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Mounds View City Council March 14, 2005 Regular Meeting Page 8 Mr. Rudnik stated he is in support of the street project, and the streets need to be redone, but the • biggest issue is finding a solution for the ponding that doesn't destroy everything. Mr. Amundsen stated he didn't understand why this section of town was being done right now when there were other sections in the city where the streets were in worse condition than his neighborhood. Kimberly Christ, 2824 Woodale Drive, stated that it was time to stand up against the Rice Creek Watershed District. She also stated that she is definitely opposed to the sidewalks. She stated she agreed with the comments made about the dangerous parking situation at the church. Mayor Marty closed the public hearing. Council Member Stigney asked whether there were areas of the city that had streets in worse condition than this azea. Public Works Director Lee stated that some of the areas slated for 2006 were in worse condition than this area that was slated for 2005. Council Member Stigney asked if the main factor was the contractor's proximity to the 2004 project, regardless of whether they were bidding for the 2005 project or not. Public Works Director Lee stated that another factor was that the Ci Council had wanted to • look at doing a larger project in 2004, and at that time they were using the 1999 pavement condition indexes, and since that time those have been updated. Council Member Stigney stated it would have been preferable to have asked on the feedback form whether they were in favor of concrete curb or bituminous, but his personal opinion was that if it was only a $186 difference, he would definitely favor concrete. He asked why the county didn't put concrete on Silver Lake Road. Public Works Director Lee stated that they hadn't because it's not permanent, and they are planning to do something else with Silver Lake Road in the near future so that's why they used bituminous. Council Member Thomas stated she felt the question regarding concrete curb and gutter versus bituminous was important to be asked of the citizens in each separate project. Mayor Marty stated from here on out, they better put that question back in at the neighborhood meetings every year. Council Member Flaherty stated that what he is hearing is that the curb and gutter are virtually secondary, and that he is hearing that they don't want them touching their streets this year. He • stated they need to take a look at the future on what they are doing.