02-24-93 Council Workshop Minutes

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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 24, 1993 out that the section of the road will vary depending on soil conditions. That is, in sandy soils less road section will be necessary versus in poor soils to carry the same amount of weight during a road's critical load-bearing time. The Engineer felt that there were two types of streets within the City those being residential streets and colleotor streets. Residential streets typically have low traffic volume, while collector streets are carrying more traffic. LaValle pointed out that the City posts weight limits on its streets in the spring, however, cannot control situations where a fire truck needs to use a street. It was pointed out that school buses are exempt from weight restrictions. The Engineer reported that most of the City's MSA streets are collector streets, and that the series of County roadways within the City are collector streets as well. Scalze pointed out that the City has some collector streets like Jackson Street that should be treated differently from a typical residential street. The City Administrator pointed out that LaBore Road was another example of a City collector street. The Administrator noted that when LaBore Road was reconstructed this past summer, it was built to 9-ton standards, although property owners along the street will be assessed the equivalent of a 7-ton residential street. The Administrator pointed out that Jackson Street will be a difficult street improvement to assess since there is only one side of the street that can be assessed. This street would be a good candidate for MSA designation except that it is virtually impossible to meet design criteria. The City Engineer referred to the street construction standards contained in the agenda packets. Under these standards the City would have two options; either reconstruct to a specific standard or overlay the street. Overlaying would consist of patching, leveling, installing paving fabric and 1 1/2 inches of bituminous. Page 2