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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />FEBRUARY 24~ 1993 <br />The City Engineer reported that in a new development <br />street improvement usually costs $10,000 to $12,000 per <br />lot. Reconstruction costs are higher qiven the cost of <br />removals, working with existing elevations, etc. The <br />Engineer estimated the cost of reconstruction at $125 <br />per foot for a 32 foot wide street in areas with <br />somewhat poorer soils. A 28 foot street would cost <br />$110 per foot and a 26 foot street would cost <br />approximately $7.50 per foot less than that. The <br />Engineer pointed out that if the highways and MSA roads <br />are eliminated, the City has approximately 20 miles of <br />residential streets. Considering a 20-year life, the <br />City is looking at one mile of reconstruction per year. <br />However, most streets will live longer than 20 years. <br />The Engineer estimated annual reconstruction costs at <br />$450,000, and if assessment is on a 50/50 basis, the <br />City will have to come up with $225,000 each year to <br />cover its reconstruction costs. <br />The City Administrator felt that one mile of <br />reconstruction each year was very aggressive. The <br />Administrator pointed out that the City will be doing a <br />great deal of reconstruction during 1993, but <br />reconstruction may be very limited for the following 3 <br />to 5 years. The Administrator indicated that if a <br />street is built properly and receives good maintenance, <br />it should last longer than 20 years. <br />The Engineer pointed out that if a road has a good <br />base, after 20 years, grinding and overlay of a street <br />can sometimes be done to give the street another 15 <br />years of life. Cost to grind and overlay may be $25 to <br />$30 per foot. <br />Nagle felt that a 24 foot width would be adequate for <br />Lake Street pointing out that the street is one block <br />long and no one is traveling on it at high speeds. <br />Nagle also reported that there are people who park <br />along the street now, and there has never been a <br />problem. <br />The Administrator pointed out that those are <br />justifications for reducing the width from 32 feet to <br />28 feet. The Administrator also pointed out that there <br />is currently no curbinq along Lake Street, thus <br />allowing cars to park further off the street. <br />The Administrator reported that staff would like to <br />look at the issue of minimum street widths in more <br />detail. The Administrator pointed out that the City <br />Engineer is limited as to the minimum street width that <br />he can recommend. If the City wants to consider widths <br />less than that recommendation, the Administrator <br />Paqe 6 <br />