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CIT" COUNCIL MEETING, MARCH 1, 1983 - 5- 7'. ENGINEER'S REPORT: B. 1'98 3� Street" Re'habtllt'a'ti'on� Program --Fraser- Contfnixe`ff _ PFETtions are good and,useful --in letting one know what people believe, but fee7s,thevpetition would be a stronger. -advisory if it said the petitioners had detailed information and understood what the Engineer has submitted and that if the improvement is not done now that the cost may double in 1,2, 3, etc. years. -Dunn asked the Engineer for -a cost comparison on the seal coating cost that the City might absorb - and asked that this be sent out to the residents. Presently, will not support any assessment for any project that the people don''.t want unanimously, such as this. This is his position on any assessments. --Bohrer - did some research on why the streets are in their present condition. Highway Department plan on 35 years as a useful life for their highways and anticipate first reconstruction or, overlay work at about 12 years with a major overlay at 20 yrs. These streets are at 10-13 years for the first reconstructive work - this is not that far out of line all public works have a useful:: life span they will not last forever. All these streets are local and have no through traffic - most of the households have garbage service, septic pumper service, etc. Mn/DOT research indicates that one trip of a_garbage truck has the same effect as 1500 cars - not just the local car traffic, but the services needed that create a lot of wear on the streets. M/S/P Morgan/Fraser to delay the Street Rehabilitation question until the full Council is present. Discussion - --Morgan people are not complaining because the roads are so bad that they are causing them problems - may have to delay rehabilitation until the residents acknowledge the problems and want to follow the Engineer's recommendation. Motion carried 4-0. C. Cottage Grove Ravine —Watershed Plan - Administrator Whittaker referred tie -Council to Engineer Bo rer's memo of February 18, summarizing the comments made at the last watershed meeting. He recommended that the Council authorize the Engineer to prepare a cost estimate for a plan for the City's part of this Watershed and also recommended that the Council support a Joint Powers Agreement as opposed to a Watershed District. The Council reviewed a sample resolution of such an agreement. --Bohrer - indicated that there is no charge to provide a cost estimate= - he will prepare a scope of the project and cost estimate for the next meeting. M/S/P Fraser/'Dunn instructing the Engineer to prepare a cost estimate for preparation of a subwatershed report of the Cottage Grove Ravine Watershed for Lake Elmo. Carried 4-0. D. Section 32 Land Plan Up -Date - Engineer Bohrer reported that Fee has receive all t e topo mapping requested for the Section 32 planning area. Copies will be available in the City Office.