Minutes - Public Works Committee - 06/19/2007

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minimum width of about 12 feet, the cost per driveway would likely be in the range of $1,800 to $3,000. If the City were to consider picking up the portion of 12 foot drive that exists in the City right-of-way, that is from 21 to 15 feet long depending on whether it is a 24 foot wide road in a 66 foot right-of-way or a 33 foot wide road in a 60 foot right-of-way. Mr. Jankowski advised the City cost would be in the range of $450 to $630 to pave from the edge of the bituminous road up to the right-of-way line. City Engineer Jankowski stated the other portion of this is that it is not quite nailed down is to how many driveways there are in order to gauge the financial impact. Since Council wishes to consider a monetary incentive for residents by having the City pick up a portion ofthe cost of the paving it is important to determine the potential number of driveways which might be eligible for such a program. It would also provide information on the potential financial impact to City residents as well. In attempting to quantify the number of driveways affected, staff will be reviewing subdivision information provided by the Community Development Department which can identify the number of lots in each subdivision. Since development standards in sewer and water serviced areas require hard surfaced driveways, these subdivisions will be considered to be fully compliant for having paved driveways. It would be staffs observation that the newer the subdivision the more likely it is that driveways will be paved. Staff then intends to roughly group subdivisions by year constructed and do spot surveys in representative neighborhoods to determine the percentage of unpaved drives to project an estimated total number within the City. . Chairperson Elvig asked if there are aerials that can be reviewed to determine the number of unpaved driveways. City Engineer Jankowski replied yes, but it is difficult to tell from the aerials whether a driveway is paved, particularly if there are some trees over it. Staff was hoping the surveys could be done by the Engineering Intern on a rain day. Public Works Director Olson indicated Public Works has a total of 11 seasonal employees during the summer, and they normally do not stay on rainy days. Chairperson Elvig stated the thing is to see the impact of the dirt driveways running into the storm sewer and breaking up the edge of the road. City Engineer Jankowski noted secondary drives will probably be the least likely to be paved. Public Works Director Olson indicated there should also be discussion about what level of participation the City will have, and whether they will take on the responsibility for paving all of the right-of-way or offering an incentive of 50% to pave the right-of-way. It is difficult to determine the financial impact without knowing the number of driveways. Councilmember Dehen noted in the City of Coon Rapids they did not have an issue and the City did not contribute to the paving. Public Works Director Olson indicated Coon Rapids offered the residents the ability to work with a contractor that could work at a better price by doing a lot of driveways. Public Works Committee / June 19, 2007 Page 4 of 12