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of Mounds View Staff Re Item No./Q r� Staff Report N Meeting Date: June 28, 1999 Type of Business: P.H. WK.- Work Session; PH: Public Hearing; CA: Consent Agenda; CB: Council Business rt To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Michael Ulrich, Director of Public Works Item Title/Subject: Review of Streets Committee Report Date of Report: June 24, 1999 The first of two public hearings on the Street Committee Report will be on Monday night's meeting. This meeting will consider public input and to the direction of the committee's report and provide the City Council with some direction for the community's future street reconstruction and rehabilitation strategies.. Two major items recommended by the committee were to consider the existing design / width of the particular street section the standard by which future projects would begin at. This change would require a resolution amending the resolution that earlier set the construction standards for all streets. The second recommendation of the committee was to lower the percentage assessed to the property owners from 50% to 20 25%. This percentage (50%), is the same for water and wastewater main replacement / improvement. This reduction would require an amendment to the Ordinance that established the current percentage. Staff will seek Council's direction for preparation of these amendments following the Public Hearing. Staff has requested budgetary quotes from a couple of construction companies for various pavement rehabilitation methods. These estimates may prove helpful to Council in determining any percentages of assessments for various rehab methods. In an effort to reduce a lump sum street or utility assessment, staff is seeking input from Council regarding a possible wastewater system improvement flat charge and possibly a referendum question on the 2000 election ballot for additional tax increase beyond the levy limits for future street improvements. This question could provide valuable input to the City Council and residents as to the direction the City should proceed in it's future street projects. As of this writing, staff has not received the budgetary quotes from the companies contacted. Hopefully on Monday I can put together a scale of estimated project expenses for Council's review. It might even be a little premature for these at this time. zz Mich el Ulrich, Director of Public Works