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36 History and Background The City of St. Anthony has had a street improvement program in place since approximately 1992. The focus of the City's street reconstruction program to date has been on the bituminous streets within the Village. The decision to which streets are reconstructed is based on a number of factors, including the existing condition of pavements, utilities, and correction of existing flooding problems within the Village. Nearly all of the bituminous streets within the City of St. Anthony Village have been reconstructed. Although there do remain a number of bituminous streets which still need to have reconstruction and utility improvements made, the majority of the remaining streets within St. Anthony to be reconstructed consist of concrete pavement. The City Council of St. Anthony Village has, on a number of occasions, including goal setting sessions in 2005, 2006, and 2007, discussed the anticipation of reconstructing concrete streets within St. Anthony Village. City staff and Council have expressed concerns associated with the financial, aesthetic, and other potential effects of reconstructing the concrete streets in the Village. In 2007, the City Council amended the City's existing policy to state that existing concrete streets would be reconstructed using asphalt. This decision was based on bid alternates received for replacing 39t" Avenue with concrete vs. the asphalt alternative, the available funding, and construction schedule for the 2007 street reconstruction project, sanitary sewer and Foss Road lift station improvements. Following this change, a couple of residents raised concerns associated with the City deciding to reconstruct all concrete streets within St. Anthony Village with asphalt. In view of these concerns, the Council established a Street Reconstruction Task Force to further discuss the issue, evaluate the impacts of reconstructing concrete streets with concrete or asphalt, and to develop a recommendation to the City Council for their consideration. The Street Reconstruction Task Force was formed in the spring of 2007, and had a total of five meetings over the summer months. This Task Force was comprised of 10 citizen representatives, all of whom reside on concrete streets, two Council representatives, the Public Works Director, and the City Engineer. Street Reconstruction Task Force Findings Report Page 1 November 13, 2008 WSB Project No. 1626-03