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MAYOR <br />Bill Mesener <br />COUNCIL <br />Rick Montour <br />Barbara Alan <br />John Keis <br />Michael McCraw <br />515 Little Canada Road. Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 ADMINISTRATOR <br />(651) 766 -4029 / FAX: (651) 766 -4048 ,Joel R. Hanson <br />Wuw.ci.little- canada.mn.us <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Mayor Blesener & Members of City Council <br />FROM: Bill Dircks, Public Works Superintendent <br />DATE: August 13, 2007 <br />RE: Crosswalk Painting <br />As the City's trail and sidewalk system has grown the number of crosswalks has grown <br />with it. The City now has 21 crosswalks and a total of 111 white rectangles that need to <br />be painted. In the past we have painted crosswalks in -house with regular latex paint. We <br />contracted the work out in 2005 due to the increased number of crosswalks and it cost <br />$874.80. The latex paint does not even last a year at most of the crosswalks due to high <br />traffic volume over the paint. I have been researching the different types of methods for <br />marking crosswalks in the hopes of finding a longer lasting method at a fair price that <br />meets the city's needs. <br />I have decided that the best method of crosswalk markings for the City is epoxy paint. I <br />spoke with John Zdraizel at Ramsey County Public Works. He is in charge of their street <br />markings and was very helpful in my research. He said that the average life of epoxy <br />painted crosswalks on County roads is 5 -7 years. He gave me some examples to look at <br />of some crosswalks that had been painted five years ago and they are still in good shape <br />and are reflective today and they see a lot more traffic and turning than most of the City's <br />crosswalks would see. <br />I received quotes from three companies to remove all crosswalk markings necessary and <br />paint all of the crosswalks in the City with epoxy paint. United Rental Highway <br />Technologies responded with a quote of $6150.51. They do not remove old paint so <br />there was no charge for removals. The other two companies and Mr. Zdraizel <br />recommended that any paint left over from old crosswalks be removed to ensure a good <br />bond is made with the asphalt. AAA Striping provided a quote of $11,082.00 for <br />removals and painting. Century Fence provided a quote of $8,047.50. That breaks out at <br />$4.00 per block for painting and $2.50 per block to remove paint from approximately 37 <br />blocks. The paint portion of the quote adds up to $6660.00, which is slightly higher than <br />