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state highways that make up the system must all be interconnected. He stated the holding point on
<br /> this interconnection from the Commissioner's standpoint,was that a section of this road was missing
<br /> from state designation, and that is Spring Lake Road, a section from Hillview to Trunk Highway 10.
<br /> He stated the city of Spring Lake Park owns this section as a turnback. He stated there were issues
<br /> beyond that, and that Spring Lake Park wanted to hold off on designating that portion of the road
<br /> MSA, until some other matters were resolved, and those appeared to be resolved at this time. He
<br /> stated he had requested they submit this section of Spring Lake Road for state aid approval, and that
<br /> the MSA status would then be forwarded to their City Council.
<br /> Mary Malerick requested they do not designate the roads MSA. She stated that when she was a
<br /> member of the Streets Policies Committee,they looked at different ways the City could pay for road
<br /> reconstruction,and that was when they discovered the certification process. She stated that what this
<br /> means is that when all of the MSA roads are up to standard, the City can begin to utilize some of
<br /> those funds for off-system roads for reconstruction. She stated she had contacted MSA that date,
<br /> and they had indicated, if the system had been certified the prior year,they could be using$200,000
<br /> this, and every year,off-system. She stated if Spring Lake Road is designated as an MSA road,they
<br /> would be locking themselves out of the money for off-system,simply because it does not meet MSA
<br /> standards. She stated certification means all the roads are brought up to standard. She stated she did
<br /> not believe they would grant a variance for the 1.49-mile stretch of road. She requested the Council
<br /> consider this. She stated she would like to see the City leave all their options open, and be able to
<br /> utilize the money that is available to them in the future.
<br /> Council Member Stigney stated he had some questions at the last Work Session, and it was his
<br /> understanding that there is some confusion with the some of the residents who seem to think,if they
<br /> designate this road MSA,they must install curbs, gutters and sidewalks. He stated even during the
<br /> reconstruction period, possibly 25 years from now, it would still not require curb, gutter, and
<br /> sidewalk. He stated it would be strictly up to the residents at that time, to determine what funding
<br /> source they chose to utilize, and if they chose to use MSA funds for the reconstruction at that time,
<br /> it would have to meet the current standard.
<br /> Council Member Stigney stated another matter for consideration was the monies coming in for this
<br /> segment of road,which is currently a construction allotment of$18,980 per year. He stated, over
<br /> a period of 25 years,this would accrue to an amount of$474,500. He stated there was an additional
<br /> $5,700 per year for maintenance that could be used anywhere in the City,not only the MSA roads,
<br /> and that amount would accrue to $142,500 over the same period of time.
<br /> Director of Public Works Ulrich stated this was a correct and complete summary of the matter. He
<br /> stated it would be very similar to the situation at Groveland Road, which is an MSA street, and is
<br /> not up to standard because it does not have current curb and gutter. He stated if they went into
<br /> Groveland Road, and did a recycle and overlay, knowing they would not be granted MSA funds,
<br /> they would not request them,and would pay for this from somewhere within the existing City funds.
<br /> He stated the sidewalk plan had been put in place by the Sidewalk Task Force, and outlined
<br /> numerous areas they identified location in the City where sidewalks or trails should be placed and
<br /> that was what they had based this on. He stated that sidewalks and trails are MSA qualified, and no
<br /> one in the City is assessed for these. He stated that is why they are particularly identified in the
<br /> MSA streets. He stated many of the MSA streets segment the City in somewhat logical
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