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Mounds View City Council February 12, 2001 Regular Meeting Page 16 Public Works Director Ulrich indicated Staff believes there needs to be a policy and procedure for improvements so that the residents feel the improvement is worthwhile and useful. Staff is wondering where the objection to the projects lies and needs direction as to how far streets are allowed to deteriorate before steps are taken to improve them. Staff is willing to do research on funding but feels there is a need to develop a policy for the City. Public Works Director Ulrich indicated he had compiled information from other cities in the area as to how they handle street project improvements and gave a brief overview of that information to Council. Council Member Stigney asked for a copy of the information presented to Council on other cities. Public Works Director Ulrich indicated he would provide a copy to Council Member Stigney. Council Member Marty inquired as to how the pavement construction index number is arrived at. Public Works Director Ulrich indicated City Staff was initially trained how to conduct surveys of selected areas. There was a controlled area they went out to with supervision of the professional giving the training. The last survey was done by a pavement management company and not by City Staff. The condition of the pavement starts at 100 and then throughout the years various cracks, ruts, etc., are all considered deficiencies which will deduct points from the overall rating of 100. Council Member Marty referred to the charts of streets and suggested eliminating no improvement and go with the PCI. Give residents the option of passing for a year or two but determine once the PCI reaches a certain number the street will be improved. Council Member Thomas stated she believed residents were not able to pass for a year or two and have any kind of planning for the street projects. A lot of residents don’t see the need to spend the money for a street that does not appear to need repair. She then asked what type assessment basis is used in Cities around Mounds View. Public Works Director Ulrich indicated he has data from the past that indicates New Brighton charges $900.00. He believes Spring Lake Park is around $1,200.00. Council Member Thomas asked if the $900.00 was a flat fee or a percentage of the improvements. Public Works Director Ulrich stated the $900.00 is a flat fee. Council Member Thomas indicated she would be interested to see how the fees and rates correlate to how many miles the cities actually reconstruct.