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MINUTES City Council November 9, 1988 Ryan Drive Fahey pointed out that the pr~operty owners not abutting Ryan Drive will Petition object to an assessment for the improvement of Ryan Drive since if and (Cont.) when their• own street were impr~oved, they would be assessed for• that improvement as well. The City Engineer pointed out that there is only a 300 foot section of Ryan Drive that needsimprovement, while the entire length of the street is approximately 1/4 mile. The Engineer aske~ the Council for• a decision on whether~ to assess only those proper•ties abutting Ryan Drive, or pr~operties within the par•k as well. Scalze pointed out that the City is pr~oposing to improve a section of Payne Avenue, and the Council has discussed assessing all pr•operties abutting the street for that impr~ovement. Blesener• stated that a final decision has not been made on that issue. Scalze felt that whatever is decided on Ryan Drive or~ Payne Avenue, both situations should be tr~eated in the same manner~. The City Cler•k requested a decision of which proper•ties would be assessed, since hearing notices will be sent out for the improvement tomorr•ow. Fahey, Scalze and Collova indicated that they felt only those pr~operties abutting Ryan Dr•ive should be assessed for• improvement of the str•eet. Blesener pointed out that there are r•ailr•oad ties under• the street which are contributing to the problem. Blesener suggested that the City consider going down and removing these r~ailroad ties. The City Engineer~ reported that if the ties are removed, it will more than double the cost of the impr~ovement. The Engineer• repor•ted that the ties are approximately 8 feet deep. That mater•ial would have to be r•emoved, and good fill brought in. The Engineer~ pointed out that the material under the road is peat and the frost goes down about 15 feet during the winter. This is causing movement in the road and the damage to the surface has resulted. The Engineer~ recommended that the damage to the road be repaired this fall with gravel base installed. The road would then be blacktopped in the spring. The Engineer pointed out that his estimate for the cost of the impr•ovement includes the blacktopping. LaValle asked how long the repair•s would last and if the same improvement will be needed two or~ three years down the road. The City Engineer pointed out that the City overlayed the str•eet about 5 years ago, and the majority of the street has held up ver~y well. Blesener• suggested that at the public hear~ing the City Engineer have a couple of other options prepar•ed to present to the pr•oper~ty owner•s, such as the cost for• removal of the r•ailroad ties, the use of fabric, etc. This will give the property owner•s an opportunity to decide to what extent they want the str~eet r•epai r~ed. Page -4-