Agenda - Public Works Committee - 02/18/2025

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5.1. Public Works Committee Meeting Date: 02/18/2025 Primary Strategic Plan Initiative: Address infrastructure needs. Title: Consider Recommending City Council Approving Plans and Specifications and Authorizing Advertisement for Bids for High Point Street Reconstructions, Improvement Project #25-05 Purpose/Background: Purpose: The purpose of this case is to consider recommending City Council approving plans and specifications and authorizing advertisement for bids for High Point Street Reconstructions, Improvement Project #25-05. Background: The proposed 2025 — 2034 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) identifies the streets within the High Point and Section 22 Unplatted subdivision for street reconstruction in 2025. A street segment summary for the project is attached to this case. Existing Conditions The street within Section 22 Unplatted (156th Avenue) is 26-foot urban with bituminous curbing and rural with drainage swales at the low point. The streets within High Point are 31-foot urban section with bituminous curbing and cross street valley gutters with drainage flumes at low points. Combined, the street total approximately 1.67 miles in length. Traffic counts have not been taken within the project area, though there are no destinations within the subdivision which would increase traffic above normal. Municipal sewer and water do not exist in the project area, extension of municipal utilities to this subdivision are not proposed as it is outside of the 2040 MUSA. Stormwater is handled with drainage flumes, which carry water to existing ponds, wetlands, and Ditch 66. Project History • May 28, 2024, the Ramsey City Council adopted Resolution #24-138, accepting and awarding a proposal to Hakanson Anderson for topographic survey of the project area. • August 12, 2024, the Ramsey City Council adopted Resolution #24-220, accepting and awarding a proposal to Independent Testing Technologies, Inc. for a geotechnical report of the project area. • November 19, 2024, the Ramsey Public Works Committee recommended City Council order plans and specifications for said improvements. • November 26, 2024, the Ramsey City Council adopted Resolution #24-340, ordering the City Engineer to prepare plans and specifications for said improvements. • January 21, 2025, the Ramsey Public Works Committee recommended the Zirconium Street cul-de-sac be constructed to a standard 100-foot diameter. • February 13, 2025, Ramsey Staff held a public open house for said improvements. Pavement History The streets within High Point were constructed in 1979 and the street within Section 22 Unplatted was constructed in 1989. All street segments received an overlay in 2001, and subsequently two crack seal / seal coat treatments in 2007 and 2014. Significant patching has occurred over the last several years. GPR was performed on the streets in 2024, at the time the streets averaged 2.5 to 4.3 inches of bituminous over