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CASE # <br />UPDATE ON DIRT DRIVEWAY PAVING <br />By: Steven Jankowski, City Engineer <br />Background: <br />City Council has directed staff at the May 8, 2007 City Council meeting to prepare <br />information relative to the goal of eliminating unpaved driveways within the City. The <br />benefit of such a goal would be the reduction of sediment migrating onto paved City <br />streets and into the storm drainage system.. Secondary benefits would be improved <br />neighborhood appearance and higher property values. The purpose of this case is to <br />update the Committee on the progress toward this goal. <br />Since Council wishes to consider a monetary incentive for residents by having the City <br />pick up a portion of the cost of the paving it is important to determine the potential <br />number of driveways which might be eligible for such a program. It would also provide <br />information on the potential financial impact to City residents as well. In attempting to <br />quantify the number of driveways affected, staff will be reviewing subdivision <br />information provided by the Community Development department which can identify the <br />number of lots in each subdivision. Since development standards in sewer and water <br />serviced areas require hard surfaced driveways, these subdivisions will be considered to <br />be. fally compliant for having paved driveways. It would be staff observation that the <br />• newer the subdivision the more likely it is that driveways will be paved. Staff then <br />intends to roughly group subdivision by year constructed and do spot surveys in <br />representative neighborhoods to determine the percentage of unpaved drives to project an <br />estimated total number within the City. <br />Staff will also be obtaining cost estimate from a local paving contractor to provide an <br />overall estimate of project costs. It is anticipated that this information will be available <br />for consideration at the July Public Works Committee meeting. <br />Action: <br />None required. This case is for informational purposes. <br />Reviewed By: <br />Director of Public Works /Principal City Engineer <br />Community Development Director <br />PW: 06/19/07 <br />-141- <br />