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Resolution 84-27 Page Two 411 III. Existing Private Roads a. It shall be the City Council's intent that all existing private roads enter into a private road agreement as specified in the City's Subdivision Ordinance, Section 1008.14, Subsection 5(0.) . b. It is the City Council's intent that all existing substandard private roads be upgraded to a minimum standard as determined by the City in its sole discretion. The standards selected by the City Council may be reduced from the City's standard for new road construction sited above, but not to be reduced below a 24 foot surface for gravel roads or a 20 foot hard surface road with 2 foot shoulders in any situation. Criteria to be considered by the City Council will in- clude, but not be limited to, those listed for reducing newly constructed road standards above. c. For existing private road situations, when a petition of 51% of the residents requesting improvement of the road is received by the City Council, the City Council's intent is to consider making the improve- ment costs which may result to the benefited properties. Upon im- provement of an existing substandard road to an a-propriate City standard, the road will then become approved by, and accepted for maintenance, by the City of Elk River. The road standards selected by the City Council may vary depending upon the situation, and may be reduced from the City's new road construction standards cited above. The City Council's criteria for reducing a road standard below require- • ments, will be the same as for those considered in new road construction. Not withstanding the provisions of Section I, the City Council will allow gravel roads to be accepted for maintenance when pursuant to this section, improvements to the gravel surface per City requirements have been made and the road was in existence on January 1, 1978 and serves more than two homes. IV. Existing Substandard Public Roads a. For exisitng substandard roads which are currently maintained by the City of Elk River, it is the City Council's intent to upgrade all such roads to a certain minimum standard appropriate for each particular situation. The City Council may elect to upgrade a road to a standard less than that required for new road construction, but not to be reduced below a 24 foot gravel surface or a 20 foot hard top surface with 2 foot shoulders. The criteria for selecting a reduced road standard will be the same as those listed in the new road construction section of this resolution. Where no previous road assessment has been paid, an existing substandard is to be upgraded, the City Council may elect to assess all, or a portion of the cost, against benefited properties of the affected substandard roadway. It will not be the City Council's intent to assess for maintenance, but rather for road construction activities which amount to a substantial rebuilding of a particular roadway. It is also the City Council's intent that assessments will •