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Storm sewer is very limited within the neighborhood streets. Meadowlark Lane and Kohlman Court cul -de -sac collect drainage which flows directly into Kohlman Lake via catch basins without any pre- treatment to reduce total suspended solids or total phosphorus. Also there are low points within Beam Avenue and Kohman Lane where drainage collects in low lying areas and then spills into boulevard areas and ultimately into Kohlman Lane. There are many areas of standing water in the streets due to flat grades and the lack of a curb and gutter section. A pronounced crown is lacking in the street section due to patching, potholes, and overlays. Resident Correspondence The feasibility report for this project was ordered at the August 27th, 2007 city council meeting. In August and again in October of 2007 a letter was mailed out to residents to provide information on the council's action and that preliminary engineering, such as a topography surveying and soil borings, would begin within the neighborhood. A neighborhood meeting notice was mailed to all property owners on December 11th, 2007 for the meeting on Wednesday January 16th, 2007 at the Maplewood Community Center. Approximately 35 residents attended the neighborhood meeting. City staff made a presentation to residents covering proposed scope of improvements, assessment information, rain gardens, the construction process, public improvement process, and other resident driven issues. A question and comment session was then held after the presentation. STREETS General The existing streets in this neighborhood present an ongoing maintenance problem for the City of Maplewood Maintenance Department. Of the infrastructure elements the City maintains (sanitary sewer, storm sewer, and streets), the bulk of the maintenance activities consist of patching the roadway and filling potholes. The streets included in this project are local streets and serve only local neighborhood traffic except for Keller Parkway which is a County Road. Street replacement may be warranted on Keller Parkway due to water and sanitary sewer utility extension proposed as part of this project. Existing Conditions Most of the streets in this neighborhood evolved over time as utilities such as sanitary sewer and storm sewer infrastructure were installed. Once utility construction was complete the streets were graded and rolled smooth and a layer of bituminous was 2 12