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Howard R, Green Company May 30, 2001 File: 802400J-0325 Honorable Mayor and City Council City of Elk River 13065 Orono Parkway P.O. Box 490 Elk River, MN 55330-0490 RE: PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Dear Council Members: About four years ago, staff began working on a Pavement Management Program beginning with the streets in the old core City. Work on this project was put on hold as the East Elk River Improvement project began to take center stage. However, in the last few budget cycles, the City Council has dedicated a portion of the City levy to a fund for future pavement management replacement projects. Now that the East Elk River Improvement project is winding down, staff feels it is time to finish work on the Pavement Management Program. The attached map shows all the streets in the core City that were analyzed in the initial stages of preparing a Pavement Management Program. Preliminary construction cost and overhead estimates were prepared for each of these. Staff's vision for the Pavement Management Program would consist of a uniform streetscape for all of the old core City streets. This may include the following: · A standard street width which may allow several of the wider streets in the old core City to be narrowed. · Concrete curb and gutter throughout the old core City. · Concrete sidewalks replaced where they currently exist and constructed where they currently do not exist. · Standard street lighting throughout the old core City. · Improvements to the storm drainage system where necessary. · Repairs and/or upgrades to the existing sanitary sewer and water systems. Attached are two photographs which show a concept of a before and after vision of one of the streets in the old core City. Staff feels that funding for such a program can consist of several factors. These would include assessments to the abutting benefiting properties, City contribution, utility fund contribution for improvements to the sanitary sewer and water system, surface water management fund contribution for storm drainage improvements, and Municipal State Aid funding where appropriate. Staff has discussed the potential assessment component to a funding scheme. We feel the best scenario for assessments to benefited properties would be a per unit assessment without regard to size of lot, location of lot (comer or mid-block), or without regard to actual improvement project components. O:\PROJ\802400j\0325\Ltr 05-29-01 Council.doc 1326 Energy Park Drive · St. Paul, MN 55108 · 651/644-4389 fax 651/644-9446 toll free 888/368-4389