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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />FEBRUARY 10, 1993 <br />towards this cost should the grind and overlay option <br />not proceed. <br />Pedersen pointed out that a 28 foot street width would <br />not be adequate for on-street parking. If off-street <br />parking is necessary at Nadeau Park because of the <br />narrow street width, the City then incurs additional <br />cost in providing that parking. <br />Nagle stated that he read somewhere that any street <br />less than 32 feet in width would require restricting <br />on-street parking to one side of the street. Nagle <br />felt that the City had a precedent to this effect. <br />Nagle did not believe the residents would be excited <br />about a parking ban on both sides of the street. Nagle <br />pointed out that Lake Street is currently 29 feet wide, <br />parkinq is allowed on both sides, and the residents <br />have not experienced a problem with this situation. <br />Nagle felt that the City should have two standards for <br />the 46 one block, limited-access streets that there are <br />in the City. <br />Morelan pointed out that Option 4, grind and overlay, <br />was estimated by the City Engineer at a rate of $46 per <br />foot even with City participation. This is <br />considerably higher than the $35 per foot that the <br />residents are asking for. Morelan also stated that he <br />had a concern with a 28 foot wide street. Morelan <br />stated that looking at these two issues, it appears <br />that the residents' petition was not feasible. <br />Therefore, Morelan was not in favor of calling an <br />improvement hearing on the petition for a grind and <br />overlay at a cost not to exceed $35 per front foot. <br />The City Administrator agreed that the $35 per foot may <br />be unattainable and questioned whether the expense of <br />calling for an improvement hearing and Engineer's <br />report was justified. <br />The City Engineer estimated that preparation of plans <br />and specs for the grind and overlay option may cost <br />between $6,000 and $7,000. In essence all the design <br />work would be done for the project as part of <br />preparation of plans and specs. If the project did not <br />proceed because the $35 per front foot request could <br />not be met, the City would have incurred the cost of <br />plans and specs. <br />Scalze pointed out that the qrind and overlay does not <br />address the poor subsoils under Lake Street. Scalze <br />suggested that such a project was throwing good money <br />after bad. <br />Page 6 <br />