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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, April 14, 2014 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 17 of 30 (12. 2014 STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, Continued) McMillan noted the City has been working on Rest Point and that they have a pretty good handle on those projects, but that there are certain areas on West Lafayette that are worse than other portions further west. Bremer asked if the Mayor is thinking that certain portions of West Lafayette could be reclaimed. McMillan stated in her view portions could be reclaimed and other portions reconstructed similar to Watertown Road. Struve stated with the reclaim operation, they would be able to strengthen the base and resolve some of the underlying soil issues. Struve stated the only difference with Watertown Road is that there was a considerable base underneath the pavement and that the samples taken on West Lafayette Road show there is little to no base under the roadway. Struve stated in his view a reclaim option or an overlay would not be a good solution or use of funds on West Lafayette due to the underlying soils. Struve noted they have not explored West Lafayette Road fully and that they could do a feasibility study on the road prior to preparing any plans and specifications. Levang asked whether the width of West Lafayette would need to be widened. Levang stated in her view since it is a dead-end road with limited homes located on it, it may not need to be widened. Struve stated the road is currently 20 feet wide and that if parking is allowed on both sides, the road would be a bit narrow and probably should be expanded, but that he is not aware of a past situation where vehicles were parked on both sides of the road and emergency vehicles could not gain access. Struve stated if the road is widened, it could be widened to 24 feet rather than 28 feet, or parking could be restricted to one side of the road. Struve stated Staff could explore those options and determine the costs for each of those options. Levang stated the lots on West Lafayette are fairly substantial with a number of the homes having longer driveways and that parking on one side would likely be adequate. Levang stated she would like to see a feasibility study done to give the Council a better idea of the costs. McMillan stated she is fine with updating the Pavement Management Plan and going forward with the work on Rest Point Road and Rest Point Circle. McMillan indicated she would like to see a feasibility study performed on West Lafayette. Levang and Bremer indicated they are in agreement with Mayor McMillan. Struve stated in his view it would be adequate to complete the feasibility study on West Lafayette along with a few plan sheets. McMillan asked if the Council should approve what is being proposed by Bolton and Menk tonight. Struve stated what Bolton and Menk is proposing is putting together the plans and specifications and that a feasibility study with a few plan sheets should be enough information to determine what direction the City Council would like to go.