06-21-10 Council Special Minutes

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MINUTIJS CITY COUNCIL JUN)r 21, 2010 areas of the street with the worst deterioration. 'T'here will also be some minor storm sewer and sanitary sh~uctw•e repair. The Engineer then estimated the total project cost at $105,000. He noted that the City's assessment policy provides fora 50/50 cost share for mill aid overlay projects between the City and property owners. "1'he Engineer reviewed that there are two possible methods of assessment, one based on assessable front footage and the other based on a per unit assessment. The City Engineer indicated that the Council will need to make a decision on the type of assessment method to utilize if the project moves forward. The Engineer then reviewed the proposed project schedule. The Engineer reported that as part of the neighborhood meeting process, the issue of existing driveways was raised with property owners indicating that driveway access points are too high over the surmountable curb. The Engineer agreed that these access points were high and some of the worse that he has seen. The Engineer proposed to property owners and the City cowicil that as part of the project these driveway access points could be replaced with the other curbing work thus lowering them. The Engineer suggested a 50/50 cost share between the City acrd property owners. Driveway access ew•b replacement was estimated at $430 per driveway, again with the City and property owners sharing this cost equally. He noted that a resulting issue would be the portion of the driveways abutting the access point would need to be blended in. The estimated cost for replacing a 20 foot by 10 foot section of driveway was $1,000 for a concrete driveway and $300 for a bituminous driveway. The Engineer reconunended that property owners be responsible for that portion of the cost. One property owner noted that he had a paver driveway. The Engineer indicated that in this case it would be a matter of removing pavers, blending in the driveway to the access point in the curb, and relaying the pavers. One property owner noted that there was a section of curbing already marked for replacement that was part of his driveway access point. The Engineer responded that only additional curbing replacement necessary to complete the driveway access point would be an additional cost. One property owner asked about the pathway access, and noted that his driveway abuts the trail access. He indicated that there is a dip in the ri~ail that holds water. 1'he City Engineer replied that this drainage issue would be addressed. 2