saw .and seal" be construe'ted as p art o f new improvements r ether than the City p aying a substantial amount of money. Principal City Engineer Olson replied that is something they could do. Councilmember H endriksen s rated t hat t he City p rovides t he specifications .o n roads a nd'n ow' developments need to have o ne t .h.rough street s'o why not add t his t o t he s pecifications for a period of time. If it does not turn out to be cost effective than they can cease doing it. Counciimember Kurak inquired ifMSA funds would be available for the projects. -691- Public Works Committee/August i9, 2002 Page 7 of 11