Minutes - Public Works Committee - 11/16/2021

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Chairperson Riley appreciated the discussion and input on which roads should be removed and added. Motion by Councilmember Musgrove, seconded by Councilmember Woestehoff, to recommend the City Council approve Resolution 421-325 Amending Municipal State Aid System Designations and Collector Road System. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Riley, Councilmembers Musgrove and Woestehoff. Voting No: None. Chairperson Riley asked if this would be revisited with the frontage roads for Highway 10, as those should be MSA routes. Civil Engineer IV Linton confirmed that would be part of the process and this would be revisited in about two years when the final design is solidified for Highway 10. 5.03: Refurbish the 25-Year-Old Lake Itasca Boardwalk Parks & Assistant Public Works Superintendent Riverblood reviewed the staff report and recommendation from staff to proceed with the refurbishment of the 25-year-old Lake Itasca Boardwalk with the work to be performed by Minnesota Boardwalk Inc. in the amount of $138,000. Chairperson Riley stated that he likes the idea of building over the existing boardwalk. He asked if that process would be both smart and save money. Parks &Assistant Public Works Superintendent Riverblood replied that he would like to think so. He stated that he did not cost out the disposal cost,but the boardwalk is treated wood and therefore there would be a cost for removal of the material as well as transportation and disposal costs. He believed that it would be a smart process to utilize the material that is already there to secure the new decking. He stated that if the material were removed, they would need new securing mechanisms that he believed would double the cost. Councilmember Musgrove commented that there is a 25-year-old boardwalk that is misshapen and asked if it is typical to build over that versus disposal. Parks & Assistant Public Works Superintendent Riverblood replied that he is unsure what other jurisdictions do. He stated that previously there was a section of boardwalk that sunk from beaver activity, and they followed this process for that repair. He believed there would be more structural integrity to this method. He stated that wetlands shift and therefore releveling is sometimes needed for new boardwalks. He stated that this has already shifted and therefore they can stabilize in the misshapen areas, and it will be stable. Councilmember Musgrove asked if treated wood is safe for water. Public Works Committee/November 16, 2021 Page 5 of 8