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• ROAD RECONSTRUCTION TASK FORCE INTERIM REPORT The Road Reconstruction Task Force (RRTF) was created by the City Council to make recommendations on improvements to the aging infrastructure and roads in St.Anthony. The RRTF will examine funding alternatives, review the assessment policy, and make recommendations for change. The RRTF M11 also make suggestions for a plan to educate residents on the needs of the repairs. The RRTF began on February 26, 1990 and has met eight times. During these meetings the Task Force has had discussions on infrastructure concerns and has taken a walking tour of the City to examine the condition of City streets. The issues discussed to date are: STREETS A walking tour on July 9, 1990, conducted by the Public Works Director, showed the Task Force some of the problems the City's Public Works Department is faced with when maintaining the streets. The Public `'Yorks Director explained the added maintenance requirements caused by the age of the streets and stressed the importance of continuing maintenance and future replacement. It is the consensus of the Task Force that many of the streets in the City need to be replaced. The streets should be replaced with the same type of surface materials as were used originally, ie., bituminous with bituminous, concrete with concrete. The idea of replacing the streets in the order they were constructed (south to north) was discussed and the Task Force concurred with staff that the City should adopt a formal pavement management system. The pavement management system %%ill establish formal criteria which will determine the order of replacement and will rank the condition of each street. WATER The .City should examine the need to replace water mains when the streets are replaced. A flow test should be taken on each street replacement project to determine if there is cause for replacement. City records of all recorded water breaks should also be used in establishing the criteria for water main replacement. Inspection of all gate valves should be part of all street improvements and replaced as needed. As part of all construction projects, fire hydrants for which parts are no longer available should be replaced (Wood hydrants).