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Way of sS Wana% MAYOR Bill Blesener COUNCIL Rick Montour John Keis Michael McGraw Shelly Boss 515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 ADMINISTRATOR (651) 766 -4029 / FAX: (651) 766 -4048 Joel R. Hanson www. ci.little- canada.mn.us MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Blesener & Members of City Council FROM: Bill Dircks, Public Works Superintendent DATE: July 20, 2012 RE: Mitchell Trail Easement At the July 12, 2012 Planning Commission meeting it was reported that the pavement along the Mitchell Trail had been dented by heavy equipment used by the City for maintenance of the sewer and water lines along the easement. The driveway was inspected and maintenance records were checked to see how many times City equipment has been on the driveway. Our records go back to 1986 and since that time the City has had a large sewer maintenance truck on the driveway six times — 1986, 1997, 2001, 2007, 2009, and 2012. There may be one additional instance when the City had a large truck on the easement but was not recorded. The City does not drive large vehicles to access the water flush pipe that was installed in 2004. It is not known how old the driveway is but it is believed to be over twenty years old and the wear and tear is typical of a driveway that age. Even standard cars and trucks will dent and crack driveways after enough time. The base under the asphalt may not be adequate. There are pictures attached of the Mitchell Trail driveway. There are also pictures attached of a driveway at least as old as the Mitchell driveway that has never had any large equipment on it. The driveways are in very similar condition. It is unlikely that a large vehicle on the driveway six or seven times over a span of 26 years would be the sole cause of the current condition of driveway.