Agenda - Public Works Committee - 10/16/2007

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provision in subdivision d~velopment agreements. A City map was marked to document the areas surveyed and to avoid recounting the same area twice. A summary of the findings of this survey is as follows: . There were a total of 498 unpaved driveways identified . 366 unpaved driveways were the primary driveway for the property . 132 unpaved driveways were secondary driveways . 19 driveways were generally paved but had a short unpaved length between the paved driveway and the street . . The range of unpaved driveway widths range between 10 feet and 35 feet, however the largest percentage of drives is either 15 or 20 feet wide. . Driveway lengths were not measured, however addresses were recorded and lengths could be measured from aerial surveys if more cost information is desired. Based upon a local paving contractor's estimate of $2.50 per square foot for grading and paving an unpaved driveway the following table illustrates the costs for paving individual driveway. Driveway Paving Cost Width 75 ft Length 10 ft 15 ft 20 ft 25 ft 30 ft 50 ft 1 00 ft $ 1,250 $ 1;875 $ 2,500 $ 1,875 $ 2i813 $ 3,750 $ 2,500 $ 3i750 $ 5,000 $ 3,125 $ 4,688 $ 6,250 $ 3,750 $ 5,625 $ 7,500 Cit~ Engineer Jankowski reviewed three possible scenarios for co.st participation with driveway pavmg. Scenario 1 - City would contribute the cost of paving the driveway within the right of way. The estimated cost to the City for paving all the driyes surveyed would be $542,850. This estimate is based upon an average drive width of 20 feet up to the limits of a 66 foot right of way. An annual cost.of$54,285 might be budgeted if this program were implemented over 10 years. Scenario 2 - City would contribute a fixed dollar amount for each driveway paved which would be set at the discretion of the Council. If the City were to offer a $300 rebate (approximately 10% of the cost of an average 2.0 wide by 60 foot long driveway) for a paved driveway it might incur an annual cost of $~4,940.00 if all driveways took advantage of the incentive and the program was extended over a ten year period. Scenario 3 - City would contribute a fixed percentage (say 10%) of the cost of the driveway paving. This would have essential the same financial impact to the City as Scenario 2, but would provide larger rebate to wider and longer driveways and less reimbursement for shorter and narrower one. City Engineer Jankowski stated that the City should be advised by the City Attorney as to whether any sort of reimbursement or rebate program would be allowed, because this would be using public funds on private improvements. Public Works Committee / September 18, 2007 Page 14 of 23