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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, May 26, 2015 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 16 of 22 12. CASCO POINT CHIP SEAL PROJECT (continued) Martini stated one of the things with blacktop pavement is that it kind of needs the traffic to keep the road more subtle. Martini indicated interstates tend to stay in good shape but that the shoulders tend to break down because it starts to dry up. Martini stated high volume roads do have the traffic that helps prevent some of the drying that occurs on a lower volume road. Martini stated from his standpoint, when you look at the life cycle of a road, there are some preventative things that should be done to a road, and one of those is the seal coating. Martini indicated the seal coating is intended to seal up the surface and prevent water from getting into the surface. Martini stated it is difficult to predict exactly how long that extends the life of the road given the other factors that go into it, but that seal coating is a fairly routine thing that is done nowadays to maintain a road. Martini noted the ultimate goal is to keep the roads in good shape as long as possible, and that once the roads are cracked up to a certain degree, they are past the point of receiving any benefit from a maintenance standpoint. Martini stated based on his experience, the life of the road is extended between three to five years. Walsh asked how many square feet of road would be chip sealed. Edwards indicated it would be approximately 33,000 but that he would have to look at the exact numbers to determine that. Martini stated the cost per square yard would probably be around $1.50 for the chip sealing. McMillan stated the goal is to keep the top layer in the best shape for as long as possible and that the chip sealing helps to preserve that. Martini stated the life cycle of a road is new pavement, five to seven years for a seal coating, and then 10 to 15 years for a mill and overlay assuming normal maintenance is done. Levang stated the goal of all of those is the same, which is to get the maximum life out of the road. Levang stated she has no problem with chip sealing to protect the City’s asset and that this is a good strategy for protecting the City’s roads. Walsh requested Mr. Edwards send him the studies that he referenced. The City Council took no formal action on this item. PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER’S REPORT, CONTINUED Edwards stated the Public Works Department is continuing to do pothole patching and curb repairs. The Public Works Department has also been performing some stormwater preventative maintenance and improvements at the various parks. Edwards noted at approximately 11:40 p.m. last night, a fire occurred at Summit Beach. Edwards stated this is the second year in a row that the port-a-potties and enclosure were burnt down. Edwards stated the new split rail fence was also damaged along with a garbage container. Item #03 - CC Agenda - 06/08/2015 Approval of Council Minutes 05/26/15 [Page 16 of 22]